Music composed by Enza Masetti
Hercules + Hercules unchained
2 cd set
label: Digitmovies DM057
CD 1 tracks: 46
lenght: 73:51
CD 2 tracks: 33
length: 53:51
Digitmovies proudly presents "Le fatiche di Ercole "(aka
"Hercules") and "Ercole e la regina di Lidia" (aka "Hercules Unchained")
respectively directed in 1957 and 1958 by Pietro Francisci,
starring Steve Reeves as Hercules and magnificently scored by Enzo
Masetti. Thanks to the historic C.A.M. Archives, we are pleased to
present on a two CD set the complete orchestral scores, as taken from the
mono master tapes of the recording sessions conducted by Carlo Savina.
This has given us the chance to reconstruct, select and restore the
original elements following the two movies' chronology.
Watching again these two movies on DVD, we realised that, while all
the symphonic and choral parts have survived, some of the organ takes and
electronic effects are totally missing from the master tapes (used for
scenes like that one of the saucer's launch or the Oracle's temple); also,
the aforementioned song is missing from the C.A.M. vaults and cannot be
included here due to contractual restrictions. These two scores are
dominated by the powerful, brassy "Hercules Theme" that is alternated to
the romantic love theme "Con te per l'eternità" ("With You for Eternity")
that M° Masetti frequently both reprises. Our deluxe, two-disc
edition also encompasses a large selection of previously unreleased tracks
only recently discovered, giving us the opportunity to release these two
milestones of film music in their most complete versions ever. As bonus
tracks, we have added alternate mixes without the choir from both movies,
a rare demo version of "Balletto" from "Ercole e la regina di Lidia".
Despite careful digital restoration and remastering, some
anomalies pre-existing on the original sources remain.
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