Ennio Morricone: Ennio Morricone Desert TV Trilogy (Original Soundtrack) - COMPACT DISCS

Ennio Morricone: Ennio Morricone Desert TV Trilogy (Original Soundtrack) - COMPACT DISCS

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Ennio Morricone Desert TV Trilogy (Original Soundtrack)

Artist:

Ennio Morricone

Label:

Digitmovies

Product Type:

COMPACT DISCS

UPC:

8032628999789

Genre:

Soundtrack

Release Date:

2025-12-05

Number of Discs:

3

Additional Details:

ITALY - IMPORT

Digitmovies publishes a triple-CD box set entitled "THE ENNIO MORRICONE DESERT TV TRILOGY" with Ennio Morricone's soundtracks from the TV series "Secret of the Sahara" (1988), "The law of the desert" a.k.a. "Beyond justice" (1991) and "The sands of time" a.k.a. "Tower of the Firstborn" (1999). SECRET OF THE SAHARA THE SOUNDTRACK Ennio Morricone with "Secret of the Sahara" achieved great sales success, especially thanks to the song "Saharan Dream" performed by Amii Stewart (Tr. 16). At the time, Italian RCA released a CD (RCA - 74321 34225 2) and a 33 rpm (RCA BL 71559) with sixteen tracks selected by the author. This material was released in France on CD (RCA BD71947) and on vinyl (RCA BL71947). In 2018, the same material was reissued on vinyl by Monte Stella Records (MSR-1220008). In 2007 Maestro Morricone approved six previously unreleased tracks for an expanded edition, which GDM released on CD (GDM 4107), now that expanded version is back on CD, with a duration of 76:14 minutes. Ennio Morricone wrote an epic theme for orchestra and choir, introduced by the bass flute (Tr. 1), repeated in Tr. 8, Tr. 12 and in Tr. 22 where Edda Dell'Orso's crystal voice is the absolute protagonist. To this recurring motif the composer alternates dramatic and suspenseful pieces (Tr. 2), others melodic and sensual (Tr. 3, 5, 9, 10, 11, 15), epic-mystical (Tr. 14), and dances (Tr. 17, 18). Ennio Morricone also used "The mountain" (Tr. 4) and "The golden door" (Tr. 7), themes directed by Franco Ferrara, which were originally written, recorded and never used in John Huston's film "The Bible" (1966), which instead used the music of Japanese composer Toshiro Mayuzumi. DIRECTION AND CAST Directed in 1988 by Alberto Negrin with Michael York, Ben Kingsley, Miguel Bose, James Farentino, Andie MacDowell, Ana Obregon, Mathilda May, David Soul, Daniel Olbrychski, William McNamara, Delia Boccardo, Diego Abatantuono, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Itaco Nardulli. THE PLOT An English scholar goes on an expedition to the Sahara to discover the secret of the talking mountain. A terrible sheik and a captain of the Foreign Legion also have the same goal. Desmond manages to arrive before the others, but pays for his precious discovery with the loss of his sight. Only the love of Anthea, the queen of the warriors of the Talking Mountain, will restore his sight and help him to fight. THE LAW OF THE DESERT THE SOUNDTRACK In 1991, Mercury pressed a CD (848 553 -2) and a vinyl (848 553 -1) with selections prepared by the composer himself. In 2000 GDM released an expanded CD with four bonus tracks and in 2012 the more complete version with thirty tracks. We now re-release that material from the latest CD version with a total duration of 77:23 minutes. The main theme is an evocative epic-romantic motif in which the voice of soprano Pina Magri (Tr. 1) (already the lead vocalist in the soundtrack of Dario Argento's "Phenomena"), repeated in Tr. 14, and Tr. 24 and in the magical "Lei, una voce" (Tr. 4). Ennio Morricone creates a theme in the style of "The Secret of the Sahara", a magical, suspended motif which then develops for orchestra and choir (Tr. 2, 22, 28, 30). The soundtrack is enriched by suspense music (Tr. 3, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 18, 23), and the light epic-nostalgic theme "Death of Mulay" (Tr. 16). In the endless stretches of sand, there is no shortage of love as in 'Attimi d'amore' (Tr. 5, 25), "Ninna nanna per un'insonnia" (Tr. 17) and "Una luce, mille luci" (Tr. 20). DIRECTION AND CAST Directed in 1991 by Duccio Tessari and starring Rutger Hauer, Carol Alt, Omar Sharif, Elliott Gould, Kabir Bedi, Stewart Bick, David Flosi, Brett Halsey, Peter Sands, Christopher Ahrens, Larry Dolgin. THE PLOT A group of mercenaries under the command of Tom Burton go in search of Catherine Sanders' 13-year-old son, kidnapped by Moulay Beni-Zair (Sanders' ex-husband), on behalf of his father Emir Beni-Zair, a stern but noble desert sheik. THE SANDS OF TIME THE SOUNDTRACK In 1999, RCA released a CD (RCA Original Cast - 74321720502) assembled by the author. We are pleased to reissue on CD (duration 59:09 minutes) this OST that had never been reissued in the twenty- five years since it's original release. Ennio Morricone has composed an extremely romantic song in the style of "Saharan dream" entitled "And will you love me?" performed by the beautiful voice of Antonella Ruggiero, accompanied by the Capital Voices choir and the London orchestra (Tr. 1) and reprised in an orchestral version (Tr. 17). Romantic themes are present in the songs: "Sopra di noi" (Tr. 2), "Un'avventura romantica" (Tr. 4), "La torre dei primogeniti" (Tr. 5), "Sembra un cielo sereno" (Tr. 8) and "I due fratelli" (Tr. 11), alternating with mysterious, dramatic and violent songs (Tr. 3, 6, 7, 9, 10, 14, 15). Ennio and Andrea Morricone conduct the orchestra. DIRECTION AND CAST Directed in 1999 by Alberto Negrin and starring Ben Cross, Peter Weller, Romina Mondello, Marco Bonini, Guy Lankester, Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu, Heino Ferch, Ione Skye. THE PLOT Diane, an attractive young archaeologist, is intent on unravelling the mystery linked to her father, scientist Dr Shannon, who disappeared in Africa while searching for the "Tower of the firstborn", a mysterious place which, according to ancient legends, holds the secret of space and time, and bestows knowledge and wisdom. Diane undertakes the journey ignoring the warnings of her friends and overcoming various dangers, clashing with a sheik and his horde of savage desert marauders, and meeting the courageous officer Leon commanding the Foreign Legion. Finally, together with Rashid, a mysterious desert prince and friend of her missing father, Diane finds the mysterious place and her father. Limited edition 300 copies

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