Review by DjBatman
4 stars out of 4
For the first time Ennio Morricone, the man whose name is synonimous for
Italian film music, allowed a bunch of remixers to put their hands on some
of his original tracks. Since the music revival of the last few years
started, some folks said it would have been only a question of time before
someone remixed Morricone tracks; yet, the risk of committing some kind of
blasphemy on the works of the undisputed Maestro of Italian soundtracks was
high, especially when dealing with trip-hop breaks
Instead, the results are pretty good, since the remixers involved (Apollo
440, Terranova, Nightmares on Wax, Thievery Corporation and more) showed
respect for the originals in most of their reworkings, even while
attempting to change them into trip-hop anthems.
It's curious to notice that while most of the source material is in the
hands of EMI (through its Italian film music-oriented EMI General Music)
this disc came out on Cinesoundz/Wea. The styles of the remixes may differ
one from another (just as the original tracks can be in very different
moods) but the only bit that left me perplexed is the housey version of
"Here's to you" by Copasetic. It's difficult to have a remix of this one
without including the classic Joan Baez vocals. Anyway, most of the track
will leave you satisfied, and -oh- there's also the nice bonus of finally
discovering (err) the original source of a certain harmonica sample stolen
by Norman Cook for a Beats International hit.
Fan Club website: http://www.enniomorricone.net
Nicola (Dj Batman) Battista
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