Ennio Morricone - The Very Best Of... -flac-

A FLAC rip from the SACD layer typically yields 24-bit/88.2kHz or 96kHz audio, significantly better than standard 16-bit CD quality for capturing Morricone’s nuanced orchestrations, like the whistle in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly or the pan flutes in Cockey's Song Release Variations:

Downloading FLAC is pointless without decent gear. Morricone’s orchestral sweeps and tiny percussive details will be lost on laptop speakers or standard earbuds. Ennio Morricone - The Very Best Of... -Flac-

The build from a trembling guitar to a soaring, operatic brass finale. What FLAC reveals: The dynamic range here is massive. The quiet fingerpicking at 0:45 is nearly silent in MP3. In FLAC, it’s intimate. When the full orchestra crashes in at 1:30, your speakers will gasp for air. A FLAC rip from the SACD layer typically yields 24-bit/88

Requiescat in pace, Maestro. Your music, now in lossless, is immortal. What FLAC reveals: The dynamic range here is massive

Highlights music from The Good, the Bad and the Ugly , The Mission , Cinema Paradiso , and Once Upon a Time in the West .