Hugo Montenegro
Hugo Montenegro was a composer, arranger, and conductor who is primarily known for his movie work in the '60s, as well as his adaptations of film scores like The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. Montenegro began his musical career in the U.S. Navy, where he arranged scores for various military bands. After he left the Navy, he completed school at Manhattan College, then he began a professional music career.
Initially, Montenegro was the staff manager to André Kostelanetz at Columbia Records in New York, which eventually led to a job as a conductor/arranger for several of the label's artists, most notably Harry Belafonte. By the mid-'50s, Montenegro was making his own albums of easy listening orchestral music.
Montenegro moved to California in the mid-'60s and began to write film scores, starting with Otto Preminger's Hurry Sundown in 1967. That same year, he recorded a version of the theme to The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, which was written by Ennio Morricone. Featuring an arrangement that relied on a chorus, electric instruments, and special effects, the single was a major hit, reaching number one in the U.K. and number two in the U.S.; internationally, it sold over a million copies. An album titled Music from "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" & "A Fistful of Dollars" & "For a Few Dollars More" appeared shortly after the single's release, and it reached the Top Ten in the spring 1968. Later in the year, Montenegro released a single of the theme from Hang 'Em High, which was a lesser hit, as was the album of the same name.
Montenegro began to branch out after the Hang 'Em High album, recording a diverse array of albums, ranging from show tunes to electronic experiments. Throughout the late '60s and '70s, he continued to score films, including Lady in Cement, The Undefeated, The Wrecking Crew, Tomorrow, and The Ambushers, among many others. He continued composing and recording until his death in 1981.
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Cha-Chas For Dancing! (Remastered)
World Music - Erschienen bei RevOla am 04.11.2022
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Great Songs From Motion Pictures, Vol. 1
Verschiedenes - Erschienen bei TIME Records am 07.08.1961
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Hugo Montenegro: Country And Western Lounge
World Music - Erschienen bei TIME Records am 04.12.1962
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Montenegro In Italy
World Music - Erschienen bei TIME Records am 22.11.1961
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Selection of Cha Cha Cha (Instrumental)
Lateinamerika - Erschienen bei MCM am 07.04.2016
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Sweet and Lovely - Hugo Montenegro
Lounge - Erschienen bei ISIS am 10.11.2021
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Iced Coffee
World Music - Erschienen bei Iced Coffee am 11.12.2022
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In the Theatre
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Space Age Pop
Lounge - Erschienen bei Music Manager am 03.07.2015
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The Greatest Hits Collection
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Man Alive
Original Soundtrack - Erschienen bei ossia italia am 15.11.2015
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Overture, American Musical Theatre, Vol. 1 (1924 - 1935)
Original Soundtrack - Erschienen bei Time Records am 28.02.1961
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American Musical Theatre, Vol. 4
Verschiedenes - Erschienen bei TIME Records am 31.01.1961
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American Musical Theatre, Vol. 2
Verschiedenes - Erschienen bei TIME Records am 31.01.1961
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Hello Hugo - [The Dave Cash Collection]
Pop - Erschienen bei The Dave Cash Collection - OMP am 09.05.2011
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Great Songs From Motion Pictures, Vol. 2
Verschiedenes - Erschienen bei TIME Records am 07.08.1961
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