Beautiful & Sad: Ben Watt's Favourite Albums | Page 4 of 14 | The Quietus

Baker's Dozen

Artists discuss the 13 records that shaped their lives

3. Elmer BernsteinHud: Original Soundtrack

This is one idea, repeated, done in a simple palette of colour. So many records that I like are like that. I love putting it on in the background. It’s like a tumbleweed in slow motion. It’s stoic and sad. The rhythm of it is so beautiful. I loved the film when I was younger, too. It reminds me of weekend afternoons when I was a kid watching Westerns on TV, things like High Noon and The Searchers. [laughs] Remember that feeling? And that plangent Spanish guitar… this album feels intimate and epic all at the same time. 


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