Ennie Morricone – La Lucertola
With my frequent absence from this blog and sharing music online, there have been a massive amount of musical legends who have passed in 2020 that I haven’t paid proper tribute to. When word came today that the legendary Ennio Morricone had passed at 91, I knew I had to post something now that I’m actually (or perhaps I should say seemingly) back to posting on the regular.
Morricone’s discography is so vast, that I don’t relish how my betters will pay tribute to him in mixes and on the radio. Despite my deep love and appreciation of the man and his music, particularly his soundtrack work, I was surprised that I actually didn’t have much of his material in my vinyl collection. I don’t normally like to highlight reissues, but since (at least as far as I can tell) this one never was formally released when it was recorded, I thought it could work as a tribute.
I first heard the song “Lucertola,” online in a user created video on Youtube that featured scenes from the film it was used in, Lucio Fulci’s mind-bending classic giallo “Una Lucertola Con La Pelle Di Donna/Woman In A Lizard’s Skin.” If you’ve never seen the film, I won’t even bother trying to explain it, you just need to see it. Interestingly enough, the very last thing I did before the pandemic lockdown was go to see a screening of this film put on by Secret Movie Club. It’s an experience for sure, and like all of the countless films that Morricone created a score for, it’s hard to think of the film without the dreamy and slightly menacing score, which is absolutely perfect for the film, from the maestro…RIP