FOUR OF THE APOCALYPSE / SILVER SADDLE

Pentamusic continues releasing Western scores with this tribute to the career of the great Lucio Fulci, the ultimate edition of the scores composed by the indomitable trio Bixio-Frizzi-Tempera for FOUR OF THE APOCALYPSE and SILVER SADDLE.

Released in 1975 and 1978, respectively, the former boasts such actors in the cast as Fabio Testi, Tomas Milian, Donald O’Brien and Michael J. Pollard. It’s the story of a journey by four improbable companions amid the follies of a West full of religious extremism, cruelty and psychotic situations?a very grim and brutal movie that was even censored, its most violent scenes removed. The score is characterized by an array of wonderful songs in a ‘70s rock style, sometimes psychedelic, surely one of the most original works for one of the most unique movies in that genre.

SILVER SADDLE is a movie gifted with a more traditional plot starring Giuliamo Gemma as a loner cowboy, Roy Blood, who helps the young Thomas Barrett Jr. A Shakespearian twist will reveal a murder interlinking their pasts, since Thomas’ father was the killer of Roy’s. Nevertheless, the two will become friends. Once again, the score is dominated by a vocal theme, “Silver Saddle,” which gives the film its identity, establishing a relationship between music and images that is impossible to break.

This double-CD set is released in a jewel case and features liner notes by Maestro Fabio Frizzi. --- From the label.

CD 1
I 4 DELL’APOCALISSE
original motion picture soundtrack
The original album
1. MOVIN ON 3:34
2. DEATH'S SONG 2:33
3. SERENE MOMENTS 2:56
4. BUNNY (LET'S STAY TOGETHER) 3:49
5. FAREWELL TO THE FRIENDS 2:08
6. ON THE TRACES OF CHACO 1:24
7. SLOW OF VIOLENCE 2:09
8. WAS IT ALL IN VAIN 2:30
9. THE SWINDLER OF THE SALOON 2:58
10. LET US PLAY 2:52
11. CHACO 1:50
12. STUBBY (YOU'RE DOWN AND OUT) 3:07
13. BUNNY LOVE SONG 1:21
14. REAWAKEN FROM THE TRIP 1:32
Bonus tracks
15. DEATH’S SONG (fast version) 5:06
16. CHACO (organ version) 1:56
17. BUNNY LOVE SONG (reprise) 1:49
18. REAWAKEN FROM THE TRIP (reprise) 2:07
19. SLOW OF VIOLENCE (alternate) 1:27
20. CHACO (alternate) 1:27
21. REAWAKEN FROM THE TRIP (alternate) 3:20
22. STUBBY (YOU'RE DOWN AND OUT - instr.) 4:08

STEREO TT 57:00

CD 2
SELLA D’ARGENTO
1. SILVER SADDLE (Main Title Song - Film Version) 4:01
2. SILVER SADDLE (Cantina guitar) 3:05
3. SILVER SADDLE (Hot lands) 2:51
4. SILVER SADDLE (My name is Silver Saddle) 1:17
5. SILVER SADDLE (Free and wild) 1:46
6. SILVER SADDLE (Vocal reprise) 1:03
7. SILVER SADDLE (A cowboy and a kid) 4:33
8. SILVER SADDLE (Bandits) 2:00
9. SILVER SADDLE (Arrival in the town) 1:09
10. SILVER SADDLE (Lonely mouth organ) 1:16
11. SILVER SADDLE (In the desert) 2:37
12. SILVER SADDLE (Two friends) 0:53
13. SILVER SADDLE (In the desert part 2) 1:35
14. SILVER SADDLE (Fear and friendship) 1:49
15. SILVER SADDLE (Cantina guitar no. 2) 2:18
16. SILVER SADDLE (Silver Saddle on action) 2:06
17. SILVER SADDLE (Silver saddle strikes back) 4:59
18. SILVER SADDLE (The snake theme/finale) 1:16
Bonus tracks
19. SILVER SADDLE (single version - A side) 3:16
20. TWO HEARTS (single - B side) 4:41
21. SILVER SADDLE (Saloon piano 1) 2:26
22. SILVER SADDLE (Saloon piano 2) 3:41
23. SILVER SADDLE (Saloon piano 3) 3:23
24. SILVER SADDLE (Unused alt. instrumental main titles) 3:59