Some call it the best Western ever made with one of the best theme songs ever made. Elmer Bernstein's contribution for "The Magnificent Seven" would probably have folks standing up in their seats in tribute to the epic orchestral majesty of this piece.
There have been quite a few remixes done of "The Magnificent Seven". I think there was a KLF version done many years ago. What I hadn't realized that even the Japanese hip-hop duo HALCALI sampled Bernstein's magnum opus for one of their singles.
A month ago, I posted their 2003 "Otsukare Summer"（おつかれSUMMER）since it became one of the Tik Tok hits for Summer 2025. But I also had this HALCALI 2006 tune in the backlog for a while, so why not also remark on this one which came out as their 8th single in February that year. Instead of the Shibuya-kei nature of "Otsukare Summer", "Twinkle Star" is back to their hip-pop stylings (with the "Magnificent Seven" woven in) thanks to two members of the band RIP SLYME helping out in the music making: RYO-Z and DJ Fumiya. Plus, Bernstein himself is in the credits as well. From the video, it looks like Halca and Yucali are giving their own tributes to Shibuya gyaru culture. Unfortunately, "Twinkle Star" didn't get too high up on the charts...just up to No. 104.
Ah, HALCALI does seem to have a bit (or more) of diversity in their discography.
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