Hi guys, I have been playing Red Dead Redemption lately and the spaghetti western soundtrack is just plain awesome. I'd really like to experiment with this style of music but I dont know where to begin. It almost sounds like a form of minimalist surf rock to me. Any reccomended listening or basic patterns for basslines that you guys know of? Are there any common guitar chords or chord progressions that are used. Thanks for your help.
Very interested. Where did you find the soundtrack, or what source can you recommend in finding another? Also, mods might want to move to recordings section?
Cool thanks guys, also, I know the read dead redemption soundtrack is available on itunes. One of the tracks has a real cool old vintage p-bass sound.
Great links! I have one that is by Jet Harris played on a Fender VI bass guitar. Tuned like a guitar but one octive down. Real cool !! Besame Mucho
Ok. Thanks! Will check this out. But screw apple. No need to make them into a monopoly... http://www.amazon.com/Red-Dead-Rede...sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1283965841&sr=8-1
Also check out soundtracks by Angelo Badalamenti. There's often baritone guitar with tremolo and reverb, a very haunting sound.
If you're interested, check out the game "Gundead Defense" on iTunes (for iPod/iPhone) - my band did the soundtrack in the style of post-apocalyptic zombie western I used my Stingray (tuned BEAD) and my jazz, I think. Also played some baritone guitar doubled with the BEAD bass, that's how you get that thick, tic-tac bass sound!!
Just love Spaghetti Westerns, the music the places the characters, one of my favorites is "My Name Is Nobody" Morricone and the other composer arrangers were so clever using unusual instruments.
There's an Ennio Morricone westerns music soundtrack collection that is wonderful. http://www.amazon.com/Legendary-Italian-Westerns-Ennio-Morricone/dp/B000002WE1/ref=pd_sim_m_1 There's also a very interesting video about the Red Dead music: http://www.rockstargames.com/reddeadredemption/#/video:5121
Are you guys talking about A Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More, and Once Upon a Time in the West? Waa-i-a-i-aaah waah waah waaaaah!
Great now I'm fighting the urge to buy a JazzVI....but thanks for the great links guys. It also looks like you can't go wrong with A minor...
My father (bless his heart) has soundtracks for all those Clint Eastwood movies (Fist full of dollars, etc.) He loves that stuff!
You could also have a listen to some of the Pickin On series Bluegrass covers, sounds like it shouldn't work but some of it does. Have a listen to Pickin on Led Zeppelin (amazon.com) That Seasick Steve, Ennio Morricone and Johnny Cash featured pretty heavily on the playlist when I was playing through Red Dead Redemption
There's a sound in the RDR music that pops up often that sounds like the Mellotron "electric guitar" tapes.