Digitmovies releases for the very first first
time on CD the complete OST by Francesco De Masi from the
movie African Story directed in 1971 by Fred Wilson (Marino
Girolami) and starring Sylva Koscina, Stephen Boyd, Michel
Kirner, Rita Oriolo Forzano.
A famous singer (Boyd) and his female fan fall in love and
they marry secretly.
They leave for Africa for their honeymoon where a dangerous
adventure waits for them.
This CD was possible thanks to the mono master tapes which
have been preserved in very good condition in the RCA vaults
until today.
The score is based on two main theme songs sung by an unidentified
singer: Man You Need A Hand (Tr. 1) and In The Shadows Of
My Mind (Tr. 18), two lovely motifs enriched by the presence
of the Cantori Moderni di Alessandroni.
The entire exotic background of the wonderful African locations
is scored by mythic Francesco De Masi who has written a score
rich with elements of lounge music such as Shake (Tr. 13,
Tr. 17), latin-american like Bossa and others (Tr. 4, Tr.
6, Tr. 7), alternatingromantic themes (Tr. 2, Tr. 3, Tr. 10,
Tr. 14, Tr. 21, Tr. 23, Tr. 24 ) with others of action and
suspense (Tr. 5, Tr. 8, Tr. 11. Tr. 15. Tr. 16, Tr. 19, Tr.
20).
The voice of Giulia De Mutiis (she was the wife of Alessandroni)
performs with extreme sweetness the liturgical-Beat tune Lonely
Memories (Tr. 12).
A right and proper rescue of the Italian Silver Age for the
memory of the unforgettable Francesco De Masi, a musician
always so dear to us. |
