Ennio Morricone – Exorcist II : The Heretic – VINYL LP

Description

The album opens with the spectacularly gorgeous “Regan’s Theme”, a seductively beautiful poppish piece for female vocalist and small orchestra. But this is an eclectic score (and album), and things transform completely in “Pazuzu”, a sort of crazed version of African tribal music. The terrific “Interrupted Melody” has that slightly off-kilter beauty that Morricone has done so well, so often. “Little Afro-Flemish Mass”, perhaps the greatest track title there’s ever been on a soundtrack album, is an unsettling, occultish piece for all sorts of weird and wonderful instruments and vocalists. There’s also the great “Magic and Ecstasy”, pure instrumental rock, a classic from a composer who’s provided no shortage of those. Indeed, the whole album is just fantastic, worthy of a place in any soundtrack collection – it showcases Morricone’s gifts at creating gorgeous melody alongside his ability to compose genuinely unsettling music, but despite the dominance of the latter, everything remains completely listenable throughout. James Southall for movie-wave.net

Tracklist :

A1 Regan’s Theme (Finale)
A2 Pazuzu (Theme From Exorcist II)
A3 Interrupted Melody (Suspended Sound)
A4 Rite Of Magic
A5 Little Afro-Flemish Mass
A6 Great Bird Of The Sky
B1 Magic And Ecstasy
B2 Seduction And Magic
B3 Regan’s Theme (Floating Sound)
B4 Dark Revelation
B5 Night Flight
B6 Interrupted Melody
B7 Exorcism