Soundtracks · Explainer ·
Morricone and Leone worked out the main themes of The Good, the Bad and the Ugly before the cameras rolled, and the score reads like a fourth lead rather than accompaniment. One two-note coyote call is passed between a flute, an ocarina-type instrument and human voices, one for each of the three men.
Here is how the trick works, who played it, and how to hear the layers for yourself. Take the short quiz first; the answers are in the score.
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Studio headphones that keep the layers of a score apart, with a plain, unflattering sound that suits following one instrument through a cue.
Wired, closed-back · 40mm drivers · Detachable cable
Easy to use for album-length listening, and the noise cancelling helps with quiet passages like a lone flute line.
Wireless · Noise cancelling · Up to 30h battery
Over-ear headphones with active noise cancelling and spatial audio, for listening to a score at its full width on Apple devices.
Wireless · Noise cancelling · Up to 20h battery
