Composers of italian genre cinema would usually propose their themes in several arrangements in order to suit the different atmospheres of the movie. This technique allowed them to make the listener feel at home while bringing variety.

In the seventies, westerns continued to be created massively in italy but, with the resounding success of the “trinità” movies, they took a more parodic turn. The composers naturally followed the same trend and came up with lighter music, employing comical effects and making use of sometimes...

Let’s complete this journey with a last rendition of the “cronaca di un falsario” theme on piano.

After some of the bank robbers have been arrested, the organizes a reconstruction of the attack, not knowing that the mobsters are hidden in the vicinity in order to take this opportunity to free up their teammates.

Let’s have a booster shot of the “cronaca di un falsario” theme before we get into more serious business.

Fascinated by ancient music, ennio morricone often came up with music styles from the past (the passacaglia, the responsorio, the missa luba…) and more prominently the tarantella, the most famous example being “rabbia e tarantella” from “allonsanfan” (1974), used by tarantino for the...