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FA6604 L'avventuriero / The Rover
Auther: Jonathan Broxton

ENNIO MORRICONE REVIEWS, Part 2-28

L’AVVENTURIERO [THE ROVER] (1967)

L’Avventuriero is an Italian historical adventure drama film directed by Terence Young, based on the novel The Rover by Joseph Conrad. It is set against the backdrop of the French Revolution in the late 1700s and Anthony Quinn as Peyrol, an ageing former gunner with the French republican navy who went rogue and became a notorious pirate, but who seeks to leave his life of bloodshed behind him after 50 years adventuring on the high seas. The film co-stars Rosanna Schiaffino, Richard Johnson, and Rita Hayworth in one of her final screen roles.

The main theme, “L’Avventuriero,” is an unexpectedly thoughtful and introspective piece for strings, harpsichord, and solo violin, which is period-appropriate and casts a somber and possibly regretful look back at Peyrol’s life, the sins he has committed, and his longing for more peaceful conclusion to his life. A secondary melody half way through the cue has an almost lullaby-ish quality. This is counterbalanced by several versions of a darker and more insistent piece, “Il Rogo Della Strega,” which features a wonderfully vivid and flamboyant classical violin against urgent low percussion, tempestuous piano rolls, and massed voices shouting in fear, capturing Peyrol’s terrible reputation as the a rogue upon the high seas. Meanwhile, “Peirol’s Theme” has a more dream-like solo violin and soft, enticing voices cooing his name.

The most comprehensive release of the score is the 2010 version released by GDM Records, which features more than an hour of Morricone’s music (although there are seven different variations on the main theme). The main theme from L’Avventuriero can also be found on the comprehensive 15-CD compilation Ennio Morricone: The Complete Edition, released by GDM Music in 2008.

Track Listing: 1. L’Avventuriero #1 (4:45), 2. Il Rogo Della Strega #1 (3:40), 3. Agguato Notturno (1:23), 4. Un Attimo di Tenerezza #1 (0:54), 5. Paura dei Ricordi (1:46), 6. L’Avventuriero #2 (2:40), 7. Tema di Peirol #1 (3:13), 8. Peirol Forza il Blocco #1 (7:39), 9. Il Varo #1 (2:08), 10. L’Avventuriero #3 (1:49), 11. Momenti Sereni #1 (1:23), 12. L’Avventuriero #4 (2:41), 13. Il Rogo Della Strega #2 (2:13), 14. Un Attimo di Tenerezza #2 (2:51), 15. L’Avventuriero #5 (2:34), 16. Peirol Forza Il Blocco #2 (6:59), 17. L’Avventuriero #6 (2:15), 18. Il Varo #2 (2:01), 19. Momenti Sereni #2 (2:13), 20. Tema di Peirol #2 (3:32), 21. L’Avventuriero #7 (6:03). GDM Music 7082, 64 minutes 42 seconds.
August 20, 2017
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L'AVVENTURIERO 1
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IL ROGO DELLA STREDA
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MOMENTI SERENI
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UN ATTIMO DI TENERZZA
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AGGUATO NOTTURNO
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L'AVVENTURIERO 2
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TEMA DI PEIROL
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PEIROL FORZA IL BLOCCO
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IL VARO
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PAURA DEI RICORDI
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L'AVVENTURIERO
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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