Metallica – The Ecstasy of Gold

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    General Comment:The Ecstacy of Gold

    I always wondered where this song came from, I never got to go to a Metallica concert and I have the S&M album. I couldn't recognize the name from any of the albums and then I looked at the composer and I was like "wtf". This clarifies where it comes from though, I am DEEPLY SADDENNED that I never got to attend a Metallica concert. I would have never questioned whether to live or not again, the answer would be simple: Live for metallica! This is a theme by Ennio Morricone, written for the movie "The Good, The Bad, The Ugly", it is heard as the Ugly enters the graveyard and searches for the tomb that contains the treasur.

    Flag fuel13on July 21, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:I like the beginning of the 'tallica version of it, but i think Kirk got a little carried away with the Wah this time. Just a tad. Overall outstanding though
    Flag zepfan4everon April 05, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:errr Morricone....not Marconi, lol
    Flag greedo_11on March 07, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:Pretty good song played by Metallica on the new "We All Love Ennio Marconi" album. Its an album dedicated to Ennio Marconi who wrote the music to The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. I'd advise all Metallica fans to check it out.
    Flag greedo_11on March 07, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:This is actually the theme from "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly", James' favorite movie. They play this everytime before a show to get them all pumped up.
    Flag toolfan298on February 21, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:I always wondered where this song came from, I never got to go to a Metallica concert and I have the S&M album. I couldn't recognize the name from any of the albums and then I looked at the composer and I was like "wtf". This clarifies where it comes from though, I am DEEPLY SADDENNED that I never got to attend a Metallica concert. I would have never questioned whether to live or not again, the answer would be simple: Live for metallica!
    Flag Coyotemanon June 21, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:perfectly described Silence101
    Flag venu_rm1286on May 05, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:all of that is true. but have you been to a concert of metallica... its more then the music that gets played, the crowd screams the parts to the song. Hetfield is in the back of the stage leading his army of fans(as seen in somekind of monster). its metallica calling there fans...pumping them up for the night of there life. Ennio Morricone is an artist for creating such a pumping tune that will live for ever.
    Flag Silence101on March 20, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:Ennio Morricone really rules. If someone out there knows his music he will recognize that the intro of "the Unforgiven" with the trumpet and acoustic guitar is inspired by Ennio's style
    Flag Skarnon January 31, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:This is a theme by Ennio Morricone, written for the movie "The Good, The Bad, The Ugly", it is heard as the Ugly enters the graveyard and searches for the tomb that contains the treasure
    Flag Skarnon January 31, 2006   Link

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