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Il Maestro goes chill

A. Fair | New York, NY USA | 08/05/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"As a long-time film-music fan, became familiar with Morricon's genius in the field. Also a fan of the downtempo chill music, I happened on this find and my jaw dropped. Of course I purchased it, and found it to be an incredible blend of the two genres. What has happened is that the some wonderful themes from Morricones soundtracks (think of the great music from the equally great Sergio Leone Spaghetti westerns, and other Italian film music), were remixed (RMX) and created into a good cocktail hour CD. Not just anyone, the best DJ's like Theivary Corporation et al, have produced a listen thats unique, and pays compliments to the great Ennio Morricone.



Ummm, did I say I like it and has been on my "favorite album" list for about 2 years? If this sounds good to you, then buy it. There are 2 newer Morricone remix albums (Remixes 1 and 2) that are more uptempo and dance/house style, great, but the RMX album is still the king!"

Moody and melodic

R. Riis | NY | 09/19/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I was a bit skeptical, but these contemporary rhythmic remixes of some of Italian film composer Ennio Morricone's best-known pieces work surprisingly well and make for an enjoyable collection. Produced with the cooperation of Morricone himself (or at least with his blessing), these tracks work astonishingly well in their new guise. Most are too somber to function as dance music, but are quite evocative and lovely as listening music, thanks to the sympathetic arrangements of the artists involved, all of whom seem to honor and appreciate Morricone (liner notes are brief) and the atmosphere these pieces were intended to convey. Fans of Morricone's music will enjoy this successful experiment and hope for more."