Cheyenne’s Theme

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Cheyenne’s Theme is a lyrical, recurring musical motif composed by Ennio Morricone for the character Cheyenne in the film score of Once Upon a Time in the West.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film music theme
musical motif
associatedWithCharacter Cheyenne (Once Upon a Time in the West) NERFINISHED
composedFor Cheyenne (character) scenes
composer Ennio Morricone NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Italy
dedicatedToFictionalCharacter Cheyenne (Once Upon a Time in the West) NERFINISHED
featuredInWork Once Upon a Time in the West (1968 film) NERFINISHED
firstAppearanceInMedium Once Upon a Time in the West (1968 film) NERFINISHED
genre Western film music
film score
orchestral music
hasAssociatedDirector Sergio Leone NERFINISHED
hasAssociatedFilmGenre Spaghetti Western NERFINISHED
hasComposerRole Ennio Morricone NERFINISHED
hasEra 1960s film music
hasInstrumentation brass
guitar
harmonica
orchestra
strings
woodwinds
hasKeyCreator Ennio Morricone NERFINISHED
hasMusicalForm theme
hasMusicalStyle lyrical
hasNarrativeFunction character theme
hasNotableFeature integrated into overall film score structure
lyrical and expressive character
recurring melodic line associated with Cheyenne
hasRecurrentUse recurring leitmotif in film
hasTitleCharacterReference Cheyenne NERFINISHED
hasTypeOfMotif leitmotif
includedInAlbum Once Upon a Time in the West (original soundtrack album) NERFINISHED
languageOfTitle English
originalMedium motion picture
partOfFranchise Once Upon a Time in the West franchise NERFINISHED
partOfWork Once Upon a Time in the West (film score) NERFINISHED
placeOfComposition Italy NERFINISHED
recordedForLabel RCA Records NERFINISHED
usedFor character identification
emotional underscoring

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Once Upon a Time in the West (score) hasPart Cheyenne’s Theme