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pianeta d'Acqua
(1980) |
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| tracks |
01. Acqua viva
02. Acque materne e d'amore
03. Pianeta d'acqua
04. Acqua viva # 2
05. Ouverture del mattino
06. Acqua viva # 3
07. Pianeta d'acqua # 2
08. Acqua viva # 5
09. Violentemente verso il mare
10. Acqua viva # 4
11. Pianeta d'acqua # 3
12. Acqua viva # 6
13. Acqua viva # 7
14. Acqua viva # 8 |
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| description |
In May 1980 the Italian Radio and Television,
RAI, put on air on the TV national network a program on the
water, a very hot topic.
The proposal to RAI of that really interesting topic came by
the talented director of documentaries Carlo Alberto Pinelli.
Always very attentive to the socio-cultural issues, now Pinelli
has got credits for over one hundred and twenty documentary-investigations.
The shooting of PIANETA D'ACQUA brought him to travel
a good part of the world.
Maestro Ennio Morricone was requested to compose the score for
this documentary.
He had shown his incredible artistic feelings in the music field
and was already famous for his inimitable musical compositions.
The subject deeply involved the emotions of Morricone who composed
a musical score very passionate and perfectly fitting the scenes
contributed to the remarkable success of the five episodes serial.
The 1st track named ACQUA VIVA (Living water) composed by Morricone
for the documentary is calm and does not change its composition
and technical characteristics even though it contains different
colors due to different instrumentation and slight change of
tempo. The introduction to the subject has an asymmetrical pattern
(three bars of 4 beats plus two others), as asymmetric is the
entire accompaniment. The ostinato in ottavi never has strong
accents, therefore, being also continuous and indefinite, follows
the asymmetry of the time. These variations, in the perpetual
continuity, give the idea of flowing water that in a constant
and indefinable motion always follows a single direction. Even
when played by different instruments the tonale theme never
loses his calm and reassuring tonal characteristics. The track
becomes technically clearer in the duo or trio's versions
in which the soundtrack is even more remarkable. The 2nd track
named PIANETA D'ACQUA (Water Planet) is tonal and presented
in a clear and limpid form. The "forte" ascending
theme of the main chord gives an immediate idea of openness
and solar luminosity.
The tempo, magnificent and majestic, and the vertical structure
of the accompaniment give a sense of great unity of sound and
timbre.
The central part, introducing in a few bars of the trio a single
instrument played "piano", which is accompanied by
a few strings also played "piano", compensates for
the compactness of the track.
A dynamic "crescendo" and the entry of additional
instruments bring everything back to its initial state, finally
ending with the tail and the final cadence in the key of the
beginning.
The third track with its suggestive title ACQUE MATERNE D'AMORE
(MOTHERNAL WATERS OF LOVE) has a tone that is never abandoned.
The tempo is calm.
The warm sound of cellos, that well develops the long theme,
is perfectly connected with the title that the track wants to
represent.
All this has the power to give a feeling of warmth and calm
reassurance that accompany the track in its entirety.
The ascending theme and the double orchestra give the track
an emotional emphasis of calmness that is revived after a proper
development of the theme, exactly the same, at the end of the
track.
The 4th track OUVERTURE DEL MATTINO (Overture in the morning)
is really delicious and is made up of several elements, all
of exquisite Italian craftsmanship.
The beginning could bring, and perhaps this is what Morricone
wanted to do, to the perfect descriptiveness of the "The
Four Seasons" by Antonio Vivaldi.
The initial steady tone in unison refers to the torpor of waking
in the morning.
The entry of the harpsichord, with the bi-chords, and then the
faster and faster pizzicato strings is the gradual realization
of the coming new day and the irrevocably flowing of time.
The violin solo with its cheerful theme, light, remembers the
song of a bird.
For long time the heart of the TV general public in Italy was
sensibly affected by the problem that had never been raised
to its attention before.
Strongly influenced both by the scenes revealing the complexity
of the problem and by those moving pieces of music that accompanied
them, many Italians did treasure the content of the program
and finally realized, perhaps for the first time, in what consideration
and respect other peoples would lay in to that element so necessary
and of so inestimable value.
Discussions about the water problem continued for long time
among the people, looking for hypothetical solutions, but as
we all know, beautiful things do not last long, and today, just
like yesterday, the problem is not solved yet. |
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