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This score meant an awful lot to Maurice..and an awful lot to me.

Rather this Tuesday, 1 of 4 makes its appearance in a stunning little 2-CD package, featuring a reissue of the of the original MCA album on one disc, with an added selection of source cues from the film. The second disc is remixed and restored from the original 3-track session masters allowing the film tracks to deliver a thrilling punch unlike anything you've heard from this score before, including a bit of unreleased material and alternates.

CD CLUB coming Monday, November 16. No grails or Deluxe Editions this time but a few Encores that have a bit of a connection. See you Monday!

"Digitmovies and Beat Records in association with Gruppo Sugar and with the supervision and friendly assistance of Mrs. Colette Delerue, wife of the composer, proudly present a 3-CD box set featuring six original motion picture soundtracks composed and conducted by Georges Delerue, one of the titanic international names in film music.

Comme un boomerang (il figlio del gangster): Police movie directed by José Giovanni in 1976 and starring Alain Delon, Carla Gravina and Charles Vanel. A boy accidentally kills a policeman, and his father (Delon), who has a history as a notorious outlaw, tries to save him through legal means, but when things go wrong, the man returns to his old ways. (Features the same program as the original 33 rpm album but from a first generation stereo master.)

L'incorrigible (L’incorregibile): Comedy directed in 1975 by Philippe De Broca and starring Jean-Paul Belmondo, Genevieve Bujold and Capucine. The adventures of Victor Vauthier, who, fresh out of prison, gets back to “work” immediately.

Va voir maman, papa travaille (Your turn, my turn): Directed by François Leterrier in 1978 and starring Marlène Jobert, Philippe Leotard, Micheline Presle and Macha Méril. A wife and ideal mother who, while driving her son to the zoo, collides with another car and becomes the lover of the other driver. (The music of L'incorrigible and Va voir maman, papa travaille were already released on CD in complete form by Music Box Records in 2011.)

Fantômas: Mini-series directed by Claude Chabrol in 1980 and Juan Luis Buñuel and starring Helmut Berger, Jacques Dufilho, Pierre Malet and Gayle Hunnicutt. Franco-German co-production in four episodes of 90 minutes each, created by Bernard Revon based on the eponymous work of Marcel Allain and Pierre Souvestre, produced in 1979 and broadcasted in 1980 by Antenne 2. (All surviving music is included: three previously-unreleased tracks in addition to the main theme and a suite that was previously released on a compilation.)

We also release for the first time on disc two rarities by Maestro Delerue: Les insulaires, a TV movie directed in 1979 by Gilles Grangier and starring Jacques Dufilho, Odette Laure and Fabrice Eberhard, and Banlieue Sud-est, a TV series in three episodes based on the novel by Rene Fallet, directed in 1977 by Gilles Grangier and starring Paul Le Person, Maurice Biraud, Marie Lubin and Christopher Beaunay. From August 1939 to June 1944, life in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, a suburb southeast of Paris in the village of Auvergne, brings first love, friendship, family drama and political concerns.

In pre-production for over two years and scrutinized in every detail, GEORGES DELERUE FILM MUSIC COLLECTION was a labor of love for the two record labels involved, In celebration of the 90th year since his birth, it’s an important appointment with the discography of the iconic French composer. Full of poetry and art, it’s a vibrant, melodic tribute to the fabulous school beyond the Alps of which the great Maestro is the leader.

Digital remastering and liner notes by Claudio Fuiano, 12-page color booklet designed by Alessio Iannuzzi. Project supervised by Colette Delerue."

3 discs box set - 70 brani (28 brani inediti) - durata totale: 163:27

Edmund Meinerts wrote
I will be the voice of reason here and point out that while the original release is a fantastic album that contains all the noteworthy material, it's also great for Horner fans to finally have the entire score available to them!

We can confirm the schedule of December releases

1 and 2 – We are very excited about these two, because they are the first orchestral recordings we produce, and with two of our most usual composers. These couple of releases will be announced at any time next week.

3 and 4 – The Christmas batch: Only two this years, but what a duo!. Ultimate releases with two of the most beloved composers. Both are a 2CD editions, and will be announced on December 14.

5 – A current film. Not clear yet if we announce this title the last week of December, or perhaps early January

Very happy to finish the year with an exciting batch of releases. A lot more the next year!

For the absolute first time on CD, Digitmovies releases two complete soundtracks by Gianni Ferrio for the Spaghetti Westerns “California” (aka “Adios California”) and “Reverend’s Colt” (“Reverendo Colt”).

From “California,” only an EP single was released by Ariston, with the film’s main score on side A. The master tapes from this OST were thought to have been completely lost until the mono master tapes were found in the private archives of Gianni Ferrio, which made this CD possible to create (63:10 minutes). Unfortunately the originals were not in good condition, and even after restoring them some tracks are still damaged. Nevertheless, this CD should be considered a miracle. Ferrio wrote a wistful main score with a male choir, orchestra and harmonica which alternates between Western themes and other more modern themes with a touch of rock. The score is brought up later in the commentary. Another precious discovery from the private archives of Ferrio was the OST from “Reverend’s Colt.” Also this OST was thought to have been lost forever, but it was found under the pseudonym “Lady Park”. Thanks to a mono master tape, fans can enjoy the excellent music performed by Alessandro Alessandroni on guitar and whistle, accompanied by winds, horns and drums for the main score.


"La Ragazzina"
Nico Fidenco composed a lovely OST, most certainly inspired by the young and beautiful Gloria Guida. In this OST, romantic melodies alternate with dance melodies popular in clubs in the mid-1970s. Edda Dell’Orso performs solo and her exceptional voice creates a sweet and magical atmosphere. Previously C.A.M. had released a promotional LP with 15 songs in full stereo (C.A.M. CAM CML – 068), which we rereleased for the first time on CD in 2007. After finding the original recording session in full stereo, we were able to add about 18 unedited minutes. We discovered that the speed of the only master album available had been slowed down when we compared it to the current master tape used for this release. We’ve also added the songs “Why Are You Running Fast” and “The Flag,” performed by the group “La Rosa Dei Venti, which was released only as a rare single Erre RR 3066. We used this single as our source because the original single master tape is lost forever and even after an adequate restoration, the quality of the sound was not comparable to the rest of the CD.

One of our customers kindly dropped us a mail to let us know that there is a 'klick' in cue no. 19. Unfortunately, this is correct. This is not a mistake from the pressing plant but appeared during the transfer from the DAT tapes. No one of us noticed despite a long and careful examination before giving it to the pressing plant. This shouldn't have happened and we can't explain how this could happen. Please accept our sincerest apology.

Unfortunately, as a small independent label we can not afford a new pressing. Instead, we did a re-master of the specific cue and uploaded it on our homepage for customers who bought the CD. This is not an ideal solution but we hope you can understand the problem we are facing. Thanks very much to all of you who bought this CD and support us!
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