The Sound of Italian Film Scores
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The Sound of Italian Film Scores

May 19th 2011 by Steven Padal

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Music Ever wonder what an Italian film score sounds like? Yeah? Well how about Italian scores from erotic films? Even if you haven’t seen an Italian erotica, these scores are great for every lounge music lover (pun intended). “Beat At Cinecitta” is a music score compilation from, you guessed it, raunchy and erotic Italian films from the 60′s and 70′s. Italian composers such as Piero Piccioni and Riz Ortolani are featured in three great volumes. There are many variations in the music with slow spy like tracks to fast paced melodies. Keyboards, drums and brass instruments of all kind pop up in and between the tracks. I think you may even hear an organ in there ( continue reading... )

The Cocktail Nation - Queens Of Vintage

Episode 266    May 12th 2013

This week we talk to the publisher of an online magazine called Queens Of Vintage, her name is Lena Weber and recently she interviewed me in her kings of vintage portion of the website so I thought we should have her on to talk vintage culture and the English scene. Plus the best exotica and lounge music from across the globe.

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Lalo Schifrin
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Lalo Schifrin

Jul 20th 2010 by Steven Padal

Music Lalo Schifrin is by far one of the most talented and sophisticated musical artists of our time. Not only is Schifrin well known for composing the theme to “Mission Impossible,” he is also a pianist, conductor and performer of jazz, bossa nova, and classical music. Schifrin began his musical journey in Argentina, his native country, while training and studying piano and classical music at an early age. While spending time in Europe as a professional jazz pianist, Schifrin returned to Buenos Aires and ran into the great Dizzy Gillespie. Gillespie enjoyed his performances so much that he asked Schifrin to ( continue reading... )

Italian Giallo Love Scene – With music by legendary Piero Piccioni

Feb 1st 2010 by Christopher

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Daydreaming Love scene between Analía Gadé and Jean Sorel. Italian 1970s Giallo cinema at its best with very tasty music from the great Piero Piccioni. Taken from La volpe dalla coda di velluto. What do you daydream about today? ( read more... )

Les Baxter plays with Sand Pebbles

Sep 2nd 2005 by Christopher

Les Baxter plays with Sand Pebbles
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Music This Les Baxter piece was released circa 1966-1967 around the same time as the press book for the movie “The Sand Pebbles” was published. Although it isn’t a official song from the soundtrack (which Jerry Goldsmith produced), it was released as a promo 45 RPM vinyl by Crescendo (GNP Crescendo 382) with Balan Samba (Bandeira) from Brazil Now (GNP Crescendo 2036) on the back side, ( read more... )