Il Cielo In Una Stanza

When I heard that Ennio Morricone and Mike Patton's Mondo Cane were doing a show together in Santiago, Chile, I couldn't have been more jealous of those who had purchased a ticket.  Patton, a big fan of Morricone himself, finally met him before this November 2013 concert, and even fulfilled his dream of sharing the stage with Ennio during the Mondo Cane set. 

This evening did have some challenges, however.  Mondo Cane was slated to open the evening's concert, with Ennio Morricone headlining.  A last minute change in scheduling then switched the order, with Mondo Cane performing second (many speculated that this was to keep the Patton fans in the audience for the entire concert, rather than having them leave after the Mondo Cane set), much to the dismay of both performers.  It also meant that Mondo Cane had to cut a few songs from their set to keep within the venue curfew, since Morricone would be still be playing the long set he had originally planned (and the transition between his large set to Mondo Cane's would be time consuming).  Patton posted about this change on his Facebook page hours before he was to take the stage:

"Hello friends and fans in Chile. Due to circumstances beyond our control the Mondo Cane show set time tonight has been moved. We will now be going on AFTER Ennio Morricone at approx 10:45 pm. We are VERY VERY sorry for this inconvenience. It is not how it was supposed to be, but we hope to make it a great night for you."

Like previous shows, they opened the night with Gino Paoli's composition, "Il Cielo In Una Stanza" (Heaven in a room).  Mondo Cane played for just shy of an hour, but it proved to be worth the wait.