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Neither am I. it IS really impossibly. First you buy a release of one of his scores. A year later it is re-issued by Screen trax with a bonus track. Go out and buy it! Then later it is reissued (again!!!) by a label like Dagored with even more bonus cues.
I am waiting for all COMPLETE releases before I will start collecting Morricone!!!!!
Regards
Christian
NP. International Velvet (Francis Lai)
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I suppose you could call me a Morricone completist although I only have about 300 of his scores. Some of my friends must have about 4-500 by now.
I totally agree with Christian that it's highly frustrating to collect his stuff at times with all the re-issues. That seems to be the main problem with his releases these days. Too many re-issues, and not enough of the new scores. There're plenty of new Morricone scores from 2,3 years ago that have yet to be published.
In addition, I've learned over the years that it's virtually impossible to get "complete" CDs of any of his scores. Far too many cues have surfaced at a later stage on different CDs from different labels. So beware when you see the word 'complete' in the context of Morricone!! I've now given up on getting all the re-releases just for the sake of 1 or 2 cues. It's pointless. If I get them separately, ok, but I wouldn't buy a whole CD for that.
For example, Intermezzo have announced a 'complete' 2-CD set of Marco Polo for September. That is an utter joke, as the series contained in excess of 5h of music, so you're lucky to get half the music!!
Cheers
Tom
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It is really too bad that Once Upon A Time In The West is not complete. There are many versions on the market, which are not, repeat, not the full score as presented on film. But, a few collectors I've been in touch with know what I am doing to remedy that.
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It is really too bad that Once Upon A Time In The West is not complete. There are many versions on the market, which are not, repeat, not the full score as presented on film.
Speaking of which, is there any difference in sound quality between these various expanded issues of ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST? (French, UK, etc)
I love Morricone but there's no way in hell I could be a completist - far too many CDs and not enough cash - and as much as I think he's a genius, a lot of those crazy scores do not make for an easy listen!
Of Ennio's more recent efforts, I've heard very good things about LA LUZ PRODIGIOSA and PERLASCA. Anyone have any comments on these?
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"LA LUZ PRODIGIOSA and PERLASCA. Anyone have any comments on these?"
I think they're both excellent. I also recommend Padre Pio and Senso 45 as excellent recent work by Morricone.
NP: Photographing Faeries (Simon Boswell)
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Thanks for the recommendations - ah yes, SENSO '45 is the rather naughty-looking movie featuring, by the looks of it, Nazis and big tits in equal measure! It's called BLACK ANGEL in the UK - perhaps I might pick up the DVD, purely for aesthetic reasons of hearing the Morricone score in context, you understand... 
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Have not listened too closely to sound differences in the recordings ... have been so upset that they are not complete, I forget everything else.
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It's probabley impossible to be complete. I'm quite pleased with my 360 cds. Though I don't think I have any compilations ( apart from a small amount of home made ones). In the beginning I had plenty of compilations but I traded them in once I had all the scores that were represented therein.
Oh, and I'm not including double dips etc.
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Whoa, 360! That's crazy. And all on physical format?
All on cds yes.
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Mine are just his score cds. None of those contemporary ones. And no cover versions.
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Thor
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Whoa, Laurent, 400!! This keeps getting crazier and crazier. Although still no one has it all, I guess (which should be closer to 500?).
And yes, as we've discussed in other completist threads, it's always a question of definition.
Personally, for my own completist shenanigans in relation to Williams, Elfman and Goldenthal, I count "one good representation of each composition title". So you only need to count one album per score title, not subsequent reissues and expansions. I also omit compilations, and arranger/performer items. Those are nice to have too, but bonus. It's the composition that counts.
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