The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly is in many ways Ennio Morricone's finest hour. Just awesome - my favorite film soundtrack (I just popped the CD in and am always psyched for the end of the album - 'The Ecstasy of Gold,' and 'The Trio.'
So you just popped the Good Bad & Ugly CD in. Well so did I, and that's the reason I put up this thread. Yes, it is by far and away the best ever written. First time I saw it was in a squadron ready room aboard USS America CVA-66. I've loved it ever since!