Joko Invoca Dio... e Muori


GDM Music (0019750002998)
Movie | Released: 2008 | Format: CD, Download
Limited edition: 500 copies
 

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# Track   Duration
1.Vengeance2:05
2.Attesa Drammatica1:10
3.Terre Lontane1:46
4.In Piena Corsa1:26
5.Nella Sera1:28
6.Vengeance (vers. stereo mix)2:02
7.Terre Assolate1:31
8.Allucinazioni2:27
9.Attesa Drammatica (vers. stereo mix)1:10
10.Lunghe Ombre2:27
11.Terre Lontane (vers. stereo mix)1:43
12.In Piena Corsa (vers. stereo mix)1:25
13.Nella Sera (vers. stereo mix)1:26
14.Chitarra Nella Notte2:11
15.Dopo La Corsa2:50
16.Il Destino Di Un Cowboy2:53
17.Il Suo Nome E' Joko1:31
18.Momenti Di Tensione1:20
19.In Viaggio1:02
20.Deserto5:22
21.Terra Senza Ombre1:31
22.Riflessioni2:01
23.Verso Il Confine1:07
24.Invoca Dio E Muori!4:26
25.Vendetta Finale2:26
 50:46
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Joko Invoca Dio... e Muori - 09/10 - Review of John Mansell, submitted at
Well, Hillside are certainly getting to grips with releasing spaghetti western scores, yet another great example here in the form of Carlo Savina's VENGEANCE, the movie is also pretty tasty too. The CD opens with the title song, performed by Don Powell, who's distinctive vocals ring out over a slow and somewhat deliberate Mexican sounding theme that is performed by trumpet, harmonic, guitar and choir. On the original LP the song is credited to composer Nico Fidenco, which is rather odd, maybe Fidenco did the score originally, and it was rejected? Or maybe Fidenco just wrote the lyrics but on this compact disc the lyrics are credited to Powell ? It is another one of those mysteries from the Italian film scoring world of sixties I suppose that we will never get to the bottom of. Also I will say that the sound quality of the song on the original recording was not good, it was distorted and somewhat grating on the ears when listening to it, on this recording the sound is much clearer and cleaner obviously this is due to the re-mastering carried out by Roberto Zamori and Claudio Fuiano, saying that however,track 6,which is the stereo mix version of the vocal is for me rather thin sounding and also there is a definite echo on it, so although stereo the actual mono mix sounds better in this instance.Excerpts from the soundtrack originally saw the light of day on a double soundtrack feature release back in 1968, CAM records became famous or at least well know for their practise of putting two soundtracks on one LP. In this case we were treated to on one side and part of side B, FIND A PLACE TO DIE by Gianni Ferrio and then we had 5 tracks from VENGEANCE representing Savina's score. This compact disc release boasts a total of 25 cues, and tracks 6 through to 25 are all in stereo and pretty good stereo it is too. I remember the LP had a sticker over the catalogue number, an MAG (mono) number replacing the original SAG (stereo) number, so what happened to the stereo masters? They must have been lost or sent to storage for all this time, Anyway, I digress, it's an odd thing but since doing a little bit of digging into my Italian western directory, I am somewhat surprised and pleased to see that Savina was particularly active within the spaghetti western genre, for some reason I always forget about this composer apart from his conducting the Rosza soundtracks during the 1960s.

But on hearing VENGEANCE one can see why filmmakers went for Savina when they wanted a good western score, the composer has produced a wonderful soundtrack for this movie and he fused styles of the Italian western score with traits and practices from the established sound of the Hollywood western to create a score that served the picture well and also worked on its own to be an entertaining collection of themes. The score literally overflows with high quality thematic properties, catchy little musical stabs, and high octane riding cues which are full of the musical trademarks that we associate with the Italian Western movie, electric guitar, percussion, trumpet, classical guitar and mariachi sounding flourishes are certainly the order of the day etc. Track 4 in particular is a great piece, up tempo percussion begins the cue and then this is joined and eventually overpowered by brass and organ to create an exhilarating track. Savina relies quite a lot upon the usage of the brass section within his score, which is more often than not bolstered and supported by racing timpani and strings with little snippets being added on organ and harpsichord. Strummed guitar is also utilised throughout with a scattering of choral support, but this is minimal. A simple but effective sound that conjures up the atmosphere and colours of Mexico and the savagery of the west. The compact disc is presented well, with full colour pictures from the movie inside the cover and again some really eye catching front cover illustration, but also Hillside have included on the back of the inlay the original cover from the CAM LP, which is great for us older collectors as we can use this art work for the front as well, to be honest I never thought I would see the day when this and many other Italian western scores would be issued onto CD, thanks to the Hillside series, we don't have to dream anymore, because they have made it a reality for us, great score, highly recommended, and don't forget this one wont be around that long as it's a very limited edition of just 500.

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