Spaghetti Western Orchestra
The Spaghetti Western Orchestra (formerly The Ennio Morricone Experience) is an Australian formation that adapts Ennio Morricone's film compositions in a humorous way .
The idea goes back to a student music theater experiment by [Australian | Australians] Patrick Cronin and Graeme Leak. The group uses exotic instruments such as the ocarina - which owes its popularity primarily to its prominent use in the classic film " The Good, the Bad and the Ugly " - but also nail clippers, coat hangers, a six-foot carillon and a variety of sometimes exotic percussion instruments .
The group played at the renowned Melbourne Fringe Festival in 2002 at the Sydney Opera House , at the Adelaide Festival Center, as well as in many European countries and in the USA. The formation also performed in 2011 at the [Royal Albert Hall].