NAVAJO JOE (FSM1014)

Description: Ennio Morricone is beloved for his wholesale reinvention of the western film score, combining operatic melodies, Italian pop and bizarre instrumental innovations. Many of his scores for Sergio Leone's "spaghetti westerns" have become classics not just of the genre, but the whole of film music.In all of Morricone's western scores, Navajo Joe (1966) stands out as the single most outrageous if not downright insane effort. Utilizing full orchestra and the choral group I Cantori Moderni di Alessandroni (The Modern Singers of Alessandroni)—with stunning soloist, Gianna Spagnulo (also heard on Guns for San Sebastian and Moses the Lawgiver)—Morricone crafted a main title based on the chorus blasting out "Navajo Joe" amidst shieking Indian cries. It has to be heard to be believed and is utterly catchy if not an occasion to stand up and proclaim love of life itself.John Bender, writing in the liner notes to FSM's definitive new CD, puts it best: "This music was not drafted to slavishly trace a fictional narrative involving a character named Navajo Joe—the score is Navajo Joe."The character of Joe is an Indian brave (Burt Reynolds) who slays dozens of bandits in order to obtain "a dollar a head" from white townsfolk needing protection. Subtlety is not the point of director Sergio Corbucci: the story is a model of a quick-moving, non-talky "B movie" plot, with copious action driven by the outstanding music. In addition to the "Navajo Joe" main theme, Morricone also provides a recurring piece of percussive action and a rapturous love theme for Joe's attachment to a half-breed maid (Nicoletta Machiavelli).The Navajo Joe score has become legendary over the years, in part due to Morricone's credit (the pseudonym "Leo Nichols") and the scattered availability of the soundtrack. Three tracks were released in stereo on a Morricone compilation, and an LP was released in mono featuring a brief program of music. (The CD that appeared in the 1990s was mastered from vinyl sources in hideous sound quality.)FSM's premiere, definitive CD compiles the complete Navajo Joe soundtrack from 1/4" master tapes for the best-possible fidelity. This includes the three stereo tracks, the additional monaural tracks from the LP, and previously unreleased cues also in monaural sound—sequenced in film order, with bonus tracks afterwards. It is the Navajo Joe CD for which fans have always dreamed.Liner notes are by John Bender and veteran B-movie director—and devoted Navajo Joe fan—Jim Wynorski. Music Composed and Conducted by Ennio MorriconeNavajo Joe (Main Title) 2:50A Silhouette of Doom 2:54Duncan's Plan 0:31The Peyote Saloon 2:32Wiping Out the Town 0:41The Road to Esperanza (Main Title—Navajo Joe) 1:54The Engineer's Harmonica 0:09Duncan's Wild Bunch (Goodbye to Brother Jeffrey) 0:27Train Massacre 0:42Fear and Silence 1:49A Dollar a Head 2:20Joe's Departure (End Title—Navajo Joe) 2:14An Indian Story (Healing the Wound) 2:01Ride Into Town 1:49But Joe Say No 1:20To Intermission 0:38Torture (The Bandit Gets the Train) 2:01Navajo Harmonica, Pt. 1 0:40Navajo Harmonica, Pt. 2 0:48The Navajo Escapes 1:38A Bad Childhood 0:26Joe and His Woman 1:07The Horses Set Free 0:48The Demise of Father Rattigan (The Demise of Barbara) 2:56From Esperanza (To Esperanza) 1:47Over the Mountain 1:13The Search for Joe 1:05The Confrontation/The Return of Joe 1:53After the End 2:16 Total Time: 44:36 Bonus TracksMain Title (Film Version) 3:01Raw Hides and Dead Hides 1:20Fear and Silence 1:49The Navajo's a Prisoner 1:40Navajo Joe Medley 2:06Sadness 0:33 Total Time: 10:44 Total Disc Time: 55:26

Price: 19.95 USD

Location: Linden, Virginia

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