The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

The main theme imitates a coyote's howl and changes instrument depending on the character it follows. Morricone mixed orchestra, electric guitar, whistling, voices and gunshots, and the cemetery finale, The Ecstasy of Gold, is one of his most performed pieces.

Music by

Ennio Morricone

The album

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Scene-by-scene analysis

Three gunmen, three sounds