Piero Umiliani

“Il corpo” is the last movie completing Liugi Scattini’s trilogy, which started with “La ragazza dalla pelle di luna” (1972) and then continued with “La ragazza fuoristrada” (1973), all skillfully orchestrated by maestro Umiliani. This is an erotic-noir film which has many elements in common with movies like “Ossessione” (“Obsession) or “I diabolici” (Les Diaboliques) and it focuses on the relationship between Enrico Maria Salerno and the sensual Zeudi Araya.

Inevitably, Umiliani’s music privileges jazz and funky moods, dominated by the Hammond organ and wah wah – which were typical in many movies of the mid ‘70s – alternated with languid and almost “sleazy” instrumental ballads. “Hard times”, “Stream” and “White sand” remind us of Umiliani’s familiarity with jazz atmospheres, while “In the end” and “Free life” bring to our mind white sand beaches, naked bodies lying in the sun and erotic scenes. This soundtrack finds its strength in melancholy, but also in drama and tension – and it beautifully complements Scattini’s trilogy.

TRACKS:

01.Hard Times     
02.Free Life     
03.Stream     
04.Princess     
05.The Body     
06.Desert Island     
07.Dusken     
08.Chaser     
09.Tidal Stream     
10.White Sand     
11.In the end     
12.Princess     
13.The Body     
14.Desert Island     
15.Free Life (Vocal)     
16.Stream (Alternative)     
17.Princess (alternative)     
18.In the village     
19.Savana     
20.Stream (Alternative intro)     
21.In the end (instrumental)