Music from a film?

[Poppy-Hopkins]

I heard this piece of music about five years ago and I'd given up hope of finding out the title of it, that is until I tuned into episode five of The Great British Weather, a week or so back. I'm almost sure that this will be easy pickings in terms of identification, as it is instantly recognizable and most probably from a well known film. I've managed to take a snippet from the show that contains a sample of the music in question. Can you help? thanks.



Poppy.

[Nick Dando]

It's probably by Ennio Morricone but I don't know which film it will be from as he's written a few scores in his time! He currently has 503 listed on IMDB.

Nick

[duffy moon]

It's probably by Ennio Morricone but I don't know which film it will be from as he's written a few scores in his time! He currently has 503 listed on IMDB.

Nick

Not Ennio but Alison Goldfrapp, (title track I think) taken from her excellent album Felt Mountain

[jimw1]

Not Ennio but Alison Goldfrapp, (title track I think) taken from her excellent album Felt Mountain

It is Indeed....Lovely Head

[cassidy]

I thought it might have been the theme from "Villa Rides" 1968 which was on Sky Classics this week, but as I missed it and haven't seen it for years I'll keep to "might have been".

[Poppy-Hopkins]

Thanks gents, I knew someone would be able to identify it. I didn't know it had lyrics; I had thought it was from a 60's Bond film, with Connery on a beach perhaps sipping a cocktail or two as the sun fell. I adore the whistling section of the song. Thanks again.

Poppy.

[Nick Dando]

Could Alison have sampled it from a film?

Nick

[jimw1]

Could Alison have sampled it from a film?

Nick

Apparently not Nick.... Wikipedia....

Goldfrapp began work on "Lovely Head" in September 1999 in a rented bungalow in the Wiltshire countryside.
Alison Goldfrapp contributed the song's lyrics, and William Gregory and Goldfrapp composed the music together.
The duo recorded the song outside their bungalow, drawing inspiration from nature.
The song was originally titled "Your Lovely Head".
"Lovely Head" features high lonesome whistling and cold vocals set to harpsichord and strings. What is often mistaken for a theremin synth in the song is, in fact, Alison's vocals piped through a synthesizer which modulates and distorts them. It was inspired by Welsh singer Shirley Bassey and Italian film director Sergio Leone.

[Nick Dando]

So it was inspired by Ennio and the Leone films! Some slight vindication.

Nick

[cassidy]

The whistling section is why I thought of Maurice Jarre's haunting theme from "Villa Rides". Your post was a good excuse to hear it again even if it was the wrong answer.

Thanks gents, I knew someone would be able to identify it. I didn't know it had lyrics; I had thought it was from a 60's Bond film, with Connery on a beach perhaps sipping a cocktail or two as the sun fell. I adore the whistling section of the song. Thanks again.

Poppy.

[Poppy-Hopkins]

The whistling section is why I thought of Maurice Jarre's haunting theme from "Villa Rides". Your post was a good excuse to hear it again even if it was the wrong answer.

Yes, I see it. Lovely track. Thanks.

Poppy.