Ennio Morricone - Morricone in the Brain

Title: Morricone in the Brain Artist: Ennio Morricone Release Date: 1/22/2007 Re-Released On: 2/20/2007 Label: Cherry Red Duration: 71:38 Album Type(s): soundtrack UPC: 5013929370227 Genre: Classical Styles: Funk, Comedy, Novelty, Electro-Acoustic, Soundtracks, Go-Go, Film Music, Music Comedy, Easy Pop, Novelty Ragtime 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. La Califfa (Lady Caliph), film score~Requiem Per Un Operaio :: Ennio Morricone
2. Cuore di Mamma, film score~Recreazione Divertita :: Ennio Morricone
3. Cuore di Mamma, film score~Ninna Per Adulteri :: Ennio Morricone
4. Cuore di Mamma, film score~Suoni Per Un Clavicembalo :: Ennio Morricone
5. Il Diavolo nel Cervello (The Devil in the Brain), film score~Viaggio Se :: Ennio Morricone
6. Il Diavolo nel Cervello (The Devil in the Brain), film score~Il Diavolo :: Ennio Morricone
7. Che c'entriamo noi con la Rivoluzione, film score~Rivoluzione? :: Ennio Morricone
8. Slalom, film score~Slalom (Titoli Versione Film) :: Ennio Morricone
9. Slalom, film score~Slalom (Incontro Magico) :: Ennio Morricone
10. Slalom, film score~Sestriere :: Ennio Morricone
11. Slalom, film score~Slalom (Passeggiata Sulla Neve) :: Ennio Morricone
12. Slalom, film score~Slalom (Rapimento Grottesco ) :: Ennio Morricone
13. Gli Intoccabili (Machine Gun McCain), film score~Irene :: Ennio Morricone
14. Gli Intoccabili (Machine Gun McCain), film score~Gli Intoccabili :: Ennio Morricone
15. Gli Intoccabili (Machine Gun McCain), film score~Senza Parole :: Ennio Morricone
16. Alla scoperta dell America (The Discovery of America), television score :: Ennio Morricone
17. Il Trio Infernale, film score~Rag Nuziale (Primo Matrimonio) :: Ennio Morricone
18. Il Gatto, film score~Gli Scatenati :: Ennio Morricone
19. Viaggio con Anita, film score~Sull'amaca :: Ennio Morricone
20. La Califfa (Lady Caliph), film score~La Pace Interiore :: Ennio Morricone
21. Anche se volessi lavorare, che faccio?, film score~Lei Se Ne More :: Ennio Morricone
22. Anche se volessi lavorare, che faccio?, film score~Anghingo (Version Co :: Ennio Morricone
23. D'Amore si Muore, film score~Si Muore D'amore :: Ennio Morricone
24. Il Segreto, film score~Dal Mare :: Ennio Morricone
25. Bianco, Rosso e Verdone, film score~Bianco Rosso & Verdone (Titoli De T :: Ennio Morricone
26. Cuore di Mamma, film score~Ninna Nanna Per Adulteri (Version 2) :: Ennio Morricone
27. Che c'entriamo noi con la Rivoluzione, film score~Che C'entriamo Noi Co :: Ennio Morricone

Year Type Label Catalog # 2007 CD Cherry Red 2

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The theme of this compilation isn't obvious, other than to gather music from some of Ennio Morricone's more obscure films into one package. It does cover a lot of ground, the 27 tracks sampling from the soundtracks of no less than 17 movies the composer scored between 1965 and 1981. It's also less strange than the title and some of the annotation might lead you to expect, emphasizing his more gentle, placid, even -- dare we say -- sentimental side. Yes, there's some weirdness here and there -- the gothic choral voices of "Requiem Per Un Operaio," for instance, or the way "Recreazione Divertita" glides from easy listening to go-go organ psychedelia to football chants and soothing classical passages. But there are also high, winding wordless female vocals; slightly mushy, dainty orchestration; spare, lilting piano riffs; music box tinkles; and jaunty whistling, such elements sometimes combining within the same piece. There are relatively few of the twangy guitars or ominous chant-singing and off-the-wall instrumentation that count among the most distinguished trademarks of his work from this era, though these do surface occasionally via tracks such as "Slalom (Titoli Versione Film)." Just to keep you on your toes, though, there are jarring items verging on dissonance, like "Gli Intoccabili," the cheesy music hall synthetics of "Rag Nuziale (Primo Matrimonio)," and the funhouse jungle sounds of "La Scoperta Dell' America (Esotica)." Like some other Morricone anthologies on the Cherry Red group of labels, this collection performs a valuable service for serious fans of the composer, as it assembles a wealth of material from soundtracks that would be both hard to find and expensive to buy as a group. However, it's neither among his best material from the mid-'60s through the early '80s, nor fully representative of the scope of his work from that era. ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide

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