One of the things that struck me about Sergio Leone's western Once Upon A Time In The West was the masterful score by Ennio Morricone. His score literally made the movie. Something about the score just created an immense 'cool' factor to the film. The motifs he used throughout the film, both Harmonica's and the general theme for the film, gave me goosebumps every time I heard them. This film made me realize how much the score affects the feel of a film, in my mind its almost as important as staples like cinematography. It creates a feeling that cannot be duplicated in any other way.
In fact, I was so impacted by the score of Once Upon A Time In The West that when I got home after watching viewing guide #1, I promptly looked for music by Morricone. To my surprise, I found that I had some of his music in my iTunes, from the Kill Bill v.2 soundtrack. As I listened to the four songs on my computer, I found that I could perfectly envision the film from those short songs, giving a feeling that only music can.
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I don't know if Morricone's score literally made the movie, but it did bump the movie up from a standard western to where it is today. The almost playful main theme and Harmonica's haunting theme are both still stuck in my head, but in a good way. I think I'm going to have to see some other movies he worked on.
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