LAST SNOW OF SPRING
THE SOUNDTRACK
This project has been realized thanks to the collaboration of M° Micalizzi, always helpful during every phase. We used original albums’ stereo masters and those of the recording sessions’ in full stereo, very well preserved in RCA archives. RCA released a LP record (TBL 1-1018) from “The last snows of spring" and a 7-inch record (OC 42) in Italy, while the album was released in Japan by KING (FML- 42).
DIRECTION AND CAST
Directed by Raimondo Del Balzo in 1973 and starring Bekim Fehmiu, Agostina Belli and Renato Cestiè.
PLOT
After losing his mother, young Luca cannot bear his father’s new girlfriend and his attachment to his job. The man takes him skiing but, after a fall, Luca is diagnosed with Leukemia. He will die in his father’s arms, after telling him that those had been the most beautiful days of his life.
WHITE HORSES OF SUMMER
THE SOUNDTRACK
From “White horses of summer” we found a 12 tracks selection album montage, prepared for SP promo series of RCA back in 1975 but never released. RCA only issued a 7-inch record to which we then added 7 more tracks. We kept all the material previously released in our première CD edition. With a running time of 140 minutes and 52 tracks, Franco Micalizzi’s music is pure joy for the ears, thanks to lots of orchestral material that alternates romantic themes with melancoholic and dramatic ones and again with happy and danceable ones. Lounge and latino tracks, with wonderful solists like Oscar Valdambrini to the flugelhorn, Vincenzo Restuccia to the drums, Mario Gangi to the guitar, vocal performarces by Irio De Paula, Giovanna Marinuzzi Italian Cinema’s golden uvula Edda Dell’Orso. Born after a long and passionate work, this double LP has been able to preserve three valuable scores from Italian Silver Age. Sincere homage to M° Franco Micalizzi’s Music for Cinema.
DIRECTION AND CAST
Directed by Raimondo Del Balzo in 1975 and starring Frederick Stafford, Jean Seberg, Renato Cestiè, Antonino Faa di Bruno, Alberto Terracina, Ciccio Ingrassia.
PLOT
An american couple in a crisis decides to take little Bunny on a trip to Italy. Loneliness and sadness make Bunny’s life bitter, whose only friends are his dog Clipper and Peppino, young servant at the hotel where his is staying with his family. One day Bunny falls off a cliff, badly wounding himself. This tragic incident will reunite his parents.
THE TREE WITH PINK LEAVES
THE SOUNDTRACK
From “The tree with pink leaves” a LP (MDF 33/80) and a 7-inch record (MDF 056) were released in Italy by Cinevox, tha last one was reissued in Spain by RCA (Cinematres NL 33218).
DIRECTION AND CAST
Directed by Armando Nannuzzi in 1974 and starring John Richardson, Angela Goodwin, Renato Cestiè, Marisa Merlini, Rina Morelli, Fabrizio Jovine and Carmen Scarpitta.
PLOT
Young Marco is hurt by his parents’ separation. While running away from home to avoid boarding school, he gets hit by a car. His parents are in despair, meanwhile Marco crawls under a tree with pink leaves, that symbolizes the lack of affection, where he will die.
TRACKLIST
L'ULTIMA NEVE DI PRIMAVERA
Side A
1. L'ULTIMA NEVE DI PRIMAVERA 3:04
2. UNA STAGIONE BREVE 2:16
3. LE LUCI DEL LUNA PARK 2:20
4. L'ULTIMA NEVE DI PRIMAVERA (#2) 2:16
5. AGOSTINA 2:36
6. MAI PIÙ INSIEME 2:25
7. L'ULTIMA NEVE 1:50
8. L'ULTIMA NEVE DI PRIMAVERA (#3) 3:02
Side B
1. CRIANCA 3:07
2. UNA STAGIONE BREVE (#2) 3:16
3. AGOSTINA / CRIANCA 1:55
4. VODKA PER DUE 3:24
5. L'ULTIMA NEVE (FINALE) 4:59
BIANCHI CAVALLI D'AGOSTO
Side C
1. BIANCHI CAVALLI D'AGOSTO 3:23
2. TEMPO D'ESTATE 3:15
3. LEA 2:35
4. STORIE DI MARE 3:10
5. ON THE SEA 2:45
6. BIANCHI CAVALLI D’AGOSTO / TEMPO D'ESTATE 2:37
7. TEMPO D'ESTATE (vocal) 3:14
Side D
1. IN ANSIA PER BUNNY 4:47
2. UN PAESE, IL SOLE, UN'OSTERIA 2:25
3. BIANCHI CAVALLI D'AGOSTO / STORIE DI MARE (#2) 2:46
4. RIFLESSIONI DI LEA 2:28
5. COME UN SONNO 2:26
L'ALBERO DALLE FOGLIE ROSA
6. L'ALBERO DALLE FOGLIE ROSA 3:38
7. OCCHI BLU N°1 2:53
8. GIALLO ROSA 1:39