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Quartet Records is proud to present the magnificent musical sound of Jules Verne!
THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND OF CAPTAIN NEMO (2 CD SET)
Music Composed and Conducted by Gianni Ferrio
Limited edition of 500 units
Release date: 11/20/14
At last! Quartet Records, in collaboration with Cinevox Records and the Gianni Ferrio Estate, is proud to present a remastered and expanded release in a limited edition 2-CD set of this famous score by Gianni Ferrio (Vivi o preferiblemente morti, Un dollaro bucato, Tony Arzenta). The 1973 Italian-French-Spanish film adaptation of the immortal novel by Jules Verne (The Mysterious Island of Captain Nemo – aka L’Isola Misteriosa e il Capitano Nemo) was directed by J.A. Bardem (Calle Mayor, Les pianos mecaniques) and starred Omar Sharif as Captain Nemo.
Gianni Ferrio provides a classy and colorful, dynamic score, dominated by a memorable theme and gloomy action passages. It is full of enigmatic and suggestive romanticism and one of the most deservedly famous scores of his career. The collaboration of I Cantori Moderni di Alessandroni and the fascinating voice of Edda Dell’Orso is one of the most appealing aspects of the score, but not the only noteworthy feature in a work generous in thematic diversity with many delights to be discovered.
The soundtrack album of The Mysterious Island of Captain Nemo was released in 1973 in Italy by the Cinevox label with 12 tracks and a running time of 37 minutes. In 1997 the premiere CD release (in Germany only) included the album program plus five minutes of unreleased music found on the Cinevox album masters. Collectors around the world have sought the complete score without success—until now. This special double-disc set, carefully mastered by Claudio Fuiano and José Luis Crespo, is possible thanks to Alba Ferrio, the composer’s widow, who fortunately kept the complete mono sessions of the score in her husband's private archives. Now, thanks to this recent discovery, this project has become a reality. Even though the tapes were slightly damaged (specially track 22), we are lucky that it has all survived.
The package includes a 12-page full-color booklet including liner notes by Ángel García Romero.
THE LIGHT AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD
Music Composed and Conducted by Piero Piccioni
Limited Edition of 500 units
Release date: 11/20/14
Quartet Records and GDM present the long-awaited fully remastered reissue of a classic score by Piero Piccioni (More Than a Miracle, Fumo di Londra, Bora Bora) written in 1971 for Kirk Douglas' The Light at the Edge of the World (aka Il faro in capo al mondo)
This British-USA-Italian coproduction was directed by Kevin Billington and produced by Kirk Douglas together with Alexander and Ilya Salkind. The Light at the Edge of the World is based on the posthumously published novel of Jules Verne. The story takes place at the southernmost tip of Latin America where American refugee Denton is tasked with operating a lighthouse. When the men of ruthless pirate captain Kongre (Yul Brynner) invade his island, Denton retreats to the interior, hatching a scheme to defeat the captain and stop the massacre. Though it's a cult favorite now, The Light at the Edge of the World was a relative failure at the box office as the film was simply too tough and uncompromising for a family adventure (as most Verne films were marketed across the world).
The music by Piero Piccioni is one of the composer's own personal favorites and his care for the project shines through the music. The score has a rich thematic vein, featuring distinct themes for Denton, the island, the pirates and a former romance that haunts him to this day. Though Piccioni wrote a lot of music for the film, many cues were truncated when the picture lost about 20 minutes from its running length. Now you can hear the whole score in excellent quality, remastered by Claudio Fuiano from the first-generation master tapes.
The new edition by Quartet Records begins with the original album program from 1971 and is followed by an assortment of bonus tracks, including two organ cues performed by Piccioni himself. The full-color 12-page booklet includes liner notes by Gergely Hubai, who discusses the making of the film and the score, including the various cuts made to the story and the music.
Both releases are available for shipping now.
For more info and listen audio samples, please visit www.quartetrecords.com
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Great titles! I only have the Piccioni score (truncated Alhambra version) so this will be a very welcome upgrade. I've never heard of the Ferrio title before! Excited to hear it.
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WOW!!
Ferrio's score is a masterpiece.
Thanks for this wonderful release.
Alex
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just ordered,great releases!
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just ordered,great releases!
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Looks like GDM released the other score but the tracks were altogether in film order. Never got it (or heard of it) but this looks like a good opportunity; very pretty angsty background music.
Not looks like GDM released it - they did! 
I got the GDM Club CD of Piccioni's IL FARO when it was new. Years later, it escalated in price when it was out of print but I expect this latest Quartet edition will affect the value of the GDM.
The musical contents of both appear to be the same as both albums clock in at a little over 73 minutes.
I recall hearing some music during the picture which wasn't on the GDM ... I don't think this Quartet version has any of this additional music.
Surprised, Last Child, that you've never heard of this Piccioni opus (which is one of his finest creations). I wrote about IL FARO IN CAPO AL MONDO in more detail over at MainTitles.net in a thread where members list their Top 50 soundtrack albums: http://www.maintitles.net/forum/discussion/3320/22/your-all-time-favourite-film-score-albums/
I expect that Italian soundtracks are not on the radar of a lot of collectors, but quite a number of these soundtracks deserve attention ... more attention than they seem to accumulate, at any rate.
Also, I have a copy of the 1972 General LP on Piccioni's IL FARO and, too, the '72 RCA album on the Gianni Ferrio item.
These Quartet upgrades are most welcome, but, personally, not necessarily priorities for me.
Both come recommended.
Interestingly, Quartet's header on this thread downplays the fact that these are Italian soundtracks and emphasizes instead the Jules Verne source material.
Even the film titles on these two albums are in English.
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Great titles! I only have the Piccioni score (truncated Alhambra version) so this will be a very welcome upgrade. I've never heard of the Ferrio title before! Excited to hear it.
The GDM version was actually available as a lossless download, hence it was somewhat easy to get this one. However, for the price, and the extra liner notes, the new CD version is obviously a better deal.
Hey slint, thank you for the lossless download advice, I used it a while back. However it was only a substitute for an official pressing of the disc as I still use a CD player that demands the current standard. This the new writings of Mr Hubai, which I enjoy reading and the new transfer from the 1st generation recordings Mr Fuiano. Irresistible!
Hey ZardozSpeaks, that vinyl is impressive. I'm interested in the additional music, perhaps it isn't anything "more" beyond the current?
All said, it's a pleasure to have publishers to provide these opportunities. Although I'm not so keen on Gianni Ferrio, but I can see many are.
Let us raise our glasses to the ongoing success of Quartet! Three hoorahs!
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Hey ZardozSpeaks, that vinyl is impressive. I'm interested in the additional music, perhaps it isn't anything "more" beyond the current?
The LP program is rather brief considering the amount of music that was written.
The GDM & Quartet programs are much more satisfying in terms of content.
As for the music in the movie that I haven't heard yet on disc - this is a small amount.
Mostly transitional/incidental passages of short duration.
Perhaps these were stock library cues or else pieces that Piccioni wrote for other pictures that was tracked into IL FARO. Maybe Stefan Schlegel is able to offer more info on this?
The solo organ cues weren't in the movie, as I recall, though there is a low-register sound underneath some the fiery scenes during the film's climactic lighthouse duel between Kirk Douglas and Yul Brynner.
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The solo organ cues weren't in the movie, as I recall, though there is a low-register sound underneath some the fiery scenes during the film's climactic lighthouse duel between Kirk Douglas and Yul Brynner.
The two solo organ cues which were at the end of the GDM CD are played by Piccioni himself and they were recorded as demo tracks for director Kevin Billington so that he could listen to the two main themes before the actual recording sessions of the complete score took place. I had asked Piccioni himself about these two tracks - as they don't appear in the film at all - and this had been his answer.
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The two solo organ cues which were at the end of the GDM CD are played by Piccioni himself and they were recorded as demo tracks for director Kevin Billington.
An update to my previous posting:
Claudio Fuiano as archivist of the Piero Piccioni estate wrote me that, YES, it's true that two organ pieces were written and performed by Piero Piccioni for director Kevin Billington, but it's also true that they were intended to be included somewhere in the movie, possibly for scenes later cut. According to papers and documents archived at the Piccioni estate.
So for a different listening experience it's also correct to include them in the middle of the orchestral score.
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