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FA6508 La battaglia di Algeri / Battle of Algiers
Auther: Jonathan Broxton

ENNIO MORRICONE REVIEWS, Part 2-22

LA BATTAGLIA DI ALGERI [THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS] (1966)

A very important and critically acclaimed Italian neo-realist war film, The Battle of Algiers was documentary specialist Gillo Pontecorvo’s first success at making narrative films; it told the story of the war between France and Algeria in the late 1950s and early 60s, when Algerian separatists were fighting for independence, and waged a guerrilla war against the French government in the streets of that country’s cities. The film starred Jean Martin as Coloniel Mathieu, the head of the French battalion in Algiers, and Saadi Yacef as Djafar, the leader of the group of insurgents. The film was enormously successful, receiving Academy Award nominations for Best Screenplay, Best Director, and Best Foreign Language Film.

Much of the film is scored naturalistically with traditional North African drumming and manipulated sound effects designed by director Pontecorvo himself, but Morricone did write around 40 minutes of traditional score, His most notable contribution is the stark, militaristic main title theme, “Algeri 1 Novembre 1954,” an aggressive and slightly chaotic piece that pits a relentless snare drum tattoo against rolling pianos, martial trumpets, and intensely rendered woodwinds, capturing the danger and hostility that spilled over from the souks and casbahs and into the forefront of Algerian society at that time.

The best release of the score is the 2015 release from Quartet Records, which features the complete score digitally enhanced with cleaned-up sound, and presented in a handsome collectors edition package.

Track Listing: 1. Algeri: 1 Novembre 1954 (2:28), 2. Rue de Tebes (2:49), 3. Giugno 1956: Gli Attentati (1:25), 4. Il Bastone e la Carota (Marcia) (3:02), 5. Il Dolore Sulla Casbah (0:55), 6. Tema di Ali (3:12), 7. Luglio 1956: Gli Attentati (3:24), 8. Matrimonio Clandestino (2:22), 9. Gennaio 1957: Accerchiamento Della Casbah (1:17), 10. Le Torture (3:15), 11. Algeri: 1 Novembre 1954 (1:22), 12. Cospirazione (2:51), 13. Pace Apparente (3:09), 14. Cospirazione Seconda (1:59), 15. Tema Di Ali (3:56), 16. Fine Della Battaglia (3:07). Quartet Records QR-193, 40 minutes 33 seconds.
August 20, 2017
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Algeri: 1 novembre 1954 (02:26)
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Rue de Tebes (02:47)
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Giugno 1956: gli attentati (01:23)
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Il bastone e la carota (marcia) (03:00)
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Il dolore sulla Casbah (00:53)
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Tema di Ali (03:09)
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Luglio 1956: gli attentati (03:23)
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Matrimonio clandestino (02:20)
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Gennaio 1957: accerchiamento della Casbah (01:15)
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Le torture (03:12)
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Algeri: 1 novembre 1954 (#2) (01:19)
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Cospirazione (02:49)
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Pace apparente (03:07)
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Cospirazione seconda (01:56)
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Tema di Ali (#2) (03:54)
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Fine della battaglia (03:06)
Attachment: About Jonathan Broxton
Jon is a film music critic and journalist, who since 1997 has been the editor and chief reviewer for Movie Music UK, one of the world’s most popular English-language film music websites, and is the president of the International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA). Over the last 20+ years Jon has written over 3,000 reviews and articles and conducted numerous composer interviews. In print, Jon has written reviews and articles for publications such as Film Score Monthly, Soundtrack Magazine and Music from the Movies, and has written liner notes for two of Prometheus Records’ classic Basil Poledouris score releases, “Amanda” and “Flyers/Fire on the Mountain”. He also contributed a chapter to Tom Hoover’s book “Soundtrack Nation: Interviews with Today’s Top Professionals in Film, Videogame, and Television Scoring”, published in 2011. In the late 1990s Jon was a film music consultant to the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London, and worked with them on the films “Relative Values” with music by John Debney, and “The Ring of the Buddha” with music by Oliver Heise, as well as on a series of concerts with Randy Newman. In 2012, Jon chaired one of the “festival academies” at the 5th Annual Film Music Festival in Krakow, Poland. He is a member of the Society of Composers and Lyricists, the premier nonprofit organization for composers, lyricists, and songwriters working motion pictures, television, and multimedia. (Here)
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