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<blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 5127285" data-attributes="member: 19675"><p>The<em> Dead Man </em>soundtrack is, essentially, Neil Young doing improv to images on the screen and with some of the movie dialog dubbed in...some of it is simply incredible.</p><p></p><p>However, you might do better just sampling some bits of it rather than complete tracks.</p><p></p><p>One of the quintessential instruments in Westerns is the guitar, esp. those with a Spanish/Flamenco/Blues vibe. I'd recommend finding some acoustic guitar pieces. Sparsely written electric stuff- see Dead Man, above- works likewise.</p><p></p><p>Check out tracks from California Guitar Trio, Pepe Romero, Michael Hedges, Andy Summers, Buckethead's <em>Acoustic Shards</em> CD. CGT even does some updated versions of some western themes. </p><p></p><p>Buckethead's recordings as Death Cube K might also work- they're simple atmospheric pieces.</p><p></p><p>You'd also get a lot of milage out of Native American music, in which chant, drums and flute predominate. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Indian_Dance_Theatre" target="_blank">American Indian Dance Theater</a> is one I love, and if you can find tracks based on Eagle or Ghost dances, I think you'll be satisfied.</p><p></p><p>And, of course, themes from famous movies or TV shows also would work. One of my all-time faves for Western music themes was Tex Ritter's work for High Noon. Others have recorded it, but his is a stark masterpiece.</p><p></p><p>Lets also not forget C&W giants like Johnny Cash or Willie Nelson. Track down a "best of" CD for them (and others) and you'll be pleasantly surprised.</p><p></p><p>Odd as it may seem you might also want to check out some of the early work of surf/spy guitar pioneers like Dick Dale or Link Wray. Wray's "Rumble" is timeless, and could easily form the substrate for a shootout, and Dale often had songs about the desert & wide open spaces intermixed with his odes to surfing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dannyalcatraz, post: 5127285, member: 19675"] The[I] Dead Man [/I]soundtrack is, essentially, Neil Young doing improv to images on the screen and with some of the movie dialog dubbed in...some of it is simply incredible. However, you might do better just sampling some bits of it rather than complete tracks. One of the quintessential instruments in Westerns is the guitar, esp. those with a Spanish/Flamenco/Blues vibe. I'd recommend finding some acoustic guitar pieces. Sparsely written electric stuff- see Dead Man, above- works likewise. Check out tracks from California Guitar Trio, Pepe Romero, Michael Hedges, Andy Summers, Buckethead's [I]Acoustic Shards[/I] CD. CGT even does some updated versions of some western themes. Buckethead's recordings as Death Cube K might also work- they're simple atmospheric pieces. You'd also get a lot of milage out of Native American music, in which chant, drums and flute predominate. [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Indian_Dance_Theatre"]American Indian Dance Theater[/URL] is one I love, and if you can find tracks based on Eagle or Ghost dances, I think you'll be satisfied. And, of course, themes from famous movies or TV shows also would work. One of my all-time faves for Western music themes was Tex Ritter's work for High Noon. Others have recorded it, but his is a stark masterpiece. Lets also not forget C&W giants like Johnny Cash or Willie Nelson. Track down a "best of" CD for them (and others) and you'll be pleasantly surprised. Odd as it may seem you might also want to check out some of the early work of surf/spy guitar pioneers like Dick Dale or Link Wray. Wray's "Rumble" is timeless, and could easily form the substrate for a shootout, and Dale often had songs about the desert & wide open spaces intermixed with his odes to surfing. [/QUOTE]
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