GOODBYE & AMEN (aka GOODBYE AND AMEN) is a cop movie directed in 1977 by Damiano Damiani and starring Tony Musante , Claudia Cardinale , John Forsythe , Angela Goodwin, Fabrizio Jovine , Renzo Palmer , John Steiner, Wolfgango Soldati , Gianrico Tondinelli , Anna Zinnemann . Based in Rome, the C.I.A. is going to make a political attack in an African country . This action is directed by the agent John Dhannay ( Musante ), which, already in danger for previous unlucky venture, now suddenly finds himself faced with a seemingly insurmountable obstacle . In fact, the American embassy employee and friend Harry Lambert ( Soldati ) , as well as having made contact with an emissary of the country in question , clearly to disclose to him the plans of the CIA , from the terrace at the Hilton Hotel killed two people and then has barricaded himself in an apartment with two hostages , the American B movies actor Jack Perry ( Tondinelli) and an Italian lady named De Mauro (Cardinale ) . Dhannay tries to work with the Commissioner Moreno ( Jovine ) of the Roman Police but he cannot prevent that , at the request of the kidnapper , go to put in his hands even the U.S. Ambassador Carson ( Forsythe ) . So he turns out that the homicidal maniac is not Harry , at the sea with his mistress Maria Sole , but Donald Grason ( Steiner) , a veteran from Thailand with a nervous wreck . With clever and cynical move , Dhannay is able to involve in the final escape the traitor Lander so that both he and Perry are killed on the terrace at the Hilton Hotel. Moreno, who is the only one to have understood the unfolding of events, silent leaving the U.S. discuss on this sort of showdown between citizens. Guido & Maurizio De Angelis have composed an OST where a main theme emerges with a rhythmic dance - rock sound that is alternated with a mysterious theme with circus flavour , but also to American country music for guitar and harmonica. This CD with the OST running about 37 minutes , released for the first time ever , contains elements survived until today on the only existing DAT tape and transferred from the original reels in stereo ( lost since long time ) . In the processing sheet contained in it is reported that some were irreparably damaged , including TITOLI TESTA and TITOLI DI CODA that have been rescued from the mono audio of the movie with proper restoration and digital remastering .
Track listing
1. GOODBYE & AMEN (seq.1) 1:49
2. GOODBYE & AMEN (seq.2) 2:53
3. GOODBYE & AMEN (seq.3) 3:44
4. GOODBYE & AMEN (seq.4) 1:57
5. GOODBYE & AMEN (seq.5) 4:23
6. GOODBYE & AMEN (seq.6) 1:42
7. GOODBYE & AMEN (seq.7) 2:06
8. GOODBYE & AMEN (seq.8) 2:08
9. GOODBYE & AMEN (seq.9) 2:20
10. GOODBYE & AMEN (seq.10) 2:27
11. GOODBYE & AMEN (seq.11) 1:21
12. GOODBYE & AMEN (seq.12) 2:14
13. GOODBYE & AMEN (seq.13) 2:14
14. GOODBYE & AMEN (seq.14) 5:13 |
