Wow, It sure has been long. But , couldn't wait to write on this one tune that has been drumming in my ears for almost 13 hours now. Yes, right from my morning tea time, I couldn't stop playing the "For a few dollars more" theme song in my mind over and over again.
My encounter with "Hugo Montenegro" started when I was 6 years old and sane enough to interpret western music of the "Mummy's kind".
Aside - Her love for Hugo Montenegro has not diminished in the years, nor has dad's love for westerns.
Ever wondered how the name spaghetti western came about to be??
Here's my source of information - Spaghetti Westerns
and here's the answer - Spaghetti Western is a nickname for a broad sub-genre of Western film that emerged in the mid-1960s, so named because most of them were produced by Italian studios.
With that in place, what really goes into making a successful 60s spaghetti western??
6) The Spanish desert region of Almeria, Arizona and Utah - How can you not make a western without a vast desert expanse, the scorching sun, a cactus here and there, no water for miles together, harsh terrains, a lone rock standing dignified, horses....
5) "Bam Bam Kapitcsh" - All the essentials of a western combat scene. Spurs, bullets, rusty guns, slings, a lone cuban cigar to provide something for the hero to chew on while he contemplates, a dark dingy house with a rickety bed for the injured hero and oh I forgot to mention the quintessential elixir - Beer!
4) Hugo Montenegro or even Ennio Morricone reincarnated. The movie would never run without a sound track that complements its pace.
3) Lee van Cleef - What's a spaghetti western without the "Ugly" figure?
2) "The man with no name " - Clint Eastwood - a bounty hunter who I'd kill for. He's swept the imagination of thousands of maids with some powerful action in the 60s westerns. He'll sweep the imagination of thousands more over the years to come I'm sure.
1) Sergio Leone - For someone from Italy, conceptualizing a western movie is one thing, implementing and making a success out of it is another. Cheers Sergio, you are the ultimate ruler of the roost.
Note to myself - I should probably do a writing stint on westerns shortly. The John Wayne, Lee Marvin, Charles Bronson, Bud Spencer and Terrence Hill series...
My encounter with "Hugo Montenegro" started when I was 6 years old and sane enough to interpret western music of the "Mummy's kind".
Aside - Her love for Hugo Montenegro has not diminished in the years, nor has dad's love for westerns.
Ever wondered how the name spaghetti western came about to be??
Here's my source of information - Spaghetti Westerns
and here's the answer - Spaghetti Western is a nickname for a broad sub-genre of Western film that emerged in the mid-1960s, so named because most of them were produced by Italian studios.
With that in place, what really goes into making a successful 60s spaghetti western??
6) The Spanish desert region of Almeria, Arizona and Utah - How can you not make a western without a vast desert expanse, the scorching sun, a cactus here and there, no water for miles together, harsh terrains, a lone rock standing dignified, horses....
5) "Bam Bam Kapitcsh" - All the essentials of a western combat scene. Spurs, bullets, rusty guns, slings, a lone cuban cigar to provide something for the hero to chew on while he contemplates, a dark dingy house with a rickety bed for the injured hero and oh I forgot to mention the quintessential elixir - Beer!
4) Hugo Montenegro or even Ennio Morricone reincarnated. The movie would never run without a sound track that complements its pace.
3) Lee van Cleef - What's a spaghetti western without the "Ugly" figure?
2) "The man with no name " - Clint Eastwood - a bounty hunter who I'd kill for. He's swept the imagination of thousands of maids with some powerful action in the 60s westerns. He'll sweep the imagination of thousands more over the years to come I'm sure.
1) Sergio Leone - For someone from Italy, conceptualizing a western movie is one thing, implementing and making a success out of it is another. Cheers Sergio, you are the ultimate ruler of the roost.
Note to myself - I should probably do a writing stint on westerns shortly. The John Wayne, Lee Marvin, Charles Bronson, Bud Spencer and Terrence Hill series...
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