Ennio Morricone’s iconic music for the “Spaghetti Westerns” of Sergio Leone had an enormous impact on western soundtracks… especially the violent and stylish trilogy of films that featured Clint Eastwood as “The Man With No Name.” We analyze the trilogy’s first film, A Fistful of Dollars, and its unique film score by Morricone. The history of how this film was made is discussed, as is the sound design and post-dubbing that makes the soundtrack of Leone’s westerns so unique.
