BRUNO NICOLAI FOR JESS FRANCO - 2 LP

A VIRGIN AMONG THE LIVING DEAD

SOUNDTRACK

The side A open with a suspenseful and mysterious theme given by an introduction of harp with echo, celesta, in order to develop itself in a chaotic, much modern and rhythmic motif, with sacred flavour given by a liturgical organ. This score features several atonal music themes for strings with additional distorted electric guitar. Bruno Nicolai has written a wonderful love theme for the main character of Christine, a sweet and melancholic theme performed by the crystal voice of Edda Dell’Orso. 

DIRECTOR AND CAST

Directed by Jess Franco.

Cast: Christina Von Blanc, Howard Vernon, Britt Nichols, Paul Muller, Anne Libert, Jess Franco.

THE PLOT

The student Christina travels from London to the castle of her family for the reading of the will of her father that she has never known and recently committed suicide. On the arrival, she meets her weird Uncle Howard, his wife Abigail and his daughter Carmencé and Linda, a blind girl and a mute servant. She starts entwining daydreams and nightmares with reality. When she has an encounter with the spirit of her deceased father, he tries to warn her to leave that place that is evil, but it is too late. 

99 WOMEN

SOUNDTRACK

Bruno Nicolai has written and conducted a symphonic score that alternates mysterious, dramatic and action themes to other romantic and sensual ones given by the sax and the orchestra that reprise instrumental variations of the main theme song "The day I was born".

DIRECTOR AND CAST

Directed by Jess Franco.

Cast: Mercedes McCambridge, Maria Schell, Rosalba Neri, Maria Rohm, Herbert Lom, Jess Franco.

THE PLOT

Off the coast of Panama, there is an island with a female penal colony, run by a sadistic superintendent. When several prisoners mysteriously die, leading to a breakout and mutiny, an extensive investigation of the horrific events begins.

NIGHTMARES COME AT NIGHT

SOUNDTRACK

For this movie Bruno Nicolai has written an OST of experimental kind, perfect as background for the protagonist’s recurrent nightmares. “Tra sogno e vita”, the original main titles, after an intro of ethnic sound effects presents a medley of experimental motifs, developed later in the OST, among them, in a theme for atonal strings. Bruno Nicolai alternates experimental atmospheres with piano and percussions, with suspended motifs for guitar, organ and light percussions and with a magic love theme.

DIRECTOR AND CAST

Directed by Jess Franco.

Cast: Diana Lorys, Paul Muller, Jack Taylor, Colette Giacobine, Soledad Miranda (con lo pseudonimo di Susan Korda).

THE PLOT

Anna a young striper in a sleazy cabaret is seduced by Cinzia that invites her to move to her house. Anna is disturbed by nightmares, where she kills a man with a spear. Meanwhile a couple that lives in the house next door spies Cinzia.

EUGENIE DE SADE ’70

SOUNDTRACK

For this LP we selected 9 tracks from double CD, selecting classic tracks to alternative versions. 

DIRECTOR AND CAST

Directed by Jess Franco.

Cast: Marie Lijiedahl, Maria Rohm, Jack Taylor, Christopher Lee, Paul Muller, Maria Luisa Ponte.

THE PLOT

Eugenie, an innocent young woman, is taken to an island paradise where she initiated into a world of pleasure and pain controlled by the sinister Dolmance. But when she surrenders to her own forbidden fantasies, Eugenie becomes trapped in a frenzy of drugs, sadomasochism and murder.

TRACK LIST 

Side A

UNA VERGINE TRA I MORTI VIVENTI

01. UNA VERGINE TRA I MORTI VIVENTI - Seq. 1 2:05

02. UNA VERGINE TRA I MORTI VIVENTI - Seq. 2 1:22

03. UNA VERGINE TRA I MORTI VIVENTI - Seq. 6 2:15

04. UNA VERGINE TRA I MORTI VIVENTI - Seq. 7 3:07

05. UNA VERGINE TRA I MORTI VIVENTI - Seq. 10 2:38

06. UNA VERGINE TRA I MORTI VIVENTI - Seq. 11 2:01

07. UNA VERGINE TRA I MORTI VIVENTI - Seq. 14 0:58

08. UNA VERGINE TRA I MORTI VIVENTI - Seq. 17 0:58

09. UNA VERGINE TRA I MORTI VIVENTI - Seq. 20 1:27

10. UNA VERGINE TRA I MORTI VIVENTI - Seq. 21 2:33

11. UNA VERGINE TRA I MORTI VIVENTI - Seq. 22 3:33

12. UNA VERGINE TRA I MORTI VIVENTI - Seq. 23 2:26

Side B

99 DONNE

01. THE DAY I WAS BORN 3:37

02. 99 DONNE - Seq. 1 2:17

03. 99 DONNE - Seq. 4 2:30

04. 99 DONNE - Seq. 6 3:04

05. 99 DONNE - Seq. 8 2:15

06. 99 DONNE - Seq. 11 3:05

07. 99 DONNE - Seq. 15 1:50

08. 99 DONNE - Seq. 16 3:11

09. 99 DONNE - Seq. 24 2:18

Side C

LES CAUCHEMARS NAISSENT LA NUIT

01. TRA SOGNO E VITA 1:55

02. TEMPIO 1:26

03. COCKTAIL 5:14

04. VERDE SELVAGGIO 4:58

05. AMORI 3:42  

06. LE STREGHE #2 2:40

07. TRA SOGNO E VITA 4:05

Side D

EUGENIE DE SADE ’70

01. EUGENIE 2:55   

02. CRIMINAL SEX 2:34

03. CHEEK TO CHEEK 4:34

04. DE SADE ’70 2:45

05. SKY SCRAPERS (Alternate long version) 1:59

06. MARANHAO (Alternate version) 2:03

07. EUGENIE (Alternate version) 1:06

08. VOICE IN THE NIGHT 2:22

09. IL CIELO CADE (Alternate long version) 3:55