THE RELUCTANT SAINT

Despite an international cast of actors lead by Maximilian Schell -fresh from the Academy Award he had received for his role in Stanley Kramer’s wartime drama Judgment at Nuremberg- and with supporting actors like Ricardo Montalban, Akim Tamiroff and Lea Padovani, The Reluctant Saint was released in 1962. Produced and directed by Edward Dmytryk, is the story of the 17th century Franciscan friar Giuseppe da Copertino, who is honored as a Christian mystic and saint by the Catholic church and who was known for his ecstatic visions and miraculous levitations.
Although most Rota scores from the 60s have in the meantime become available either on LP or on CD, the truly delightful music he composed for The Reluctant Saint till now has always been neglected so that we are especially proud to present the complete film score (Track 1 - 18) including even some bonus and alternate tracks (Track 19 - 31) for the very first time on this CD, with lines notes of Stefan Schlegel.
Due to the age of this soundtrack the original mastertapes had some defects and anomalies which we tried to correct as best as possible during the mastering process. Although the sound quality in some tracks could not be improved, we have nevertheles decided to include them in this edition for their historical and musical value. Limited Edition.

01. The Reluctant Saint (Main Title) 2:36
02. The Reluctant Saint (I’ll Kill You) 0:50
03. The Reluctant Saint (Father Raspi is Waiting) 1:01
04. The Reluctant Saint (Children’s Attack and Return to the Convent) 2:03
05. The Reluctant Saint (Living is More Important Than Loving) 4:04
06. The Reluctant Saint (They Are Singing Vespers) 0:52
07. The Reluctant Saint (Stay and Sing With Your Brothers) 1:13
08. The Reluctant Saint (Paradoxes of the Blessed Trinity) 1:36
09. The Reluctant Saint (Thank You for the Chestnuts and Goodbye My Brothers)4:45
10. The Reluctant Saint (Recovering the Madonna’s Bust) 5:24
11. The Reluctant Saint (We’re Asking For a Miracle) 0:43
12. The Reluctant Saint (The Examiner Is the New Archbishop) 1:08
13. The Reluctant Saint (My Son Father Giuseppe) 2:00
14. The Reluctant Saint (Praying Before the Madonna’s Bust) 1:52
15. The Reluctant Saint (No Flying Monks) 2:37
16. The Reluctant Saint (The Miracle) 1:45
17. The Reluctant Saint (Flying Monk) 1:06
18. The Reluctant Saint (End Credits) 1:44
19. The Reluctant Saint (Dramatic Music) 2:05
20. The Reluctant Saint (Recovering the Madonna’s Bust - Second Part) 3:33
21. The Reluctant Saint (Interval) 0:38
22. The Reluctant Saint (Main Title - version B) 1:44
23. The Reluctant Saint (You Father Died Last Night) 1:37
24. The Reluctant Saint (And So He Is Gone) 2:31
25. The Reluctant Saint (Paradoxes of the Blessed Trinity B) 1:37
26. The Reluctant Saint (Thank You for the Chestnuts B) 0:21
27. The Reluctant Saint (Preparing the Examination by Order of Bishop) 4:25
28. The Reluctant Saint (Stay and Sing With Your Brothers B) 2:46
29. The Reluctant Saint (Recovering the Madonna’s Bust - First Part) 0:48
30. The Reluctant Saint (Recovering the Madonna’s Bust - Second Part B) 3:30
31. The Reluctant Saint (End Credits - version B) 1:34