2 reviews
The title of the supplement to the new GBU disk is titled in part, "Il Maestro: Ennio Morricone", but Morricone is never interviewed and never even shown in a motion clip, only in some still photos.
Where did the background sounds come from for the Morricone style? Who provided the voices in his scores? How long did it take him to work on a score? It isn't really discussed. The running time itself is kind of short, a sign that this is mostly just a rushed extra to put on the new DVD.
The background info on his classical training and avant garde style that he adopted when he started scoring films is good, but nothing would have beaten an interview with a living legend. 5/10 for a docu.
Where did the background sounds come from for the Morricone style? Who provided the voices in his scores? How long did it take him to work on a score? It isn't really discussed. The running time itself is kind of short, a sign that this is mostly just a rushed extra to put on the new DVD.
The background info on his classical training and avant garde style that he adopted when he started scoring films is good, but nothing would have beaten an interview with a living legend. 5/10 for a docu.
- tcdarkness
- Aug 16, 2004
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Il Maestro: Ennio Morricone and 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (2004)
*** (out of 4)
Film score historian Jon Burlingame is featured in this 7-minute interview that discusses the now legendary THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY score from Ennio Morricone. Burlingame discusses how Morricone and Sergio Leone were introduced, what their working relationship was like and how a lot of the scenes in the movie were apparently filmed after the score was worked out. Burlingame certainly offers up a great bit of knowledge about the subjects and those unfamiliar with either Mooricone or Leone should get a great bit of info here. Fans will probably already know some of the material but this featurette is still highly entertaining. There's a second part of this on the DVD/Blu-ray where Burlington speaks for thirteen-minutes about the score.
*** (out of 4)
Film score historian Jon Burlingame is featured in this 7-minute interview that discusses the now legendary THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY score from Ennio Morricone. Burlingame discusses how Morricone and Sergio Leone were introduced, what their working relationship was like and how a lot of the scenes in the movie were apparently filmed after the score was worked out. Burlingame certainly offers up a great bit of knowledge about the subjects and those unfamiliar with either Mooricone or Leone should get a great bit of info here. Fans will probably already know some of the material but this featurette is still highly entertaining. There's a second part of this on the DVD/Blu-ray where Burlington speaks for thirteen-minutes about the score.
- Michael_Elliott
- May 20, 2015
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