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Encyclopedia > The Ecstasy of Gold

The Ecstasy of Gold is the title of a song written by Ennio Morricone for the Clint Eastwood film "The good, the bad and the ugly" (1966). It's the music heard while Tuco (Eli Wallach) is running through a graveyard in search of the grave that holds $200,000 in gold coins. Ennio Morricone. ... Eli Herschel Wallach (born December 7, 1915) is an American film, TV and stage actor. ...

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Opening Metallica concerts

Since The beginning, part of "The Ecstasy of Gold" is being played as intro tape before almost all Metallica concerts. One of the best known versions of the song is the one played during the S&M concert in San Francisco in 1999. Metallica is an American heavy metal band, formed on October 28, 1981. ...


The Opie And Anthony Radio Show

Since moving to XM Satellite Radio in 2004, talk duo Opie and Anthony have used the original recording and various covers to open their live broadcasts, best-of compilations, and "The Walkover" bit. XM redirects here. ... Opie (Gregg Hughes, b. ...


The Cover

On the Album "We all love Ennio Morricone", which will be released the 20 February 2007 there will be an cover from the song, recorded obviously by Metallica. There is an short Sample of the "The Ecstasy of Gold" to hear on the Metallica website (see links)


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