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Still not mad about the vocals, especially those by Raoul, but the themes are worth hearing.
He growa on you. I wasn't keen at first. Now after about forty years I sort of like him. 
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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
If you going down that road... Try the cd with the 3 western scores on...
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Heres a suite from Kill them all and come back alone.
https://youtu.be/kK_qXwyDCYA
Sartarna dont forgive
https://youtu.be/k6wQ1RA4GUU
It was this triple LP that got me into DeMasi in mid 70s.
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Thor, before you upset anyone, more sensitive than me , let me warn you - Morricone/ DeMasi = miles apart. Is that clear.
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I think it's fair to say, to the untrained ear, all the Italian maestros copied ennio's blueprint for westerns (in fact they copied his blueprint for giallo, comedy, horror, drama, etc) but with their own distinct flourishes n sound n signature.
On a first listen DeMasi's use of Alessandroni whistling, choir, electric guitar, De Gemini harmonica, etc would sound loosely like Ennio western stuff.
The more you check out these guys, you realise how much more individualism they brought to the party.
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Your training has begun.
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Lyrical
Lo spettro. Only a short score paired with another. Very autumnal.
Mad Dog. Despite title alot is quite lyrical, pleasant
Some of his spy films are at least very catchy
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I'm super "untrained" when it comes to old Italian film music, but always eager to learn. Are there any more lyrical de Masi scores worth checking out?
Most of the Italians- while not always as lyrical n sweeping as Ennio, all did a lot of lounge scores, bossa, beat, chachachas, and plenty used Edda or Nora for female soprano work, cantori moderni or 4x4 Orlandi for choir work. DeMasi I don't recall any whole scores that immediately jump out at my brain, but plenty of tracks. You may be better off sorting a compilation of his more "lyrical" tracks. It's just a bit of youtube research.
I will look see if I can dig out some samples.
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I'm super "untrained" when it comes to old Italian film music, but always eager to learn. Are there any more lyrical de Masi scores worth checking out?
Most of the Italians- while not always as lyrical n sweeping as Ennio, all did a lot of lounge scores, bossa, beat, chachachas, and plenty used Edda or Nora for female soprano work, cantori moderni or 4x4 Orlandi for choir work. DeMasi I don't recall any whole scores that immediately jump out at my brain, but plenty of tracks. You may be better off sorting a compilation of his more "lyrical" tracks. It's just a bit of youtube research.
I will look see if I can dig out some more samples.
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I'm also super untrained on old Italian film music, like Satanic Rhapsody ("Rapsodia Satanica") scored by Pietro Mascagni in 1917.
Good score. This gets played now and then.
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Apr 20, 2024 - 5:54 AM
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Thor
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Most of the Italians- while not always as lyrical n sweeping as Ennio, all did a lot of lounge scores, bossa, beat, chachachas, and plenty used Edda or Nora for female soprano work, cantori moderni or 4x4 Orlandi for choir work. DeMasi I don't recall any whole scores that immediately jump out at my brain, but plenty of tracks. You may be better off sorting a compilation of his more "lyrical" tracks. It's just a bit of youtube research.
I will look see if I can dig out some more samples.
Thanks! I can try looking for myself too. To be fair, it's not only the lyrical/calm/sweeping/romantic I like, I can also dig some loungey stuff. The clips you just shared from AFRICAN STORY, for example, were very nice indeed. I'm still not sure how a lot of this music is so radically different from what Morricone did at the time, but I suppose the devil's in the details.
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Apr 20, 2024 - 6:24 AM
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Most of the Italians- while not always as lyrical n sweeping as Ennio, all did a lot of lounge scores, bossa, beat, chachachas, and plenty used Edda or Nora for female soprano work, cantori moderni or 4x4 Orlandi for choir work. DeMasi I don't recall any whole scores that immediately jump out at my brain, but plenty of tracks. You may be better off sorting a compilation of his more "lyrical" tracks. It's just a bit of youtube research.
I will look see if I can dig out some more samples.
Thanks! I can try looking for myself too. To be fair, it's not only the lyrical/calm/sweeping/romantic I like, I can also dig some loungey stuff. The clips you just shared from AFRICAN STORY, for example, were very nice indeed. I'm still not sure how a lot of this music is so radically different from what Morricone did at the time, but I suppose the devil's in the details.
It is not that it is radically different, but simply that Morricone is only one part in this. Of course several Italian Horror, Giallo, Comedy, Drama, etc scores were done before he even did one. So Morricone was influenced by older and contemporary composers. Was he influenced by de Masi? Maybe not much, but certainly a bit.
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I'm super "untrained" when it comes to old Italian film music, but always eager to learn. Are there any more lyrical de Masi scores worth checking out?
If you really want lyrical/romantic De Masi scores and not his usual western or giallo stuff, then check out EROE VAGABONDO (1966), UN SOLO GRANDE AMORE (1972), FESTA BAROCCA (1982, but still only available on LP) or UNA STORIA D´AMORE (1970).
Maybe also the early TI-KOYO E IL SUO PESCECANE from 1962 which was still a bit more influenced by the sweeping exotic style of Lavagnino.
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