More about the collection from Ennio Morricone
Mark A. Drake | 02/07/2006
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Here's a little more information about Ennio Morricone's Fear Soundtrack:
IL GATTO A NOVE CODE (The Cat O' Nine Tails) - In this flawed mystery-thriller from flamboyant horror director Dario Argento, Karl Malden portrays a blind man who joins forces with a reporter (James Franciscus) to catch a killer with an extra chromosome. Much of the action occurs at a research hospital, where the killer seeks to conceal the original crime with still more murders. Easily the least interesting of Argento's early thrillers (which include the superior L'Uccello dalle Piume di Cristallo and Quattro Mosche di Velluto Grigio), this film seems almost a parody of the genre at times, with preposterous coincidences and bogus Freudian analysis substituting for genuine mystery. Those familiar with the director's work may find it difficult to believe that Argento was responsible, but some undeniable stylistic touches - such as one victim's wallpaper resembling a blood-splattered wall - reveal that even a genius can make bad films. Ennio Morricone's soundtrack and a cast including Catherine Spaak and Pier Paolo Capponi offer little relief. The American version is missing approximately twenty minutes. 1971
UNA LUCERTOLA CON LA PELLE DI DONNA (A Lizard in a Woman's Skin) - This cult movie classic, also known as Schizoid, is a psychodrama murder mystery thriller involving LSD, psychoanalysis, lesbianism, and having at least one extremely gory dream sequence which involves eviscerated dogs. The director had to prove in court that the dogs in question were fabricated and not real. Florinda Bolkan stars as the woman with all the clues to murder. Stanley Baker is the unlucky police inspector who has to separate what is fact from fantasy. 1971
GLI OCCHI FREDDI DELLA PAURA (Cold Eyes of Fear) - An ex-convict comes after the nephew of the judge who put him away years ago. 1971
Track information:
DISC 1 UNA LUCERTOLA CON LA PELLE DI DONNA
La Lucertola
Magia Nera
Giorno Di Notte
Fondate Paure
Che Strano
Mimetizzata
Sole Sulla Pelle
Sfinge
Spostato Ad Est
A Lucio Fulci
Nenia Per Una Bambola
Spiriti
Ancora Ad Est
Sfinge - (II version mix)
Che Strano - (II version mix)
Mimetizzata - (II version mix)
Notte Di Giorno
A Lucio Fulci - (II version mix)
La Lucertola - (II version mix)
DISC 2 II GATTO A NOVE CODE:
Ninna Nanna In Blu: Titoli
1970
Sottintesi
Parabola Del Paradosso
Paranoia Prima
Paranoia Seconda
Dissociazione
Dissociazione Seconda
Metafora Finale
Placcaggio - (Alternate Version mix)
Ninna Nanna In Blu - (Movie Takes Variations mix)
Passeggiata Notturna - (Original Single Version mix)
Passeggiata Notturna - (Movie Version mix)
Placcaggio
Il Gatto A Nove Code - (Movie Takes Suite mix)
DISC 3 GLI OCCHI FREDDI DELLA PAURA
Seguita
Gli Occhi Freddi Della Paura
Evaporazione
Notte E Misteri
Urla Nel Nulla
Folle Folle
Evanescente
Dal Sogno E Ritorno
Ritorno All` Inizio
Gli Occhi Freddi Della Paura 1
Gli Occhi Freddi Della Paura 2
Gli Occhi Freddi Della Paura 3
Gli Occhi Freddi Della Paura 4
Gli Occhi Freddi Della Paura 5
Gli Occhi Freddi Della Paura 6
Gli Occhi Freddi Della Paura 7"