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I've received this CD and would like to add to the chorus of praise for another great release by Alhambra. The music is a delight to listen to and would surely appeal to all those who like rich, symphonic music along with superbly realized ethnic cues adding to the overall exotic atmosphere of the recording. The main love theme is a another beautiful piece of music by Lavagnino, however I would have liked to have heard more of it in the score.
The wonders of resurrecting superb mostly forgotten Italian scores by one Angelo Francesco Lavagnino, by Alhambra. Long may the series continue.
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I've received this CD and would like to add to the chorus of praise for another great release by Alhambra. The music is a delight to listen to and would surely appeal to all those who like rich, symphonic music along with superbly realized ethnic cues adding to the overall exotic atmosphere of the recording. The main love theme is a another beautiful piece of music by Lavagnino, however I would have liked to have heard more of it in the score.
The wonders of resurrecting superb mostly forgotten Italian scores by one Angelo Francesco Lavagnino, by Alhambra. Long may the series continue.
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It was 4 months of waiting for me to receive this CD but it was worth it!
It is difficult for me to say (considering the number of Lavagnino works), but this 'The Wonders Of Aladdin' is one of his most beautiful works. The melody of 'Princess Zaina' (later repeated in various parts like 'The Flying Carpet', 'Finale'), it is divine, wonderful! What an inspiration that master had!
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The CD is in the meantime sold out at Alhambra!
SAE has also sold all of their units of this title and won´t get anymore from us in the near future.
It may be that there are still a few CD copies left at Soundtrackcorner in Germany, at Intermezzo in Italy and at Intrada, but when those have been sold, then that´s it.
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The CD is in the meantime sold out at Alhambra!
Congratulations on what I believe is Alhambra's first Lavagnino sell-out.
While it's gratifying (to me) that a 55-year-old vintage recording can sell out within months of its issuance, most do not.
If you don't mind me asking, Stefan, could you offer some thoughts on why The Wonders of Aladdin performed better than any other of Alhambra's previously releases on Lavagnino music.
Was it any or all of the following reason?:
the stereo sound
Mario Bava's cult figure status
the front cover is in English and not in Italian
the 'baby boomer' generation's fond memories surrounding this picture
Lavagnino's music is a bit lighter here than on other soundtracks by him
the film was distributed in English-speaking territories
I expect any combo of the above reasons might be valid, but I'm interested in Stefan's feedback.
Am I wrong with any of the above or are there additional reasons not mentioned?
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It was to be expected that WONDERS OF ALADDIN would perform much better than for example MADAME SANS-GENE which sold rather poorly in comparison (despite Sophia Loren!).
The main reasons for me in this case were:
- It is a Mario Bava movie and we all know about the cult status of the director (= "Mario Bava sells")
- Terence Hill is another big cult factor and he is one of the supporting actors in this film.
- The fantasy genre is much more popular and sells much better among soundtrack collectors than for example historical or romantic comedy.
- The use of the US title on the front cover instead of the Italian one was quite certainly a plus so that also many US collectors bought this CD. And of course the film is also known in the USA which is another advantage as well as that the score is in stereo.
An additional factor maybe was that in December/January not many other CDs with older Italian scores got released which may have contributed to this success.
THE WONDERS OF ALADDIN has not been the first Lavagnino sell-out for Alhambra. We also haven´t any CD copies left of L´IMPERO DEL SOLE here in Germany even though some copies may still be around at various retailers.
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A question to Stefan:
Do you know if Luca Di Silverio/Digitmovies ever contacted the Lavagnino estate regarding sources on The Wonders of Aladdin for their volumes of disc from Mario Bava movies on Digitmovies?
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A question to Stefan:
Do you know if Luca Di Silverio/Digitmovies ever contacted the Lavagnino estate regarding sources on The Wonders of Aladdin for their volumes of disc from Mario Bava movies on Digitmovies?
No, this did never happen.
Digitmovies is also much too busy currently with licensing/releasing titles from the CAM catalogue.
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