| "The Ecstasy of Gold" |
| Single by Metallica |
| from the album Live Shit: Binge & Purge, S&M, We All Love Ennio Morricone, Orgullo, Pasión Y Gloria |
| Released |
1993, 1999, 2007, 2009 |
| Recorded |
1989 - 1993, 1999, 2007, 2009 |
| Genre |
Heavy metal, neo-classical metal |
| Length |
4:21
4:48 Studio version
1:57 LS: B & P (Seattle)
2:00 LS: B & P (San Diego)
1:58 OPG: 3NMC (Mexico City) |
"The Ecstasy of Gold" (Italian: L'Estasi dell'Oro) is a musical composition by Ennio Morricone, part of his score for the Sergio Leone film The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. It is played while Tuco (Eli Wallach) is frantically searching a graveyard for the grave that holds $200,000 in gold coins.
[edit] Other uses
- American heavy metal band Metallica has used "The Ecstasy of Gold" as the introductory music for its concerts since 1983;[1] it is included on the live symphonic album S&M. An instrumental metal cover by Metallica (with minimal vocals by lead singer James Hetfield) appears on the 2007 Morricone tribute album We All Love Ennio Morricone. This metal version was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category of Best Rock Instrumental Performance. It was also used in the trailer for and appears in Guitar Hero: Metallica, in its original form as composed by Morricone; however, it is not a playable track. It reached #21 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock charts in April of that year.
- The song is one of several used by Las Vegas five-star luxury hotel/casino, The Bellagio, in their renowned water fountain show.[2]
- Seminal punk rock band The Ramones used "The Ecstasy of Gold" as closing theme during their live performances.
- Remixed by The Swimmer to create the song "Django"[3] in 1997 for the Underground Beats (Volume 8) compilation.[4]
- Famous cellist Yo-Yo Ma recorded this song in his tribute album, Yo-Yo Ma Plays Ennio Morricone.[5]
- The opening scene of Jackass Number Two (2006), in which the cast is chased through a suburban neighborhood by bulls, is accompanied by this piece.[6]
- It was used in a "6-Minute Recap" for the third season of the AMC television series Breaking Bad.[7]
- Sampled by Jay-Z in the song "Blueprint2" in his album by the same name released in 2002.[8]
- Used in a Nike commercial directed by David Fincher featuring Troy Polamalu and LaDainian Tomlinson.[9]
- Used as the opening theme to the Opie & Anthony Show on SiriusXM.
- An arrangement of this piece is used in the soundtrack to the 1997 Wild West-themed Playstation game Wild Arms.
- Remixed by Mustard Pimp to create the song "Gold".[10]
- Sampled in "Land Of the Gun" by Breeze Evahflowin featuring Immortal Technique
- Mirko CroCop used it as entrance music at UFC 128
- Remixed by Bandini for the Ennio Morricone Remixes 2 album released on February 10, 2004 by Compost Records.[11][12]
- Used in the introduction sequence of the 2010 Activision racing game, Blur.[13]
- Remixed by pop-punk/hardcore band Kid Liberty. Song is named "The Winds Of War".
- Sampled by Hip-Hop group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony in the song "We Workin'"; A cut from their 2007 album Strength & Loyalty. Produced by Three 6 Mafia.
- Portuguese football team Sporting CP has used "The Ecstasy of Gold" as the introductory music for its home matches for the season 2011/2012.
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