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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Hello Hugo - [The Dave Cash Collection]
Pop - Released by The Dave Cash Collection - OMP on 9 mei 2011
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Great Songs From Motion Pictures, Vol. 2
Divers - Released by TIME Records on 7 aug. 1961
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Great Songs From Motion Pictures, Vol. 3
Divers - Released by TIME Records on 7 aug. 1961
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Hugo, I Go - [The Dave Cash Collection]
Pop - Released by The Dave Cash Collection - OMP on 9 mei 2011
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American Musical Theatre
Divers - Released by TIME Records on 31 jan. 1961
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I Love Easy Listening: The Orchestras
Lounge - Released by Music Manager on 31 jul. 2018
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Montenegro in Italy
Lounge - Released by Music Manager on 4 feb. 2020
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A String of Pearls
Jazz - Released by Supreme Media on 1 jan. 2013
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Golden Hits By Hugo Montenegro
Jazz - Released by Black & Partner Licenses LLC on 7 mei 2019
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Time Out Music
Wereldmuziek - Released by love loove music on 28 okt. 2020
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Hugo Montenegro - Platinum Selection
Lounge - Released by Retro Music Box on 13 okt. 2020
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All the Best
Lounge - Released by Don't stop the music on 30 apr. 2021
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The Funny Barber Shop
Wereldmuziek - Released by Funny Barber on 18 mrt. 2022
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Loves of My Life
Jazz - Released by Moon Beams Records on 1 aug. 2013
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Shows: Most Popular
Vocale muziek (wereldlijk en religieus) - Released by Music Manager on 30 mrt. 2015
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Colorbomb
Hugo Montenegro, His Orchestra
Originele soundtracks - Released by rallentando rec. on 20 mei 2014
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