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

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...

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.

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

Imagine the opening credits of an italian political thriller of the early seventies. We have just been enchanted by ennio morricone’s outstanding scores for the films of elio petri (“indagine su un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospetto”, “la classe operaia va in paradiso”) and are now...

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...