In A Mellow Tone
Wednesday September 4th, 2024 with Heavy Ben
Piero Umiliani (episodio due) 1967-1973 Italian film soundtracks and library records
This is the second of three shows on Italian pianist and soundtrack maestro Piero Umiliani
episodio uno - 1955-1967 Jazz soundtracks to Italian films
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| Hour one |
| Ferrovia Sotterranea Piero Umiliani - Gli Italiani E L'Industria - Omicron - 1967 |
| 28 Minuti Per 3 Milioni Di Dollari [excerpt] Piero Umiliani - 28 Minuti Per 3 Milioni Di Dollari - Neapolis - 1967 |
| Relax Piero Umiliani - Musiche Per Commento - Record TV Discografica - 1968 |
| Due Occhi Per Uccidere (Suspense) Piero Umiliani - Due Occhi Per Uccidere - CAM - 1968 |
| Una Tragica Storia - Parte I Piero Umiliani - Crisantemi Per Un Branco Di Carogne (Colonna Sonora Originale Del Film) - CAM - 1968 |
| Bossa Organ Angelo F. Lavagnino & Piero Umiliani - Scusi, Lei Conosce Il Sesso? (Colonna Sonora Originale Del Film) - CAM - 1968 |
| Ambiente Laboratorio Atomico Piero Umiliani - Effetti Musicali - Omicron - 1968 |
| Tempo Beat Piero Umiliani - Playtime - Omicron - 1968 |
| Stoccolma My Dear Piero Umiliani - Psichedelica - Omicron - 1968 |
| Nella Giungla Preistorica Piero Umiliani - Preistoria - Omicron - 1968 |
| Orgasmo – Seq. 2 (Jazz Pour L'action) Piero Umiliani - Paranoia (Orgasmo) - Nazionalmusic - 1968 |
| How's this for an origin story? "Mah Na Mah Na" is instantly familiar to anyone who watched Sesame Street or The Muppet Show.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5W60VwDkas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbZ_hTEOKZc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4l1k4XLvo0 "Mah Nà Mah Nà" was written by our esteemed Italian film composer Piero Umiliani. The tune originally featured in the 1968 Swedish film "Svezia, inferno e paradiso" (Sweden: Heaven and Hell). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXo1ufdQ4sg https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063660/ The film is made up of nine segments focusing on different aspects of sexuality in Sweden, such as lesbian nightclubs, pornography, the swinging lifestyle of married couples, and the sex education of teenagers. It also examines drug addiction, alcoholism, and suicides in Sweden. The music was performed by ace studio band I Marc 4, and sung by Alessandro Alessandroni and his wife Giulia. Alessandroni's twangy guitar and whistling were essential to Ennio Morricone's soundtracks to Sergio Leone spaghetti western films such as "Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo" (The Good, the Bad and the Ugly). A few years ago, Alessandroni was the subject of a Chance Meeting spotlight. https://www.discogs.com/artist/17540-I-Marc-4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9EZGHcu3E8 |
| (Mah Nà Mah Nà) Mah Na Mah Na Piero Umiliani feat. I Cantori Moderni di Alessandroni & I Marc 4 - Svezia, Inferno E Paradiso (Sweden: Heaven and Hell) OST - Omicron - 1968 |
| On The Hellespont Piero Umiliani - Production Music - Major Records - 1969 |
| Autostop Per Rio Piero Umiliani E La Sua Orchestra - Fischiando In Beat - Omicron - 1969 |
| Raptus (Tema) Piero Umiliani - Raptus (Colonna Sonora Originale Del Film) - CAM - 1969 |
| Bob E Helen (Bob En Hellen) Piero Umiliani - La Morte Bussa Due Volte (Colonna Sonora Originale Del Film) - Cinevox - 1969 |
| Iniziazione Di Una Giovane Strega Piero Umiliani - Angeli Bianchi.... Angeli Neri (Colonna Sonora Originale Del Film) - Omicron - 1969 |
| Very Fast Piero Umiliani - La Legge Dei Gangsters (Colonna Sonora Originale Del Film) - Omicron - 1969 |
| L'Arcangelo Piero Umiliani - L'Arcangelo (Colonna Sonora Originale Del Film) - GDM Music srl - 1969 |
| Isola Sperduta Piero Umiliani - Le Isole Dell'Amore (Colonna Sonora Originale Del Film) - Cinevox - 1970 |
| Roy Colt (Traccia 5) Piero Umiliani - Roy Colt & Winchester Jack (Colonna Sonora Originale Del Film) - Cinevox - 1970 |
| Bambola Omicida Piero Umiliani - (Cinque) 5 Bambole Per La Luna D'Agosto (La Colonna Sonora Originale Del Film) - Cinevox - 1971 |
| Braen's Machine were a mysterious studio group whose two albums, released in the early 70s for the Liuto label (founded by Umiliani), are incredibly sought-after and reach high prices. Their style is rather similar to that of other 'ghost-groups' of the same period - instrumental music that could be used as a film soundtrack, with fuzz guitar and keyboards to the fore, and rather influenced by psychedelia.
It is quite certain that the name Braen's Machine concealed the identities of Umiliani himself and Alessandro Alessandroni, another soundtrack composer and frequent collaborator of Ennio Morricone. They appear as the authors of both albums' tracks with their stage names, Braen and Gisteri. Umiliani and Alessandroni also feature on the two singles released in 1971 and 1972 by another 'ghost-group', Pawnshop. Chance Meeting / From the Library: Alessandro Alessandroni https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/581/55569.html |
| Obstinacy Braen's Machine - Underground - Liuto Records - 1971 |
| Synthi Melody Piero Umiliani - Synthi Time - Omicron - 1971 |
| Hour two |
| Generational Gap Santucci & Scoppa (prod. Piero Umiliani) - On The Underground Road - Dire - 1971 |
| Risaie Suonano I Mark 4 / M.Zalla (Piero Umiliani) - Paesaggi - Liuto Records - 1971 |
| Love In (Complesso Beat) Piero Umiliani - Questo Sporco Mondo Meraviglioso - Omicron - 1971 |
| Pulsando Piero Umiliani - L'Uomo Nello Spazio - Omicron - 1972 |
| Missione Speciale Piero Umiliani - Servizio Speciale - Omicron - 1972 |
| Eliogabalus Piero Umiliani - Il Mondo Dei Romani - Omicron - 1972 |
| Flirt A Rio Piero Umiliani - La Schiava Io Ce L'Ho E Tu No - Vedette Records - 1972 |
| Dinamica In Beat - Percussioni Moderne Variate Ma Costanti Piero Umiliani - Percussioni Ed Effetti Speciali - Liuto Records - 1972 |
| Fenesta Che Lucivi Piero Umiliani E I Suoi Oscillatori - Switched On Naples - Odeon, Omicron - 1972 |
| Suspense Angosciosa M.Zalla (Piero Umiliani) - Suspense - Liuto Records - 1972 |
| État Hypnotique Piero Umiliani - Effets Spéciaux - St Germain Des Prés - 1972 |
| Reclutamento Piero Umiliani - Guerra E Distruzione - Liuto Records - 1972 |
| Il Volo Della Strega Piero Umiliani Al Moog - Mille E Una Sera - Omicron - 1972 |
| Millenni Rovi (Piero Umiliani) - Storia E Preistoria - Omicron - 1972 |
| Sortilège (Sortilege) M.Zalla (Piero Umiliani) - Africa - Liuto Records - 1972 |
| Mahe' (Mahè) Piero Umiliani - La Ragazza Dalla Pelle Di Luna - Omicron - 1972 |
| Consumismo Piero Umiliani Ed I Suoi Oscillatori - Musica Dell'Era Tecnologica - Liuto Records - 1972 |
| Allenamento Braen's Machine - Temi Ritmici E Dinamici - Liuto Records - 1973 |
| Produzione M.Zalla (Piero Umiliani) - Problemi D'Oggi - Liuto Records - 1973 |
| Nostalgia Piero Umiliani - La Ragazza Fuoristrada - Liuto Records - 1973 |
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