Ennio Morricone - Morricone Giallo

Title: Morricone Giallo Artist: Ennio Morricone Release Date: 6/18/2007 Label: Cherry Red Duration: 73:23 UPC: 5013929370524 Genre: Soundtrack Styles: Soundtracks, Film Music, Original Score Moods: Brooding, Dramatic, Eerie, Atmospheric, Autumnal, Ominous, Spooky, Bittersweet, Enigmatic, Intimate, Melancholy, Sparse, Gritty, Organic, Reflective, Stylish, Theatrical, Playful, Tense/Anxious, Wistful, Literate Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 2 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. L' Uccello dalle piume di cristallo, film score~Corsa Sui Tetti
2. L' Uccello dalle piume di cristallo, film score~La Città si Risveglia
3. Le Foto proibite di una signora per bene, film score~Qui ci Scappa il Mort
4. Le Foto proibite di una signora per bene, film score~Bella, Cara, Dolce, B
5. Le Foto proibite di una signora per bene, film score~Percussivamente
6. Il Gatto a Nove Code (The Cat o' Nine Tails), film score~Parabola Del P
7. Il Gatto a Nove Code (The Cat o' Nine Tails), film score~Placcaggio
8. Gli Occhi freddi della paura, film score~Seguita
9. Gli Occhi freddi della paura, film score~Urla Nel Nulla
10. Gli Occhi freddi della paura, film score~Evanescente
11. Giornata nera per l'ariete, film score~Paura e Agressione
12. Giornata nera per l'ariete, film score~Resa
13. Giornata nera per l'ariete, film score~Trafelato
14. Senza Movente, film score~Ricerca
15. Senza Movente, film score~In Pieno Petto
16. La Corta Notte delle Bambule di Vetro, film score (Malastrana)~Notte e Bam
17. La Corta Notte delle Bambule di Vetro, film score (Malastrana)~Oppressione
18. 4 Mosche di velluto grigio, film score~4 Mosche di Velluto Grigio
19. Il Diavolo nel Cervello (The Devil in the Brain), film score~Oltre Il S
20. Violenza Sull'Ultimo Treno Della Notte (Night Train Murders), film scor
21. Copkiller, film score~Sinfonia D'Una Citta I
22. Copkiller, film score~Copkiller

Year Type Label Catalog # 2007 CD Cherry Red 5

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The "giallo" genre of film is a certain kind of Italian thriller, and although it's not the sort of thing that Ennio Morricone is most known for scoring, he did do quite a few soundtracks for giallo movies. The 73-minute Morricone Giallo CD compilation has 22 excerpts from almost a dozen such soundtracks, all but three of the cuts taken from 1970-1972 movies (with one from a 1975 film and a couple from a 1983 film). As the liner notes point out, though the giallo soundtracks included a lot of bossa nova and Euro-lounge type sounds, this particular disc "focuses on the darker cues that Morricone spattered throughout his giallo soundtracks." So these recordings are very light on melodies and motifs, and instead heavy on noirish suspense and ambience. Morricone's work is so wide-ranging and versatile that it's impossible to say what a "typical" or "characteristic" effort by the composer is, but this collection is, perhaps, some of his more atypical stuff, if such a thing exists. There's little to hum or engage the listener tune-wise; the emphasis is on spooky orchestral swells, rattles, clattering drum patterns, occasional shivering gasps, ominous throbs and sprinkles of notes, atonal near free jazz, discordant bell-like tones, and such. It's usually not out-and-out horror movie material, but certainly maximizes edgy aural atmospherics that don't let you relax or let down your guard. As such, it's not recommended for the usual Morricone listener (again, if there is such a thing); it's more challenging, less entertaining, and less eclectic than the vast majority of Morricone compilations on the market. For those serious fans of the composer looking to investigate one of the less celebrated corners of his oeuvre, however, it's worthwhile and well assembled, though the liner notes are heavier on details of the actual movie plots than their scores. ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide

Name Credits Bruno Nicolai Conductor Claudio Fuiano Project Coordinator Edda Dell'Orso Vocals Ennio Morricone Conductor Gruppo di Improvvisazione Nuova Consonanza Ensemble