Post by theCarbonFreeze on Dec 20, 2021 23:37:06 GMT
Recently I purchased a semi-rare (1500 pressings only) release of three partially complete Piero Piccioni soundtracks stitched together. The selections from this disc were absolutely nowhere to be found online, and believe me I looked. So I bit the bullet and preserved the music on the Internet Archive and YouTube for posterity.
The three soundtracks in question are for: Guendalina (1957), Nata de Marzo ("The Child of March" 1958) and La Parmigiana ("The Girl From Parma" 1963). The first and second star Jacqueline Sassard while the third stars Catherine Spaak. The first was directed by Alberto Lattuada while the last two were directed by Antonio Pietrangeli. All are about women struggling with romantic issues of some kind, though the protagonist of La Parmigiana (whose name is Dora) is different in that she's grown cynical and avoidant of romance for the most part; she ruefully spurns the pushy affections of men and only uses them for financial stability when necessary.
Admittedly none of these individual soundtracks are on the level of Piccioni's best work but they're still very good--especially the recurrent leitmotif of Parmigiana (which I've taken to calling "Dora's Theme.")
The three soundtracks in question are for: Guendalina (1957), Nata de Marzo ("The Child of March" 1958) and La Parmigiana ("The Girl From Parma" 1963). The first and second star Jacqueline Sassard while the third stars Catherine Spaak. The first was directed by Alberto Lattuada while the last two were directed by Antonio Pietrangeli. All are about women struggling with romantic issues of some kind, though the protagonist of La Parmigiana (whose name is Dora) is different in that she's grown cynical and avoidant of romance for the most part; she ruefully spurns the pushy affections of men and only uses them for financial stability when necessary.
Admittedly none of these individual soundtracks are on the level of Piccioni's best work but they're still very good--especially the recurrent leitmotif of Parmigiana (which I've taken to calling "Dora's Theme.")
