Digitmovies continues to explore with great
enthiusiasm the wide territory of the Italian Peplum by releasing
for the very first time the complete versions - as volume
XV of the series dedicated to this prolific genre - of three
orchestral OST by Carlo Rustichelli on one CD.
They were composed for three adventure movies placed in the
desert and steppe, all of them directed by Amerigo Anton (aka
Tanio Boccia) in 1964 and starring Kirk Morris, one of the
noted faces of the Italian Peplum (his real name was Adriano
Bellini and he was born in Vicenza in 1930).
Il Dominatore Del Deserto:
In North Africa the tyrant Yussuff makes a retaliation attack
on a village and kidnaps Fatima with whom he falls in love.
But the woman refuses him and takes a fancy to the young and
beautiful Nadir (Morris) who tries to challenge the rival.
Maciste Alla Corte Dello Zar:
Under the reign of the ruthless zar Nicolaiev, a group of
scientists discovers inside a cave the body of the giant Maciste
(Morris), who, after getting reanimated, acquires his powerful
strength again.
I Predoni Della Steppa:
Samira, daughter of Yesen and promised to the powerful Altan
as bride, is kidnapped by Sandar (Morris) and his marauders.
Sandar falls in love with the girl and he returns her, but
when the greedy Altan invades the lands of Yesen, the young
man revolts.
This CD is possible one more time thanks to the big help
of C.A.M. who have perfectly preserved in their vaults the
mono mastertapes containing all that M° Rustichelli had
originally recorded for these three movies.
Much of the score material within these movies was filled
with library music by the same composer, but all of the main
themes and their variations were especially composed for them.
Four tracks from Il Dominatore Del Deserto have already been
availalble on the 45 rpm EP C.A.M.
Two tracks from Maciste Alla Corte Dello Zar on the 45 rpm
C.A.M. and four tracks from I Predoni Della Steppa on the
45 rpm EP C.A.M.
We have now added eighteen unreleased tracks which we discovered
on the mono mastertapes and which bring our CD to a total
length of 53:36.
Carlo Rustichelli, who has been much inspired by the desert,
steppe and other exotic locations used in these three movies,
has succeeded in creating magnificent epic themes with a middle-eastern
flavour which refer back to the great fables from the past
like The Thousand And One Nights, alternated with exotic dances
and battle themes.
Another proper score rescue of the Italian Silver Age. |
