Ennio Morricone Le Foto Proibite Di Una Signore Per Bene (1970)
A film directed by Luciano Ercoli
I quite like this soundtrack & I think that allmusic has it misunderstood. Sure, there’s no memorable themes as such, nor is it up there with his best work. However, what it does highlight is two of the better sides to Morricone. There are the light, lilting bossa styled melodies, along with the darker, more discordant passages that would feature throughout many of his 70’s scores. There’s also the tracks featuring the resplendent vocals of Edda Dell’Orso. (Yup, I’m a sucker for Edda).
Note: The Japanese version includes an additional track ‘Doricamente’, not tacked on at the end, but as track 12 (of 14). It is a good track. However, I have no idea if it’s featured in the actual movie. Seems an odd omission.
Some excellent jazz noir here for those familiar with Lurie’s work, along with a pinch of Downtown oddness. And with Marc Ribot & Arto Lindsay that just about explains it all.
No idea what the movies are about; I only know this album is a solid listen. Less jazz as one might assume with Lurie, Medeski, Martin & Wood et.al. And other than the Ramonesesque short track, that allmusic seems to like, (I suppose it must fit the movie), it certainly stands on its own as an album.
Looking forward to the soundtrack from this yet to be released film. @Nostro, @GKern, and @killdozer might be of interest to you all. Biopic of Alan McGee
Carlo Rustichelli La Frusta E Il Corpo (1963)
Produced by the renowned Mario Bava
Christopher Lee/Daliah Lavi/Gustavo de Nardo
I’m struggling to comprehend I’ve not posted anything from one of the Italian masters previously. And here, I’ve chosen not his best effort. In fact, some of this soundtrack sounds way too whimsical or perhaps melodramatic for a gothic horror, alas that’s likely in relation to the genre itself.
The Whip and the Boy, as it was renamed for the US audience, was heavily cut, not due to ‘gore’ (apparently minimal), but due to obsessional love & sadomasochistic themes.
