Now Then,
I just had another 'this came from that' moment, which made me smile.
The Orb's Little Fluffy Clouds sampled Ennio Morricone's Man With a Harmonica from Once Upon A Time In The West (just a bit, right at the beginning).
I love that moment when you've just heard the original source of something you've heard in its sampled form hundreds of times. Am I alone in being surprised when a sample is revealed as being a sample? I guess my assumption is that most stuff is original, despite listening to sample based electronic music for over 15 years.
The Orb
Ennio
Bonus Ennio that I've always had a soft spot for
Cheers
nice. never made the connection but knew what you meant as soon as i read it.
ReplyDeletemorricone is king, and these tunes have been burned into my brain from when i watched the movies as a kid; none of the leone westerns would be half as epic as they are without him.
Totally, i never even had to finish the second sentence before it clicked.
ReplyDeleteTotally man, Morricone rules, my favourite is The Ecstacy of Gold which also features as a sample at the start of Metallica's 'unforgiven' - And Babe Ruth's 'The Mexican' only reaches true greatness when it bursts into the theme from 'For a Few Dollars More' halfway through.
ReplyDeleteIn terms of suddenly realising where a sample comes from, nothing can beat the strange feeling when listening to Derek and Clive and having to rewind several times until I realised that it's only the fuckin guy shouting 'Later!' off Voodoo Ray by A Guy Called Gerald Here at 7.09
Brilliant, that Derek and Clive spot is really good.
ReplyDeleteI was thinking this morning that the sample realisation moment is like and audio deja vu; it's a similar feeling.