Ennio Morricone - Un genio, due compari, un pollo '1975; 2020

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Album name	Un genio, due compari, un pollo
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Date	1975; 2020
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Play time	00:32:15
Format / Bitrate	Stereo 1420 Kbps / 44.1 kHz MP3 320 Kbps
Media	CD
Size	203 MB
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A 1975 comedy western, Un Genio, Due Compari, Un Pollo (whose literal
translation is one of the great film titles â€“ sadly it was released more
mundanely as The Genius in English-speaking countries) was marketed in some
territories as a sequel to My Name Is Nobody, though it isnâ€™t really.
Terence Hill does star, as a con-man who hatches a plan to steal a load of money
from a fort (under the command of Patrick McGoohan); Damiano Damiani directed,
the great Sergio Leone helmed the opening sequence, and you-know-who was on-hand
to score.

Ennio Morricone was nearing the end of his list of westerns by this time and
while there isnâ€™t much that is genuinely fresh in it, itâ€™s still
overflowing with creativity and brilliance. It is very much a continuation of
the sound of My Name Is Nobody â€“ a genuinely brilliant score bursting
with great themes and comic touches.

The main theme is a direct offshoot of that scoreâ€™s; a silly tune but an
instantly-memorable one, lots of pop elements alongside the Morricone western
theme trademarks. Another offshoot is the unbelievably good
â€œCavalcataâ€¦ Per Elisaâ€ which does for Beethoven what
â€œMucchio Selvaggioâ€ did for Wagner. The way he integrates one of the
most famous melodies in musical history is pure genius.

There are some other brilliant lighter moments â€“ â€œPepper
Chewing-Gumâ€ is a great tune, â€œQuando Arriva lâ€™Amoreâ€
is light romance, making great use of Edda dellâ€™Orso and the choir.
Itâ€™s a lighthearted movie and pieces like these reflect that â€“
theyâ€™re so much fun. Best of all is probably the totally bonkers
variation on the main theme in â€œQuesta Pazza, Pazza Corsaâ€ with a
frankly ludicrous effect running through it which sounds like a dog barking,
male and female choir making various noises, all set amongst various up-tempo
pop instruments.

There are some more serious, dramatic moments too though. â€œIl Polloâ€
is one â€“ one of those last-man-standing type pieces that Morricone did so
well in so many of these films. â€œAnsia dellâ€™Oroâ€ opens with a
striking adventure theme, a picture of wide-open-spaces and bliss, before its
much more suspenseful second half (amongst the most â€œseriousâ€ music
on the album but thereâ€™s another suspense cue a bit later, the quirkier
â€œPartita a Pokerâ€).

Thereâ€™s a beautiful original gospel-type song, â€œGlory, Glory,
Gloryâ€ which is sung in English by Catherine Howe; its orchestral
arrangement in â€œDolore e Gioiaâ€ is stunningly beautiful.

Tracklist:
01. Ennio Morricone - Un genio, due compari, un pollo (03:54)
02. Ennio Morricone - Pepper Chewing Gum (02:43)
03. Ennio Morricone - Cavalcataâ€¦ Per Elisa (03:17)
04. Ennio Morricone - Un bacio asfissiante (01:12)
05. Ennio Morricone - Il pollo (03:17)
06. Ennio Morricone - Suspense per Joe (02:11)
07. Ennio Morricone - Quando arriva lamore (03:37)
08. Ennio Morricone - Ansia delloro (02:30)
09. Ennio Morricone - Questa pazza pazza corsa (02:38)
10. Ennio Morricone - Glory, Glory, Glory (02:47)
11. Ennio Morricone - Partita a Poker (01:16)
12. Ennio Morricone - Dolore e gioia (01:27)
13. Ennio Morricone - La miccia (01:23)