Broxton Comment-MB-002-18

SVEGLIATI E UCCIDE [WAKE UP AND DIE] (1966)

Svegliati e Uccide, known as Wake Up and Die in English-speaking territories, is an Italian crime drama directed by Carlo Lizzano, starring Robert Hoffmann and Gian Maria Volontè. The story is based on the life of the real-life Italian criminal Luciano Lutring, who was known as “the machine-gun soloist” (“il solista del mitra”) because he kept his weapon of choice hidden in a violin case. Lutring carried out hundreds of robberies in France and Italy during the sixties before being captured during a robbery in Paris in 1966 and subsequently being sentenced to 22 years in prison.

Morricone’s score is notable for its use of an unusual sampled machine gun sound effect under the music, clearly alluding to Lizzano and his famous nickname. The rest of the music offers the genesis of the familiar contemporary crime-thriller sound he would employ frequently throughout his career; the main theme features low, jazzy pianos offset against funky bass flutes, electric guitars, growling brass, and a rock drum kit percussion section, before becoming more elegiac and elegant in its second half through the inclusion of an operatic female soprano vocal.

Several other cues also leave greatly positive impressions, including “Un Uomo Solo,” the lonely secondary theme for Lutring; and the action sequence “Una Troma a Dallas,” which explodes into a chaotic frenzy of throbbing trumpets, Hammond organ, piano, and vocals. The score also spawned a hit song, “Una Stanza Vuota,” performed by Lisa Gastoni.

The best release of the soundtrack is the 2012 release on GDM Records, which builds on the previous various LP and CD relasesd with extra tracks and bonus cues, and is re-mastered for better sound. The main theme from “Svegliati e Uccide” can also be found on the comprehensive 15-CD compilation Ennio Morricone: The Complete Edition, released by GDM Music in 2008.

Track Listing: 1. Una Stanza Vuota #1 (performed by Lisa Gastoni) (2:39), 2. Un Uomo Solo (1:58), 3. Colpo Alla Gioielleria #1 (1:26), 4. Una Stanza Vuota #2 (1:51), 5. La Prima Vittima (2:22), 6. Sul Lago di Lugano (1:45), 7. Svegliati e Uccidi #1 (2:29), 8. La Donna di Un Fuorilegge #1 (0:37), 9. Una Stanza Vuota #3 (1:43), 10. Una Tromba a Dallas #1 (2:49), 11. Svegliati e Uccidi #2 (2:08), 12. Svegliati e Uccidi #3 (1:48), 13. Una Stanza Vuota #4 (performed by Lisa Gastoni) (2:32), 14. Svegliati e Uccidi #4 (2:20), 15. La Donna di Un Fuorilegge #2 (2:01), 16. Una Stanza Vuota #5 (1:45), 17. Svegliati e Uccidi #5 (1:21), 18. Colpo Alla Gioielleria #2 (1:10), 19. Svegliati e Uccidi #6 (1:59), 20. Una Stanza Vuota #6 (0:54), 21. Svegliati e Uccidi #7 (1:24), 22. Una Stanza Vuota #7 (1:05), 23. Svegliati e Uccidi #8 (1:33), 24. Svegliati e Uccidi #9 (1:07), 25. Una Tromba a Dallas #2 (1:56), 26. Una Stanza Vuota (Versione Singolo) (performed by Lisa Gastoni) (2:38). GDM Music 7117, 47 minutes 20 seconds.

latest webpage

Email to me

VIP

Payment