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The main theme from De Masi's CHALLENGE OF THE McKENNAS.
Do I hear a "tip of the hat" to Jerome Moross here?
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Jul 23, 2021 - 9:08 AM
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Graham Watt
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I'm afraid I can't recommend anything, because I'm here looking for recommendations!
What REALLY got me interested in Francesco De Masi's music was when I saw AN ANGEL FOR SATAN during a Barbara Steele marathon. Great film, great music. Here are the Main Titles, which I think are just sublime, a wonderful combination of languid imagery and heartfelt music. The way that the solo violin comes in at the 2-minute mark, with those trills, is just gorgeous.
AN ANGEL FOR SATAN/ UN ANGELO PER SATANA
https://youtu.be/2QGndqBvFT0
I did ask here (I think) about the possibilty of a release of this score, and I think I was advised to contact De Masi's son (who I believe is in charge of his estate?), but no luck. Whatever, I'm looking for scores that have that kind of sound to them. I'm also aware of his scores to some of the Gothic Italian horror thrillers of the '60s. I liked LO SPETTRO, which has much in common with UN ANGELO, but it seems that only a small portion of the score survives, and was released on Beat Records as the second feature to LA LAMA NEL CORPO. I think I saw that one as well, but the music didn't impress me so much. I might be thinking of a completely different film of course. It didn't seem that familiar when I checked YouTube just now.
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That was me in 2019, and this is me now.
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A recent purchase- Uomini E Mari- is a nice addition.
While I'm here
Concerto per pistola solista
Lo Spettro
Morte viene da Manila
Worth a punt
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Stefan, are you really sure about "A Man must fight" being used in SETTE DOLLARI SUL ROSSO? I just watched the film but I did not hear the instrumental version, strange. Both versions are used in SPIETATA COLT DEL GRINGO though.
I have just had a look at the film and indeed you are right. The instrumental version of "A Man Must Fight" doesn´t appear in the film itself which is very strange. However, it has always been part of the original album master of SETTE DOLLARI SUL ROSSO and therefore appeared even on the 1966 CAM LP of this title. The expanded Beat CD of SETTE DOLLARI from 2012 even includes the vocal version of the theme as bonus track and makes it appear as if it had been composed for SETTE DOLLARI which of course is not the case.
So it seems that De Masi himself wanted to include the instrumental track on the original CAM LP of SETTE DOLLARI as otherwise it would not have been released on any record in 1966.
Stefan n mikael, I notice that the "a man must fight" theme appears several times on that Sette contro tutti score, tracks 1, 12, 16 and 17 I think.
I noted that Sette contro film was released 1965 and 7 dollars on red was 1966. (Not that means much).
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Cheers mikael. Good to know. Not confusing at all. Lol.
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.....makes me want more de Masi!
Then get more. Lol
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I may reluctantly go out on a limb to break through the block and order a western.
Then-
Vado L'Ammazzo E Torna
Santana Non Perdona
Arianna Colt
For starters
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