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Duck, You Sucker / Soundtrack Question
« on: June 29, 2016, 07:06:32 AM »
Hey everyone, I haven’t posted on here for a few years now, mainly because I ran out of Leone stuff to talk about. Hope everyone has been well, nothing too crazy going on with me save for the normal life progression and whatnot. Anyway I had a soundtrack related question and came here to ask those who know best!
I was discussing Duck You Sucker with a coworker and I was struck by his interpretation of the final flashback based on the infamous music cue. Like many Leone fans, it’s really bugged me ever since getting the DVD so many years ago (my how a decade goes quick). Now that I have more knowledge and equipment, I wish to put together my own fan edit with correct musical cues so I don't quietly curse to myself every time I view the film.
I know for certain that the flashback to the pub where Mallory kills his friend should feature the Giu la Testa #6 track on the expanded soundtrack (the restoration folks seem to have used Giu la Testa #5 instead with an odd cut and cross dissolve, why this was changed in the first place I haven’t a clue). The final flashback should obviously feature the full Giu la Testa theme that was released initially on vinyls in the 60s and 70s instead of the horrendous mix of GLT #5 again and another version of the main theme (I think I Figli Morti on the CD). The rest of the alterations seem minimal and IMO does not warrant reworking for my personal edit.
My main confusion comes from the end credits which, after hearing an Italian cut of the film online, sounds different from anything I’ve heard on the expanded CD. Here is a link to it (starts at 2:40): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64KdI80rANw&index=3&
Is it GLT #5 with a PAL speedup? Or is it a different version of the main theme that was never released?
I was discussing Duck You Sucker with a coworker and I was struck by his interpretation of the final flashback based on the infamous music cue. Like many Leone fans, it’s really bugged me ever since getting the DVD so many years ago (my how a decade goes quick). Now that I have more knowledge and equipment, I wish to put together my own fan edit with correct musical cues so I don't quietly curse to myself every time I view the film.
I know for certain that the flashback to the pub where Mallory kills his friend should feature the Giu la Testa #6 track on the expanded soundtrack (the restoration folks seem to have used Giu la Testa #5 instead with an odd cut and cross dissolve, why this was changed in the first place I haven’t a clue). The final flashback should obviously feature the full Giu la Testa theme that was released initially on vinyls in the 60s and 70s instead of the horrendous mix of GLT #5 again and another version of the main theme (I think I Figli Morti on the CD). The rest of the alterations seem minimal and IMO does not warrant reworking for my personal edit.
My main confusion comes from the end credits which, after hearing an Italian cut of the film online, sounds different from anything I’ve heard on the expanded CD. Here is a link to it (starts at 2:40): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64KdI80rANw&index=3&
Is it GLT #5 with a PAL speedup? Or is it a different version of the main theme that was never released?