From the album sticker:
“For this 1968 cult Italian thriller based on a script by Dario Argento, the Maestro Ennio Morricone composed a dark and oppressive score, with experimental and avant-garde elements that describes perfectly the brutality of the plot”
Alan Bishop’s album review from Forced Exposure’s website:
“This is an obscure 1968 mafia film score that begins with a short dramatic theme complete with pounding tympani, a horn section, distorted electric piano, ascending strings and a monumental vocal chorus. This title track has been a neglected masterpiece of sound forgotten over time. The same can be said for the lovely vocal track Solo Nostalgia sung by Jane Relly set to echoed drums, electric bass, and baroque organ. The screenplay to the film was co-written by Dario Argento and the balance of music is a pastiche of dark moods and colorfully orchestrated intensity. Dagored had great taste in prioritizing this LP for reissue.”
https://www.forcedexposure.com/Features/alan-bishop-morricone/ReviewMorricone.html
Earlier Pressings:
The Film:
From Mubi’s synopsis of director Alfio Caltabiano’s 1968 Italian crime picture, “Comandamenti Per Un Gangster” (aka “Commandments For A Gangster“):
“Norton is a retired gangster who wants to avenge the death of his sister, who was married to Frank Cline. Cline disappeared while transporting a large shipment of the Organization’s gold, leaving three dead bodies before him. “
The screenplay for “Comandamenti Per Un gangster” was co-written by legendary horror director (and frequent Morricone collaborator) Dario Argento.
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Listen to Morricone’s complete score here:
Watch a scene from the film featuring Olivera Vučo here:
Purchase a vinyl copy of the soundtrack from Discogs here:
Purchase a copy of the DVD from www.dvdplanetstore.pk here:
