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CDDM 190CD
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2011 release. Digitmovies releases on CD the definitive version of Bruno Nicolai's original soundtrack for the 1969 movie Bruciatelo Vivo! (aka "Land Raiders"). Directed by Nathan H. Juran, produced by Charles H. Schneer for Columbia Pictures and starring Telly Savalas, George Maharis, Arlene Dahl, Janet Landgard, and Fernando Rey. After having moved to Forge River, a town in the United States, the Mexican Vincente Jardenas (Savlaas) changes his name to Vincent Carden. The man has become a very rich land owner and fierce enemy of the Indians who is willing to pay ten dollars for every scalp of them. His brother Pablo (Maharis) enters the scene, considered guilty for having killed his girlfriend Luisa. At the end, the Apaches take their revenge, destroy the town and also kill Vincent. Sheriff Mainefield, together with his daughter Kate, the only survivor of the massacre, just before dying confess to Pablo that in fact Vincent was the true culprit of the seduction and death of the ill-fated Luisa. In 1969 a 45rpm single with two tracks and a 33rpm album with twelve selections was issued on the Beverly Hills label, but this OST was released for the first time on CD by the Belgian Prometheus label. Both the vinyl records and the CD feature a weird sound, a hybrid between a mono and fake stereo, but the stereophonic master tapes do not exist at all. Digitmovies' CD was possible thanks to the Nicolai estate which till today has preciously kept the original mono master tapes of the 1969 recording session. Digitmovies present the definitive version of this fabulous OST with twenty-two tracks. Bruno Nicolai has written one of his best OST's for the Western genre with an absolutely unique and recognizable style where an epic main theme -- introduced in "Titoli Di Testa" -- for orchestra, the choir of Cantori Moderni di Alessandroni and the harmonica of Franco De Gemini triumphs. A sad love theme appears as memory of Luisa. It gets alternated with several violent and dramatic tracks which form the background to ambushes, attacks, and bloody battles between cowboys and Indians. As bonus tracks, there are two rarities: the main theme with the film version without choir during the Apache attack and the stereophonic version thanks to the discovery of two tracks with orchestra and choir which had been recorded separately.
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CDDM 049CD
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2006 release. Reissue; originally released in 1969. A true classic soundtrack by Bruno Nicolai is presented here for the very first time on CD: La Battaglia Del Deserto (aka "Desert Battle"), an adventure war movie directed by Mino Loy and starring Italian actor George Hilton, French actor Robert Hossein and USA actor Frank Wolff. In 1969 a monaural LP album had been released on the Italian Gemelli label. After several research in the Archives of Edipan Digitmovies located the original album mastertape as well as the mastertapes containing the complete recording session. Apart from being in magnificent condition, we discovered that the mastertapes had been mixed in great stereo sound. For certain obscure reasons, a mono mix of the selected tracks was prepared for the original LP album, therefore our CD is the very first stereo presentation of this wonderful score. Nicolai composed an epic theme for large orchestra deliciously arranged with a beat style and introduced here in "Titoli Di Testa - Versione Film", a more up-tempo version compared to the known one from the original album. This particular motif -- reprised and also cited in action and suspense cues -- perfectly represents the boundless desert where the dramatic adventure takes place. The romantic side of the story is musically emphasized. Bruno Nicolai also wrote some lounge themes used as "source music" in the movie. On this CD release every single note found on the session tape was included. Includes eight-page, full color booklet.
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RED 251LP
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Dagored present a reissue of Bruno Nicolai's score for the 1972 film Il Tuo Vizio E' Una Stanza Chiusa E Solo Io Ne Ho La Chiave ("Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key"). The complete soundtrack presented on vinyl here for the first time. For this weird gothic horror movie, the director Sergio Martino teamed up with Ennio Morricone's longtime collaborator, the legendary Bruno Nicolai. A classy symphonic soundtrack featuring harpsichord sounds and poignant violins that create a perfect decadent atmosphere. Color vinyl; Edition of 500.
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RED 248LP
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Dagored present a reissue of Bruno Nicolai's soundtrack for the 1970 spaghetti western Adiós, Sabata. The great Bruno Nicolai, one of the closest collaborator of Ennio Morricone, composed this epic score for the second film of the western cult classic Sabata Trilogy, starring the legendary Yul Brinner, employing a dramatic style creating what is considered one of the great masterpieces of Italian western music. First time complete soundtrack on vinyl. Orange vinyl; Edition of 500.
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RED 247LP
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Dagored present the first complete vinyl edition of Bruno Nicolai's soundtrack for the 1972 film Una Giornata Spesa Bene ("A Full Day's Work"). Stunning and super rare soundtrack composed by Maestro Bruno Nicolai (longtime Ennio Morricone collaborator and legendary Italian composer) for Jean Louis Trintignant's movie. 45rpm audiophile quality; Edition of 300.
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CNLP 054LP
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Cinedelic Records present a reissue of Bruno Nicolai's Tempo Sospeso, originally released in 1975. Bruno Nicolai was a leading figure in the world of Italian soundtracks although he is primarily known for being the most important of Ennio Morricone's collaborators and his orchestra conductor in the period of Morricone's greatest productions in the '60s and '70s. But Nicolai's solo works are certainly not of lesser artistic relevance. Tempo Sospeso ("Suspended Time") is one of the most representative albums in the sense that it was produced by Nicolai in 1975 without any filters or restrictions, in the period of his greatest artistic maturity. The style of his thriller soundtracks of the time, such as 1971's The Night Evelyn Came Out Of The Grave, 1972's The Red Queen Kills Seven Times (RED 209LP) and Your Vice Is A Locked Room And Only I Have The Key, and 1975's Eyeball (RED 225C-LP), is evident here, as well as the vibe of the "electrified" western, thanks largely to the acid fuzz guitar of Alessandro Alessandroni. The instrumentation is varied and the maestro plays piano, harpsichord, organ, and synth. What is presented here is library music that is definitely above average. The new graphic design of this edition was created by Daniel Martin Diaz from Tucson, Arizona, known for his symbolist works that have been published in The LA Times, NY Times, Juxtapoz, High Fructose, and Low Rider Magazine, as well as four of his own art books. Inside the LP is a postcard/photo of maestro Nicolai, a portrait in front of his Moog. Comes in a solid cardboard cover.
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RED 225C-LP
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The classic 1975 Italian thriller Gatti rossi in un labirinto di vetro (Eyeball), directed by Umberto Lenzi (Spasmo (RED 216XRAY-LP, 1974)), features a truly pleasant and entertaining score by the great Bruno Nicolai (The Case of the Bloody Iris (1972), The Red Queen Kills Seven Times (RED 209LP, 1972)), with an authentic '70s Italian cinema feel to it and a catchy main theme that is definitely one of his best. Another giallo ace on Dagored. This is the first release of the complete soundtrack on vinyl. Limited edition of 1000 "splatter" colored LPs.
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RED 209LP
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Bruno Nicolai met Ennio Morricone when they were both studying at Rome's Santa Cecilia music academy. Nicolai was the conductor on many of the maestro's scores from For a Few Dollars More (1965) onwards, but also found himself with plenty of composing work of his own throughout the '60s and '70s. Nicolai became almost as prolific as the maestro himself, particularly within the western and giallo genres. His soundtrack for the 1972 film La dama rossa uccide 7 volte (The Red Queen Kills Seven Times) is a great example of his giallo work. It has a distinctive and memorable main theme, and a second ascending piano-led theme that accompanies some of the suspense sequences. The first instance of the main theme comes right at the beginning, hauntingly sung by a small child on "Preludio & Titoli." In "Minaccia" we find that heavy suspense/chase bassline that Nicolai so often used in his giallo and Jess Franco scores -- lush, atmospheric, and decidedly "euro." This LP, produced in collaboration with Beyond Horror Design, is the first vinyl edition of this score; it features exclusive artwork and a bonus poster (limited to the first pressing). Remastered sound.
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FKR 071LP
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2014 release. Finders Keepers Records proudly unveils what is perhaps the crowning moment for both composer Bruno Nicolai and actress Edwige Fenech, with score of Tutti i colori del buio (All the Colours of the Dark), the film that inaugurated them, with director Sergio Martino, into the giallo canon in 1972. Presented here as an alternative to the extremely rare 1973 Gemelli library edition, this release includes the film's previously unreleased hard-hitting left-field psychedelic pop themes performed by a trio of Nicolai with sitar-wielding Alessandro Alessandroni (in true Pawnshop/Braen's Machine mode) and Italian cinematic songbird Edda Dell'Orso. Recorded in January 1972 at Ennio Morricone's Ortophonic Studio in Rome (birthplace of Goblin's Roller and Alessandroni's soundtrack to Sangue di sbirro (Cop's Blood) (1976), among many other classics), All the Colours of the Dark is a balance of psychotic free jazz, aggressive bass driven beats, schizoid Eastern motifs, and childlike lullabies -- with the last element augmenting Martino's proud Rosemary's Baby influences in his tale of a rehabilitated relationship plagued by recurring nightmares and vague memories of a religious cult. To claim this score as Nicolai's all-time best is perhaps a little hasty for this versatile composer of such acclaim and widespread appeal, but for fans of that unique window of unhinged musical opportunity which came with the giallo boom of the early 1970s, this record epitomizes the world of Fabio Frizzi, Goblin, and Walter Rizzati. Pressed on red vinyl; includes poster.
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FKR 070LP
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2014 release. The last in a series of Italian giallo films produced by Luciano Martino and starring Edwige Fenech and George Hilton, Giuliano Carnimeo's 1971 film The Case of the Bloody Iris (also released internationally as What Are Those Strange Drops of Blood Doing On Jennifer's Body?) remains a key feature for Italian soundtrack fans and giallo enthusiasts alike. Containing every facet of composer Bruno Nicolai's versatile musical matrix, this suite of rich, oblique paranoia pop now makes its vinyl debut via Finders Keepers Records. Drawing on a wide experience of cinematic commissions working as Ennio Morricone's closest collaborator (on scores as varied as The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) and A Lizard in a Woman's Skin (1971)), while also providing the exploitation films of Jesús "Jess" Franco (including Marquis de Sade: Justine (1969) and A Virgin Among the Living Dead (1971)) with elaborate integral theme tunes and cues, Nicolai would reveal some of his best, uninhibited ideas in classic giallo films starring Edwige Fenech. Recorded in just two days in July 1972 at the seminal Ortophonic Studio in Rome (birthplace of Goblin's Roller, Alessandroni's soundtrack to Sangue di sbirro (Cop's Blood) (1976), and recordings by Morricone, Vangelis, and New Trolls), Nicolai's score for The Case of the Bloody Iris presents the composer working with his small orchestra free from outside influence. With heavy emphasis on arrangements led by bass and rhythm, this up-tempo score balances the avant-garde stylings of the Gruppo di Improvvisazione di Nuova Consonanza with saccharine bossa interjections (which hardcore fans of the genre will associate with Giorgio Gaslini's score to Rivelazioni di un maniaco sessuale al capo della squadra mobile (So Sweet, So Dead) (1972) and Nicolai's own score to Eugenie (De Sade 70) (1970)). This music, alongside the previously unpressed score to Sergio Martino's 1972 film All the Colors of the Dark (FKR 071LP), is an integral chapter in the development of '70s Italian film music and the Italian cinematic pop landscape shared by the likes of Claudio Simonetti and Goblin, Bixio, Frizzi & Tempera, Walter Rizzati, and the Reverberi brothers. The score to The Case of the Bloody Iris was never released as a dedicated soundtrack album when the film appeared in late 1972; these tracks are presented on vinyl here for the first time, and this edition also includes two theme variations that didn't make the final theatrical cut of the film.
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