Caldera Records is proud to present Loek Dikker’s score for the film “Diva Dolorosa.”
Peter Delpeut’s work is a mesmerising found footage collage he assembled in the late 1990s after a flame of passion had been ignited within him: The filmmaker had watched “Rapsodia Satanica,” an expressive and exuberant melodrama with a staggering performance by Lydia Borelli as the leading lady, who had thrown herself into the role of the doomed femme fatale ? the “diva.” Previously unaware of the subgenre of the “Diva Film,” Delpeut started to seek out similar works. He quickly found they were like operas. Everything was heightened, and the actresses seemed to dance on every individual frame. Delpeut created “Diva Dolorosa,” for which he assembled individual scenes from “Diva Films.” He put together a new work, a story in the tradition of the Italian classics, for which he needed the appropriate music.
Delpeut entrusted experienced composer Loek Dikker with this Herculean task. The film required a wall-to-wall score, as expressive and lush as an opera. It became his magnum opus, a tribute to the great operas of the late 19th century with subtle jazz influences as they were invoked by, among others, Maurice Ravel and Darius Milhaud in the 1920s. Keen film music enthusiasts might even discover some hints of Nino Rota in the vaudeville music. Dikker’s score has it all ? instrumental arias, jazz, vaudeville, and even some polyphony. It is the work the composer is proudest of, and indeed, it stands as a towering achievement in his impressive oeuvre. The 55th CD-release of Caldera Records features a detailed booklet text by Stephan Eicke and elegant artwork by Luis Miguel Rojas. The CD was mastered by Richard Moore and produced by Stephan Eicke and John Elborg.
『ローゼンシュトラッセ』や『４番目の男』等の作曲家・ローク・ディッカーによる、映画 "Diva Dolorosa"のサウンドトラック。
トラックリストピーター・デルピュートの作品は、1990年代後半に彼の中で情熱の炎が燃え上がった後に組み立てた、魅惑的なファウンド・フッテージ・コラージュである： この作品は、リディア・ボレッリが運命のファム・ファタール、つまり "歌姫 "の役柄に身を投じた、表情豊かで高揚感あふれるメロドラマである。それまで"歌姫映画"というサブジャンルを知らなかったデルピュートは、似たような作品を探し始めた。彼はすぐに、それらがオペラのようであることに気づいた。すべてが高揚し、女優たちは一コマ一コマで踊っているようだった。デルピュットは、"歌姫映画#の個々のシーンを集めた「Diva Dolorosa」を創作した。イタリア古典の伝統を受け継ぐ物語である新作を作るには、それにふさわしい音楽が必要だった。
デルピュートは、経験豊富な作曲家ローク・ディッカーにこの困難な仕事を任せた。この映画には、オペラのように表現豊かで瑞々しい、壁一面のスコアが必要だった。それは、19世紀後半の偉大なオペラへのオマージュであり、1920年代にモーリス・ラヴェルやダリウス・ミヨーらによって生み出されたジャズの影響を微妙に取り入れた大作となった。熱心な映画音楽ファンなら、歌劇音楽の中にニーノ・ロータのヒントを発見するかもしれない。ディッカーのスコアには、器楽のアリア、ジャズ、ボードヴィル、そしてポリフォニーまで、すべてが詰まっている。作曲者が最も誇りに思っている作品であり、実際、彼の印象的な作品群の中で、最も偉大な業績である。（機械翻訳）
Caldera Records is proud to present Loek Dikker’s score for the film “Diva Dolorosa.”
Peter Delpeut’s work is a mesmerising found footage collage he assembled in the late 1990s after a flame of passion had been ignited within him: The filmmaker had watched “Rapsodia Satanica,” an expressive and exuberant melodrama with a staggering performance by Lydia Borelli as the leading lady, who had thrown herself into the role of the doomed femme fatale ? the “diva.” Previously unaware of the subgenre of the “Diva Film,” Delpeut started to seek out similar works. He quickly found they were like operas. Everything was heightened, and the actresses seemed to dance on every individual frame. Delpeut created “Diva Dolorosa,” for which he assembled individual scenes from “Diva Films.” He put together a new work, a story in the tradition of the Italian classics, for which he needed the appropriate music.
Delpeut entrusted experienced composer Loek Dikker with this Herculean task. The film required a wall-to-wall score, as expressive and lush as an opera. It became his magnum opus, a tribute to the great operas of the late 19th century with subtle jazz influences as they were invoked by, among others, Maurice Ravel and Darius Milhaud in the 1920s. Keen film music enthusiasts might even discover some hints of Nino Rota in the vaudeville music. Dikker’s score has it all ? instrumental arias, jazz, vaudeville, and even some polyphony. It is the work the composer is proudest of, and indeed, it stands as a towering achievement in his impressive oeuvre. The 55th CD-release of Caldera Records features a detailed booklet text by Stephan Eicke and elegant artwork by Luis Miguel Rojas. The CD was mastered by Richard Moore and produced by Stephan Eicke and John Elborg.
1. Prologue (4:48)
2. Love has a Bitter Taste (5:50)
3. The Flame (2:24)
4. Carnival (1:37)
5. Diabolical Delight (5:02)
6. Kiss My Feet (4:58)
7. Betrayal (6:09)
8. Storms of the Soul (5:01)
9. Revenge (6:48)
10. Grief (4:04)
11. Bitter Happiness (4:54)
12. The Isle of the Dead (2:24)
13. The Secret and the Garden of Sorrows (6:39)
14. Our Lady of Pain and Death’s Rhapsody (7:33)
15. Farewell (2:29)