Quartet Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1976 historical epic Novecento (aka 1900) co-written and directed by Bernardo Bertolucci and starring Robert De Niro, Gérard Depardieu, Dominique Sanda, Francesca Bertini, Stefania Casini, Laura Betti, Ellen Schwiers, Sterling Hayden, Romolo Valli, Alida Valli, Stefania Sandrelli, Donald Sutherland and Burt Lancaster. The album features the newly remastered original score from the film composed by Ennio Morricone (The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, The Mission, Once Upon a Time in the West, Cinema Paradiso, The Hateful Eight, The Thing, The Untouchables). The 50th Anniversary Remastered Edition is being released on CD featuring new liner notes and is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also listen to audio samples and find out more about the release.
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‘Casualties of War’ Digital Soundtrack Album Released
Sony Music Entertainment has released a digital version of the soundtrack album for the 1989 war drama Casualties of War directed by Brian De Palma and starring Michael J. Fox, Sean Penn, Don Patrick Harvey, John C. Reilly, John Leguizamo anf Thuy Thu Le. The album features the film’s original music composed, orchestrated and conducted by Academy Award winner Ennio Morricone (The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Once Upon a Time in the West, The Hateful Eight, Cinema Paradiso, The Mission, The Thing, The Untouchables) who received a Golden Globe nomination for his score. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the composer’s title track after the jump. Columbia Records has previously released the original soundtrack on CD in 1989 and a limited vinyl edition was released in 1997.
‘The Girl and the General’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Dragon’s Domain Records has announced the premiere release of the original tracks from the score for the 1967 Italian anti-war comedy drama The Girl and the General (La Ragazza e il Generale) co-written and directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile and starring Rod Steiger, Virna Lisi and Umberto Orsini. The film’s original music is composed and conducted by Academy Award winner Ennio Morricone (The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, The Mission, Once Upon a Time in the West, The Hateful Eight, Cinema Paradiso, The Untouchables,The Thing). The CD is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also listen to audio samples and find out more about the release.
World Premiere Release of Ennio Morricone’s ‘Arabella’ Score Announced
Quartet Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the 1967 comedy Arabella directed by Mauro Bolognini and starring Virna Lisi, James Fox, Margaret Rutherford and Terry-Thomas. The album, which is being released as part of the Universal Pictures Film Music Classics Collection, features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Ennio Morricone (The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Once Upon a Time in the West, The Mission, The Untouchables, The Hateful Eight, Cinema Paradiso, The Thing). The CD, which is limited to 1,500 copies, is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also check out audio samples and find out more about the release.
Expanded ‘Confessions of a Police Captain’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Quartet Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1971 Italian thriller Confessions of a Police Captain (Confessione di un commissario di polizia al procuratore della repubblica) co-written and directed by Damiano Damiani and starring Franco Nero, Martin Balsam and Marilù Tolo. The album features the expanded and remastered original score from the film composed by Riz Ortolani (Mondo Cane, The Yellow Rolls-Royce, The 7th Dawn, The Spy with the Cold Nose, The Glory Guys), including previously unreleased music. The limited edition CD is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also listen to audio samples and find out more about the release.
Remastered Soundtrack Album for Brian De Palma’s ‘Sisters’ Announced
Music Box Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1973 psychological horror thriller Sisters co-written and directed by Brian De Palma and starring Margot Kidder, Jennifer Salt, Charles Durning, Bill Finley and Lisle Wilson. The album features the newly remastered original score from the film composed and conducted by Academy Award winner Bernard Herrmann (Vertigo, Citizen Kane, Psycho, North by Northwest, Marnie, Taxi Driver, Obsession). The CD, which also includes liner notes featuring a new interview with editor Paul Hirsch, is limited to 1,000 edition and is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also listen to audio samples and check out the full album details.
‘Lolita’ Digital Soundtrack Album Released
Pathé Films has released a digital version of the (expanded) soundtrack album for the 1997 film adaptation of Vladmir Nabokov’s novel Lolita directed by Adrianne Lyne and starring Jeremy Irons. Dominique Swain, Melanie Griffith and Frank Langella. The album features the film’s original music composed, orchestrated and conducted by Academy Award winner Ennio Morricone (The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, The Mission, The Hateful Eight, The Untouchables, Once Upon a Time in America, Cinema Paradiso). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services.
Remastered ‘Short Night of Glass Dolls’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Quartet Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1971 Italian Giallo movie Short Night of Glass Dolls (La corta notte delle bambole di vetro) directed by Aldo Lado and starring Ingrid Thulin, Jean Sorel, Mario Adorf and Barbara Bach. The album features the film’s newly remastered original music composed by Academy Award winner Ennio Morricone (The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Once Upon a Time in the West, The Mission, Cinema Paradiso, The Untouchables, The Hateful Eight). The limited edition CD is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also check out audio samples and find out more about the release.
Expanded ‘The Fifth Cord’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Quartet Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1971 Italian thriller The Fifth Cord (Giornata nera per l’ariete) co-written and directed by Luigi Bazzoni and starring Franco Nero, Silvia Monti, Edmund Purdon, Princess Ira Von Fürstenberg, Pamela Tiffin and Agostina Belli. The album features the expanded original score from the film composed by Academy Award winner Ennio Morricone (The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, The Mission, Once Upon a Time in the West, The Untouchables, Cinema Paradiso, The Hateful Eight), including previously unreleased music. The 2-CD set, which is limited to 500 copies and includes the complete score on the first disc and the remastered original soundtrack album, as well as alternate tracks on the second disc, is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also check out the track list and listen to audio samples.
Varèse Sarabande’s ‘Reel Cult’ Soundtrack Reissue Series Announced
Craft Recordings & Varèse Sarabande have announced Reel Cult, a new soundtrack reissue series for B-movie soundtrack aficionados. Among the first two titles is a new (and first in over 50 years) vinyl edition for the 1977 thriller Orca directed by Michael Anderson and starring Richard Harris, Charlotte Rampling, Will Sampson, Bo Derek & Robert Carradine featuring music composed by Academy Award winner Ennio Morricone (The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, The Mission, Once Upon a Time in the West, The Hateful Eight, The Untouchables). The album, which is pressed on Blood In The Water-colored vinyl, presented in a tip-on jacket and includes a fold-out poster, will be released on Record Store Day 2024 and will be available at participating independent music retailers on April 20.