Morricone’s Ecstasy Of Gold | Arrangement For 35 Piece Flute Orchestra | Dave Weiss Flutes

Utah’s Bonneville Salt Flats and surrounding Silver Island Mountains are an amazing photogenic expanse.
My collaborator Kaya Bryla and I asked cinematographer Bubba Durket to shoot video for us.
As I was putting the video together I saw that the "journey" our dashcam filmed as we went from place to place helped tell the story, so I used some of those clips too.
Music is by Ennio Morricone, his iconic "Ecstasy Of Gold", from the western "The Good, the Bad, and The Ugly". I arranged it for all flute orchestra, 35 parts!
Kingma Altos, Basses, and ContraBass Flutes and Levit C Flute.
What sounds like a harmonica is really a Kingma Open Hole Alto Flute with a Matusi membrane Headjoint.
I love the changing light, and the colors of the many different flutes compliment the evolving visuals.

[@sherryfinzermusic7921]

Love this!!

[@buckyrajat6909]

It's Perfect🛐

[@DavidGWeissFlutesWoodwinds]

Wow! Many thanks! :)

[@GaySingers]

AWESOME!

[@DavidGWeissFlutesWoodwinds]

Glad you liked it!!

[@BrennoLimaPianista]

Amazing job!

[@eddierobles9827]

Really cool effects! The landscape is totally awesome and fits the music so perfectly! Love it!!

[@PaulMolloy]

Extraordinary colors! Stellar playing on a beautiful arrangement. I had no idea all those colors and textures were possible on woodwinds. Hope you and Kaya are well!!

[@DavidGWeissFlutesWoodwinds]

Thanks so much Paul. Yeah the color change is that part of the desert is breathtaking. And yes the flutes can create all sorts of extra colors. Great to picture. Thx so much!! 😀

[@JeremyBorumComposer]

Wonderful! I didn't know a membrane attachment existed for flute until just now.

[@simonmkafka]

This is so good. I love morricone. Well done!!!

[@DavidGWeissFlutesWoodwinds]

Thanks!! Appreciate you checking it out.

[@martinshulc3680]

This is amazing!

[@DavidGWeissFlutesWoodwinds]

Many thanks Martin. It’s an amazing place. Glad we were able to get this done!! :)

[@stephaniejutt1]

I adored this, Dave! You'll have to tell me all about how you made it! Wow!

[@DavidGWeissFlutesWoodwinds]

Thx!!! I use smoke and mirrors, as always! :)

[@DeniseBuckner-sd2xn]

is the arrangement available for purchase?

[@DavidGWeissFlutesWoodwinds]

I hope to have it available by September. Check back.

[@DeniseBuckner-sd2xn]

@@DavidGWeissFlutesWoodwinds checking back about availability