Una Breve Stagione (A Brief Season) [Original Film Soundtrack] (1969)
Composed by Ennio Morricone (1928-2020)

Tracklisting:

1. [00:00] Una Breve Stagione
2. [02:33] Inseguimento No.1
3. [03:58] Fregene No.3
4. [05:04] Interludio No.1
5. [06:22] Postludio
6. [07:54] Solamente Amore No.1
7. [08:54] Interludio No.2
8. [09:43] Solamente Amore No.2
9. [13:29] Un Bagaglio Alle Spalle
10. [15:04] Preludio A Una Telefonata
11. [17:07] Fregene No.2
12. [18:15] Suoni Per I Recordi
13. [21:56] Inseguimento No.2
14. [23:09] Prima Del Suicido No.1
15. [23:54] Fregene No.1
16. [25:33] Prima Del Suicido No.2
17. [26:31] Inseguimento No.3

Directed by Renato Castellani (1913-1985) and co-written with Adriano Baracco (1907-1976), Dino Maiuri (1916-1984), and Massimo De Rita (1935-2013), this Italian romantic drama film stars Gina Giuri, Marcello Di Martire, Osvaldo Peccioli, Swedish actress Pia Degermark, Piero Morgia, Angelo Boscariol (1931-2004), Antonello Trombadori (1917-1993), Bianca Doria (1915-1985), American stage, film, and television actor Christopher Jones (1941-2014), and Valeria Sabel (1928-2009). Also known under the title 'As Long as it Lasts, this was Castellani's last film (of around twenty) before focusing his attention on directing and writing several successful television works. Filled with lush cinematography, the film follows two doomed lovers (Christopher Jones and Pia Degermark) as they try to fit into a world that rejects them, eventually leading to tragic consequences...

The score sees prolific composer Ennio Morricone embracing his romantic side, no more so than in the opening titular song, a soft, idyllic piece for voices, guitars, and percussion backed with strings, and which contains a lovely interlude duet for piano and oboe. Other tracks revisit this style to excellent effect, often adopting a charming light renaissance style. To capture the intensity of Johnny's (Christopher Jones) descent into the world of financial crimes, Morricone wrote a few darker and more driving action/drama pieces that are much more intense than one might expect. 'Inseguimento No.1 is a piece of unexpectedly threatening, urgent writing for a thundering combo featuring strings, harpsichord, and driving percussion that is quite superb; later, cues revisit the same underlying rhythms with different instrumentals, and some manage to combine them with hints of the romantic themes, illustrating the collision between the two worlds. The conclusive 'Inseguimento No.3 is a wild rock arrangement of the dramatic rhythms, with an especially vivid choral element, which really ends the score on a high note. This is a charming score and is certainly worth seeking out for Morricone fans who enjoy his more driving, insistent style. Vocals on the main theme were performed by Italian singer-songwriter Sergio Endrigo (1933-2005) who, during his career, collaborated with several well-known writers, poets and musicians of the time. He also collaborated with Luis Bacalov (1933-2017) on an album of music set to poetry for children.

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