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2CD
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CDDM 278CD
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2016 release. Un Tassinaro A New York ("A Taxi Driver In New York") was directed in 1987 by Alberto Sordi. Piero Piccioni (Turin, December 6, 1921 - Rome, July 23, 2004) was the author of hundreds of soundtracks for cinema and television. He composed the lovely music for Un Tassinaro A New York, followed by The Taxi-Driver in 1983. At that time Cinevox Records had released an LP containing twelve tracks selected by the author. In addition to releasing this soundtrack for the first time on CD, Digitmovies were also able to access the original recording session where they discovered an additional 64 minutes of previously unreleased music (movie versions and alternate takes) that give this sparkling OST almost nearly 100 minutes of material in stereo. Stylish romantic and nostalgic music alternates with passionate jazz pieces, blues, and funk in pure Piccioni style. For listening purposes only, the composer also included original pieces from other films such as The Seduction Of Mimi and Strange Occasion. Una Botta Di Vita ("Taste Of Life", aka "A Blast Of Life") directed in 1988 by Enrico Oldoini. Digitmovies release for the first time ever the OST by the late Manuel De Sica. De Sica gave Digitmovies his consent to include his short OST from Una Botta Di Vita with that of Piccioni. Digitmovies also discovered that various themes from Un Tassinaro A New York were re-used to the recording, which makes this pairing just perfect. The label have used every note originally recorded in stereo from this very elegant single-issue soundtrack. A recurring main score in samba emerges that is reprised in slower versions using different instruments. This double-CD is for the fans of Alberto Sordi, Piero Piccioni, and Manuel De Sica.
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