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 Stelvio Cipriani
Femina Ridens
Cam | 1969
While Italian hip-hop is at a disappointing low level, the Boot has always been a forerunner in bringing forth phenomenal soundtrack composers. Thriller, horror and what not-composer Stelvio Cipriani is definitely one of the most versatile, creative and dramatic composers of all. This Roman musician is mostly known for turnin camp movies into exciting cinema through music alone (Piranha II!!).
But most of the movies are cult classics (Italian!) that gained nuthin but respect from the alternative scene. One of his most famous albums, besides the soundtracks to 'Tentacoli', 'Solamente Negro' and 'Mark Il Pollizioti', is 'Femina Ridens' aka 'The Frightened Woman'. A classic is the theme song and title track which holds a scorned woman (Olympia) howling 'A man like you is not for me', the song can be find on plenty of ‘lounge’ and ‘easy tempo’ compilations. The sound of this album goes from nerve-wrecking organ compositions, over dusty guitar loops, rusty trumpets and psychedelic sound effects to danceable funk-rock ('Sophisticated Shake') and heavenly melancholia (the harps and xylophones in 'Mary’s Theme' and 'Sweet Carillon') while the score ends in the heroic drama of 'Fight Of Love', of which, oh irony, the splashing water effects even remind of 'Piranha II'.
There’s tons of other Cipriani music out there that must be checked and that’s more exciting, darker or more psychedelic than this one, but for now I’ll go with this 'Femina Ridens', if only to avoid quarrel with the Misses. No further questions, grazie!
posted by: engelbert humperfunk | 01-20-2006 |
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