New Italian CD Release “La morte non conta I dollari”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“La morte non conta I dollari”

(Death at Owell Rock)

(1966)

 

Composers: Nora Orlandi & Robby Poitevin

 

Country: Italy

Label: BEAT

#BEATBCM9620

Tracks: 27

Listening time: 56 minutes, 30 seconds

Available: April 15, 2025

 

At the time of the film's release, not a single note from the score was released, and it wasn't until 2007 that GDM Music issued the complete original soundtrack on CD for the very first time. The title has been absent from the market for many years, so this reissue with improved sound will make all Spaghetti Western fans around the world happy.

Nora Orlandi and Robby Poitevin composed an orchestral score introduced by the “Titoli di testa” (Tr.1), a rhythmic adventurous theme with a nostalgic flavor for trumpet, orchestra and choir. The central musical motif is a recurring love theme with choir accompaniment (Tr.2,4,15), with the addition of the harmonica (Tr.8) as well as a version sung by Raoul (Tr.21). The entire dramatic side of the story is underlined by music of suspense and mystery (Tr.3,5,7,10,18,19,20). Classical pieces with a religious flavor are performed on organ and guitar (Tr.12,14,17), plus there is some Latin American folk music (Tr.13,16) and a square dance (Tr.9). Nora Orlandi performs an evocative ancient ballad (Tr.6) that is reprised with wordless vocals (Tr.11).

This CD of ours with a total duration of 56:30 comes from the mono masters of the original sessions, plus six rare stereo bonus tracks that were found on another master, perhaps conceived for a record that never saw the light of day in 1967.

 

Track listing:

1 La Morte Non Conta I Dollari (Titoli - Seq. 1) 1:30

2 La Morte Non Conta I Dollari (Seq. 2) 2:39

3 La Morte Non Conta I Dollari (Seq. 3) 2:10

4 La Morte Non Conta I Dollari (Seq. 4) 2:27

5 La Morte Non Conta I Dollari (Seq. 5) 2:14

6 La Morte Non Conta I Dollari (Seq. 6) 3:53

7 La Morte Non Conta I Dollari (Seq. 7) 1:48

8 La Morte Non Conta I Dollari (Seq. 8) 2:29

9 La Morte Non Conta I Dollari (Seq. 9) 1:50

10 La Morte Non Conta I Dollari (Seq. 10) 2:29

11 La Morte Non Conta I Dollari (Seq. 11) 1:16

12 La Morte Non Conta I Dollari (Seq. 12) 1:25

13 La Morte Non Conta I Dollari (Seq. 13) 1:04

14 La Morte Non Conta I Dollari (Seq. 14) 2:24

15 La Morte Non Conta I Dollari (Seq. 15) 1:51

16 La Morte Non Conta I Dollari (Seq. 16) 1:48

17 La Morte Non Conta I Dollari (Seq. 17) 1:13

18 La Morte Non Conta I Dollari (Seq. 18) 3:15

19 La Morte Non Conta I Dollari (Seq. 19) 1:18

20 La Morte Non Conta I Dollari (Seq. 20) 1:28

21 La Morte Non Conta I Dollari (Finale - Seq. 21) 2:24

 

Bonus Tracks (Alternate Takes In Stereo)

22 La Morte Non Conta I Dollari (Titoli - Seq. 1 Stereo Mix) 1:29

23 La Morte Non Conta I Dollari (Seq. 12 Stereo Mix) 1:33

24 La Morte Non Conta I Dollari (Seq. 13 Stereo Mix) 1:35

25 La Morte Non Conta I Dollari (Seq. 14 Stereo Mix) 2:33

26 La Morte Non Conta I Dollari (Seq. 19 Stereo Mix) 2:17

27 La Morte Non Conta I Dollari (Seq. 17 Stereo Mix) 3:03