Aaaah sweet, sweet Western movies. A sight for sore eyes I can here the critics say. So very few great Westerns are made today. I had great hopes for Nick Cave’s little journey down the west, The Proposition, it had so much potential, but did not live up to my expectations by far. That’s a completly different story though.

The following are my personal favorite themesongs;

To start off, i’m not quite fond of classic western orchestra’s. They often lose their greatness whenever you listen without moving images supporting them. The omnipresent “The good, the bad and the ugly theme” is a fitting first example that stand’s out among the collection of great western themesongs. Everything about it implies you to suddenly start staring people in the eyes for no apparent reason. Givin’ them your lazy eye, the eye of a raging avenger, risen from the dust and the skeletal remains in which he slept for ages. Yeah, well you get the point I take it;

The good, The bad and The ugly

Next in line is written by the great Enio Morricone, my all time favorite; “The man with the harmonica“. That creeping harmonica that tingles your spine. While the dramatic orchestra slowly builds up this taunting mantra. The guitar that threatens your very life with only a stroke of a string. Words really are not enough;

The man with the harmonica

We continue with the dance of death, A fist full of dollars. Whenever I hear this song, i can see our fallen hero, standing up with only shear willpower. As he thinks of his loved ones, his strenght is rekindled and he’s ready to continue the fight. Off course the actual movie is quite different. Here you go;

A fist full of dollars

For a few dollars more continue’s the story from above, but I actually like this one better. The spanish guitar that describes the tension, the mysterious whistling, the deep baritone of the male choir. Enjoy;

For a few dollars more

Last in line is “Two mules for Sister Sara“. A dreamy spanish guitar guides you through the intro, the gentle strings as a prelude of the hypnotic guitars. It’s another great themesong.

Two mules for sister Sara

Hope you enjoy the songs and if there are any people who love making beats (Brecht, i’m looking in your direction), there’s some pretty usefull material here.

Quentin Tarantino is back, with a new slashermovie and every sane person knows that there’s always another killer soundtrack included.

They even made a seperate site for the soundtrack, go figure;
Death Proof

I mean from the bubblegum-50’s-kitchy theme song (Chick Habit) ’till the steaming “Down to mexico”, this is 100% cruisematerial. It’s got everything you need ; whether you want to kick up some dust (Baby it’s you) or just want to speed down Road 66 with your Chevy Nova Convertible (It’s so easy), it’s there.
The more I type, the more I feel like putting my words into action, if only I had a Chevy…
Even the hilarious parts from the movie are already legendary to me (Stuntman Mike).
Just promise me you’ll check it out!