The Story of a Soldier

"The Story of a Soldier"
"The Story of a Soldier"
Song by Ennio Morricone
from the album The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Language	English
Released	1966
Genre	Contemporary Classical
Label	EMI America; Capitol Records
Composer(s)	Ennio Morricone
Lyricist(s)	Tommie Connor

"The Story of a Soldier" ("La storia di un soldato" in Italian) is a song from Sergio Leone's 1966 Western The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.^[1] Like the rest of the film's score, it was composed by Ennio Morricone, and it is the only song in the score accompanied by lyrics written by Tommie Connor.^[2]^[3] The song is played by a band of Confederate prisoners of war while the character Tuco is tortured for information. It is an example of Diegetic music.

Differing versions

The song is available in two versions. The original soundtrack featured a running time of 3 minutes 50 seconds which was edited down from a length of 7-and-a-half minutes. This take was featured in its entirety in the Italian premiere cut of the film, but as the production was prepared for general release the scene in question was shortened by two minutes. The re-edited scene called for a different arrangement for the song. It is this version which is presented on the expanded soundtrack released in 2001. Its running time is 5 minutes 33 seconds.

References

^ Yezbick, Daniel (2002). "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly". St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture. Gale Group. Retrieved 2006-05-23.
^ "The Story of a Soldier". Sartana.homestead.com. Archived from the original on April 15, 2001.
^ Leinberger, Charles (2004). Ennio Morricone's The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: A Film Score Guide. Scarecrow Press. p. 92. ISBN 9780810851320.

External links

IMDb 5:33 version lyrics

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[Yezbick-1] Yezbick, Daniel (2002). "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly". St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture. Gale Group. Retrieved 2006-05-23.

[2] "The Story of a Soldier". Sartana.homestead.com. Archived from the original on April 15, 2001.

[3] Leinberger, Charles (2004). Ennio Morricone's The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: A Film Score Guide. Scarecrow Press. p. 92. ISBN 9780810851320.

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Soundtracks	The Good, The Bad and The Ugly Once Upon a Time in the West La Piovra The Mission The Legend of 1900 Malèna The Hateful Eight
Compilations and tribute albums	Pearls – Amii Stewart Sings Ennio Morricone The Big Gundown We All Love Ennio Morricone Yo-Yo Ma Plays Ennio Morricone Paradiso Crime and Dissonance
Pieces	"Se telefonando" "Chi Mai" "Gabriel's Oboe" "Here's to You" "Nella Fantasia" "The Ecstasy of Gold" "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" "The Story of a Soldier"
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v t e Dollars Trilogy
Films	A Fistful of Dollars (1964) For a Few Dollars More (1965) The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
Characters	Man with No Name
Music	The Good, the Bad and the Ugly theme "The Story of a Soldier" "The Ecstasy of Gold"
Locations	Sad Hill Cemetery Sad Hill Unearthed
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