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The Morricone Collection: “Death Rides A Horse” (1967)

When you’ve waited fifteen years to kill a man… It’s a shame you can only kill him once!”

-Tagline for “Death Rides A Horse.”
Theatrical Poster.
Title Shot.
Morricone’s On-Screen Credit.
Dagored’s re-issue of Morricone’sDeath Rides A Horse.”

From the album cover sticker on Dagored’s excellent 2017 re-issue of Morricone’s score to Giulio Petroni’s 1967 Spaghetti Western, “Death Rides A Horse“:

“The soundtrack for this epic western movie featuring the great Lee Van Cleef bears the signature of Ennio Morricone: Guitars, flute, piano, timpani, drums and a Native-American choir style make this motion picture a kind of original masterpiece in the maestro ouvre. I Cantori Moderni di Alessandro Alessandroni perform here in their own unique way with Alessandro Alessandroni on evidence with his original whistling.

Reverse Album Cover Art.
Album Insert.
Reverse Album Insert.

The main musical theme was employed by Quentin Tarantino in ‘Kill Bill vol. 1′ and in Inglorious Basterds!'”

Album Cover Art.
Album Cover Art.
Lee Van Cleef in “Death Rides A Horse.”
John Phillip Law (l), with Van Cleef (r).
Law and Van Cleef.
Earlier Album Pressing.
Italian Poster Art: “Da Uomo A Uomo” aka “Death Rides A Horse.”
Alternate Poster Art.
French Poster.
Alternate Poster Art
DVD Cover Art.

Links:

Listen to the complete score here:

https://youtu.be/Jy5D7D_XzaU?si=Xdauo27R6uUmnN9f

Watch the complete film for free here:

Complete film on YouTube.
www.baystreetvideo.com

If you are in the Toronto area, say hi to my Filmography podcast co-host, Bjorn, and order the film from Bay Street Video.

Outside of Toronto, you can find “Death Rides A Horse” on blu-ray at Amazon here:

https://a.co/d/06Ys5up

Read Roger Ebert’s one-star review of “Death Rides A Horse” here:

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/death-rides-a-horse-1969