| Compared to his contemporary and frequent collaborator Ennio Morricone, Bruno Nicolai is relatively under-represented on CD. Sure, there are many soundtracks available, but compilations such as this one are fairly rare.
Collected here are his jaunty themes from spaghetti westerns (e.g. "Arizona Gun," "Ringo Come to Fight" and "Ringo Dove Vai"), sexy themes for comedies and dramas ("I Want it All," "Look Away" and "Love Love Bang Bang") — 19 tracks in all.
Delivering Nicolai's memorable melodies are the vocal talents of Alessandro Alessandroni's I Cantori Moderni, Edda Dell'Orso, Lara Saint Paul, Fred Bongusto, actor Tomas Milian, Bobby Solo and others.
Whether one is a consummate Nicolai collector or only casually interested in his work, Movie Songs Book is a marvelous introduction to the composer for fans of Italian movie songs of the '60s and '70s.
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