ENNIO MORRICONE - LE PROFESSIONEL
A great little Morricone soundtrack – later than most of the
classic work, but done for a French thriller that starred Jean-Paul Belmondo,
with some great spare compositions that have slight romantic French soundtrack
touches! There's some great numbers that feature Morricone's style of drifting
solo instruments over strings – including some cool piano with a very offbeat
feel – and others that have a wonderfully sweeping full and majestic feel! But
given the action in the narrative, there's also a nice undercurrent of darkness
too – which keeps things interesting and powerful throughout – in the best
manner of a Morricone cop/crime film of the 70s. Titles include
"D'Afrique", "Chi Mai", "Le Retour", "Le
Vent Le Cri", and "Decision Finale". CD features 25 tracks in
all – way more than the original album! (Limited edition of 500.) ~ Dusty Groove
LALO SHIFRIN - GOLDEN NEEDLES
One of the most obscure Lalo Schifrin soundtracks of the 70s
– a really weird, spooky little record that's filled with moody touches!
Schifrin's not in all-out action mode here – and instead experiments with a
range of styles – including some warm, jazzy elements that are especially nice
– mixed with larger passages that are more powerful, and blend together tense
orchestrations with some of the exotic touches you might guess from the story!
Some of the best selections feature scene shifting passages that really
illuminate Lalo's ability to tell a story with sound – and titles include
"Heavies Approach/Harbor Sequence", "Chinese Street
Source", "Finzie's Piano #1", "Felicity",
"Mongolian Stripper", "Harbor Chase/Crowds/Conclusion",
"Taxi", "Winters Mansion/Winters/It's Time", and
"Airports/Street Fight". (Limited edition of 1000.) ~ Dusty Groove
ENNIO MORRICONE - LE MARGINAL
Ennio Morricone's score for the second Jean-Paul Belmondo
"Professionel" police film – written 2 years after the first
soundtrack, and with a feel that's a bit more electric and cop show-oriented!
There's still plenty of great Morricone touches on the set – including his
strong penchant for using space to really heighten the tension of a theme – but
the instrumentation also features some electric bass undercurrents that are a
bit stronger than usual, making for more of a cop funk groove than you'd expect
from Morricone! This expanded CD edition features a total of 25 tracks – far
more than the original album – and titles include "Le Marginal",
"HSM", "Hypertension", "Theme Classique",
"Don't Think Twice", and "Dreamer". (Limited edition of
500.) ~ Dusty Groove
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