Comments on: HUGO MONTENEGRO AND HIS ORCHESTRA – “The Good, The Bad And The Ugly” http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/09/hugo-montenegro-and-his-orchestra-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/ Lollards in the high church of low culture Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:12:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lena http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/09/hugo-montenegro-and-his-orchestra-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/#comment-957007 Lena Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:08:37 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/09/hugo-montenegro-and-his-orchestra-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/#comment-957007 Wild Love: http://musicsoundsbetterwithtwo.blogspot.com/2011/12/kind-of-seizure-barry-ryan-eloise.html Merci tout le monde for reading! Wild Love: http://musicsoundsbetterwithtwo.blogspot.com/2011/12/kind-of-seizure-barry-ryan-eloise.html Merci tout le monde for reading!

]]> By: James Elliot http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/09/hugo-montenegro-and-his-orchestra-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/#comment-910169 James Elliot Sat, 17 Sep 2011 03:33:05 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/09/hugo-montenegro-and-his-orchestra-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/#comment-910169 You make some excellent points. As much as I love The Maestro, Hugo's versions of TGTB&TU, FAFDM and The Vice of Killing are dynamite, more involving, to me. Titoli from A Fistful of Dollars not so much. You make some excellent points. As much as I love The Maestro, Hugo’s versions of TGTB&TU, FAFDM and The Vice of Killing are dynamite, more involving, to me. Titoli from A Fistful of Dollars not so much.

]]> By: Waldo http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/09/hugo-montenegro-and-his-orchestra-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/#comment-656798 Waldo Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:23:05 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/09/hugo-montenegro-and-his-orchestra-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/#comment-656798 I distinctly remember TOTP showing snippets of old black and white silents when they played this. It precipitated Whistle Test's trick of showing cartoons from the same ere when playing tracks from non-live bands. It was probably therefore a while before it dawned on me that TGTBATU was actually a film score. I have indeed seen the film (in which Lee Van Kleef is particularly nasty) more than once since and would opine that good though it is, it bears no comparison with the second movie in the series "For A Few Dollars More", in which Lee and Clint reluctantly team up to go after an evil specimen called Indio. The final showdown scene with the famous chiming watch has passed into legend and appears today as a ringtone for many a washed-up pieboy of my generation and older. I think the score for FAFDM appeared as the B-side to TGTBATU as well and imho is a much classier piece, though TGTBATU is, I think, certainly not lift music as was suggested upthread. I distinctly remember TOTP showing snippets of old black and white silents when they played this. It precipitated Whistle Test’s trick of showing cartoons from the same ere when playing tracks from non-live bands. It was probably therefore a while before it dawned on me that TGTBATU was actually a film score. I have indeed seen the film (in which Lee Van Kleef is particularly nasty) more than once since and would opine that good though it is, it bears no comparison with the second movie in the series “For A Few Dollars More”, in which Lee and Clint reluctantly team up to go after an evil specimen called Indio. The final showdown scene with the famous chiming watch has passed into legend and appears today as a ringtone for many a washed-up pieboy of my generation and older. I think the score for FAFDM appeared as the B-side to TGTBATU as well and imho is a much classier piece, though TGTBATU is, I think, certainly not lift music as was suggested upthread.

]]> By: grimley http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/09/hugo-montenegro-and-his-orchestra-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/#comment-651689 grimley Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:39:31 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/09/hugo-montenegro-and-his-orchestra-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/#comment-651689 In my youth I bought the Top of the Pops lp's which was mostly covers. I had the first three (Where was Now 487 when you needed it). Anyway TGTBATU was the only original which must have been something around copywright In my youth I bought the Top of the Pops lp’s which was mostly covers. I had the first three (Where was Now 487 when you needed it). Anyway TGTBATU was the only original which must have been something around copywright

]]> By: Erithian http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/09/hugo-montenegro-and-his-orchestra-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/#comment-633093 Erithian Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:14:25 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/09/hugo-montenegro-and-his-orchestra-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/#comment-633093 Doesn't take long on Wiki. He was born Hugo Mario Montenegro in New York City in 1925, composed various scores (and the theme tune to "I Dream of Jeannie") under contract to Columbia, but of course TGTB&TU is an Ennio Morricone composition. Doesn’t take long on Wiki. He was born Hugo Mario Montenegro in New York City in 1925, composed various scores (and the theme tune to “I Dream of Jeannie”) under contract to Columbia, but of course TGTB&TU is an Ennio Morricone composition.

]]> By: wichitalineman http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/09/hugo-montenegro-and-his-orchestra-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/#comment-633084 wichitalineman Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:15:26 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/09/hugo-montenegro-and-his-orchestra-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/#comment-633084 Montenegro, home to the tallest people in Europe. He was possibly born Hugo Titograd. Or possibly not. Montenegro, home to the tallest people in Europe. He was possibly born Hugo Titograd. Or possibly not.

]]> By: Jonathan Bogart http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/09/hugo-montenegro-and-his-orchestra-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/#comment-633047 Jonathan Bogart Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:57:06 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/09/hugo-montenegro-and-his-orchestra-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/#comment-633047 Composer's? Composer’s?

]]> By: Larry Alex http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/09/hugo-montenegro-and-his-orchestra-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/#comment-633024 Larry Alex Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:05:37 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/09/hugo-montenegro-and-his-orchestra-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/#comment-633024 It's actually not nonsense vocals. Listen carefully. The band members are shouting out HU - GO - MONT - EN - EGRO, the composer's name. It’s actually not nonsense vocals. Listen carefully. The band members are shouting out HU – GO – MONT – EN – EGRO, the composer’s name.

]]> By: Milan http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/09/hugo-montenegro-and-his-orchestra-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/#comment-205888 Milan Mon, 29 Jan 2007 01:17:22 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/09/hugo-montenegro-and-his-orchestra-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/#comment-205888 Does anybody know is Montenegro his real or artistic name? Does anybody know is Montenegro his real or artistic name?

]]> By: Doctor Mod http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/09/hugo-montenegro-and-his-orchestra-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/#comment-30714 Doctor Mod Fri, 01 Sep 2006 20:03:41 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/09/hugo-montenegro-and-his-orchestra-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/#comment-30714 This is possibly the most interesting musical example of Italian exoticization of the American frontier since Puccini's <i>La fanciulla del West</i>. This is possibly the most interesting musical example of Italian exoticization of the American frontier since Puccini’s La fanciulla del West.

]]> By: DV http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/09/hugo-montenegro-and-his-orchestra-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/#comment-30685 DV Fri, 01 Sep 2006 13:58:35 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/09/hugo-montenegro-and-his-orchestra-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/#comment-30685 Tom, if you like music you should see the film. It probably has the best marrying of music to visual images of any film ever made. Tom, if you like music you should see the film. It probably has the best marrying of music to visual images of any film ever made.

]]> By: rosie http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/09/hugo-montenegro-and-his-orchestra-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/#comment-30678 rosie Fri, 01 Sep 2006 13:34:07 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/09/hugo-montenegro-and-his-orchestra-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/#comment-30678 I've seen TGTBATU twice, I think, but not for a long time. Actually the first time it was more like LBLBLT (Le Bon, Le Brut, Le Truand, I the dialogue was in Italian with French subtitles. Not that it mattered all that much as the dialogue was terse and spare, as were the snippets of Morricone's score. I was familiar with this recording when I first saw the film so I was a little taken aback by the fragmentary nature of the score. The score, of course, fits the film perfectly but you's hardly sit and listen to such minimalism in isolation, so Montenegro made a good fist of it. That doesn't make it any more than lift music for me though. I’ve seen TGTBATU twice, I think, but not for a long time. Actually the first time it was more like LBLBLT (Le Bon, Le Brut, Le Truand, I the dialogue was in Italian with French subtitles. Not that it mattered all that much as the dialogue was terse and spare, as were the snippets of Morricone’s score. I was familiar with this recording when I first saw the film so I was a little taken aback by the fragmentary nature of the score. The score, of course, fits the film perfectly but you’s hardly sit and listen to such minimalism in isolation, so Montenegro made a good fist of it.

That doesn’t make it any more than lift music for me though.

]]> By: Oh No It's Dadaismus http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/09/hugo-montenegro-and-his-orchestra-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/#comment-30668 Oh No It's Dadaismus Fri, 01 Sep 2006 12:57:33 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/09/hugo-montenegro-and-his-orchestra-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/#comment-30668 Yes, but they've both been on the telly about a million times each! Yes, but they’ve both been on the telly about a million times each!

]]> By: Pete Baran http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/09/hugo-montenegro-and-his-orchestra-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/#comment-30667 Pete Baran Fri, 01 Sep 2006 12:55:46 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/09/hugo-montenegro-and-his-orchestra-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/#comment-30667 Its my job to watch the films round here, a job I take seriously. Its my job to watch the films round here, a job I take seriously.

]]> By: Tom http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/09/hugo-montenegro-and-his-orchestra-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/#comment-30661 Tom Fri, 01 Sep 2006 12:46:18 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/09/hugo-montenegro-and-his-orchestra-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/#comment-30661 Marcello - yeah, I was going to talk a bit about instrumentals but I decided to wait a few #1s. Dadaismus - I don't watch many films! I have a DVD of TGTBATU which I got in an HMV sale for 2 quid, so this is one I will watch eventually. Marcello – yeah, I was going to talk a bit about instrumentals but I decided to wait a few #1s.

Dadaismus – I don’t watch many films! I have a DVD of TGTBATU which I got in an HMV sale for 2 quid, so this is one I will watch eventually.

]]> By: Oh No It's Dadaismus http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/09/hugo-montenegro-and-his-orchestra-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/#comment-30660 Oh No It's Dadaismus Fri, 01 Sep 2006 12:41:49 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/09/hugo-montenegro-and-his-orchestra-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/#comment-30660 You haven't seen the “The Good, The Bad And The Ugly” <i>or</i> "Bonnie and Clyde"? Very odd... You haven’t seen the “The Good, The Bad And The Ugly” or “Bonnie and Clyde”? Very odd…

]]> By: Marcello Carlin http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/09/hugo-montenegro-and-his-orchestra-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/#comment-30659 Marcello Carlin Fri, 01 Sep 2006 12:39:47 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/09/hugo-montenegro-and-his-orchestra-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/#comment-30659 Nonsense vocals (which are also in the Morricone original) notwithstanding, the first instrumental number one since "Foot Tapper" if I'm not mistaken. Nonsense vocals (which are also in the Morricone original) notwithstanding, the first instrumental number one since “Foot Tapper” if I’m not mistaken.

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