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I have just read a couple of reports that the wonderful Composer Luis Bacalov (1933-2017) has passed away today in Rome. May Luis rest in peace.
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My favorite of his is City of Women in which Bacalov triumphed with a magical score for Fellini - Fellini's first without Nino Rota.
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A wonderful composer, who could deliver in any number of styles. Probably in the top 3, certainly in the top 5 of my list of Italian favorites.
Is there any representative compilation out there? Now's a convenient time to explore this gentleman's work.
Here's a couple of Bacalov comps that I've enjoyed:
Luis Bacalov In Lounge - VeritaNote VQCD-10025
https://www.discogs.com/Luis-Bacalov-Luis-Bacalov-In-Lounge/release/3628240
Fantastico Bacalov! - Avanz SP/CR-00013
https://www.discogs.com/Luis-Bacalov-Fantastico-Bacalov/release/8703470
Unfortunately both these comps are out of print, but are well worth tracking down. They focus mostly on the 1960s/70s groovy/loungey/shake sound, so I don’t think they’re necessarily wide-ranging enough to be "representative" of all the many styles Bacalov could create, but they are a great listen.
I also second the recommendation for City Of Women, another very solid soundtrack.
* Rest in peace, sir, and thank you for the music. *
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A tragic loss for Italian film music. Rest in peace Maestro.
Luckily, I had personally met Bacalov at the Lavagnino festival in Alessandria in 2010 where he signed my LP copy of LA MASCHERA from 1989 which for me is still one of his most beautiful (and underrated) scores ever.
If only one of our specialty CD labels (Quartet?) would release his brilliant symphonic score for the Russian Sergei Bondarchuk epic QUIET FLOWS THE DON from 2006, but probably there are too many licensing problems which may prevent this.
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