Il Etait Une Fois Dans L'Ouest / Pour Une Poignee De Dollars / La Ballata DI Saco E Vanzetti / Et Pour Quelques Donnars De Plus...

This 1983 compilation release from RCA, catalog number 6995 206, serves as a curated retrospective of Ennio Morricone’s seminal contributions to cinema. It gathers iconic themes from Sergio Leone’s spaghetti westerns, including Once Upon a Time in the West, A Fistful of Dollars, and For a Few Dollars More, alongside the poignant ballad from Giuliano Montaldo’s Sacco & Vanzetti. The collection was designed to capitalize on the enduring international appeal of Morricone’s work, consolidating his most recognizable Spaghetti Western scores onto a single record for a generation of European audiences who had grown up with these soundtracks.

The production reflects RCA’s effort to standardize and repackage the composer's vast catalog for the home listening market during the early 1980s. While Morricone’s compositions were originally crafted to define the stark, dramatic landscapes of the films themselves—employing unconventional instrumentation like electric guitars, jaw harps, and human whistles—this compilation presents them as standalone listening experiences. The reception was largely positive, as it provided fans with a convenient bridge between the cinematic experience and the atmospheric, avant-garde orchestral style that had solidified Morricone as one of the most significant film composers of the twentieth century.