Remastered and slightly expanded re-issue of two classic
scores by Luis Enriquez Bacalov, presented together for the
first time.
Elio Petri's A Ciascuno Il Suo stars Gian Maria Volanté,
Gabrielle Ferzetti and Irene Papas in a beautiful vendetta
tale as idealistic university professor Paolo Laurana investigates
two strange murders in Sicily while he also fells for one
of the widows.
The film marked the only occasion director Petri worked together
with Luis Bacalov, who provided a varied and thematically
consistent underscore that rangers from a rush romantic melody
for Sicily and Laurana to harsh jazz rhythms for the criminal
activities.
The program also includes four different versions of the memorable
Samba tune that was used in the film's expertly shot finale.
La Polizia E' Al Servizio Del Cittadino? is a poliziottesco
starring Enrico Maria Salerno and Giuseppe Pambieri, giving
us an uncompromising look at the operations of a powerful
crime syndicate in Genoa.
Bacalov's bustling big city music matches the gritty urban
tone of the film with a memorable main theme that lends an
almost poetic quality to the violent events.
Other themes include a lonesome melody for the policeman whose
private life had been ruined by his immersion in crime, plus
great action and suspense set pieces following the unorthodox
investigation of Inspector Seroni.
These scores had been previously issued by Point Records
on separate discs.
This new release offers both works in complete form with a
better organization of the tracks and estimated chronological
order which we only modified to make the disc a better listening
experience.
The single version of Bacalov's Samba from A ciascuno il suo
makes its CD debut here. |