You have ADDIO ZIO TOM listed as a documentary? ------------------------------------------------------ That, along with several other mockumentary, shockumentary, and "Mondo movie" scores. ------------------------------------------------------- By the way, the one next to ADDIO ZIO TOM is AFRICA ADDIO (also by The Riz).
And who could forget the most famous "mondo" film of all.
1964's MEDITERRANEAN HOLIDAY was a WINDJAMMER-type film in which twenty teenage cadets in the Swedish merchant marine take a Mediterranean training cruise aboard the Flying Clipper, a three-masted topsail schooner designed in America and built in England. Just as WINDJAMMER was in the rare Cinemiracle process, MEDITERRANEAN HOLIDAY was in the one-shot Wonderama process. Riz Ortolani provided the eclectic score you would expect for a travelogue film such as this. Various cues can be heard in this German trailer for the film:
For those looking for an easy-listening soundtrack for a documentary, you could do worse than the score for 1965's THE LOVE GODDESSES, a film that surveys glamorous actresses throughout the history of film. Percy Faith did the music, which was issued on a Columbia LP (along with Faith's music from "The Virginian" and some other television productions). Here's the main theme from THE LOVE GODDESSES:
Riz Ortolani was the undisputed king of "mondo" film scores. This track from his score for 1965's ECCO (on Warner Bros. & CAM LPs) would fit into any Eurowestern score.
A quote from my documentary thread, about the only feature documentary score I've been interested in.
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DEAR ZACHARY
A man documents his friend's death for the child the friend never met. The accused killer, the mother of the child, leaves the country. Then it gets really, REALLY interesting.
Theme
Trailer
Notable, too, is the score composed by the director. Really beautiful.
Of the mainstream Hollywood composers, Elmer Bernstein supplied the music for lots of TV documentaries but not all that many have been recorded. - James.
Notable among these are the late 70's Cousteau stuff he did, especially "Search for the Britannic." I'm still pining for that one.
I'm glad that the Delerue one (The Nile) got a release.
EDIT:
I was wrong. It was "Diving for Roman Plunder" I pine for.
A quote from my documentary thread, about the only feature documentary score I've been interested in.
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DEAR ZACHARY
A man documents his friend's death for the child the friend never met. The accused killer, the mother of the child, leaves the country. Then it gets really, REALLY interesting.
Notable, too, is the score composed by the director. Really beautiful.
Beautiful clip. Can't believe music like that was written in 2008. I'll have to check this out - Thanks!
A quote from my documentary thread, about the only feature documentary score I've been interested in.
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DEAR ZACHARY
A man documents his friend's death for the child the friend never met. The accused killer, the mother of the child, leaves the country. Then it gets really, REALLY interesting.
Notable, too, is the score composed by the director. Really beautiful.
Beautiful clip. Can't believe music like that was written in 2008. I'll have to check this out - Thanks!
I just watched DEAR ZACHARY on Netflix and it utterly destroyed me. One of the most gut-wrenching things I've ever seen. Drop what you're doing right now people and, if you can, go watch it.
Italian lounge music at its best is offered up by Piero Umiliani in the score to 1968's SWEDEN--HEAVEN AND HELL. Most famous for the iconic track "Mah Na Mah Na," the score also offers easy listening music such as this:
Until this month's 1980's Twilight Zone release, this would get my vote for best Safan recording available, right from his golden period. Although the source remains mysterious, and even the promo CD that featured two beautiful tracks (Safan's Lesser Known Favorites from Perseverance) had its legitimacy questioned by other labels.
I'd like to second Delerue's wonderful score to "The Nile". I believe that release is sold out and for a while now. I'd love a re-issue with his documentary scores.
The original lp had Tiomkin's full score on one side and the documentary's soundtrack - narration & score - on the other side. A great package with a die-cut front cover and full-color pages of art from the animated documentary. Kritzerland gave it it's first CD release a few years back, now sold out. A great listen from start to finish.
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History documentary series by Ken Burns has a pretty decent score. David Cierie (sp?) is the composer and the soundtrack can be found on itunes. The best track for me is Stand by Water pt 4.
I listened to the samples of James Horner's "Living in the Age of Airplanes," and it sounds tremendous. Soundtrack comes out in October. Samples here: http://www.airplanesmovie.com/soundtrack/
Also loved the poignancy in Mark Isham's "The Times of Harvey Milk."
