Quartet Records, in collaboration with GDM and EMI General Music, presents a CD reissue of Ennio Morricone's iconic album COLORI, celebrating its 55th anniversary.
In the summer of 1971, Morricone entered the legendary Orthophonic Studios in Rome alongside his longtime collaborators Bruno Nicolai, Alessandro Alessandroni and Edda Dell'Orso, and recorded a selection of ten tracks drawn from some of his recent film scores, many of which had not yet been released. He remixed some cues and re-recorded others, always with fascinating results.
Morricone unveils his most experimental side in COLORI, an LP that brings together some of his most evocative compositions for early 1970s Italian cinema. Far from the sweeping western soundscapes that made him internationally renowned, this work ventures into more daring territory, where psychedelia, suspense and orchestral sophistication converge.
Featuring pieces drawn from soundtracks such as VERUSCHKA, MADDALENA, A LIZARD IN A WOMAN'S SKIN, THE FIFTH CHORD, SENZA MOVENTE and THE CAT O'NINE TAILS, COLORI unfolds a rich sonic universe: ethereal vocals, innovative arrangements and a distinctive cinematic sensibility that anticipates new ways of storytelling through sound.
More than a simple compilation, COLORI stands as a testament to Morricone's creative genius and his ability to transform film music into an autonomous artistic experience.
The album was released in 1971 by General Music in Italy and was only reissued on CD in Japan in the early 1990s, making it a coveted collector's item. This new CD edition has been remastered by Chris Malone from the original sources and retains the original cover featuring a painting by Alessandra Morricone?the composer's daughter?as well as the original liner notes by Fabrizio Zampa.
An essential work for discovering Morricone at his most adventurous and unconventional.
QUARTET RECORDSは、GDMおよびEMIジェネラル・ミュージックとの共同制作により、エンニオ・モリコーネの代表作『COLORI』のCD再発盤を、発売55周年を記念してリリースします。
トラックリスト1971年の夏、モリコーネは長年の協力者であるブルーノ・ニコライ、アレッサンドロ・アレッサンドローニ、エッダ・デル・オルソと共に、ローマの伝説的なオルトフォニック・スタジオに入り、当時の映画音楽の中から選りすぐった10曲を録音しました。その多くは未発表の楽曲でした。彼はいくつかの楽曲をリミックスし、他の楽曲は再録音しましたが、その成果はいずれも魅力的なものとなりました。
モリコーネは『COLORI』において、自身の最も実験的な側面を披露している。このLPには、1970年代初頭のイタリア映画のために彼が手掛けた、最も印象的な楽曲の数々が集められている。彼を国際的に有名にした壮大な西部劇のサウンドスケープとは一線を画し、本作はサイケデリック、サスペンス、そして洗練されたオーケストラが融合する、より大胆な領域へと踏み込んでいる。
『VERUSCHKA』、『マッダレーナ』、『幻想殺人』、『新・殺しのテクニック／次はお前だ！』、『刑事キャレラ／１０＋１の追撃』、『わたしは目撃者』などのサウンドトラックから選曲された『COLORI』は、幽玄なボーカル、革新的なアレンジ、そして音を通じた新たな物語の語り方を予見する独特の映画的感性によって、豊かな音響世界を繰り広げる。
単なるコンピレーションを超えた『COLORI』は、モリコーネの創造的な天才と、映画音楽を独自の芸術体験へと昇華させるその才能を証明する作品である。
このアルバムは1971年にイタリアのジェネラル・ミュージックからリリースされ、1990年代初頭に日本で初めてCD発売されたため、コレクターの間で希少価値の高いアイテムとなっている。この新たなCD盤は、クリス・マローンによってオリジナル音源からリマスターされており、作曲家の娘であるアレッサンドラ・モリコーネの絵画をフィーチャーしたオリジナル・ジャケットに加え、ファブリツィオ・ザンパによるオリジナルのライナーノーツもそのまま収録されている。
最も冒険的で型破りなモリコーネを発見するための必聴の作品である。
限定500枚。
Quartet Records, in collaboration with GDM and EMI General Music, presents a CD reissue of Ennio Morricone's iconic album COLORI, celebrating its 55th anniversary.
In the summer of 1971, Morricone entered the legendary Orthophonic Studios in Rome alongside his longtime collaborators Bruno Nicolai, Alessandro Alessandroni and Edda Dell'Orso, and recorded a selection of ten tracks drawn from some of his recent film scores, many of which had not yet been released. He remixed some cues and re-recorded others, always with fascinating results.
Morricone unveils his most experimental side in COLORI, an LP that brings together some of his most evocative compositions for early 1970s Italian cinema. Far from the sweeping western soundscapes that made him internationally renowned, this work ventures into more daring territory, where psychedelia, suspense and orchestral sophistication converge.
Featuring pieces drawn from soundtracks such as VERUSCHKA, MADDALENA, A LIZARD IN A WOMAN'S SKIN, THE FIFTH CHORD, SENZA MOVENTE and THE CAT O'NINE TAILS, COLORI unfolds a rich sonic universe: ethereal vocals, innovative arrangements and a distinctive cinematic sensibility that anticipates new ways of storytelling through sound.
More than a simple compilation, COLORI stands as a testament to Morricone's creative genius and his ability to transform film music into an autonomous artistic experience.
The album was released in 1971 by General Music in Italy and was only reissued on CD in Japan in the early 1990s, making it a coveted collector's item. This new CD edition has been remastered by Chris Malone from the original sources and retains the original cover featuring a painting by Alessandra Morricone?the composer's daughter?as well as the original liner notes by Fabrizio Zampa.
An essential work for discovering Morricone at his most adventurous and unconventional.