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FA6501 Agent 505: Todesfalle Beirut
Auther: Jonathan Broxton

ENNIO MORRICONE REVIEWS, Part 2-19

AGENT 505 – TODESFALLE BEIRUT (1966)

Agent 505: Todesfalle Beirut is a pan-European German-language spy thriller written and directed by Manfred Köhler. It stars Czech actor Frederick Stafford as Richard Blake, an Interpol agent using the code name Agent 505, who is sent by his bosses to Beirut, Lebanon, to battle a mysterious criminal known as the Sheik, who plans to destroy the city by dropping radioactive mercury on it. The film, which also stars Geneviève Cluny, Chris Howland, and Willy Birgel, is clearly influenced by the James Bond franchise, with From Russia With Love and Goldfinger having been in cinemas during the previous two years.

The finale cue, “Agente 505 Missione Compiuta,” contains the best performance of the score’s recurring main theme, a sexy and stylish trumpet refrain with a 1960s jazz vibe, underpinned by a bombastic percussive kick. The score also contains a fair amount of more progressive free-jazz, often including throbbing electric and acoustic guitars, as well as some quite exciting action music (“Agente 505 in Azione”) and a more sultry variation on the main theme that features whistling, muted trumpets, and brushed snares.

The best release of the soundtrack is the version which came out in 2007 on the GDM Music label, which pairs just over 30 minutes of score from Agent 505: Todesfalle Beirut with selections of music from the score for the 1963 film Il Successo. The main theme can be found on the comprehensive 15-CD compilation Ennio Morricone: The Complete Edition, released by GDM Music in 2008.

Track Listing: 1. La Trappola Scatta a Beirut – Titoli (1:30), 2. Inseguimento (1:35), 3. Relax Per Un Agent Segreto (2:08), 4. La Trappola (2:02), 5. Baci Dopo Le Palottole (1:17), 6. Agente 505 in Azione (2:22), 7. In Piscina (3:40), 8. Inseguimento Secondo (2:57), 9. Languidamente (2:25), 10. Missione Pericolosa (3:28), 11. Attesa e Fuga (2:06), 12. Tramonto Su Beirut (1:11), 13. Inseguimento Terzo (1:30), 14. Agente 505: Missione Compiuta (4:53). . GDM Music 4012, 33 minutes 04 seconds.
August 20, 2017
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001
La Trappola Scatta A Beirut (Titoli) 1:30
002
Inseguimento 1:35
003
Relax Per Un Agent Segreto 2:08
004
La Trappola 2:02
005
Baci Dopo Le Pallottole 1:17
006
Agente 505 In Azione 2:22
007
In Piscina 3:40
008
Inseguimento Secondo 2:57
009
Languidamente 2:25
010
Missione Pericolosa 3:28
011
Attesa E Fuga 2:06
012
Tramonto Su Beirut 1:11
013
Inseguimento Terzo 1:30
014
Agente 505: Missione Compiuta 4:52
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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