The good, the mad and the great Ennio

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

The good, the mad and the great Ennio

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.

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