Happy Birthday, Ennio Morricone!
It’s Ennio Morricone’s 82nd birthday. To celebrate, let’s listen to a little music. “Pazuzu,” “Valmont’s Go Go Club,” two songs from Death Rides A Horse and “The Ecstasy of Gold” (conducted by Morricone himself).
More Action!
Brian at Shelf Life Clothing Company has put together an awesome display of “The Greatest Movie Stunts of All Time.” As well as, the first volume of “The Greatest Movie Soundtrack Composers.”
Akira Ifukube Conducts
Akira Ifukube conducts the Osaka Symphony in a selection of his Godzilla works.
Disconnected Viewing
I don’t have cable right now so I’m rewatching old shows and movies. A lot of them are animated. Such is my way. I’d like to have a nobler reason for rewatching them–something like when James revisited his favorite childhood books. And it’s true—he did inspire me. But […]
Ecstasy
Ennio Morricone conducts an orchestra, choir and two soloists in a hair-raising, in a good way, performance of “Ecstasy of Gold” from The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.
Cantopop Covers
Did you know that the theme to “For a Few Dollars More” had lyrics? Cantonese pop star Josephine Siao did. You can hear it and her version of “Goldfinger,” too, thanks to Soft Film. (via 4DK)
The Cultural Gutter 