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The Ecstasy of Gold
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Wikipedia article
"'The Ecstasy of Gold'" is a musical composition by Ennio Morricone, part of his score for the 1966 Sergio Leone film 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly'. It is played while Tuco (Eli Wallach) is frantically searching a cemetery for the grave that holds $200,000 in gold coins. Sung by Edda Dell'Orso, it stands as one of the most well known of Morricone's themes and one of the most iconic pieces of cinematic score in history.
Appearances in other media
By other musicians
* An instrumental metal cover by Metallica appears on the 2007 Morricone tribute album 'We All Love Ennio Morricone'. It reached #21 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock charts and was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category of Best Rock Instrumental Performance. The band also uses the original recording to open up their concerts.Films
* Appears in the 2006 film 'Jackass Number Two' as the Jackass crew takes part in a running of the bulls.* Appears in the 2014 film 'The Book of Life' as Manolo fights a bull.
* Appears in the 2015 film 'The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water' as Spongebob announces to volunteer in sacrificing himself to save Bikini Bottom.
* Appears in the 2022 documentary film 'Fire of Love'.
Television
* The episode "XCIII" in 'Samurai Jack's' 5th season pays homage to the cemetery scene when Jack hides from the Daughters of Aku in a stone coffin within a ruined temple (complete with a reimagining of The Ecstasy of Gold).* It was played on the final episode of Brazilian novela 'Imprio', during a montage where the characters played by Leandra Leal, Lilia Cabral, Andreia Horta and Marina Ruy Barbosa head to Mount Roraima to scatter the ashes of Jos Alfredo de Medeiros (played by Alexandre Nero).
Commercials
* A commercial for KFC in the UK showing a standoff between a chicken and a turkey used the song.*Modelo uses the song in their "Fighting Spirit" commercials.
Video games
* Appears in the NBA 2K14 Next-Gen Intro video.* Contained in the overworld theme "Lone Bird in the Shire" in Wild Arms (video game).
YouTube
* The Danish National Symphony Orchestra included The Ecstasy of Gold in the second half of their YouTube video "The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly". The featured soloist was soprano Christine Nonbo Andersen. Since the video's release on YouTube on January 26 2018, the video has garnered over 104,003,519 views as of 30 August 2022.*Carolina Eyck has covered The Ecstasy of Gold both singing and playing the theremin. Since the video's release on YouTube on April 8 2017, the video has garnered over 8.7 million views as of April 2022.
Radio
* Used on the XM Radio show Opie and Anthony as its opening song preparing its listeners for the ensuing battle they had daily.References
Category:Film theme songs
Category:1966 songs
Category:1966 compositions
Category:Ennio Morricone songs
Category:Metallica songs
Category:Songs written for films
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