Italian Blend
Here's a little project I've been tinkering with for a while, and it's a bit different than past posts. Given the huge amount of great film music never commerically released in any format, I decided to cut together a series of suites of some outstanding titles that deserved some notice; here the spotlight turns on some of the great (well, in most cases) Italian composers whose work has often never gotten the credit it deserves. Taken from a variety of sources (video, M&E tracks, or whatever's handy), these have been tweaked to sound as good as I can make 'em; hopefully you'll discover a few new gems in this three-part collection, entitled Italian Blend. Running times have also been included to give you an idea of how much music to expect. Any comments on this one would be especially welcome -- thoughts on any particular likes (or dislikes), composers you'd like to hear more, etc.NEW LINKS:
Italian Blend: Vol. 1
1. The Witches (Piero Piccioni) (10:41)
2. Images In A Convent (Nico Fidenco) (9:04)
3. Baba Yaga (Piero Umiliani) (2:16)
4. A Virgin Among The Living Dead (Bruno Nicolai) (12:42)
5. Queens Of Evil (Angelo Francesco Lavagnino) (9:34)
6. Knife Of Ice (Marcello Giombini) (2:56)
7. Burial Ground (Elsio Macuso & Burt Rexon) (3:00)
8. Death Smiles At Murder (Berto Pisano) (7:02)
9. A Blade In The Dark (Guido & Maurizio De Angelis) (5:26)
10. Beast With A Gun (Umberto Saila) (4:15)
11. Plot Of Fear (Daniele Patucchi) (2:59)
12. The Great Alligator (Stelvio Cipriani) (4:11)
13. Do You Like Hitchcock? (Pino Donaggio) (3:26)
Italian Blend: Volume Two
1. Eugenie De Sade (Bruno Nicolai) (8:27)
2. Footprints (Nicola Piovani) (8:51)
3. 2019: After The Fall Of New York (Guido & Maurizio De Angelis) (3:55)
4. A Whisper In The Dark (Pino Donaggio) (13:41)
5. Yellow Emanuelle (Nico Fidenco) (8:30)
6. Waves Of Lust (Marcello Giombini) (2:05)
7. Orgasmo Nero (Stelvio Cipriani) (15:42)
8. Caligula: The Untold Story (Claudio Maria Cordio) (2:08)
9. Patrick Still Lives (Berto Pisano) (2:37)
10. The Man From Deep River (Daniele Patucchi) (5:35)
11. Zeder (Riz Ortolani) (1:30)
12. Body Count (Claudio Simonetti) (1:57)
Italian Blend: Volume Three
1. Suspected Death Of A Minor (Luciano Michellini) (8:30)
2. House On The Edge Of The Park (Riz Ortolani) (4:06)
3. Strip Nude For Your Killer (Berto Pisano) (6:04)
4. The Pyjama Girl Case (Riz Ortolani) (7:18)
5. Nightmares Come At Night (Bruno Nicolai) (9:35)
6. The Lickerish Quartet (Stelvio Cipriani) (11:45)
7. Porno Holocaust (Nico Fidenco) (22:13)
8. Porno Shop On 7th Street (Bruno Biriaco) (9:27)
9. The Big Racket (Guido & Maurizio De Angelis) (6:11)
Labels: 1960s, 1970s, Italian, Pino Donaggio, Stelvio Cipriani, unreleased score
posted by 7 Black Notes at 11:53 AM
43 Comments:
Bravo! PORNO HOLOCAUST, wow! I feel like my birthday came early this year. Many thanks for these, I`m sure this took a bit of time and effort.
You Beautiful Person!
First there was 'Vampyros Lesbos' NOW there is 'Italian Blend'
Big Thanx
ARM
My download had an EROTIC NIGHTS OF THE LIVING DEAD cue which isn't listed on the blog menus, and all of the Disc 3 tracks downloaded without track numbering. Where should the EROTIC NIGHTS cue be programmed? I am, after all, a perfectionist!
Thanks for doing this; I have an idea from my own mad exploits how much work this represents!
Ah, forgot to mention I removed Erotic Nights from the tracklist above since more it was recently posted elsewhere and it seemed redundant; here's the original, full tracklist for Vol. 3:
1. Suspected Death Of A Minor (Luciano Michellini)
2. House On The Edge Of The Park (Riz Ortolani)
3. Strip Nude For Your Killer (Berto Pisano)
4. The Pyjama Girl Case (Riz Ortolani)
5. Nightmares Come At Night (Bruno Nicolai)
6. The Lickerish Quartet (Stelvio Cipriani)
7. Porno Holocaust (Nico Fidenco)
8. Porno Shop On 7th Street (Bruno Biriaco)
9. The Big Racket (Guido & Maurizio De Angelis)
10. Erotic Nights of the Living Dead (Marcello Giombini)
This is an outstanding post - and an outstanding site. Very many thanks for this, your work is greatly appreciated!
Wow! Can't wait to get my fangs stuck into that lot! I recorded a few tracks from Virgin.. myself from the DVD so it'll be interesting see how your suite compares. A stunning and underrated soundtrack, I reckon.
Thanks very, very much for your efforts. The blog is great.
Ade Furniss
Fantastic! But when I started DLing yesterday I thought I saw four volumes? Maybe that was wishful thinking on my part. Still incredible. Thanks much.
Thank you SO much for your hard work! Love the site.
You really outdid yourself. I have to go change my shirt because I've drooled all over myself!
thanks
Incredible! Thank you very much for this stunning collection!
I am so enjoying all this music.
thankyou
robl
Great compilation! Thanks
Alright, I'm prepared to admit to being stumped - no matter how much I wrack my brain, I can't ID the images you used for the cover art. I was sure I recognized the screaming face at least, but nope.
Berto Pisano - Death smiles at murder does anybody have this in higher quality? It sounds very interesting but the quality, No offense, isnt that great :(
Awesome work!
These are totally awesome. Your site inspired me to open a soundtrack blog of my own.
http://my.opera.com/mountainsofmadness/
Thanks, Annubis -- I linked to your blog; nice work! Glad to see some Lovin' Spoonful up there.
Yeah, Death Smiles is a bit crackly at the beginning, but that's as clean as it gets without distorting the music. Heck, if anyone has a cleaner version of any of this stuff, please feel free to share. (For example, the great Skunkape just posted the complete, very elusive Pyjama Girl Case score - go grab it!)
Oh, and the cover art is "freely adapted" from elements of one of the posters for Giallo a Venezia.
Awesome post.
I'd just like to add a very big thank you for this share. You've really outdone yourself this time! It obviously took a lot of time and effort.
Much appreciated. Oh, and your selections are spot on.
This is friggin' awesome! Thanks a lot for your hard work! Any chance Stelvio´s Cipriani score for IGUANA WITH A TONGUE OF FIRE might show up in future volumes?
Great Mix of Movie Music.
Does anyone have any of these scores?
Mario Bava's Lisa and the Devil and Hatchet for a Honeymoon
Riz Ortolani
The Valachi Papers
Woman Times Seven
The House That Screamed (aka La Residencia)
Thanx for all this. I appreciate it and it's all good stuff. If you eer need any albums holla at Me Max_Kinney@yahoo.com. Ill try and hook you up.
If you plan on dropping a volume 4 I would like to give a little feed. Try and put more sarry, rare horror flick sound tracks in it. Less techo types too. Pce.
PS: Some good stuff that might be good for producing
Great suggestions all -- and yeah, Vol. 4 should be coming along (along with a Vol. 5, I'm sure, though the theme may change slightly). Iguana is a great choice.
Great comp!! Thanks!!
Absolutely fantastic collection. Wonderful variety. Thanks for all the hard work! (Not to mention all the other incredible material you post.) Looking forward to any future volumes. Can your blog get any better?
Wonderful share! I can't wait to download these.
Thank you very much for this wonderful pretty much impossible to get anywhere collection of haunting classics. I have been looking all over for the track "SWEETLY" from the classic HOUSE ON THE EDGE OF THE PARK film and was emotionally overflowing with orgasmic like joy when i was blessed in finding your incredible work containing it along with many other great timeless pieces. Thank you for your generousity and kindness for..ITALIAN BLEND!!!
Could you repost the entire Riz Ortolani album "The Pyjama Girl Case"
seen in September at http://skunkapeinc.blogspot.com/ ?
Hi!
What a beautiful collection! I've been looking for the "Man from Deep River" theme for ages!
Only problem : the download link seems to be broken!!! Is it possible to repost it, or to find it elsewhere?
If needed, send-me an e-mail at puzlboy@gmail.com
Thanks again and again!
Hi ! Wonderful work you've done, even if i discover it a little bit late. Unfortunately, all links are deader than dead. Is there anoher way to get this gems ? My mail if it can be useful : lo.bigdaddy@gmail.com
Thanks a lot !
Deep respect and awe!
Four years on and you have been kind enough to furnish new active links, you sir, are a star!
I just found the track '2019: After The Fall Of New York' posted on a blog whose name escapes me at the moment but luckily they included the 'Italian Blend' source and I nearly fell off my chair when I saw three volumes!
Three volumes of the most obscure, dark and mindblowing music imaginable! What a labour of love and its great to see that four years on these three volumes still live on via various discerning soundtrack blogs; quality does endure on the net.
What really excites me is the fact that each individual track creates a line of flight into a whole world of discovery inhabited by films & soundtracks that are completely new to me!
Has your blogging career ended for good? I hope not as I would love to offer you a monthly guest spot on a new blog myself and a few friends are creating; such a deep knowledge as the one you have would make a welcome addition.
Thanks again for these three wonderful compilations and if you are in the mood for an occasional post please let me know at jackamo23ATgmailcom
Nice girls above. I love when my wife dress like a prostitute in Christmas. I really enjoy this kind of blog the same happen with Generic Viagra , and you know I was kidding about my wife dude... Nice post here.
Bocatto di Cardinale for my ears!!!
Thanks, thanks and more thanks,
Fegos
What a wonderful selection! Thanks a lot! Great work!
Just want to let you know I am still listening to this in 2017. Good job!
Hi, I found Volume 1 somewhere on the web ages ago...finally tracked this down to you, late to the party unfortunately. Any chance for a re-up on these??
Were these mp3 or flac?
mp3
Found Volume 3 on an old hard drive and now listening again. Fantastic stuff!
I used to have copies of these from way back, but man it would be great to get these again. even if someone can re-post them on google drive? anything would be awesome.
Just want you to know I am still listening to this in 2024. I wonder if this might end up on the internet archive someday?
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