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Question: When the chimes finish, begin.

Dreamcast — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:16:43 -0800

Looking for songs by bands that are in the style of Ennio Morricone's Spaghetti Western soundtracks.

I'm quite the fan of songs that have an Ennio Morricone/Spaghetti Western vibe to them (here's an example of an Ennio Morricone Spaghetti Western song, if you've never heard one), but I only know of a few. Anyone have any suggestions? They can be songs by bands/artists that don't usually play that style, or songs by bands that do usually play that style. It doesn't matter to me, as long as it has a Spaghetti Western sound.

I'm a fan of songs like Cast a Long Shadow by the Monochrome Set, Call of the West by Wall of Voodoo, and Los Rancheros by Adam and the Ants, so any recommended songs don't have to be extremely "thick" with a Spaghetti Western sound, it just has to be there.

By: Inspector.Gadget

Inspector.Gadget — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:22:57 -0800

Earth's The Bees Made Honey in the Lion's Skull.

By: dirtdirt

dirtdirt — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:33:49 -0800

Friends of Dean Martinez has a Morricone thing going on, sometimes.

By: hnnrs

hnnrs — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:02:37 -0800

Not technically "in the style of", but The Orb's Little Fluffy Clouds samples the harmonica track from Once Upon a Time in the West.

By: bink

bink — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:10:05 -0800

Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy" uses Gianfranco Reverberi's "Nel cimitero di Tuscon" as its main sample.

By: Large Marge

Large Marge — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:21:55 -0800

castaway by camphor does a fairly good job.

By: doctor_negative

doctor_negative — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:25:15 -0800

Calexico has a lot of Morricone moments (and they're a great band, besides).

By: rhizome

rhizome — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:25:18 -0800

The Ramones - Durango 95
Lee Hazlewood
Maybe some rockabilly stuff like Duane Eddy
Probably Joe Strummer's Mescaleros

By: googly

googly — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:32:00 -0800

(1) A Small Good Thing's Slim Westerns is an obscure masterpiece of music that sounds like it is the soundtrack to a forgotten Spaghetti Western. Sparser and less dramatic, but beautiful and wonderful.

(2) John Zorn is a huge fan of Morricone, and has released work that faithfully covers, radically arranges, or is heavily influenced by his work. For starters:
- The Big Gundown: John Zorn Plays the Music of Ennio Morricone (arrangements of EM tracks).
- Naked City (covers and in-the-style-of EM tracks).
- Spillane (not directly related to EM, but may be of interest).

Be warned, though: Zorn's considerable output is all over the map and includes a lot of abrasive noise, so carpe diem!

By: el_lupino

el_lupino — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:32:27 -0800

You might check out John Zorn's The Big Gundown, though that's less a rock album and jazz/improv/avant-garde. (Though far more accessible than most of what falls under such a three-slash description.)

By: el_lupino

el_lupino — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:33:42 -0800

Man, two near-simultaneous recs of John Zorn. Great minds think alike, I guess.

By: jon_kill

jon_kill — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:54:35 -0800

Montreal's Pawa Up First.

By: deeparch

deeparch — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:55:11 -0800

I'm not sure if this is quite what you're looking for, but there is an entire album of remixes of classic Ennio Morricone tracks. The remixes vary in how much they preserve the original Morricone style, but it's an interesting listen nonetheless -- a random group of late 90's / early 00's electronica artists giving their take on what a spaghetti western should sound like.

By: ludwig_van

ludwig_van — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 16:01:01 -0800

I recorded a song in that vein called The Spy Pt. 1.

Also check out I Fought in a War and Expectations by Belle and Sebastian.

By: dilettante

dilettante — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 16:50:59 -0800

The Pogues - Pistols for Paddy Garcia

By: dilettante

dilettante — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 16:52:14 -0800

Correction: A Pistol for Paddy Garcia. Dammit.

By: box

box — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 17:20:39 -0800

So, have you heard of this guy John Zorn, and about the Morricone RMX album? Oh. Well, how about the Tin Hat Trio?

By: cazoo

cazoo — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 17:44:40 -0800

Portishead's Sour Times takes its cue from Lalo Schifrin but it has a Morricone feel to it.

By: sourwookie

sourwookie — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 18:51:58 -0800

Calexico's Ballad of Cable Hogue

I remember some of this style off of the Kill Bill Soundtrack.

By: mattoxic

mattoxic — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 19:18:57 -0800

Wall of Voodoo?

By: canoehead

canoehead — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 19:26:02 -0800

">Hang 'Em High by Booker T. & The M.G.'S

By: tarantula

tarantula — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 19:53:07 -0800

Try out "Shaun Lee's Ping Pong Orchestra"--he has some great spaghetti western sounds.

By: Jade Dragon

Jade Dragon — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 22:21:56 -0800

Believe it or not, Enya released a track called "The Spaghetti Western Theme from the Celts" on the EP version of her "Amarantine" CD. It really captures that sound quite well, but still has that recognizable Enya undertone. It's definitely worth checking out...

By: Venadium

Venadium — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 22:28:06 -0800

Murder by Death has a track on their newest CD called 'Theme (for Ennio Morriocone)'.

Here's a Youtube video that features the song.

By: LionIndex

LionIndex — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:21:50 -0800

Nthing Calexico, especially The Black Light, especially "Minas Del Cobre"

By: the cuban

the cuban — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 04:22:06 -0800

Arthur Lee

Last Shadow Puppets

By: jmnugent

jmnugent — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 09:50:35 -0800

You definitely should give a listen to "Pistolero" by Juno Reactor.

By: The Bishop of Turkey

The Bishop of Turkey — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 12:46:51 -0800

Nothing Changes under the Sun by Blue States (specifically, the tracks "Diamente" and "Stereo 99") is an album long homage to Morricone (and, to a lesser extent, John Barry). The second album, Man Mountain, is sort of in the same vein but don't bother with any of the later stuff.

By: hydrophonic

hydrophonic — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 23:02:00 -0800

Tortoise, especially on "I Set my Face to the Hillside"

2nding Lee Hazlewood, and Requiem for an Almost Lady in particular
There's an nice album of Hazlewood covers with the awful title of Total Lee! Look for the tracks "Come on Home to Me" by Madrugada, "Sunday Morning" by Kid Loco, and "Sundown, Sundown" by (surprise, surprise) Calexico.

And there's always "I Wanna Be A Cowboy" by Boys Don't Cry.

By: studentbaker

studentbaker — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 08:05:44 -0800

Ghoultown

By: Soulbee

Soulbee — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:54:20 -0800

nthing calexico from the albums Black Light, Hot Rail, and Feast of Wire days

By: Soulbee

Soulbee — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:56:14 -0800

FYI Friends of Dean Martinez features the two main players from Calexico (Joey Burns and John Convertino.

Also I recommend Lincoln (a british band with some similarities to Calexico). Even Devotchka sometimes enters this territory.

By: Soulbee

Soulbee — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:58:25 -0800

dangit I can't seem to get all my thoughts out in one post. Also check out the Refreshments (Fizzy Fuzzy Big and Buzzy is a good album). They wrote the theme song to King of the Hill cartoon.

By: Spyder's Game

Spyder's Game — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:08:06 -0800

One or two songs off the Blue Man Group's album 'Audio' have exactly what you're looking for, suprisingly enough. If I were home right now, I'd tell you which tracks...sorry.