Why Sergio Leone Played Music On Set

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John Fawell, "The Art of Sergio Leone's Once Upon a Time in the West, A Critical Appreciation" -- Chapter 11 (169-188)
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  • @MasterShouter
    @MasterShouter4 жыл бұрын

    Fun fact: Kubrick phoned Leone and asked him how he did the opening scene of A fistfull of dollar (soundtrack perfectly sync with video). He explained. Kubrick was very interested about that so he decided to do the same (music first and then writing the scene) in Clockwork Orange. Few months later Kubrick phoned Ennio Morricone to offer to him the possibility to write the soundtrack of Clockwork Orange. Leone convinced Ennio to tell to Kubrick that he was occupated and he couldnt do it. Of course it was a lie, Leone simply didnt want to share his friend Ennio with other important directors. Morricone said in a recent interview that his only regreat was the fact that he had never worked with Kubrick. Sorry for my english, i'm Italian.

  • @nickolaibrowne

    @nickolaibrowne

    4 жыл бұрын

    what a fabulous story, especially if it's true

  • @JamesSmith-vk2ky

    @JamesSmith-vk2ky

    4 жыл бұрын

    Pretty good English there, Signore!! Bravo!

  • @jimgrady7458

    @jimgrady7458

    4 жыл бұрын

    Interesting story and your English is better than my Italian. Actually, your English may be better than my English :)

  • @dyl3n

    @dyl3n

    4 жыл бұрын

    Leone paid tribute to Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange in Once Upon A Time in America with the Switching Baby Tags scene.

  • @n0yn0y

    @n0yn0y

    4 жыл бұрын

    Sorry for my Italian, I'm English

  • @charlesmiller6281
    @charlesmiller62814 жыл бұрын

    Only one problem with a score so beautiful, its sometimes hard to see through the tears.

  • @tm8473

    @tm8473

    3 жыл бұрын

    agree

  • @aggelosnikolaidhs3546

    @aggelosnikolaidhs3546

    3 жыл бұрын

    They had as in the first half not going to lie

  • @sinisa5567

    @sinisa5567

    3 жыл бұрын

    "Oony vbe pprblem wth a scre..." WTF man learn how to write!

  • @ramenman534

    @ramenman534

    3 жыл бұрын

    Is that elton john?

  • @mignonthon

    @mignonthon

    3 жыл бұрын

    and they will be lost in rain...

  • @jwnj9716
    @jwnj97164 жыл бұрын

    Sergio Leone's direction + Ennio Morricone's music = Timeless Classic.

  • @nikk796

    @nikk796

    4 жыл бұрын

    +Clint Eastwood eye squinting

  • @jwnj9716

    @jwnj9716

    4 жыл бұрын

    That too.

  • @larirouvinen9942

    @larirouvinen9942

    4 жыл бұрын

    And Lee Van Cleef👌

  • @noway9768

    @noway9768

    4 жыл бұрын

    Just like Akira Kurosawa and Toshirô Mifune. As I'm guessing from your profile pic you'd agree

  • @jwnj9716

    @jwnj9716

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@noway9768 Oh hell yeah.

  • @pierrem6056
    @pierrem60564 жыл бұрын

    This crane shot going over the roof is absolute perfection.

  • @juanpablogonzalez1875

    @juanpablogonzalez1875

    4 жыл бұрын

    did I also see it in Back to the Future III?

  • @pierrem6056

    @pierrem6056

    4 жыл бұрын

    @catothewiser One of my favorite movies too indeed !

  • @pierrem6056

    @pierrem6056

    4 жыл бұрын

    @catothewiser this is a very good question :)

  • @TurusDJava

    @TurusDJava

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yes it's a reference in back to the future 3 to one of if not the best western movie ever made.

  • @epon1357

    @epon1357

    4 жыл бұрын

    catothewiser they kept it all in focus because Leone was using Techniscope, which is a system of widescreen cinematography that used a smaller area of film than the usual CinemaScope of the time, and thus required shorter lenses and a smaller aperture in the lens. Generally the more light you have coming into the camera, the smaller your aperture needs to be; and the smaller your aperture is, the more depth of field you’ll have i.e. more things will be in focus. Since Leone was shooting in total sunlight, there was so much light that he could basically have the aperture so small that everything was in focus.

  • @wasonfilms9397
    @wasonfilms93974 жыл бұрын

    I saw Ennio Morricone live in Italy. There’s nothing like hearing an entire roman amphitheater erupt with cheers to a single note from a harmonica

  • @nikolajmadsen1002

    @nikolajmadsen1002

    3 жыл бұрын

    Which song would that be? "Man with a harmonica"?

  • @PowerMatrixAnime
    @PowerMatrixAnime4 жыл бұрын

    'Without music, life would be a mistake.' - Friedrich Nietzsche I love this quote.

  • @josephdistefano7361

    @josephdistefano7361

    4 жыл бұрын

    "Here Comes the Boom" - If you have not seen this movie it is based on a true story and close to my heart because I love music.

  • @YourFatherVEVO

    @YourFatherVEVO

    4 жыл бұрын

    That’s a pretty weak quote tbh

  • @miguelvidal2335

    @miguelvidal2335

    4 жыл бұрын

    5 minutes later: *1 million of deaf people take their lifes*

  • @SiMeGamer

    @SiMeGamer

    4 жыл бұрын

    What a dumb quote. It implies so many metaphysical and epistemological errors.

  • @gab_gallard

    @gab_gallard

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@SiMeGamer Aren't you being a little pretentious? I understand what you mean but we're not discussing epistemology here. Also opposition without exposition achieves nothing.

  • @amitroy2996
    @amitroy29964 жыл бұрын

    Here after Ennio Morricone's death today. Rest in music.

  • @FilipeAguiarCarvalho
    @FilipeAguiarCarvalho4 жыл бұрын

    Ecstasy of Gold *always* gives me a strong emotional reaction.

  • @bumfricker2487

    @bumfricker2487

    4 жыл бұрын

    it's sort of a perfect song

  • @FabledGentleman

    @FabledGentleman

    4 жыл бұрын

    It is maybe the best theme song ever composed for a movie. In my mind it even beats Imperial march, superman theme and Indiana Jones theme.

  • @FabledGentleman

    @FabledGentleman

    4 жыл бұрын

    You might have seen this. I mean, who hasn't ? xD But if you haven't, prepare for goose bumps. kzread.info/dash/bejne/l6KpsaOrdcnXd9I.html

  • @schumifannreins295

    @schumifannreins295

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@FabledGentleman One can never watch it enough :)

  • @flybeep1661

    @flybeep1661

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@FabledGentleman Fuck that, Morricone did far better than that. It's just one of his most popular songs because Metallica often played it on their concerts. Now everyone and their mother is full of "ecstasy of gold". It's not a bad track for sure but it's seriously overrated.

  • @jamesburgess2k
    @jamesburgess2k4 жыл бұрын

    You talk about his music in his films, but I think his use of silence is just as great. The openings in Once Upon A Time in the West wouldn't as captivating without its silence. And noting that in the intro, we have no idea what the stakes are at that point, yet we're completely invested and on the edge of our seats due to the cinematography, acting by the actors and the organic sounds that create a tense mood. Same with the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (my favorite film of all time) and it's opening. Using silence to portray tension without any type of stakes is a freaking artform and is rarely able to be duplicated, and later "adding silence" in dramatic stand offs or encounters, focusing on the facial expressions, adds even more tension to a scene. He is such a great filmmaker because of how deliberate he is with every single sound in his films.

  • @LostJinx

    @LostJinx

    4 жыл бұрын

    This is so true!

  • @libertybarker7401

    @libertybarker7401

    4 жыл бұрын

    James Burgess not HIS use of silence, it was ClintEastwoods signature / style.

  • @libertybarker7401

    @libertybarker7401

    4 жыл бұрын

    James Burgess ** Eastwood & steve McQueen used this ..silence speaks louder then words style. Both were very good at it and used it when directing also.

  • @murdockfiles9406

    @murdockfiles9406

    4 жыл бұрын

    His Two Tower video actually mentions the silence of Sergio Leone in the opening of his video

  • @guitaristdotcom

    @guitaristdotcom

    4 жыл бұрын

    “The music is not in the notes, but in the silence between.” ~Mozart

  • @infinityentity
    @infinityentity4 жыл бұрын

    I saw Ennio Morricone live in Helsinki a couple years back and having his film scores blasted at you by a full orchestra was a pretty transcendent experience, I must say.

  • @Roflmaolinde

    @Roflmaolinde

    4 жыл бұрын

    Edith Ottilia saw him in Stockholm earlier this year. It was mind blowing!

  • @htf5555

    @htf5555

    4 жыл бұрын

    I am envious.

  • @pockmock11

    @pockmock11

    4 жыл бұрын

    Wow! I have grown up with his music playing in my house as far back as i remember. I would crying tears of beauty the whole time if I could hear it live.

  • @HaNNibal97smiTH

    @HaNNibal97smiTH

    4 жыл бұрын

    I saw his last concerts in Verona and Rome. Unforgettable.

  • @siaripop7

    @siaripop7

    4 жыл бұрын

    The Danish Symphony does several of his works and they are also on You-Tube. Once upon a Time in the West kzread.info/dash/bejne/l5qY1dmRiM3UcqQ.html

  • @TheArmchairHistorian
    @TheArmchairHistorian4 жыл бұрын

    Morricone has always been my favorite composer of all time. It’s just a shame that people only know him for the western music he produces; he’s got so much more, Chi Mai is one of my favorites.

  • @rosslavel

    @rosslavel

    3 жыл бұрын

    And mine ....

  • @donpadre2659

    @donpadre2659

    3 жыл бұрын

    The Thing is also really good

  • @leonova5060

    @leonova5060

    3 жыл бұрын

    Mine too

  • @_pranaysingh03

    @_pranaysingh03

    3 жыл бұрын

    Mine is from Once Upon a Time in America (1984)

  • @DudeSilad

    @DudeSilad

    3 жыл бұрын

    And mine. I saw Morricone in concert a couple of years before he died. Of course he played Chi Mai and moved me to tears.

  • @awreckingball
    @awreckingball4 жыл бұрын

    Ennio's score literally stopped me in my tracks as a kid running up the stairs when I first heard it.

  • @darthJ9
    @darthJ94 жыл бұрын

    Revisiting this video on hearing the news of Ennio Morricone's passing today at the age of 91. He's left a legacy on film scores that will last for as long as the movies exist. Rest in peace, Maestro.

  • @hellomrblue
    @hellomrblue4 жыл бұрын

    “I’ve always said that my best dialogue and screenwriter is Ennio Morricone. ” - Sergio Leone RIP Ennio Morricone 1928 - 2020

  • @DavidRivera-qb1un
    @DavidRivera-qb1un4 жыл бұрын

    At 6:00 I got so amazed by the scene that I forgot that I was watching a NerdWritter video. Amazing.

  • @darkknightwithanidea1845
    @darkknightwithanidea18454 жыл бұрын

    Today the world takes a huge bow of sadness .. Ennio Morricone passes away. He left us with gorgeous memories of storytelling & beauty.

  • @tm8473

    @tm8473

    3 жыл бұрын

    Despite how much i loved him as composer, i don't feel sad at all. Death is part of life. But such huge amount of timeless score masterpieces, makes him truly immortal.

  • @AcolytesOfHorror
    @AcolytesOfHorror4 жыл бұрын

    man, I need to see Once Upon a Time in the West again

  • @KarlBunker
    @KarlBunker4 жыл бұрын

    Me and 2.6 million other people are off to watch or rewatch Once Upon a Time in the West.

  • @halcyon289

    @halcyon289

    4 жыл бұрын

    Ha...you read my mind.

  • @KafshakTashtak

    @KafshakTashtak

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yeap. Was just planning on it.

  • @Joe-xo4yg

    @Joe-xo4yg

    4 жыл бұрын

    😂 yep

  • @noble_son

    @noble_son

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yessir! For those in the same boat...watch on youtube here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/iWqbvLh9f9K3hrQ.html

  • @TahaABOUABID91

    @TahaABOUABID91

    4 жыл бұрын

    Definitely

  • @tevinheath3997
    @tevinheath39974 жыл бұрын

    RIP Ennio Morricone - his work is and will always remain beyond legendary and divine.

  • @molodezhnaja
    @molodezhnaja4 жыл бұрын

    When Jill's theme starts, I cry. On command. It's such an amazing movie, such an amazing score. Thanks for your video!

  • @Paethgoat
    @Paethgoat4 жыл бұрын

    "Inside the dusters there were three men. Inside the men there were three bullets."

  • @hennagaijin100

    @hennagaijin100

    4 жыл бұрын

    " That's crazy.For two reasons.ONE - nobody in these parts got the guts to wear those dusters buy Cheyenne's men.TWO-Cheyenne's men don't get killed ".

  • @TyCarlin
    @TyCarlin4 жыл бұрын

    I’ve always wanted the theme of “Once Upon a Time” to play at my funeral. I cry every time I listen to it...

  • @amanms1999

    @amanms1999

    4 жыл бұрын

    "America" or "West"?

  • @marshallbrendstrup281
    @marshallbrendstrup2814 жыл бұрын

    Great video. I've never seen Once Upon a Time in the West, but that last scene when Charles responds with, "Someday." Man that got me. Added to the list for sure.

  • @monchosalce
    @monchosalce4 жыл бұрын

    3:28 damn that was smooth

  • @stevesayewich8594
    @stevesayewich85944 жыл бұрын

    I loved the music in, "Once Upon a Time in America." So beautiful. So poignant.

  • @wiruwaruwolz
    @wiruwaruwolz4 жыл бұрын

    Came back to this piece after learning that Maestro Ennio Morricone passed away today. Thank you for helping me pay tribute to one of the greatest composers of our times through your video.

  • @TheJoeyKnoxville
    @TheJoeyKnoxville4 жыл бұрын

    The Good The Bad and The Ugly + Once Upon a Time in the West have 2 of the best soundtracks in the history of cinema.

  • @ErebosGR

    @ErebosGR

    3 жыл бұрын

    + For a Few Dollars More.

  • @lastflowers2401
    @lastflowers24013 жыл бұрын

    This is my father's favorite movie. The family joke was his pleasure at the patience of Leone and his, to some, monotonous attention to detail. I am now a composer. Great video.

  • @user2144
    @user21444 жыл бұрын

    Once Upon A Time In the West is my favourite movie.

  • @obi-wanjabronii

    @obi-wanjabronii

    4 жыл бұрын

    Best western ever made

  • @FabledGentleman

    @FabledGentleman

    4 жыл бұрын

    I personally like The Good the bad and the ugly better, and also unforgiven by Clint Eastwood. But hey, these are all really good movies.

  • @zzid9110

    @zzid9110

    4 жыл бұрын

    I have never seen it...

  • @user2144

    @user2144

    4 жыл бұрын

    Zzid Do yourself a favour, go out and buy a Blu-ray or DVD (ensuring the original aspect ratio of 2.35:1 has been maintained) and watch and enjoy. Be warned, it is not a short movie. I guarantee it you will keep the disk, never lending it out, and you will rewatch over and over again. This is true cinema.

  • @zzid9110

    @zzid9110

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@user2144 will do!

  • @CineRanter
    @CineRanter4 жыл бұрын

    My all time favorite director! His partnership with Morricone was dynamite!

  • @aptonymic3014

    @aptonymic3014

    4 жыл бұрын

    a fistfull of dynamite?

  • @reuteratwork8983

    @reuteratwork8983

    4 жыл бұрын

    Duck, you sucker!

  • @zoetropeyzy
    @zoetropeyzy4 жыл бұрын

    This one resonated so much! There are lots of moments in my life, whether alone or in a crowd where the moment I start playing music through my headphones, everything around me suddenly begins to feel cinematic!

  • @hayek77ishida76

    @hayek77ishida76

    4 жыл бұрын

    I always have this. Lately iv been speed walking through People with music on. It makes u feel like you are going to smtng important 🤣

  • @jonmolnar5440
    @jonmolnar54404 жыл бұрын

    The theme of Frank during this film, especially at the final duel, is nothing short of cinematic and musical perfection.

  • @JBF086
    @JBF0864 жыл бұрын

    All thosw 4 movies are masterpieces. Is incredible how morricone never got an oscar for those scores!!!

  • @Duketributechannel

    @Duketributechannel

    2 жыл бұрын

    And for "the mission " too.

  • @koishooter
    @koishooter4 жыл бұрын

    Don't forget Tonino Delli Colli who photographed all those beautiful faces!

  • @marcscordato4385
    @marcscordato43854 жыл бұрын

    Ennio’s composition from cinema paradisio is my favorite movie score of all time .

  • @landscapedetective4064

    @landscapedetective4064

    4 жыл бұрын

    So true. Cinema Paradiso is my all time favourite film. Still can't watch the last scene without a tear in my eye. Just perfect.

  • @marcscordato4385

    @marcscordato4385

    4 жыл бұрын

    landscape detective Yes superb movie stunning sound track it doesn’t get better then that . My mother was born in Sicily so the movie means a great deal to me.

  • @URBONED
    @URBONED4 жыл бұрын

    4:49 this scene with this music absolutely tears my heart out every time. Ennio Morricone's music is one of the most powerful and emotional experiences, and I am yet to see a film he scored where the film wasn't elevated to another level simply due to his music. His score to De Palma's Casualties of War is equally heartbreaking.

  • @gloriahudson9408
    @gloriahudson94083 жыл бұрын

    This scene and the one where Eli Wallach runs in the cemetery (The good the bad and the ugly) are in my opinion the very best Leone & Morricone partnership. They are both perfect in suspense, timing and music score. Unforgettable.

  • @jordandwiggins1026

    @jordandwiggins1026

    2 жыл бұрын

    Legendary movie sequences

  • @jumon8371
    @jumon83714 жыл бұрын

    The line under "all of you" came in time just when I was reading that part. This guy syncs reading pace to his edits too. Amazing.

  • @SiMeGamer

    @SiMeGamer

    4 жыл бұрын

    Except different people have different reading speeds so it doesn't work too well. I'm a slow reader and it was way off for me. Until you make interactive videos with eye tracking and also somehow adjusting the music and accounting for many extreme factors, this kind of editing is not going to amount to much. Of course doing it for himself would be great, but we can't know what this particular case is.

  • @victorfusa6202

    @victorfusa6202

    4 жыл бұрын

    My mouse was right under as i was reading and i thought i did something. You might be right. Amazing.

  • @rogerkincaid931
    @rogerkincaid9314 жыл бұрын

    As a fan and an admirer of Ennio Morricone, I really appreciate this video.

  • @ellieanne8603
    @ellieanne86034 жыл бұрын

    I've sadly never seen Once Upon a Time in the West in full length as an adult (only bits and pieces here and there as my father watched it during my childhood) yet, but I have listened to Leone's soundtrack numerous times. Listening to the film's eponymous score (the Once Upon a Time in the West theme) during that scene you've shown where the woman realized her family wasn't coming off the train nearly brought me to tears. I am purchasing Leone's Dollar anthology off eBay right now :)

  • @DoctorXander

    @DoctorXander

    4 жыл бұрын

    Please tell me you've watched it since making this comment

  • @bedstuyrover
    @bedstuyrover4 жыл бұрын

    "Once upon a time in the west", stunningly beautiful!

  • @tomazlm_
    @tomazlm_4 жыл бұрын

    Your videos about those masterpieces are growing into masterpieces themselves. This was beautifully edited.

  • @creatinotionchannel2680
    @creatinotionchannel26803 жыл бұрын

    That song from Once Upon A Time in the West is the most beautiful song I have ever heard in my life.

  • @PinkPanter572
    @PinkPanter5724 жыл бұрын

    Sergio Leone - an all time genius.

  • @KetchupOverdose
    @KetchupOverdose4 жыл бұрын

    To this very day, every time I hear Ecstasy of Gold I get goosebumps.

  • @muwa7580
    @muwa75804 жыл бұрын

    Once upon a time in Cinema.. There was an artist called Sergio Leone

  • @Dirtyboxer1
    @Dirtyboxer13 жыл бұрын

    That scene from the beginning of Once Upon a Time in the West, where the camera lifts up over the train station to show a wide shot of the town while the music is coming to a crescendo is just absolutely perfect.

  • @vleevision7787
    @vleevision77874 жыл бұрын

    YES !!! THIS IS REAL THEATRE IN FILMMAKING PROCESS !!! LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS !!! ENNIO !!! SERGIO !!! GENIUS AND GENIUS !!!

  • @joelwilcox5424
    @joelwilcox54244 жыл бұрын

    RIP Ennio, you were a legend.

  • @MSB-fj7cd
    @MSB-fj7cd4 жыл бұрын

    I love that scene at the train station and have every since I first saw it as kid. So much going on there.

  • @neutronalchemist3241

    @neutronalchemist3241

    4 жыл бұрын

    What's often forgotten of Leone is that, being himslef the don of a director, and so having passed his life on set, he knew all the possible camera "tricks". Many directors at the time couldn't even imagine that a scene like that (single cut from when she walks away from the train, then into the station, seen from the window, then the entire town seen from above) could have been shot.

  • @noeraldinkabam
    @noeraldinkabam4 жыл бұрын

    I’ve seen The Movie on the silver screen, on television, video, dvd and bluray. Maybe 15 times or more during my life. As a child, a teenager, twen and as an adult and I never tire of it. If you never saw it your life is not complete.

  • @liamphill2873
    @liamphill28734 жыл бұрын

    Once upon a Time in the West. Man, I love this movie and its brilliant score is one of the few cinematic scores I have in my playlist and listen to almost daily. I didn't know Leone made the actors listen to it on set but when you look at the scenes now, you can see it.

  • @ColinHarman
    @ColinHarman4 жыл бұрын

    This episode made me cry and I wasn’t ready for it yet I am so grateful. Thank you

  • @JokersRWildStudios
    @JokersRWildStudios4 жыл бұрын

    Off topic: Claudia Cardinale was a tremendous babe.

  • @bepinkfloyd814

    @bepinkfloyd814

    4 жыл бұрын

    hell yeah she was.

  • @DrGonzo94

    @DrGonzo94

    4 жыл бұрын

    That is NEVER off topic

  • @halcyon289

    @halcyon289

    4 жыл бұрын

    And then some.

  • @toomuchtruth

    @toomuchtruth

    4 жыл бұрын

    She was breathtakingly beautiful. Imagine her looking at you longingly with those eyes at 8:05. Fuck I'd do anything. How could Charles Bronson walk away from that ffs?

  • @toomuchtruth

    @toomuchtruth

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@SquidkidMega Lol they nothing alike. Both beautiful though.

  • @theuniverse7227
    @theuniverse72274 жыл бұрын

    That “someday” was delivered perfectly

  • @rileyriddell888
    @rileyriddell8884 жыл бұрын

    Wow, that was amazing. The scene you showed of her getting off the train with the music on set was mind blowing. Thank you

  • @michaelmakes1225

    @michaelmakes1225

    3 жыл бұрын

    That scene is one of several in the film where the personal and intricate dramas of the characters are suddenly dwarfed by the WEST!!! The big picture of the world on it's unstoppable onrush... it's quite an effective little trick, yanking us back and forth between the intense and the epic...(can you tell I LOVE this film?). And oh yeah,the MUSIC..it swells and blossoms at those moments of epic...

  • @balleet210
    @balleet2104 жыл бұрын

    4:30 that sequence is so sad and beautiful.

  • @losalfajoresok
    @losalfajoresok4 жыл бұрын

    I never watched a Leone movie, but this video almost made me cry with the final scene. Amazing.

  • @URBONED

    @URBONED

    4 жыл бұрын

    You should definitely watch his films. I agree with Nerdwriter that Once Upon a time in the West is his best film, but the dollars trilogy could be a nice warm up to it - just don't expect the sort of emotion this film captures

  • @joeodonnell921

    @joeodonnell921

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@URBONED couldn't have put it better, as great as the trilogy is it's a warm up to his best film once upon a time in West, tho I'd say once upon a time in America is a more ambitious film just doesn't surpass the west.

  • @HispanicJesus23
    @HispanicJesus234 жыл бұрын

    After a long day of work, watching Nerdwriter and having a tea is the most delightful part of my day! Thank you NerdWriter for everything you have made and done! I love your work and how you have gave me such an appreciation for art in all forms!

  • @tjrussell388
    @tjrussell3884 жыл бұрын

    I’m glad I’m not the only one who thinks Once Upon A Time In The West is Leone’s best film. The soundtrack is devastatingly beautiful, the cinematography is phenomenal, and Henry Fonda & Charles Bronson’s performances are some of their best, in my opinion. Easily the best Western ever made: nothing will top it.

  • @ResizeFilms
    @ResizeFilms3 жыл бұрын

    Leone’s best movie is The Good, The Bad And The Ugly from 1966. The soundtrack alone makes it one of the best movies ever of cinema’s history, truly is a masterpiece. Add to this a simple yet brilliant script, with beautiful footage from stunning long shots to close ups, you get an epic movie. Simply amazing.

  • @LithiumBlock
    @LithiumBlock4 жыл бұрын

    Skywalker scene gave me goosebumps. That music mannn

  • @jonathanargue3057
    @jonathanargue30574 жыл бұрын

    Oh my goodness. The beauty of the facial close ups with the music. I now have an understanding of why I felt the way I did when viewing those films. Thank you!

  • @phyarth8082
    @phyarth80824 жыл бұрын

    The Good, the Bad and the Ugly - main characters, with a different instrument used for each one: flute for Blondie (Man with No Name), Arghilofono (Ocarina) for Angel Eyes, and human voices for Tuco.

  • @bobocpe
    @bobocpe4 жыл бұрын

    Someone very wise once said: *"The picture is there to touch your mind, music touches your soul".*

  • @timwilton-davies8077
    @timwilton-davies80774 жыл бұрын

    RIP Ennio Morricone.

  • @SlenWash
    @SlenWash4 жыл бұрын

    I just finished watching Once Upon a Time in America this morning!!! This is beyond perfect timing.

  • @koubl
    @koubl4 жыл бұрын

    Revisiting this post Morricone's death. Maestro!

  • @JonSnowIII
    @JonSnowIII4 жыл бұрын

    Ugh, you just Had to do Once Upon a Time in the West. One of my all time favorites. The music at 6:00 (her theme) makes me want to ball my eyes out. It just hits you.

  • @iquemedia
    @iquemedia4 жыл бұрын

    RIP Ennio, your music continues to inspire

  • @tlots2345
    @tlots23454 жыл бұрын

    In the final GBU shootout scene when Blondie puts the stone on the ground, I love that broken minor 9th chord. It sounds like death has just arrived to claim a soul.

  • @hardanheavy

    @hardanheavy

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yeah. Same as that incredible deep, metallic twang that starts the final duel in OUATITW. You just know that this is it.

  • @yusufkarriem4806
    @yusufkarriem48062 жыл бұрын

    You brought all those memories back, thank you for taking the time to showcase this great movie. it will always be a masterpiece for me, the soundtrack, the director, the film score, the actors and how the movie was made, thank you so much, appreciated

  • @Thomas10962
    @Thomas109624 жыл бұрын

    Super video mate. I never knew this, when I rewatch the movie ill have a whole new perspective!

  • @warlockofwordsreturnsrb4358
    @warlockofwordsreturnsrb43584 жыл бұрын

    Ken Russell did this too, playing Stravinsky during the orgiastic sequences of The Devils!

  • @alejoparedes2388

    @alejoparedes2388

    4 жыл бұрын

    Now that's one movie people should talk about more often.

  • @goopdemon521
    @goopdemon5214 жыл бұрын

    When I was 13 and wanted to direct movies I had this idea. I never thought someone would have actually already done it. Props to you Mr. Leone.

  • @maxmonson4796
    @maxmonson47964 жыл бұрын

    It's moments like where the text disappears behind a building (3:26), that make me truly admire @Nerdwriter1. He puts time and effort into his video essays, he will wait to release something until every possible detail looks amazing and transitions are as seamless as possible. It's inspiring to all young filmmakers like myself. Thank you.

  • @Zw285
    @Zw2854 жыл бұрын

    8:25 That underline was perfectly timed, well played.

  • @ninaadadhvaryu1603

    @ninaadadhvaryu1603

    4 жыл бұрын

    Timed to what? I missed it.

  • @JohnH-zl4eq

    @JohnH-zl4eq

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@ninaadadhvaryu1603 I think they meant that if you read it at a normal pace, the line underlines "all of you" at the correct timing.

  • @jeetshannigrahi5315
    @jeetshannigrahi53154 жыл бұрын

    You are a Blessing In my life and lives of so many students with your soothing voice, Mr.Nerdwriter. I wish you saw this.

  • @HotStrange
    @HotStrange4 жыл бұрын

    Once Upon a Time in the West is a goddamn masterpiece. All of his movies are, but that one in particular is just something else. Once Upon a Time in America is also a stunning piece of work.

  • @wadefromthawell942
    @wadefromthawell9424 жыл бұрын

    Once upon a time in the west is fantastic. The begining with them waiting bottled a dynamic tension and that fly on the man's face was amazing. That movie every time I watch it never loses it's grandeur. Great video as you do. Best day & Best wishes to you & yours.

  • @salmaankhan2963
    @salmaankhan29634 жыл бұрын

    Music is an universal language. It's knows no barrier.

  • @MrStoptheEU

    @MrStoptheEU

    4 жыл бұрын

    Bullshit.

  • @Dirtyboxer1

    @Dirtyboxer1

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@MrStoptheEU Nah, he's right. You don't need to understand Japanese to listen to traditional koto music and feel the beauty in its simplicity. Well, simple is a poor word, because it's certainly complex enough. Minimalist is perhaps a better one. An operatic aria can move your soul without you understanding a single word. Music has a powerful effect on humans.

  • @westminsterabbey.6916
    @westminsterabbey.69164 жыл бұрын

    “Part of the reason we listen to music is to soundtrack our experiences.” For as long as I’ve had access to portable music that’s exactly what I’ve done. Every car ride, every train journey, every walk home, I’ve carried the voices of the orchestra and their composers with me. I’ve let them cascade over the landscapes flying past outside the window, watched the hills and the mountains and the bumps in the road dance with the strings and the drums. I’ll often sit at the window in the evenings and let the music and the changing cloudscape melt into each other and let the score flow out into void of the night’s sky. I honestly feel my life and my memories have been enriched by the presence of music. I’m forever chasing that feeling of living inside the cinema screen, if only for a few minutes. For me it’s where things make the most sense. That unspoken language. Thank you so much for this essay. It brought tears to my eyes when you described how Thomas Newman’s music brings you into that harmonious place, because he’s the one composer, above all others, who’s sound and “voice” has carried me though all these years. He’s the one who always comes to mind first when this subject comes up. His work lifts my soul and moves it like nothing else I’ve ever known. I honestly can’t truly describe how powerful it is, but then again I don’t need to. It’s wonderful to know you take the same comfort from it that I do :) And thank you, you’ve inspired me to go watch Leone’s films. They’ve always been on my list, but now I have to watch them.

  • @Marcus_Halberstram
    @Marcus_Halberstram4 жыл бұрын

    Memories of Green by Vangelis is still to this date my favorite track ever used in a movie.

  • @dilaudid74
    @dilaudid744 жыл бұрын

    You truly take art appreciation to another level. This channel has long been a favorite of mine & my only selfish complaint would be that I'd like more of these great videos. Keep up the great work sir.

  • @BREADSWORD
    @BREADSWORD4 жыл бұрын

    another beautifully pieced together video dude, thank you

  • @chimedemon

    @chimedemon

    2 жыл бұрын

    HOW THE HELL HASN’T ANYONE NOTICED THIS COMMENT HOLY FUCK! I love your videos man, you’re one of the best!

  • @Mikeztarp
    @Mikeztarp4 жыл бұрын

    I prefer the version of that scene from Chariots of Fire with Rowan Atkinson in it. ;P

  • @TheStanishStudios

    @TheStanishStudios

    4 жыл бұрын

    IMMEDIATELY where my mind went, seeing that scene 😂

  • @darthozlord

    @darthozlord

    4 жыл бұрын

    That was one of the best parts of the London Olympics.

  • @IanMacLeansnv

    @IanMacLeansnv

    4 жыл бұрын

    I prefer Harold Abrahams' run for the gold at the end of the movie. One of the best edited (if not THE best) scenes of all time. Unbelievable score, unbelievable editing.

  • @kevinhillary4057
    @kevinhillary40574 жыл бұрын

    I always wondered how at the final shootout, Henry Fonda throws his jacket down perfectly with the music. OUATITW is my all time favorite movie and I wish more people made video essays about it. I jumped when I saw this thumbnail bwaha

  • @cassiushk7783
    @cassiushk77834 жыл бұрын

    Once Upon a Time in the West is one my favourite movies ever. This video reminds me of another beautiful scene from the film "The Eagle has Landed". There is a scene where Liam (Donald Sutherland) is parachuted into a small idyllic village to assist the German troops. After landing he walks through the green meadows before reaching his destination. This scene is just a few seconds long but the scenic landscape and the soothing music make it extremely captivating.

  • @Pmckinney24
    @Pmckinney244 жыл бұрын

    This was one of your best! I know how I'm spending my afternoon now. Time to binge watch Spaghetti westerns!

  • @TruthOnly142
    @TruthOnly1424 жыл бұрын

    Who knew Harmonica could be used in a Movie Soundtrack with such devastating effect.

  • @gsal22

    @gsal22

    4 жыл бұрын

    Listen to Man With An Armonica from the score of the same film, you're welcome

  • @gattonorris8349

    @gattonorris8349

    4 жыл бұрын

    It's sampled in some 90s dance song 'Be Good to Me.....not my thing but choice sampling.

  • @JPGoss
    @JPGoss4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for this Evan! Once Upon a Time in the West is my all time favourite film. And the final duels from this and For a Few Dollars More are my favourite scenes in cinema.

  • @pinoyguy75
    @pinoyguy754 жыл бұрын

    It is always a treat when you drop a video. The quality is outstanding!

  • @rutchjohnson
    @rutchjohnson4 жыл бұрын

    Holy Crap...I'm still feeling a tingling feeling down my spine. That was wonderful. Thank you

  • @abus3od11
    @abus3od114 жыл бұрын

    i'm so sad you didn't mention once upon a time in america

  • @FabledGentleman

    @FabledGentleman

    4 жыл бұрын

    He probably stuck to the westerns.

  • @BertoCarvalho

    @BertoCarvalho

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, I immediately though about that flute.

  • @SwabianClancy

    @SwabianClancy

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@BertoCarvalho or the part where the music change at the train station from the 30s to the 60s so smoothly.

  • @homosexualpanic

    @homosexualpanic

    4 жыл бұрын

    Omg what a marvellous movie that is; truly sublime! Moricone's score too.

  • @himetex

    @himetex

    4 жыл бұрын

    Deborah's Theme is for me one of the greatest OSTs ever composed

  • @8adjuju742
    @8adjuju7424 жыл бұрын

    man i love that you post your sources, thank you good sir.

  • @mcagridurak
    @mcagridurak4 жыл бұрын

    This is hauntingly beautiful. These are the scenes which you can feel at the very end of every single nerve, uplifting, giving you joyous goose bumps.

  • @kirbyhater1115
    @kirbyhater11154 жыл бұрын

    Once Upon A Time in The West's score is the most stirringly emotional soundtrack ever composed. It's ineffable - - - needing to be listened to be understood.

  • @aashiv93
    @aashiv934 жыл бұрын

    Now I'll go listen to Indio's watch theme from "For a few dollars more"

  • @RD19902010

    @RD19902010

    3 жыл бұрын

    the best

  • @RobBon12
    @RobBon124 жыл бұрын

    My first time watching your channel. This review embodied many of my long time personal feelings towards movie music. Fantastic video and edit. I was brought to tears by the end.

  • @wyattporter6858
    @wyattporter68584 жыл бұрын

    These videos are all so good! Thank you for the time and effort you put into them to.

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