Ennio Morricone – Escalation (OST) (1968)

A killer soundtrack from Ennio Morricone – just the sort of work for which he's remembered so strongly today! Some of the best non-western Morricone elements are in place here – spacious scorings, wordless vocals, and odd twists and turns on instruments that are often hard to determine! Darker sounds jangle together with lighter ones beautifully – and a few cuts feature great vocals from I Cantori Moderni, sometimes quite spooky, sometimes a bit more mod. The title track has a great romping rhythm and echoey fuzz guitar – titles include "Escalation", "Dies Irae Psichedelico", "Collage No 1", "Funerale Nero", "Matrimonio", and "Secondo Rito".

Taken from the 1968 movie directed by Roberto Faenza.
(Originally released in 1968 on CAM MAG 10.010. Limited edition 1000 copies.)

Tracklist:

01. Escalation (2:18)
02. Dies Irae Psichedelico (1:57)
03. Collage n. 1 (2:19)
04. Luca’s Sound (1:21)
05. Senza Respiro (0:50)
06. Luca, Casa Londra (5:12)
07. Matrimonio (2:54)
08. Collage n. 2 (1:53
09. Carillon Erotico (2:24)
10. Primo Rito (1:25)
11. Secondo Rito (3:58)
12. Funerale Nero (2:16)

Escalation – Directed by Roberto Faenza
Music Composed by Ennio Morricone
Conduced by Bruno Nicolai

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