FSM veröffentlicht Ennio Morricones WHITE DOG

[Ludwig]

White Dog (1982)

Limited Edition of 3,000 Copies.

Composed by: Ennio Morricone

View CD Page at FSM Site (More Details) White Dog (1982) is an exceptional Samuel Fuller drama about a provocative concept: the title refers not to a dog with white fur but to one that has been brutally trained to attack African-Americans. The film stars Kristy McNichol as a struggling Hollywood actress who adopts such an animalunaware of its true naturethen takes it to trainers played by Burl Ives and Paul Winfield in an attempt to undo its conditioning.

White Dog was an unfortunate case where, prior to release, controversy over the films subject matter led to fears that it carried a racist messagewhich could not be further from the truth. The film is, in fact, a mature drama virtually bereft of racist characters; the only racist behavior depicted is that of the dog, and the animal is, if anything, a victim itself of the scourge. Nonetheless, the film was shelved and virtually unseen in America until a recent DVD release.

Adding immeasurably to White Dog is the meditative and melodic score by Ennio Morriconea beautiful example of the Maestros restraint, musical sophistication and impeccable taste. Haunting, classically styled themes are used to create waves of moods and sensations, from pensive unease to operatic violence to elegiac beauty, as the characters struggle to understand and deprogram the dangerous yet tragic title animal.

All previous editions of the White Dog soundtrack were pirate copies taken from an unreleased album master. FSMs premiere CD features the complete score from the three-track ½ film mixes by recording engineer Dan Wallin in excellent sound quality. (The booklet features instructions on how to program the tracks that comprised the album mock-up.) Liner notes are by Jason Comerford. Nearly three decades later, yet another of Ennio Morricones cinematic gems is given its due on CD.

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[BigMacGyver]

So viele paramount scores kamen nun schon von fsm. Sehr schön, dass ausgerechnet fsm sich diesem archiv so intensiv widmet.

[ronin1975]

guter Film, der arme Wauzi... seufz, was für ein schrecklicher Schluss ... hm bin keine Morricone Fan, aber klingt wirklich gut!

[Handstand]

Die ersten samples erinnern mich an Morricones LE PROFESSIONEL (1981).

[sami]

Die ersten samples erinnern mich an Morricones LE PROFESSIONEL (1981).

Das Thema ist - wie üblich bei Morricone - sehr schön. Aber die Alben als Ganzes, hmmmm.

[Csongor]

Stimme Dir zu Sami ... eigentlich reicht von Morricone (meistens) ein "Best of Album" ... mir zumindest.