The Ecstasy of Gold
"The Ecstasy of Gold" (Italian: L'estasi dell'oro) is a musical composition by Ennio Morricone, part of his score for the 1966 Sergio Leone film The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. It is played while Tuco (Eli Wallach) is frantically searching a cemetery for the grave that holds $200,000 in gold coins. Sung by Edda Dell'Orso, it stands as one of the most well known of Morricone's themes. Ironically used on the XM Radio show Opie and Anthony as its opening song preparing its listeners for the ensuing battle they had daily.
| "The Ecstasy of Gold" | |
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| Song by Ennio Morricone | |
| from the album The Good, the Bad and the Ugly | |
| Released | 1966 |
| Genre | Film score, western |
| Length | 3:22 |
| Songwriter(s) | Ennio Morricone |
Appearances in other media
By other musicians
- An instrumental metal cover by Metallica appears on the 2007 Morricone tribute album We All Love Ennio Morricone. It reached #21 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock charts[1] and was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category of Best Rock Instrumental Performance.[2]
Films
- Appears in the 2006 film Jackass Number Two as the Jackass crew takes part in a running of the bulls.
- Appears in the 2014 film The Book of Life as Manolo fights a bull.
- Appears in the 2015 film The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water as Spongebob announces to volunteer in sacrificing himself to save Bikini Bottom.
Television
- The episode "XCIII" in Samurai Jack's 5th season pays homage to the cemetery scene when Jack hides from the Daughters of Aku in a stone coffin within a ruined temple (complete with a reimagining of The Ecstasy of Gold).
- It was played on the final episode of Brazilian novela Império, during a montage where the characters played by Leandra Leal, Lilia Cabral, Andreia Horta and Marina Ruy Barbosa head to Mount Roraima to scatter the ashes of José Alfredo de Medeiros (played by Alexandre Nero).
Commercials
References
- "Chart history: Metallica". Billboard.com.
- "Metallica | Artist". Grammy.com.
- "KFC UK Christmas Advert 2018". November 12, 2018. Retrieved December 12, 2018 – via YouTube.
- "NBA 2K14 Next-Gen Official Game Intro [VIDEO] - NBA2K.ORG". www.nba2k.org. Retrieved 2021-10-30.
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