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FA6302 I basilischi / The Basilisks
Auther: Jonathan Broxton

ENNIO MORRICONE REVIEWS, Part I

I BASILISCHI [THE BASILISKS] (1963)

An Italian neo-realist drama written and directed by Lina Wertmüller, I Basilischi is a story about disaffected youths in post-WWII Italy, trying to come to terms with life, love, death, sex, boredom and the realities of becoming an adult. The film, which has been described as an Italian version of American Graffiti, stars Antonio Petruzzi, Stefano Satta Flores, and Sergio Ferranino; the title refers to the habit the main characters have of simply lounging around in the sun all day – like basilisks – with literally nothing else do to: no jobs, no money, no future. It’s one of the first ‘serious’ films Morricone scored, and can almost be seen as a companion piece to the music composers like Georges Delerue were writing for similarly-themed New Wave films in France around the same time.

Morricone frames the dead-end lives of these young men and women with an almost satirical edge, writing music which is beautiful and haunting, juxtaposing against the hopelessness of their realities. The main theme, “Canzone,” is an elegant, slightly introverted sounding piece for solo guitar, framed by swooning strings, and a repetitive light chime effect.

The best release of the soundtrack is the version which came out in 2014 on the GDM Music label, which pairs around 22 minutes of score from I Basilischi with selections of music from the score for the 1964 film Prima Della Revoluzione. Again, “Canzone” can be found on the comprehensive 15-CD compilation Ennio Morricone: The Complete Edition, released by GDM Music in 2008.

Track Listing: 1. Cantata Basilisca (2:39), 2. Pomeriggio in Paese (3:21), 3. Sminfa Paesana (2:58), 4. Canzone (5:11), 5. Ora Incantata (3:01), 6. Il Tangone (4:39). GDM Music 4333, 21 minutes 49 seconds.
August 13, 2017
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001

 Cantata Basilisca (The Lizard Song) 02:39 Lyrics By - Lina Wertmüller Vocals - Fausto Cigliano

002

 Pomeriggio In Paese (Afternoon In The Village) 03:21

003

 Sminfa Paesana (Provincial "Sminfa") 01:18

004

 Canzone (Song) 02:46

005

 Il Tangone (The "Tangone") 02:31 Trumpet [Soloist] - Gastone Parigi

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Attachment: About Jonathan Broxton
Jon is a film music critic and journalist, who since 1997 has been the editor and chief reviewer for Movie Music UK, one of the world’s most popular English-language film music websites, and is the president of the International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA). Over the last 20+ years Jon has written over 3,000 reviews and articles and conducted numerous composer interviews. In print, Jon has written reviews and articles for publications such as Film Score Monthly, Soundtrack Magazine and Music from the Movies, and has written liner notes for two of Prometheus Records’ classic Basil Poledouris score releases, “Amanda” and “Flyers/Fire on the Mountain”. He also contributed a chapter to Tom Hoover’s book “Soundtrack Nation: Interviews with Today’s Top Professionals in Film, Videogame, and Television Scoring”, published in 2011. In the late 1990s Jon was a film music consultant to the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London, and worked with them on the films “Relative Values” with music by John Debney, and “The Ring of the Buddha” with music by Oliver Heise, as well as on a series of concerts with Randy Newman. In 2012, Jon chaired one of the “festival academies” at the 5th Annual Film Music Festival in Krakow, Poland. He is a member of the Society of Composers and Lyricists, the premier nonprofit organization for composers, lyricists, and songwriters working motion pictures, television, and multimedia. (Here)
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