Ennio Morricone - Morricone in Love

Title: Morricone in Love Artist: Ennio Morricone Release Date: 8/23/2005 Label: Él/Cherry Red Album Type(s): Greatest Hits UPC: 5013929304628 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. Scena d'Amore 1 [From Crescete E Moltiplicatevi]
2. Una Donna da Ricordare (A Woman to Remember)
3. Messico E Irlanda [From Gui LA Testa (A Fist Full of Dynamite)]
4. L' Attico Illuminato [From Il Gatto A Nove Code]
5. Belinda May [From L'alibi]
6. In un Filo d'Erba [From L'alibi]
7. Un Po d'Ironia Acida [From d'Amore Si Muore (For Love One Dies)]
8. Federico e la Sua Solitude [From Questa Specie D'amore]
9. La Donna Invisible [From Donna Invisible]
10. Sembravi Desiderare [From l'Assoluto Naturale (He & She)]
11. La Bombola [From Verushka]
12. Metti una Serra a Cena [From Metti una Serra a [Main Titles Alternate
13. Lay Down I Think I Love You [From Scusi, Facciano l'Amore?]
14. La la Cosa Buff [Reprise7 {From Cosa B]

Year Type Label Catalog # 2005 CD Él/Cherry Red 46

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This collection of Morricone themes from 1969-1977 (with just one of the tracks postdating 1973) focuses on the maestro's lighter, more romantic side. If you're going to contrast it with his other work of the era, generally it's more romantic than erotic, or more romantic than dramatic, though the Edda Dell'Orso-sung "Seena d'Amore" does have that singer's patented nearly orgasmic peeping vocals. That song, too, sounds something like a Bacharach/David-penned tune that got only as far as the backing track. It's not all as poppy as that, and usually the melodies and orchestration have a muted haunting feel. It does tend toward the daintier facets of his scores, and at times evokes images of the late-'60s/early-'70s jet set traipsing through Europe, removed from the cares of the everyday world if not from the valleys of romantic interplay. When vocals do enter the picture, it's often scatting wordless singing rather than proper songs, the soaring bossa nova male-female harmonies of "Belinda Mag" veering toward saccharine easy listening. The CD isn't as exciting as some of the other Morricone-themed compilations on the El label, but does serve as soothing if slightly sugary ambient music, as well as helping round out the picture of the prolific composer's work from the era. ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide

Name Credits Carlo Bagnolo Coordination Claudio Fuiano Coordination Ennio Morricone Orchestration, Conductor