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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Something Green
Hugo Montenegro, His Orchestra
Bandes originales de films - Paru chez cmm remaster sound le 16 juin 2014
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I Wonder If She's Waiting
Musiques du monde - Paru chez shes waiting le 27 avr. 2023
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In a Dressing Room
Bandes originales de films - Paru chez dressing room le 23 janv. 2023
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Level Of Emotion, Vol. 2
Amérique latine - Paru chez the sound girly le 4 mars 2015
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Level Of Emotion, Vol. 1
Jazz - Paru chez the sound girly le 4 mars 2015
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Strike A New Path
Musiques du monde - Paru chez fsp analog le 20 sept. 2017
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Flowering Time
Musiques du monde - Paru chez toast & egg le 20 juil. 2017
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Early Bloomers
Bandes originales de films - Paru chez toast & egg le 17 juil. 2017
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Share My Heart
Musiques du monde - Paru chez caps le 14 mai 2017
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Look Down
Musiques du monde - Paru chez classics & more le 14 avr. 2017
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Lets Have A Drink
Jazz - Paru chez classics & more le 10 avr. 2017
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