Has anyone heard the theme of this movie, as performed by the band Naked City (with John Zorn)? It's one of the most incredible songs I've ever heard. They really do justice to the original. It's on their self titled album. Also, there's another version of it in the bonus tracks of Zorn's album "The Big Gundown: John Zorn Plays the Music of Ennio Morricone."
shareYeah, that's a really killer track, I think my favorite from that album.
"Rev. Lemon: Do you reject Satan and all his evils?
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Yeah that is an incredible album, I listen to it all the time. The "A Shot in the Dark" cover is amazing as well. What other avant garde musicians are you guys into?
share"Naked City" is fantastic. If you like that I also recommend artists Secret Chiefs 3, Mr. Bungle, Henry Cow (or any of Fred Frith), Marc Ribot and other great Zorn like Spillane and Invitation to a Suicide.
yea, i've got both versions and love them so it's cool to see that there's other people out there that feel the same way. i also love mr. bungle and especially tom waits, the pixies, frank zappa, leo kottke, the lounge lizards, and anything else i can get my grubby little hands on.
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I've had the Naked City album for ages and bought and watched the film on DVD today because of it, so it works two ways. If you like the Naked City covers you might also enjoy The Oranj Album by Oranj Symphonette. It has some pretty whacky covers of themes from films like Call Me Mister Tibbs, The Magnificent Seven, A Man and a Woman, Midnight Cowboy and Valley of the Dolls. They also did an entertaining album with Mancini tunes. I think both are out of print and the band has disbanded, but it shouldn't be too difficult to get a second hand copy. Good luck!
sharenothing can match morricone's original.
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Movie music always works best for me when it doesn’t stand out too much. In my opinion they should enhance the action on the screen in a way that highlights whatever's going on in the movie. If I start noticing the music more than just as background music that invokes emotions, I think it's done wrong.
I liked this movie a lot and, for the most part, I think the music works well. There is, however, one sound effect that kept being repeated and annoyed me a lot. It sounded like the same sound effect used in skit comedy shows especially in association with male genitalia. I realize all of that probably came about after this movie but I'm seeing it today.
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