Employee Picks /  by Jack Criddle

In April's Employee Picks program, Intrada Records take us Halfway to Halloween, the Buffalo Philharmonic performs a striking Danny Elfman concert work, the PostClassical Ensemble highlights 30's political film scores, and we bid farewell to the immortal Ryuichi Sakamoto.

/  by Jack Criddle

On the latest episode of Play Morricone For Me, we take a fast-paced ride through the brief but fruitful and incredibly funky world of Italian poliziotteschi, or Eurocrime soundtracks.

TRACKLIST:

  1. Ennio Morricone - Svolta Definitiva (from Città Violenta)

  2. Piero Piccioni - The Persuaders Strike Back (from Fatevi Vivi La Polizia Non Interverrà)

  3. Detto Mariano - Titoli (from Delitto Al Ristorante Cinese)

  4. Detto Mariano - Seq. 4 (from Delitto Al Ristorante Cinese)

  5. Franco Micalizzi - Se1. 7 (from Delitto Sull'Autostrada)

  6. Stelvio Cipriani - Investigation Rhythm (from Sono Stato Un Agente CIA)

  7. Stelvio Cipriani - Dangerous Memories (from Sono Stato Un Agente CIA)

  8. Luis E. Bacalov & Osanna - Preludio (from Milano Calibro 9)

  9. Gianni Ferrio - La Gabbia (from Tony Arzenta)

  10. Riz Ortolani - L'intoccabile Mr. Cliff (from Si Può Essere Più Bastardi dell'Ispettore Cliff?)

  11. Paolo Vasile - Tema B (from La Polizia interviene: ordine di uccidere!)

  12. Fabio Frizzi - Seq. 14 (from Contraband)

  13. Bruno Nicolai - Un uomo innamorato (from L'uomo della strada fa giustizia)

  14. Ennio Morricone - Stranamente di notte (from Il Bandito Dagli Occhi Azzurri)

  15. Albert Verrecchia - Leave It Behind (from Il tempo degli assassini)

  16. Stelvio Cipriani - Attraverso La Frontiera (from Mark Il Poliziotto)

  17. Armando Trovaioli - Una Magnum Special Per Tony Saitta (from Blazing Magnum)

  18. Franco Micalizzi - Running to the Airport (from The Cynic, the Rat and the Fist)

  19. Riz Ortolani - Il ricordo di serena, pt.2 (from Confessione di un Commissario di Polizia al Procuratore Della Repubblica)

  20. Gino Peguri - Seq. 4 (from Due Vite Violente)

  21. Goblin - Banoon (from Squadra Antigangsters)

  22. Goblin - Seq. 10 (from The Heroin Busters)

  23. Magnetic Systems - Escape (from Operazione K: Separate A Vista)

  24. Guido & Maurizio De Angelis - Life of a Policeman (from La polizia incrimina la legge assolve)

  25. Guido & Maurizio De Angelis - Seq. 13 (from Il Grande Racket)

  26. Alessandro Alessandroni ft. pAd - Philadelphia (Nightclub Version) (from Sangue di sbirro)

  27. Calibro 35 - The Italian Connection

1943, The Year in Film Music /  by Jack Criddle

We're back with another close-up on the cinema of a particular year - in this case, 1943. Featuring music from legends like Miklós Rózsa, Victor Young, and Bernard Herrmann, wartime propaganda accompaniment, Val Lewton spookiness, and Black Excellence in movie musicals, plus more films and scores that celebrate their 80th anniversary.

Westward the Women /  by Jack Criddle

The latest edition of Play Morricone For Me is a musical deep-dive into of western films that break tradition by featuring women lead characters, as well as westerns directed by women.

Employee Picks /  by Jack Criddle

It's a new Employee Picks program for a new month! On this episode of Play Morricone For Me, some recent favorites by Nicolas Godin, Hildur Guðnadóttir, Nainita Desai and Matthew Herbert, some used CD crate-diggings, Hisaishi tackles Keaton, Lavagnino goes to Egypt, Gianni Oddi library grooves, and a Gerald Fried memorial tribute.

Disney+ Absentees /  by Jack Criddle

Play Morricone For Me marks the occasion of the Walt Disney Company's centennial with this program of soundtracks from the more obscure features, shorts, and shows that are not available on Disney+. We also weigh in on how Disney has kept its most controversial film in the public consciousness whilst withdrawing it from circulation, with the use of theme park rides, merch, and its much-loved theme song.

Film Discoveries 2022 /  by Jack Criddle

It's the last Play Morricone For Me of 2022! I break down my favorite new-to-me older film discoveries, with musical accompaniment from said films' scores and soundtracks.

Stop Motion Musical Merriment /  by Jack Criddle

A festive and tune-filled celebration of the medium of stop-motion animation; forever associated with the seasonal holidays in America thanks to the Rankin-Bass Christmas TV specials and The Nightmare Before Christmas, elevated as an art form by masters like Willis O'Brien, Ray Harryhausen, Jiri Trnka, George Pal, and Jan Svankmajer, and the source of many a Britisher's beloved childhood telly.

Employee Picks /  by Jack Criddle

The latest Play Morricone For Me 'Employee Picks' program features a sample of recent scores from Hildur Guðnadóttir and Ego Plum, notable reissues from Varese Sarabande, Intrada and Four Flies, a few seasonal favorites, and musings on the Sight & Sound list.

1992, The Year in Film Music /  by Jack Criddle

From the year's biggest blockbusters, to the debuts of several New American Indie directors, to the kidvid we elder milennials remember, here's a soundtrack-filled celebration of films that turn 30 this year.

Happy 80th, Marty /  by Jack Criddle

THIS SHOW MUST BE PLAYED LOUD! This week's Play Morricone For Me is a celebration of our greatest living filmmaker on the occasion of bis 80th trip around the sun. We look at his work with musical collaborators like Robbie Robertson, Bernard Herrmann, and Howard Shore, as well as his unparalleled needled-drop game.

Horror Documentaries /  by Jack Criddle

Play Morricone For Me explores the musical intersection of documentary and horror, from Häxan to Wrinkles the Clown, and the various true stories of horror's most iconic creators and creations.