Ennio Morricone - Citta Violenta

Ennio Morricone - Citta Violenta
Label - RCA
Released - 1970
Style - Soundtrack, 70s Crime Music, Library, Funk, Jazz

Originally released by RCA in 1970, Citta Violenta became a firm favourite with Morricone collectors worldwide. The film was directed with much flair by filmmaker Sergio Sollima, who managed to bring out fine performances from Charles Bronson, Telly Savalas and Umberto Orsini. However, the movie failed to stir much interest in cinemas and soon disappeared from the screens.

This special edition contains five additional cues and better sound quality than previous issues. This is one of Morricone’s best efforts of the 1970s with every cue brimming with the sound that we now associate with Morricone and Italian cinema during this period.

The music and musical sounds perfectly capture the sounds of the urban environment, with guitars sounding rather like cats calling in the darkness in some cues.

The work contains some quiet and effective moments, as in the opening sections of ‘Momento Estremo’, but the highlights of the score are tracks such as ‘Disperatamente’ and ‘Svolta Definitiva’. The latter starts as a funky sounding up-tempo number, before changing into a fast-paced chase track with frantic bongos and eerie sounding vocalising , which includes a gasping effect from Il Cantori Moderni, enhanced by fuzzy sounding guitar stabs and a guitar rift that is repeated throughout the tracks duration. There is also a secondary theme that pops up in a couple of cues which is just as strong and appealing as Morricone’s principal theme for the movie, heard to its full potential in ‘Riassunto’, where the composer combines both the principal and secondary themes in a stunning and highly listenable composition.

Tracklist:
01 - citta violenta (2:25)
02 - rito finale (3:06)
03 - mille volte un grido1 (2:32)
04 - momento estremo (3:18)
05 - con estrema dolcezza (2:41)
06 - svolta definitiva (4:38)
07 - norme con ironie (3:56)
08 - riflessione (1:28)
09 - disperatamente (2:54)
10 - rito finale (1:30)
11 - dolcemente acre (3:15)
12 - sospensione sovrapposta (1:41)
13 - a caissa (2:25)
14 - riassunto (3:06

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Anton Garcia Abril and Marcello Giombini - ...4...3...2...1...Morte OST

Anton Garcia Abril and Marcello Giombini - ...4...3...2...1...Morte OST
Label - Dagored
Released - 1967
Style - Soundtrack, Library, Jazz, Psyhedelic, Funk

(from Moviegrooves.com):
The original soundtrack for the 1967 cult Sci-Fi movie (AKA Perry Rhodan: SOS aus dem Weltall) by Director Primo Zeglio.

Bizzare voice-only tracks, spacey electronic themes and organ-based rhythmic jazzy pieces with a touch of psychedelia. Features the mighty shake music theme "SELI" with Edda Dell'Orso and I Cantori Moderni. 15 digitally remastered tracks.

SampleWatch
The main theme was used in the Lynx crouching dragon-style Martial Arts TV advert.

[From eBay]:
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Track Listing
1. SELI (Main Titles)
2. ...4..3..2..1 Morte (Seq. 1)
3. ...4..3..2..1 Morte (Seq. 2)
4. SELI (Love Theme)
5. ...4..3..2..1 Morte (Seq. 3)
6. ...4..3..2..1 Morte (Seq. 4)
7. ...4..3..2..1 Morte (Seq. 5)
8. SELI (Instrumental)
9. ...4..3..2..1 Morte (Seq. 6)
10. SELI (Love Theme)
11. ...4..3..2..1 Morte (Seq. 7)
12. ...4..3..2..1 Morte (Seq. 8)
13. ...4..3..2..1 Morte (Seq. 9)
14. ...4..3..2..1 Morte (Seq. 10)
15. SELI (End Titles)

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V/A - Le JazzBeat! Vol. 2

V/A - Le JazzBeat! Vol. 2 (Jerk, Jazz & Psychobeat de France)
Label - L'Illustration Musicale [FR] / Jazzman
Released - 2000
Recorded - 60s/70s
Style - Funk, Soul, Jazz, Rock, Psychedelic, Library, Lee Library

Notes (from Movie Grooves)
Wow. Le JazzBeat! Vol. 2 is a great compilation featuring 16 killer tracks from the French library label "L'Illustration Musicale" (IM).

Started by jazz pianist Eddie Warner in 1965 as a publishing company, "L'Illustration Musicale" soon capitalised on the growing library music industry by recording and releasing tracks of their own.

"L'Illustration Musicale" produced 26 of their own library music LPs, which are now highly sought after. This great CD showcases the best of L'Illustration Musicale's output and contains a superb range of styles - jazzy, funky, moody and electronic.

Tracklisting:
01 Eddie Warner - Devil's Anvil (2:12)
02 Eddie Warner - Funky Kid (2:00)
03 Eddie Warner - Brutas Drums (2:03)
04 Eddie Warner - Shut Up (2:22)
05 Eddie Warner - Zone Y (2:23)
06 Eddie Warner - Titus (2:34)
07 Roger Morris - Knock It (2:13)
08 Eddie Warner - Black Power (2:15)
09 Eddie Warner - Night Fight (2:14)
10 Eddie Warner - Check Point Charlie (2:22)
11 Cecil Leuter - Electronic Track 15 (1:21)
12 Eddie Warner - Come (2:34)
13 Roger Morris - Hard Labour (2:13)
14 Eddie Warner - Stop Stoterring (2:20)
15 Eddie Warner - Organic (2:31)
16 Eddie Warner - Eccentric Trick (1:55)

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Piero Umiliani - Svezia, Inferno e Paradiso (Soundtrack)

Piero Umiliani - Svezia, Inferno e Paradiso (Soundtrack)
Label - Easy Tempo
Recorded - 1968
Style - Bossa Nova, Lounge, Jazz, Funk, Rock, Library, Soundtrack, Easy Listening

(from Moviegrooves)
Piero Umiliani's classic soundtrack to Svezia, Inferno e Paradiso (Sweden, Heaven and Hell), directed by Luigi Scattini - the cult mondo movie from 1968 that purported to be a serious documentary about life in Sweden, but instead goes the way of the explotation mondo shockumentary and concentrates on showing scenes of wife swapping, porno movies, lesbian nightclubs, biker gangs, Walpurgis Night celebrations and examining Swedens drug, drinking and high suicide problems...

Contains the great/silly track "Mah Na' Mah Na'" that was covered by the Muppets, becoming a classic in its own right!

Tracklisting:
1. You Tried To Warn Me
2. Le Ragazze Dell'Arcipelago
3. Stoccolma My Dear
4. Mah Na' Mah Na' (Album Version)
5. Essere Donna
6. Notte Di Mezza Estate
7. Sequenza Psichedelica
8. Violenza
9. Fotomodelle
10. La Signora Cameriera
11. Solitudine
12. Free In Minore
13. Piano Bossa Nova
14. Stoccolma My Dear
15. Notte Di Messa Estate
16. Solitudine
17. Nel Cosmo
18. Topless Party
19. Solitudine
20. Eva Svedese
21. Hippies #1
22. Solitudine
23. Hippies #2
24. L'Uomo Interato
25. Samba Mah Na'
26. Orango E Chitarroni
27. Beer, Vermouth E Gin
28. Sleep Now Little One

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Piero Umiliani - Il Corpo [Original Soundtrack]

Piero Umiliani - Il Corpo [Original Soundtrack]
Label - Easy Tempo
Released - 1974
Style - Electronic, Jazz, Fusion, Ambient, Easy Listening, Library, Soundtrack

(from Dusty Groove)
Sweetly funky and very slinky -- this is one of the best early 70s scores by the great Italian composer Piero Umiliani! The record has lots of bubbling electric piano, rumbling electric basslines, warm acoustic percussion, and moody wordless vocals. At some level, the album sounds a lot like the contemporaneous work by the great Italian Fender Rhodes combo Crossfire -- but it's also filled with a spacey madness that could only come from the pen of Umiliani! One of the best of the recent Easy Tempo reissues -- and very nicely put together, with a consistent sound throughout!

Tracklisting:
1. Free Life (Vocal)
2. Tidal Stream
3. In The End (Instrumental)
4. Hard Times
5. Stream (Alternate)
6. Princess (Alternative)
7. Chaser
8. Stream (Alternate Intro)
9. The Body
10. White Sand (Extended)
11. In The End
12. In The Village
13. Free Life (Extended)
14. Princess (Extended Intro)
15. Stream
16. Savana
17. Dusken
18. Desert Island
19. Princess
20. The Body
21. Desert Island (Extended)

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Piero Umiliani - La Ragazza Fuori Strada

Piero Umiliani - La Ragazza Fuori Strada
Label - Easy Tempo
Released - 1975
Style - Funk, Jazz, Easy Listening, Soundtrack, Library, OST

(from scorebaby)
The '75 release La Ragazza Fuori Strada (or "The Girl from the Street") starred Zeudi Araya, who also starred in Il Corpo and La Ragazza Dalla Pelle Di Luna for which Umiliani also contributed scores reissued by Easy Tempo. Zeudi is an exotic goddess to be sure, but what of the score? As expected, Umiliani's music is a thing of groovy beauty. He often uses an orchestra augmented by a crack rhythm section, but just as often goes solo on the organ or piano, or sticks with a small combo.

Check out the crisp cymbal work, bubbling bass line and jazzy brass on "Nostalgia" -- all backed by organ and strings. Or how about that bouncing funkadelic of "Senza Tregua" with its stabbing organ lines and jangly rhythm guitar. There are 24 tracks in total, with some repetition of theme.

(from musicfromthemovies)
Fuori Strada already bears a strong influence from Isaac Hayes' 1971 breakthrough score for Shaft, evidenced in Umiliani's flawless fusion of a sizable string section, strong melodic lines, and several rhythmically charged synth tracks. It's all vintage 1970s groove music, something fans of the genre will love in Easy Tempo's expanded reissue of the original soundtrack album.

Track Listing
1. Volto Di Donna (Original Demo)
2. Volto Di Donna
3. Nostalgia
4. La Rinuncia
5. Nostalgia
6. Senza Tregua
7. Volto Di Donna
8. Il Tuo Volto
9. Nostalgia
10. Cantata Per Maryam
11. La Rinuncia
12. Oltre L'acqua Del Fiume
13. La Prima Uscita
14. Tra La Gente
15. Le Ore Che Contano (Base)
16. Volto Di Donna
17. Maryam
18. The Party
19. Le Ore Che Contano
20. Volto Di Donna
21. Il Tuo Volto

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Piero Umiliani - Questo Sporco Mondo Meraviglioso

Piero Umiliani - Questo Sporco Mondo Meraviglioso
Label - Easy Tempo
Released - 1971
Style - Funk, Jazz, Soundtrack, Library, OST

(from Dusty Groove)
A fab little soundtrack from one of our favorite Italian composers -- a lost gem originally issued in 1971, with a very groovy sound! The score has Piero Umiliani picking up a bit more funk than usual -- working with electric bass and keyboards to come up with some totally great tracks that kind of pick up a sexy Euro funk groove from the Serge Gainsbourg generation, and give it some excellent soundtracky touches in terms of tone, color, and melody. The tracks are all pretty darn great -- bouncy, sunny, and with funk at just the right moments -- and a few nice numbers even have a bit of scatting vocals, an element that makes them all the more pleasing to our ears! Titles include "Mah Na Cowboy", "Holiday Inn", "Love In", "Il Mondo Dell Infanzia", "Luna Di Miele", "Pepito", and "La Nuova Frontiera".

Track listing:
01. questo mondo meraviglioso (archi e cori)
02. la nuova frontiera (archi e ritmi beat)
03. western melody
04. dove và il mondo (complesso beat)
05. pepito (complesso a tempo di samba)
06. luna di miele (sandro e giulia)
07. old rock
08. il mondo dell'infanzia (chitarre classiche)
09. moderato grottesco and cantabile (sandro e giulia)
10. mondo dove vai? (complesso beat con effetti elettronici)
11. il micione e la gattina (sandro e giulia)
12. mah nà cowboy (sandro ed accompagnamento ritmico)
13. holiday inn (organo e ritmi)
14. folk way (complesso beat)
15. young time
16. il mondo è meraviglioso (archi e coro)
17. love in (complesso beat)
18. red train

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Janko Nilovic - Impressions Vol. 2

Janko Nilovic - Impressions Vol. 2 [The Best of Janko Nilovic]
Label - Dare-Dare/Pulp Flavor
Recorded - 60s/70s
Style - Soul, Pop, Jazz, Afro, Library, OST

Tracklisting:
01. MIXED GRILL
02. GOLF OPEN
03. IMPROVISATION POUR 2 VOIX
04. POST SCRIPTUM
05. SAMBA DIO
06. FUNKY TRAMWAY
07. FLOCK
08. MACHINE GUN
09. AEROSPACIAL
10. SITTING BULL
11. SUNDER FIRE
12. SOUL IMPRESSIONS
13. THE THIRD POWER
14. TRUMPET SUPERSTAR
15. STRANGE DREAM
16. SOMETIMES AGO

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Pulsar Music Ltd - Milano Violenta

Pulsar Music Ltd - Milano Violenta
AKA: Bloody Payroll, Commando Terror
Label - Plastic
Released - 70s/1990
Style - Jazz, Funk, Spacefunk, Soundtrack, Library, 70s, Dark/Criminal
Credits: Enrico Pieranunzi & Silvano Chimenti

Notes from Moviegrooves:
Excellent Poliziotteschi (violent Italian cop movie) soundtrack from Enrico Pieranunzi & Silvano Chimenti - full of cool crime-funk, easy listening and pieces to create dramatic tension.

Bit of an interesting one this; the track list reads like a library music LP with descriptions of each track like "Dramatic Tension" and "Dynamic" etc and the CD/LP has "Pulsar Music Ltd" in big letters across the front which suggests that perhaps this is a reissue of a 70s library music LP that was used extensively for the Milano Violenta soundtrack.

Tracklisting:
01. Cat Theme
02. Blue Funk
03. Dreamland
04. Subway
05. Walking At Sunrise
06. Six In
07. Swinging Day
08. High Tension
09. Leyla Theme
10. Running
11. Fixed Idea
12. Cat Theme
13. Obsession

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