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Kritzerland Crosses "Bridge" and Unearths the Tortures of "Sadismo!"

October 12, 2010 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Hopefully fans of classic 1960s film scores have been saving their pennies, as the limited editions just keep on comin'.

Intrada just made available two classic western scores from Universal; Kritzerland has two briskly-selling new releases now available, both rescued from the MGM library. Making its debut in any medium is Les Baxter's score to 1967's shockfest, Sadismo. The American International release was one of a series of documentaries spawned by 1962's Mondo Cane, each film featuring graphic scenes of torture and brutality. No wonder, then, that Sadismo hasn't seen a video release. The score, however, shouldn't languish in the same obscurity as the film; as producer Bruce Kimmel points out, it's "Baxter in full exotica mode, and he truly puts the mondo in the music." Whatever the dubious merits of the films, the Mondo series sure did produce great music; Mondo Cane introduced the now-standard "More" ("More than the greatest love the world has known...") to the world. Baxter has already been represented this year by La-La Land reissues of his scores to Hell's Belles and Beach Blanket Bingo; Sadismo is a worthy follow-up. (And it certainly has the most wickedly fun title!)

In a more serious vein, Kimmel restores to catalogue the score to Richard Attenborough's 1977 film A Bridge Too Far, composed and conducted by John Addison (Tom Jones, Torn Curtain). An all-star cast included Laurence Olivier, Ryan O'Neal, Robert Redford, Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Gene Hackman and Liv Ullman, and the screenplay was by acclaimed writer William Goldman. Rykodisc previously released this original United Artists soundtrack album as part of its MGM Soundtrack series, but it is long out-of-print and has actually been one of the most difficult titles in that series to find. A Bridge Too Far has been totally remastered for this edition, and features new liner notes.

Both Sadismo and A Bridge Too Far are available in limited editions of 1,000 copies; Kimmel reports to Film Score Monthly's message board that A Bridge Too Far is nearly 80% sold out only one day after its release.

Hit the jump for track listings with sound samples for both titles.  The cue titles for Sadismo alone are worth the click...as the tag line for the film asked, "HOW MUCH SHOCK CAN YOU STAND?"

Les Baxter, Sadismo: Original MGM Motion Picture Soundtrack (Kritzerland KR-20017, 2010)

  1. Opening Logo
  2. Main Title
  3. The Dark Corners of This Sick World
  4. The Rack, The Thumb Screw, and The Iron Maiden, Oh My
  5. A Catalog of Cruelty
  6. The Pain in Spain
  7. Tokyo
  8. Tokyo After Dark
  9. Fertility Rites
  10. Drugs That Turn Men Into Slaves
  11. Dog's World
  12. Honky-Tonk Music
  13. Gay Nightclubs for Women Only!
  14. Free Love
  15. Honky Tonk Music Part 2
  16. Dipped in Paint
  17. A Little Night Music
  18. Body Painting
  19. Lullaby
  20. Pet Snakes a Go Go
  21. Erotica Exotica
  22. Tongs for the Mammaries
  23. The Agony and the Ecstasy
  24. Blues for Sadismos
  25. Secrets of Beauty
  26. End Title

John Addison, A Bridge Too Far: Original MGM Motion Picture Soundtrack (United Artists UAG30097, reissued Kritzerland KR-20018, 2010)

  1. Overture
  2. A Dutch Rhapsody
  3. Before The Holocaust
  4. Underground Resistance
  5. Air Lift
  6. Hospital Tent
  7. Arnhem
  8. Nijmegen Bridge
  9. March of the Paratroopers
  10. Bailey Bridge
  11. Human Roadblock
  12. Futile Mission
  13. The Waal River
  14. Arnhem Destroyed
  15. Retreat
  16. A Bridge Too Far March

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JOE MARCHESE (Editor) joined The Second Disc shortly after its launch in early 2010, and has since penned daily news and reviews about classic music of all genres. In 2015, Joe formed the Second Disc Records label. Celebrating the great songwriters, producers and artists who created the sound of American popular song, Second Disc Records, in conjunction with Real Gone Music, has released newly-curated collections produced by Joe from iconic artists such as Johnny Mathis, Bobby Darin, Laura Nyro, Melissa Manchester, Chet Atkins, and many others. He has contributed liner notes to reissues from a diverse array of artists, among them Nat "King" Cole, Paul Williams, Lesley Gore, Dusty Springfield, B.J. Thomas, The 5th Dimension, Burt Bacharach, The Mamas and the Papas, Carpenters, Perry Como, Rod McKuen, Doris Day, Jackie DeShannon, and Andy Williams, and has compiled releases for talents including Robert Goulet and Keith Allison of Paul Revere and the Raiders. Over the past two decades, Joe has also worked in a variety of capacities on and off Broadway as well as at some of the premier theatres in the U.S., including Lincoln Center Theater, George Street Playhouse, Paper Mill Playhouse, Long Wharf Theatre, and the York Theatre Company. He has felt privileged to work on productions alongside artists such as the late Jack Klugman, Eli Wallach, Arthur Laurents, Betty Comden and Adolph Green. In 2009, Joe began contributing theatre and music reviews to the print publication The Sondheim Review, and in 2012, he joined the staff of The Digital Bits as a regular contributor writing about film and television on DVD and Blu-ray. Joe currently resides in the suburbs of New York City.

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