The man who whistled up The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

The man who whistled up The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

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norman lebrecht

March 29, 2017

The film’s composer was Ennio Morricone, but the main theme was supplied by his friend Alessandro Alessandroni, who also played guitar on the soundtrack.

Alessandroni, who died this week aged 92, was the expert whistler on several Sergio Leone spaghetti westerns, notably on A Fistful of Dollars.

On his own account he wrote scores for many films, none of them immortal…. Johnny Hamlet, The Virgin of Bali…

 

 

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