Tune of the Week: Wind in My Face

The Spaghetti Western films were an interesting cultural phenomenon of the 1960s and 70s. Hollywood tales of the old West inspired European filmmakers, especially Italians, to create their own films of rugged individualism and masculinity. Sergio Leone led the charge with his box office hits starring Clint Eastwood. Just as the films seemed a little eschew of their American predecessors, with their lower budgets, dubbed dialogue and Italian and Spanish desert backdrops, the soundtracks had their own idiosyncrasies. Ennio Morricone in his work with Leone established an unorthodox aesthetic adding strange vocal phrasing and sound effects to more traditional elements such as acoustic guitar, harmonica and string sections. Here is a great example of the style, repleat with non-native speaking lyrics.