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[Alexander Grodzinski]

Von Quartet:

Quartet Records, in collaboration with Universal Music Publishing Italia and EMI Music Publishing, presents a remastered reissue of Ennio Morricone’s fascinating score for Folco Quilici’s OCEANO (1971), a pseudo-documentary film about a young Polynesian, Tanai, who goes in search of the island of his dreams. On an epic sea voyage from Polynesia to Alaska, aboard a tiny fragile raft, he is guided by the voices of his ancestors.

Morricone’ score for OCEANO seeks to merge nature with mythology. It breathes, vibrates, transmits, and is characterized by its episodic and atmospheric structure, taking the form of an evocative soundscape. The composer draws on resources that recall a primitive, spiritual component: tribal percussion (tablas and bongos), solo woodwinds (flutes and clarinets), guitar, sitar, clanging metal and harp. The fusion of timbres in this instrumentation is unconventional. He expressively sets to music ideas associated with wind or nature, sound textures that construct Tanai’s intimate journey: we hear the sea, we feel the air roaring over the sail of his canoe, the danger lurking in the ocean, his loneliness. The music is another character that gives the film a lyrical dimension and complements the visual element, transcending its narrative function to become a gateway to meditation on the mystery of the sea and existence. Through his unmistakable style, Morricone invites us to immerse ourselves in a world of introspection, beauty and silent emotion.

The original 40-minute program was released on vinyl in 1971 in Italy and Japan, and both LPs quickly became collector’s items. The same program was reissued by RCA on CD in 1993 paired with Morricone’s score for L’AVVENTURIERO. In 2010, the complete 70-minute score with all the music recorded by Morricone was released on CD by the GDM label, which quickly sold out. This is a reissue of that release, supervised by Dániel Winkler and Claudio Fuiano, and entirely restored and remastered by Chris Malone from the original master tapes. The beautiful package includes in-depth liner notes by Miguel Ángel Órdóñez.

1. Oceano 4:03
2. Isola di Pasqua 2:01
3. Vulcano 1:01
4. Speranza per una Terra Amica 1:36
5. Le Maschere Morte 2:43
6. Il Vento è il Vento e Soffia Dove Vuole 4:47
7. Tanai 2:18
8. Odissea 1:58
9. Notte 1:40
10. Piccola Ouverture 1:46
11. Viaggio 3:03
12. Il Sole è il Sole e Brucia Ciò Che Vuole 3:30
13. Partenza 2:14
14. Il Vento è il Vento e Soffia Dove Vuole (#2) 10:42
15. Viaggio (#2) 1:23
16. Oceano (#2) 2:03
17. Isola di Pasqua (#2) 4:11
18. Notte (#2) 4:24
19. Partenza (#2) 1:13
20. Odissea (#2) 3:34
21. Oceano (#3) 6:19

Quartet Records, in collaboration with EMI General Music Publishing, presents a remastered reissue of Ennio Morricone’s iconic poliziesco score for Sergio Sollima’s REVOLVER (1973), a violent Italian-French thriller starring Oliver Reed and Fabio Testi. In the film, a prison warden is forced to exchange a French criminal for his kidnapped wife, but they soon find themselves on the trail of a larger conspiracy.

For REVOLVER, Morricone created the original song “Un Amico,” performed by Daniel Beretta, which is possibly one of the most beautiful melodies written by the Roman maestro (it was included by Tarantino in a key sequence of INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS). Morricone also provides a wistful and playful love theme (“Anna”) and several background source cues in his inimitable style.

 Another major ingredient of the score is a cue titled “Revolver” or “Inseguimento e Fuga” (Chase and Escape). Morricone composed a 12-minute version of this dynamic piece as well as other varied arrangements to fit different moments in the film. “Revolver” is a driving, staccato piece of music for piano and orchestra that repeats and builds, creating a dark, propulsive atmosphere in the style that became Morricone’s shorthand for crime and gangster action. He took very similar approaches in the American gangster films STATE OF GRACE, THE UNTOUCHABLES and BUGSY.

The original LP of REVOLVER was released in 1973 by General Music in Italy and reissued in 1977 in Japan. Subsequently, the same program was reissued on CD several times, in Germany (Allhambra), Italy (Dagored), and Japan (Seven Seas). An expanded edition with virtually all the music recorded by Morricone for the film was releaased by GDM in 2006 and quickly sold out. This is a reissue of that edition, supervised by Dániel Winkler and Claudio Fuiano, and completely remastered by Chris Malone from the original master tapes. The package includes in-depth liner notes by film music writer Jeff Bond.

1. Un amico 2:39
2. Revolver 12:44
3. Anna 2:09
4. Quasi un Vivaldi 1:58
5. Pericolo per Anna 1:50
6. Un amico (Titoli) 2:39
7. Inseguimento e fuga 3:42
8. In un bar 2:26
9. Rapimento 2:31
10. In un altro bar 2:12
11. Un amico (Versione con chitarra 12 corde) 1:15
12. Revolver (Suspense) 1:47
13. Anna (#2) 4:39
14. Quasi un Vivaldi (#2) 3:09
15. Inseguimento e fuga (#2) 3:29
16. In un altro bar (#2) 2:08
17. Rapimento (#2) 1:40
18. Un amico (Versione tromba) 2:34
19. In un altro bar (#3) 2:54
20. Inseguimento e fuga (#3) 3:38
21. Un amico (Versione synth) 2:47

Quartet Records, in collaboration with EMI General Music Publishing, presents a remastered reissue of the beautiful, nostalgic Ennio Morricone score for the 1973 romantic drama QUESTA SPECIE D’AMORE, directed by Alberto Bevilacqua. The film is about Federico (Ugo Tognazzi), who is married to Giovanna (Jean Seberg), a rich and attractive woman who has guaranteed him an excellent social position. His father, Giuseppe, on the other hand, is an anti-fascist and works as a craftsman.

Following in the footsteps of his previous collaboration with Bevilacqua on LA CALIFFA, Morricone wrote a radiantly passionate score for QUESTA SPECIE D’AMORE, featuring one of his most heartfelt and profound love themes and beautiful variations on it. Another nostalgic theme, written for solo oboe, defines Federico’s loneliness and the breakdown of his marriage.

The original album program was released on vinyl in 1973 by General Music. The same program had its first digital release by GDM on CD in 1993, paired with Morricone’s score for MADDALENA. In 2000, Screen Trax issued an expanded edition in Italy. The first complete edition with all the music recorded by Morricone for the film was released solely in Japan by Verita Note in 2007, which was quickly sold out. This is a reissue of that release, supervised by Dániel Winkler and Claudio Fuiano, and entirely restored and remastered by Chris Malone from the original tapes. The package includes in-depth liner notes by Miguel Ángel Órdóñez.

1. Questa Specie D’Amore 2:37
2. Federico e la Sua Solitudine 2:44
3. Roma Baldracca 5:06
4. La Terra del Padre 2:54
5. Giovanna e Federico 4:01
6. Al Popolo di Parma 2:46
7. La Madre 3:55
8. Ouverture del Mattino 5:28
9. Questa Specie D’Amore (#2) 3:24
10. La Terra del Padre (#2) 1:20
11. Roma Baldracca (#2) 1:47
12. Giovanna e Federico (#2) 2:30
13. La Terra del Padre (#3) 1:19
14. Questa Specie D’Amore (#3) 1:26
15. Federico e la Sua Solitudine (#2) 2:44
16. La Terra del Padre (#4) 1:19
17. Questa Specie D’Amore (#4) 1:44

Total Disc Time: 47:13

Quartet Records, in collaboration with EMI Music Publishing, presents a remastered reissue of Ennio Morricone’s impressive, epic score for Gillo Pontecorvo’s ambitious, slavery-condemning 1969 production QUEIMADA (aka BURN!), starring Marlon Brando. The film tells the story of a British mercenary who in 1844 helped the slaves of an Antilles island colony revolt and gain independence for the island from Portugal, but later returned to hunt down a local rebel leader and former protégé.

Because they previously worked together with great success on THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS, the next collaboration between Morricone and Pontecorvo was eagerly awaited. The composer rose to the occasion, writing a monumental score, led by the freedom hymn “Aboliçao”, a kind of beat Luba-mass. The music of QUEIMADA is characterized by its rich textures, dramatic contrasts, and a fusion of European, African, and Latin American elements. Morricone avoids falling into decorative folklore, instead creating a deeply emotional score, using both traditional orchestra and choir, organ, tribal percussion, electric guitars and Hammond organ, generating a fascinating hybrid soundscape.

In 1969, only a 45-rpm single was released in Italy and France with the hit “Aboliçao.” The score was not released on LP until 1971 when United Artists Records issued it in the U.S .and Japan. The CD has had different editions in Italy, from a weird selection of just nine cues on the ViviMusica label, along with some spaghetti western themes, to a first expanded edition of 26 cues in 2001 and the complete 31-cue score in 2012, both by GDM. This is a reissue of the latter, supervised by Dániel Winkler and Claudio Fuiano, and completely restored, edited and remastered by Chris Malone from the original master tapes. The package includes in-depth liner notes by Miguel Ángel Órdóñez.

1. Aboliçao 5:06
2. Queimada Prima 1:28
3. Queimada (Anche i Portoghesi Muiono) 1:19
4. Queimada (Pezzo Classico #1) 0:44
5. Queimada (Libertà) 1:42
6. Verso il Futuro 4:36
7. Josè Dolores 1:27
8. Queimada (La Civittà dei Blanchi) 2:22
9. Josè Dolores (#2) 0:43
10. Queimada (Una Nuova Nazione) 0:41
11. Verso il Futuro (#2) 0:58
12. Queimada Seconda 4:03
13. Preparazione 1:45
14. Josè Dolores (Generalissimo) 1:27
15. Queimada (Pattuglia) 2:31
16. Osanna 4:18
17. Verso il Futuro (#3) 1:14
18. Queimada (Canna da Zucchero) 1:11
19. Verso il Futuro (#4) 1:59
20. Queimada (William e Josè) 1:45
21. Josè Dolores (#3) 1:27
22. Verso il Futuro (#5) 1:58
23. Queimada (Pezzo Classico #2) 0:48
24. Studi per un Finale 3:26
25. Preparazione (#2) 3:15
26. Queimada (Marcia) 1:11
27. Verso il Futuro (#6) 1:58
28. Queimada Seconda (#2) 0:42
29. Queimada (William e Josè #2) 1:13
30. Verso il Futuro (#7) 4:53
31. Studi per un Finale (#2) 1:55

Total Disc Time: 65:03