The good, the mad and the great Ennio

The Spaghetti Western Orchestra recreate the soundtracks of Italy’s legendary film composer, says Richard Fitzpatrick

YOU won’t often see a show like the Spaghetti Western Orchestra. The premise is to recreate Ennio Morricone’s soundtracks of Sergio Leone’s spaghetti westerns. The execution is elaborate. The Italian composer used an 80-piece orchestra and choir.

The Spaghetti Western Orchestra are five Australian men — or, as they say, “five slightly crazy, serious musicians” — with an array of improvised instruments.