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 Posted:   Oct 30, 2024 - 9:22 AM   
 By:   Thor   (Member)

It's a shame this wonderful Lai score never got its own soundtrack release (AFAIK). It was only available as part of some Lai set. I absolutely adore those anthem-ian things like "The Weight of Memories", which sounds like a cross between Vangelis and Moroder.

It was actually a horror film, an obscure one, which is described thusly: "Three sisters live in a mansion, secluded from the outside world for two decades. All religious, two were married but are widowed, one remains a virgin. The only person they have contact with is their old one-eyed maid, who is also a witch. Complications ensue when their dead brother’s widow visits."

But there is very little horror about this music; it plays more to the tragedy of the story. Lai was really on FIRE in 1977, with this, BILITIS, ANIMA PERSA and MADAME CLAUDE II, among others.

 
 Posted:   Oct 30, 2024 - 2:53 PM   
 By:   MusicMad   (Member)

I've played this score only two or three times, the last being almost six months ago. I can't say I recall it other than not finding it disagreeable ... I do usually like Francis Lai's scores. I suppose being of the time of Bilitis and International Velvet (perhaps my favourite Lai score) it is easily overlooked.

 
 
 Posted:   Oct 30, 2024 - 3:03 PM   
 By:   slint   (Member)

Indeed only available on the box set. This the only score from the box set that Playtime has not released online, not sure why, but that might come later.

 
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