I have always been, since childhood, a big fan of Spaghetti Western movies and the music from those films. I've posted several threads about this before, especially since composer Ennio Morricone has recently penned the score for Quentin Tarantino's The Hateful Eight. The attached photo is Ennio Morricone and his old friend Alessandro Alessandroni at Morricone's home in Rome this last September. Alessandroni, Morricone and the late Director Sergio Leone are the three who created the sound of Italian Westerns, a music genre in itself that has changed the way western film scores have been made ever since. Alessandroni at 90, and Morricone at 87 are still going strong! Alessandroni is the most famous unknown whistler in the world, providing his whistle to all of Leone's westerns, and many more for other Directors. He also plays acoustic and electric guitar, providing also the twangy electric guitar riff on the theme of The Good, The Bad & The Ugly. Some on my previous threads thought his was dead, but...NO! Alway I thought some would enjoy this photo of these old friends.
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