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The 5 Man Army Soundtrack Expanded Version Ennio Morricone The 5 Man Army

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AKA: Un Esercito di Cinque Uomini

Ennio Morricone

Label: Film Score Monthly
Date Recorded: 1969
Cat no. FSMCD Vol. 12, No. 16

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Notes
On the heels of Guns for San Sebastian and the expanded version of Navajo Joe comes another classic Ennio Morricone spaghetti western soundtrack in its expanded version: The Five Man Army (1969) - AKA Un Esercito di Cinque Uomini.

Long believed to be lost, the complete score is presented here in clean monaural sound (given a light stereo reverb for listenability) from a 35mm music stem in the Warner Bros. vaults.

The Five Man Army was an attempt to capture the popularity of Mission: Impossible (then riding high on television) in a spaghetti western, particularly through the casting of Peter Graves as the leader of a small team of mercenaries and misfits (the Magnificent Seven model) who band together for "one last job" that ends up benefiting the local Mexican population (the Wild Bunch model ‹ though The Wild Bunch had yet to be produced). American Don Taylor directed the film, which was shot with synchronized sound (Italian-produced films were typically dubbed).

Little needs to be said about the colossal output of the legendary Ennio Morricone, whose westerns alone have made a titanic impact in film and pop music history. Everybody can conjure the "spaghetti" template (famous from A Fistful of Dollars) of whistling, whip-cracks and a pop beat ‹ but Morricone's actual western soundtracks are astonishing in their richness and diversity. The Five Man Army soundtrack is no exception: from the heroic, rollicking main title theme (complete with bizarre sounds and quirks) to the tender, elegiac "Cinque Amici, Cinque Eroi" ("Five Friends, Five Heroes") and peasant anthem "Muerte Donde Vas?" ("Death Where You Go?") ‹ plus the usual setpieces for action and suspense ‹ this is a major work from an important period in Morricone's career.

The Five Man Army soundtrack was previously released on a short LP and CD (always in monaural sound), and the main title was released in true stereo (also presented here) on a Morricone collection in the 1980s. This CD corrects a pitch/speed error from the previous Beat Records CD and presents the complete score in film order.

Packaging & Liner Notes
Standard jewel case. Superb colour booket. Liner notes by Italian film music authority John Bender flesh out the customary detailed booklet. 


Track Listing

1. Un Esercito di Cinque Uomini (Main Title, stereo)
Ennio Morricone
 
2. Un Esercito di Cinque Uomini (The Chicken Farm/The Mining Colony)
Ennio Morricone
 
3. Un Esercito di Cinque Uomini (The Circus/To Morales)
Ennio Morricone
 
4. Muerte Donde Vas? (The Execution)
Ennio Morricone
 
5. I Bambini e i Fiori (Flowers and Food)
Ennio Morricone
 
6. A Cinque Amici, Cinque Eroi (Introductions)
Ennio Morricone
 
7. Muerte Donde Vas? (The Journey)
Ennio Morricone
 
8. A Cinque Amici, Cinque Eroi (Interrogation)/Muerte Donde Vas? (Captured)
Ennio Morricone
 
9. Tension Theme (Escape)
Ennio Morricone
 
10. Un Esercito di Cinque Uomini (Maria's Goodbye/Pursuit)
Ennio Morricone
 
11. Muerte Donde Vas? (Rebel Aid)
Ennio Morricone
 
12. Heroic Theme (The Train)
Ennio Morricone
 
13. Comic Theme (Ambushing the Truck)
Ennio Morricone
 
14. Harmonica Source (To the Station House)
Ennio Morricone
 
15. A Cinque Amici, Cinque Eroi (Already Dead)
Ennio Morricone
 
16. Un Esercito di Cinque Uomini (Departure/Army in Disguise/Underneath the Train)  
17. Comic Theme (Close Call)/Tension Theme (The First Move)/Tension Theme (The Next Move)
Ennio Morricone
 
18. Una Corsa Disperata (Samurai Runs)
Ennio Morricone
 
19. Contro il Tempo (Surprise Guests)/Contro il Tempo (Mesito Prepares)
Ennio Morricone
 
20. Contro il Tempo (Out of Time)
Ennio Morricone
 
21. Un Esercito di Cinque Uomini (Success)
Ennio Morricone
 
22. Muerte Donde Vas? (The Dutchman's Cause)
Ennio Morricone
 
23. Tension Theme and Muerte Donde Vas? (New Recruits)
Ennio Morricone
 
Bonus Tracks
24. Un Esercito di Cinque Uomini (Main Title, mono)
Ennio Morricone
 
25. Muerte Donde Vas? (album track)
Ennio Morricone
 


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