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FA6516 Uccellacci e uccellini / The Hawks and the Sparrows
Auther: Jonathan Broxton

ENNIO MORRICONE REVIEWS, Part 2-20

UCCELLACCI E UCCELLINI [THE HAWKS AND THE SPARROWS] (1966)

Uccellacci e Uccellini, known in English as The Hawks and the Sparrows, was a critically acclaimed Italian drama, the fourth film directed by the great Pierpaolo Pasolini. The film is a ‘neo-realist’ drama starring the popular Italian comic-actor Totò as a man who, while roaming the neighborhoods within and the countryside around Rome with his son, encounter various people, each of whom represent a political aspect of Italian society. The film is a harsh and biting criticism of post-WWII capitalism that looks at themes of religion, poverty, social inequality and injustice, and the disenfranchisement of minorities; and which draws inspiration for the fable about two Franciscan friars, who are bid by St. Francis to preach the Gospel to hawks and sparrows in a futile attempt to get them to live side by side in harmony.

Morricone’s music is beautiful and tragic, overflowing with haunting string melodies and stirring thematic ideas that appear to have their roots in sacred church music, but is brief, with just 16 minutes of original score in the final cut of the movie. One theme in particular, “S. Francesco Parla Agli Uccelli,” Father Francesco Speaks to the Sparrows, is a stunningly realized string lament which cleverly juxtaposes the scenes of hardship and societal deprivation against beautiful, uplifting orchestral passages. In addition, the film’s opening titles feature a vocal performance by the popular Italian cantuatore singer Domenico Modugno.

My recommended release of the score for Uccellacci e Uccellini is the 2006 GDM Music release, which presents the complete 16-minute score for Uccellacci e Uccellini with music from the 1997 film Cartone Animati. Music from the film can also be found on the comprehensive 15-CD compilation Ennio Morricone: The Complete Edition, released by GDM Music in 2008.

Track Listing: 1. Uccellacci e Uccellini – Titoli di Testa (performed by Domenico Modugno) (2:26), 2. Aforismi (1:53), 3. Teatrino all’Aperto (1:09), 4. Nidi di Rondine (1:03), 5. Scuola di Ballo Al Sole (2:36), 6. S. Francesco Parla Agli Uccelli (1:27), 7. Il Corvo Professore (1:00), 8. Teatrino all’Aperto (0:42), 9. Scarpe Rotte (1:44), 10. Uccellacci e Uccellini – Strumentale (0:46), 11. Funerale (1:12), 12. Uccellacci e Uccellini – Titoli di Coda (0:40). GDM Music 7038, 16 minutes 38 seconds.
August 20, 2017
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Titoli Di Testa (02:28)
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Aforismi (01:53)
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Bagatelle (03:04)
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Nidi Di Rondini (01:02)
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S.Francesco Parla Agli Uccelli (01:24)
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Il Corvo Professore (00:59)
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Teatrino All'Aperto 1 (01:08)
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Teatrino All'Aperto 2 (00:41)
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Scarpe Rotte (01:44)
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Aria Del Perdono (01:21)
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Scuola Di Ballo Al Sole (02:35)
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Titoli Di Coda (00:59)
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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