CD REVIEW - IL SUO NOME GRIDAVA VENDETTA + NEWS FROM FILM SCORE MONTHLY
Il Suo Nome Gridava Vendetta
Music by Robby Poitevin
GDM Hillside Series GDM 4112
21 Tracks 51:17 Mins
Among the more well-known composers for the Italian Western genre of the '60s and early '70s, names like Ennio Morricone, Bruno Nicolai, Francesco De Masi, Carlo Rustichelli, Riz Ortolani and Carlo Savina, one name might have slipped your notice, that of Robby Poitevin, but although I know little of this composer, he wrote his share of genre scores and all of them (that I have thus far come across) have been of equal stature of works from many of his more famous contemporaries.
The latest releases in the GDM Hillside series are all westerns, and this Poitevin score is the pick of the bunch. To give the film its English-language title, A Name That cried Revenge, directed by Mario Caiano in 1968, and starring two staples of the genre, Anthony Steffen and William Berger, features a fine example of Italian Western music. All the ingredients are there, a flowing main theme, complete with I Cantori Moderni Di Alessandroni, which is versatile enough to appear in more leisurely arrangements, as well as the original uptempo form, throughout the subsequent score; a beautiful love theme for strings, a dramatic trumpet deguello, and the usual dissonant moments of suspense.
The disc runs a generous 51 minutes, is presented in fine stereo sound, and is accompanied by a colourful booklet, which features stills and artwork from the film, together with cast and crew credits.
My reviews of the other two new releases in the Hillside Series will appear shortly, but in the meantime, keep up with the best in retro Italian film music by visiting www.hillsidecd.co.uk.
FILM SCORE MONTHLY ANNOUNCES 8 CD BOX SET OF SUPERMAN: THE MUSIC (1978-1988)
For more detailed information, click on this URL:
Il Suo Nome Gridava Vendetta
Music by Robby Poitevin
GDM Hillside Series GDM 4112
21 Tracks 51:17 Mins
Among the more well-known composers for the Italian Western genre of the '60s and early '70s, names like Ennio Morricone, Bruno Nicolai, Francesco De Masi, Carlo Rustichelli, Riz Ortolani and Carlo Savina, one name might have slipped your notice, that of Robby Poitevin, but although I know little of this composer, he wrote his share of genre scores and all of them (that I have thus far come across) have been of equal stature of works from many of his more famous contemporaries.
The latest releases in the GDM Hillside series are all westerns, and this Poitevin score is the pick of the bunch. To give the film its English-language title, A Name That cried Revenge, directed by Mario Caiano in 1968, and starring two staples of the genre, Anthony Steffen and William Berger, features a fine example of Italian Western music. All the ingredients are there, a flowing main theme, complete with I Cantori Moderni Di Alessandroni, which is versatile enough to appear in more leisurely arrangements, as well as the original uptempo form, throughout the subsequent score; a beautiful love theme for strings, a dramatic trumpet deguello, and the usual dissonant moments of suspense.
The disc runs a generous 51 minutes, is presented in fine stereo sound, and is accompanied by a colourful booklet, which features stills and artwork from the film, together with cast and crew credits.
My reviews of the other two new releases in the Hillside Series will appear shortly, but in the meantime, keep up with the best in retro Italian film music by visiting www.hillsidecd.co.uk.
FILM SCORE MONTHLY ANNOUNCES 8 CD BOX SET OF SUPERMAN: THE MUSIC (1978-1988)
For more detailed information, click on this URL:
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