Not quite in time to beat the arrival of 2015, but thank God before the end of the world comes this delightful treasure, IL FIUME DEL GRANDE CAIMANO aka THE GREAT ALLIGATOR, the eighth digitally remastered Stelvio Cipriani film score from ''The Little German Label That Could'' Chris' Soundtrack Corner! Since 2007 producer Christian Riedrich has been using his fully-loaded soundtrack retail business as the springboard for a thriving series of Retro Euro-Cult soundtrack restorations. As with every preceding CSC presentation this disc benefits from flawless audio mastering, all cues in attendance for completists - including 8 minutes of previously unreleased score - detailed liner notes by Italian film music scholar John Bender, and arguably the most sublimely beautiful packaging design of the soundtrack specialty market.
Director Sergio Martino is a beloved icon to connoisseurs of Italian genre cinema. Just as Antonio Margheriti is revered for Gothic horror and Umberto Lenzi for cops and crime, Martino will forever be revered for his masterful work in the strange realm of the giallo - the violent, erotic, and highly stylized Italian murder mystery / thrillers. But Martino has also been a proteus talent doing great things in other areas of filmic narrative, including sci-fi and horror.
THE GREAT ALLIGATOR is undeniably a horror-satellite spun off from the box office mega-force of Spielberg's monster movie JAWS, but composer Cipriani did not merely follow in the footsteps of Maestro John Williams. This 1979 score is a surprising approach to the giant water beast sub-genre and provides a vivacious and engaging listening experience from beginning to end. In fact the score has been a cult-favorite for over 35 years and now fans can satisfy the craving.
Although a late Silver-Age effort THE GREAT ALLIGATOR still embodies all the most valued characteristics of the period, the score is an exciting fusion of stylistic elements combined with pleasurable, full-form melodic motifs. For the beautiful Barbara Bach and other elegant aspects the composer creates seductive and erotic portraits of femininity. Cipriani also provides colorful and evocative variations of his three precisely crafted principle themes - the Main Title, the Love Theme, and the Great Alligator Theme. These are supported by numerous, highly descriptive references to the exotic locale (ostensibly the Amazon) and primitive tribal cultures. Cipriani mixes such percussive, rhythmic details with modernistic electronic textures, and despite an overall primal ambiance these specific, synthetic sounds evoke a fear of mythological horrors beyond the natural.
Fortunately some CDs are worth every penny paid, and this extravagant score unquestionably qualifies for that coveted distinction!
トラックリスト
01 Main Title 02 Soft Love Theme 03 Alligator Dance 04 Underwater Fear 05 The Great Alligator Theme 06 Underwater Search 07 Alligator Attack 08 Night Touch 09 Alligator Fear 10 Alligator Terror 11 Underwater Mood 12 Underwater Suspense 13 Main Title (alt. ＃1)* 14 Soft Love Theme (Short Version)* 15 Water Party 16 Martinica Dreaming (End Title)
22 The Great Alligator Theme (alt.)* 23 Alligator Boogie-Woogie 24 Dance Your Fear Away 25 Alligator Terror (alt.)* 26 Alligator Waltz 27 Main Title (alt. ＃2) 28 Alligator Scream
TV放映時タイトル「アリゲーター」。「007 私を愛したスパイ」でボンド・ガールを演じたバーバラ・バック主演のモンスター・パニック映画のオリジナル・サウンドトラック。全28曲収録。音楽はステルヴィオ・チプリアーニ。
トラックリスト未開のジャングルに建設されたリゾート・ホテル。その地を訪れたカメラマンは、原住民が恐れる魔神である巨大鰐の存在を知る。彼は巨大鰐の危険を訴えるがホテル関係者はその言葉を信じようとせず、船上パーティを開催する。観光客たちは巨大鰐に次々と襲われ、生き残って岸に辿り着いた者も怒れる原住民に殺されてゆく……。監督：セルジオ・マルチーノ、出演：バーバラ・バック、メル・ファーラー。1978年伊。
Not quite in time to beat the arrival of 2015, but thank God before the end of the world comes this delightful treasure, IL FIUME DEL GRANDE CAIMANO aka THE GREAT ALLIGATOR, the eighth digitally remastered Stelvio Cipriani film score from ''The Little German Label That Could'' Chris' Soundtrack Corner! Since 2007 producer Christian Riedrich has been using his fully-loaded soundtrack retail business as the springboard for a thriving series of Retro Euro-Cult soundtrack restorations. As with every preceding CSC presentation this disc benefits from flawless audio mastering, all cues in attendance for completists - including 8 minutes of previously unreleased score - detailed liner notes by Italian film music scholar John Bender, and arguably the most sublimely beautiful packaging design of the soundtrack specialty market.
Director Sergio Martino is a beloved icon to connoisseurs of Italian genre cinema. Just as Antonio Margheriti is revered for Gothic horror and Umberto Lenzi for cops and crime, Martino will forever be revered for his masterful work in the strange realm of the giallo - the violent, erotic, and highly stylized Italian murder mystery / thrillers. But Martino has also been a proteus talent doing great things in other areas of filmic narrative, including sci-fi and horror.
THE GREAT ALLIGATOR is undeniably a horror-satellite spun off from the box office mega-force of Spielberg's monster movie JAWS, but composer Cipriani did not merely follow in the footsteps of Maestro John Williams. This 1979 score is a surprising approach to the giant water beast sub-genre and provides a vivacious and engaging listening experience from beginning to end. In fact the score has been a cult-favorite for over 35 years and now fans can satisfy the craving.
Although a late Silver-Age effort THE GREAT ALLIGATOR still embodies all the most valued characteristics of the period, the score is an exciting fusion of stylistic elements combined with pleasurable, full-form melodic motifs. For the beautiful Barbara Bach and other elegant aspects the composer creates seductive and erotic portraits of femininity. Cipriani also provides colorful and evocative variations of his three precisely crafted principle themes - the Main Title, the Love Theme, and the Great Alligator Theme. These are supported by numerous, highly descriptive references to the exotic locale (ostensibly the Amazon) and primitive tribal cultures. Cipriani mixes such percussive, rhythmic details with modernistic electronic textures, and despite an overall primal ambiance these specific, synthetic sounds evoke a fear of mythological horrors beyond the natural.
Fortunately some CDs are worth every penny paid, and this extravagant score unquestionably qualifies for that coveted distinction!
01 Main Title
02 Soft Love Theme
03 Alligator Dance
04 Underwater Fear
05 The Great Alligator Theme
06 Underwater Search
07 Alligator Attack
08 Night Touch
09 Alligator Fear
10 Alligator Terror
11 Underwater Mood
12 Underwater Suspense
13 Main Title (alt. ＃1)*
14 Soft Love Theme (Short Version)*
15 Water Party
16 Martinica Dreaming (End Title)
PERCUSSION TRACKS
17 Rites Percussion (＃1)
18 Rites Percussion (＃2)
19 Alligator Dance Drums (＃1)
20 Alligator Dance Drums (＃2)*
21 Rites Percussion (＃3)
BONUS TRACKS
22 The Great Alligator Theme (alt.)*
23 Alligator Boogie-Woogie
24 Dance Your Fear Away
25 Alligator Terror (alt.)*
26 Alligator Waltz
27 Main Title (alt. ＃2)
28 Alligator Scream
* previously unreleased