| "The Ecstasy of Gold" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Ennio Morricone | |
| from the album The Good, the Bad and the Ugly | |
| Released | 1966 |
| Genre | Film score, western |
| Length | 3:22 |
| Songwriter(s) | Ennio Morricone |
"The Ecstasy of Gold" (Italian: "L'estasi dell'oro") is a musical composition by Ennio Morricone, part of his score for the 1966 Sergio Leone film The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. It is played while Tuco (Eli Wallach) is frantically searching a cemetery for the grave that holds $200,000 in gold coins. Sung by Edda Dell'Orso, it stands as one of the best known of Morricone's themes and one of the most iconic pieces of cinematic score in history.