Italian record label and music publisher founded in 2013 and based in Rome, Italy. Sonor Music Editions specializes in rare and obscure sounds from the Italian golden age of production music and soundtracks, that spans from the 1960s to the 1980s, and with a nod to contemporary emerging artists following in those footsteps.
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SME 085LP
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$38.50
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RELEASE DATE: 2/21/2025
Sonor Music Editions presents the reissue of the very rare LP Aquarium Sounds by Italian composer Filippo Trecca. Originally released in 1979 as a promo-only item, Aquarium Sounds is a hybrid collection of tracks; some were used as the soundtrack to the thriller TV series Così Per Gioco (1979), directed by Leonardo Cortese; others from the talk show Acquario (1978-1979) hosted by Italian journalist and writer Maurizio Costanzo. The album also includes Elena Tip which features playful vocals by a young Ilona Staller (aka Cicciolina). Aquarium Sounds was composed by Trecca himself, Achille Oliva (bass), Alessandro Alessandroni Jr. (keys), Giancarlo de Matteis (guitars), and Marco Parisi (drums), playing together for the creation of this progressive pop gem sought after by many collectors from around the world. The album, recorded using simple acoustic elements and early synths, is a treasure buried deep into the ocean of time that Sonor Music Editions is bringing back to the surface; a journey into the depths of our music memory as well into the universe of Italian music heritage.
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SME 086LP
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$31.50
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RELEASE DATE: 2/21/2025
This exceptionally rare library album by Italian composer, musician, and guitarist Mario Molino was first released on the obscure library music imprint B.M.P. during the 1970s. It was later issued on the highly collectible Music Scene label rebranded as Action Beat Group (MSE-144), featuring different track titles and attributed to the pseudonym Luigi Ferracioli. Although much about him remains unknown to this day, Mario Molino was a prominent figure in the world library music, celebrated for his genre-spanning versatility. On one hand, he was a virtuoso classical guitarist, while on the other, he had a strong foundation in jazz and contemporary music. This duality, spanning from classical guitar solos to spaced out psychedelic rock with fuzzed guitars, eccentric funk-infused Hammond organ grooves, proto-hip hop, and orchestral compositions, is reflected in his discography. His catalog includes rare and sought-after releases like Antico e Moderno (C 364) on Fonit's Usignolo series, Love on Vroommm Records, Beat Gregoriano on Montecarlo, I Beats on Pentaphon, alongside numerous library and soundtracks releases. The Diamonds Four stands as a hidden gem in Molino's oeuvre, seamlessly aligning with his best releases, as it contains a superb blend of groovy psychedelic funk, breezy bossa nova, killer jazz beat tunes and expansive mood-music. With only a handful of original pressings ever surfacing over the years, The Diamonds Four (as well as the later issue as Action Beat Group) earned its status as a unique and widely valued record among library and soundtrack enthusiasts worldwide.
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Sonor Music Editions presents this restored reissue of Maestro Sandro Brugnolini's Overground. This elusive masterpiece in library music captures the most impressive work, alongside Underground (1970), of the Italian composer and alto sax player. Overground was released on Sincro Edizioni Musicali in 1970 as the soundtrack to Enrico Moscatelli and Mario Rigoni's documentary Persuasione, commissioned by Ente Provinciale Per Il Turismo Di Trento, a local tourism board in Italy, with music composed by Sandro Brugnolini and Luigi Malatesta, featuring some of the best musicians in Italy at the time like Angelo Baroncini and Silvano Chimento on guitars, Giorgio Carnini on piano and organ, Enzo Restuccia on drums, and Giovanni Tommaso on bass and effects. The music spans from underground psychedelic prog rock with swirling organs, trippy effects, and distorted fuzz guitars to sophisticated Lounge grooves with avant-garde orchestrations. The music has been transferred and remastered from the original master tapes. It has been lacquer cut in stereo by Jukka Sarapää at Timmion Cutting and packed in a thick cardboard sleeve featuring a fully restored painting by Umberto Mastroianni licensed by Centro Studi dell'Opera di Umberto Mastroianni.
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Sonor Music Editions presents this revived issue of Open Air Parade, one of the most sought-after artifacts from the golden era of Italian library music. This holy grail was originally released in 1972 on the legendary Sermi Records label (often referred to as SR Records). It features ten tracks composed by Ennio Morricone's whistler, Alessandro Alessandroni, revealing his great talent and unrivaled sense of melody, accompanied by the brilliant Italian jazz bassist Giovanni Tommaso, also founder and member of the legendary prog-jazz-rock ensemble Perigeo. Open Air Parade is a masterpiece and rightfully sits among the top five in its genre. It has a beautiful cohesiveness throughout and can only be described as sincere. The music ranges from superb psychedelic lounge funk, compelling groovy jazz beat tunes, and far-ranging mood music with lush arrangements. It's an essential album, officially reissued by Sonor Music Editions. This 2024 repress has been carefully remastered, and packed in a thick cardboard sleeve with fully restored artwork using the original painting by Ernst Wilhelm Nay in full fidelity.
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Sonor Music Editions is presenting under our New Tape label Mark Saddlemire's debut release Sound-In-The-Round, that draws a deep inspiration from the golden era of Italian library and soundtrack music. Something akin to the legendary prog-rock ensemble Goblin and the avant-garde composer Giuliano Sorgini, but with plenty of grooveness. Mark Saddlemire is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, and producer from Philadelphia, passionate about creating instrumental compositions from a blend of acoustical and electronic sounds using analog techniques. An electrical engineer by trade, he's customized and repaired much of the vintage gear used for his recordings -- his studio is a collection of unique and rare analog instruments from the 1960s to the 1980s.
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Reissue, originally released in 1973. Sonor Music Editions announces a previously unknown Italian library killer session from the golden era -- Rhythm And Sound by the mysterious Mandrassi & Zollinger, backed by I Beati studio band. Mandrassi, alias for Anna Maria Assunta Andreassi, is one of the very first female composers of library music in Italy while Zollinger is linked to Sergio Pagano, brother of the famed Italian author, composer and singer Mario Pagano. Originally released in 1973 for the private studio label Ludo Record, this album remained in the obscurity for almost 50 years. It's so rare that only very few hardcore record collectors know it, it was thought to not have existed at all. Countless breaks galore, filled with outstanding funk grooves, and chasing beats. The jam sounds like a missing link between The Fine Machine's Habitat and Arawak's legendary Accadde a... recordings, with its up-tempo rhythms allover and the coolest funky instrumentation played by a mysterious studio group.
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Reissue, originally released in 1970. Giovanni Tommaso is the greatest Italian jazz bassist and founder and member of the most important ever Italian jazz rock ensembles, the Perigeo band. He composed Indefinitive Atmosphere at the end of 1969, released a few months after in 1970 on Sermi label, and recorded it at RCA studios in Rome. Indefinitive Atmosphere represents a special album for him and for us as well, since it was his first album released as a sole composer/artist. The maestro dug in personal archive for Sonor Music Editions and finally found a copy of the original master tape containing part of the recordings. Besides the misspelled title "Indefinitive" instead of "Indefinite", adding to the legend here, this album was incredibly ahead of his time. The young maestro Tommaso played electric bass and contrabass in a studio ensemble with a strings section. Plenty of stunning jazz-funk, jazz-rock and free jazz tracks. The session is also known for including the legendary American jazz soprano saxophonist Steve Lacy on the track called "Steve", where he plays a sax solo. Full session restored from the original tapes found, and digitally remastered the sound for a greater sound experience.
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SONOR 025EP
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Sonor Music Editions in collaboration with Beppe Savoni and Giuseppe Giammetta, respectively known in the digital space as Disco Bambino and Sovraimpressione announce a special release by the Italian queen of silver screen, actress Eleonora Giorgi. The limited edition 7" includes a rework of the 1981 soulful disco track "Quale Appuntamento...", written by Bipap, Cristiano Malgioglio, and Pino Presti, originally released on the iconic Ricordi label; on the B-side, restored and for the first time ever on vinyl, "Magic", taken from the 1980 original soundtrack of the film Mia Moglie È Una Strega, with music arranged and directed by Detto Mariano. The previously unreleased images on the cover by photographer Marinetta Saglio capture Eleonora at the very beginning of her acting career, celebrating the ubiquitous 1980s nostalgia and the golden years of Italian comedy films. Edition of 500.
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SONOR 021EP
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Sonor Music Editions announces the first reissue ever of a Giuliano Sorgini's library masterpiece, originally released on the elusive Goldfinger Italian library-only promo label. Immagini Sospese was originally released on the very rare Panorami album in 1980, and specifically composed for the soundtrack of an obscure Italian RAI TV documentary. Also known as "Dolce Casa", this track is known to be one of the best-ever Sorgini's bangers, with an incredible drums groove, lush melodies over a soft chord structure made of airy strings. The B-side includes a killer new track composed by producers Alex Goose and Matt Zara, deeply inspired by the "Immagini Sospese" tune. Edition of 500.
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Sonor Music Editions unveils the previously unreleased soundtrack of the sexy-comedy film Chi Dice Donna Dice Donna from 1976 directed by Tonino Cervi. The music is signed here by the legendary Italian giant of film music, maestro Piero Piccioni, and it's just unbelievable. This rich EP reissue includes the sweet and romantic downtempo funk of "Svezia" theme, previously released on a very rare original 45 single, and three totally unreleased cuts from the session that swing between the refined and golden Piero Piccioni's music taste and the groovy, funky vibes of Commedia all'Italiana soundtrack music at his best. Edition of 500.
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Sonor Music Editions presents a collection of rare and obscure recordings by the composer and trumpeter genius Cicci Santucci on cassette, all transferred and remastered by Lorenzo Fabrizi from 1980s lost reels, vinyl, and tapes. All the tracks have been privately produced and recorded at Cicci Santucci's own studio between 1982 and 1987 for the TV synchronization, spots, and background usage. Enjoy the maestro's crazy cosmic synths, Italo-disco, and electronics galore, for a spacey trip into the most obscure and weird production music ever. Edition of 200.
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Sonor Music Editions presents the full soundtrack of Spell (Dolce Mattatoio) from 1977, also known as L'uomo, La Donna, La Bestia, on cassette format. Maestro Claudio Tallino signed the music for the censored erotic thriller movie directed by the visionary genius Alberto Cavallone. A shocking, freaky, and occult storyline set in the province of Rome, scene of shady affairs and private dramas that protagonists try to hide behind a fake respectability. Stunning and booming Italian OST, filled with scary voices, groovy rhythms and themed horror/thriller vibes, now presented for the very first time in its full version. Edition of 200.
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SME 079LP
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Sonor Music Editions team was able to rescue from oblivion the lost tapes of this incredible recording, composed and orchestrated by the great Italian arranger and pianist Paolo Ormi. Originally conceived in 1972 at RCA studios in Rome, the album has been never officially released on any commercial/physical format until now. A promo Stereo-8 was only issued at the time on a ridiculous run, and only distributed for non-commercial purposes among the TV circuits. P.O.X. Sound is a really special Latin-funk banger that anticipates P.O.X. Sound Vol. 2 LP, issued in 1973, and clearly shows maestro Ormi's strong Latin-influenced take on music with tones of groovy Latin jazz, exciting breaks and hot Latin funk groovers. A fabulous album from start to finish and another lost gem of the 1970s Italian music scene rediscovered.
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Sonor Music Editions present the first ever reissue of another Italian library holy grail, fruit of the union between two of the most brilliant composers of Italian panorama: Alessandro Alessandroni and Rino De Filippi. Vacanze album (in English "holidays"), was originally released in early/mid '70s on Sermi output, and is one of the most elusive records from the label out there. From refined lounge music to stunning jazz-funk and groovy vibes, this album features an unbelievable set of the coolest themed music from the whole library scene, with maestro Rino De Filippi's harpsichord on evidence in many tracks and soaring, lounge-y and dreamy moods throughout the entire album. A superlative recording, with an incredible sleeve design that has obsessed library collectors for years, and for sure among the best releases from the gold Sermi label along with Nel Mondo Del Lavoro (SME 078LP). Edition of 800.
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Sonor Music Editions announce the first ever reissue of this quintessential, outstanding Italian Library grail, originally released on Sermi label in 1972. Highly-regarded album and considered a masterpiece of the genre, Nel Mondo Del Lavoro (also released at the time with the title World At Work on Conroy) is one of the most precious and beautiful works conceived by the Italian maestro Rino De Filippi, and originally used for the soundtrack of the Rai-TV documentary series Sapere: Il Petrolio. Music is written and composed by the maestro backed by the great I Marc 4 studio ensemble and accompanied by I Cantori Moderni di A. Alessandroni with breathless scats, insane arrangements, and unbelievable, unique and complex mood music from jazz to lounge, bossa nova and more. A real monster record that best catches the library music job in adding music to films and documentaries. Edition of 800.
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The first legendary Farfalla release, Alessandro Alessandroni E Il Suo Complesso was originally released in few hundred copies on the cult Sermi imprint in February 1968. 17 years after the last publication on this format, Sonor Music Editions release a graphically and digitally restored version on CD digipack. A seminal debut album realized by the legendary Italian maestro, featuring bewitching scat vocals by his wife Giulia De Mutiis (aka Kema), that truly started the Italian library production golden era that would culminate in mid-1980s. A true landmark of the genre and an Italian discography jewel that spaces among the best jazz, bossa nova, and lounge music.
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Sonor Music Editions present the first ever CD issue of this Italian library masterpiece, Alessandro Alessandroni's Open Air Parade, re-released by the label on vinyl in 2019. Originally released in 1972 on the mythical SR Records. One of the Alessandro Alessandroni's most elusive, and yet sonically ambitious, efforts. The wildest and most groovy, psychedelic, easy-breezy lounge-funk session by the cult maestro. Includes two tracks by the great bassist Giovanni Tommaso who surely played in this session. A dreamy album with the top-notch, strung-out psychedelic funk sounds ever recorded in Italy during the early '70s, beat laden and groovy music with lush arrangements and insane vocal themes by Alessandro Alessandroni's Cantori Moderni chorus.
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Sonor Music Editions present a reissue of Nico Fidenco's soundtrack of Emanuelle In America, originally released in 1977. The finest and rarest chapter of Emanuelle saga by the cult maestro Nico Fidenco and his loyal orchestra director Oscar Lindok (Giacomo Dell'Orso). Majestic original soundtrack of the sex thriller movie Emanuelle In America from 1977 directed by the legendary Joe D'Amato. Sexploitation cult and acclaimed director's third instalment of Black Emanuelle film series starring Dutch actress Laura Gemser. The deepest, intense and most thrilling volume of Black Emanuelle adventures with the best music cuts of the whole series. Spellbinding, breathtaking and wordless music with dreamy orchestral movements, unbelievable downtempo funk and timeless beats, mental Afro-beat and dancing percussion, sweet psychedelic guitars, subtle female chorus, heavy strings and orchestra, lounge-y sounds, driving funky drums and so on. Essential Italian OST masterpiece! Edition of 800.
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Sonor Music Editions present a reissue of Sandro Brugnolini's Utopia, originally released in 1972 on Gemelli label. From the glorious Sermi catalog, a renomated Italian Library label that released, between late '60s and early '70s, some among the most sought-after and insane records of the whole library/soundtrack genre. Sandro Brugnolini's masterpiece Utopia, originally pressed on a ridiculous run, and released on a beautiful tip-on sleeve reproducing painter Michel Seuphor's abstract art. The first official release after the recent maestro's passing, conceived with the great arrangements of Giorgio Carnini at the Hammond and piano, and the direction of maestro Franco Tamponi. A brilliant and inspired jazz-funk and lounge jazz session with amazing sounds, driven by both dreamy and underground moods, avant-garde jazz refined orchestrations and gorgeous grooves. Edition of 800.
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Sonor Music Editions launches the first official vinyl reissue of one of the finest and sought-after Latin jazz albums ever made in Italy in the 1970s, Black Sound From White People by the prince of Italian funk, Augusto Martelli. An amazing, top-notch recording from 1972 that also includes stellar players like Tullio De Piscopo's rolling drums, sleazy flute by Giancarlo Barigozzi, and dope basslines by Pino Presti. For sure the pinnacle of Augusto Martelli's music and the best album from his long career as composer, conductor, arranger and TV presenter. Black Sound From White People delivers a plenty of groovy Euro funk tracks played with a clear black music influence, from swirling jazz-funk to fusion, percussive jams with more samba and Latin beats, funky Latin jazz chock-full of psychedelic flutes. A really essential piece from the Italian funk music production.
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SME 062LP
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Limited repress. Alessandro Alessandroni's definitive holy grail, Open Air Parade, reissued on Sonor Music Editions. The very best library record by the cult maestro on the dreams podium alongside Spontaneous (1974), the two Farfalla recordings, and Ritmo Dell'industria the label released two years ago. A long-awaited masterpiece and sought-after gem by record collectors all over the world originally released in 1972 on the mythical SR Records with two tracks by the great bassist Giovanni Tommaso who surely played in this session. A dreamy album with the top-notch, strung-out psychedelic funk sounds, laden beat and groovy music with lush arrangements and insane vocal themes by Alessandro Alessandroni's Cantori Moderni chorus. An Italian library monster.
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SONOR 014EP
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The legendary hip-hop/dusty fingers heavy tune "Col Fiato In Gola" by maestro Filippo Trecca, originally released in 1978 for the Giallo TV mini-series Diario Di Giudice, directed by Dante Troisi. Sampled by tons of artists, this track represents a true holy grail for Italian TV-soundtracks music lovers and DJs with a totally mental down-tempo hip-hop beat played in a heavy funk key with just everything you could dream about: sleazy and punishing drum patterns, huge and ceaseless string cuts, heavy Giallo orchestration, meandering flutes, and a groovy and totally killer mood. Features versions by Kush and L.U.C.A..
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Sonor Music Editions present a reissue of Alberto Baldan Bembo'sL'Amica Di Mia Madre, originally released in 1975. This spellbinding soundtrack by the cult maestro Baldan Bembo is another exotica jewel from the Italian film music golden era. Original music for the erotic drama movie L'amica Di Mia Madre starring Barbara Bouchet and Carmen Villani, and directed by Mauro Ivaldi. Stunning, sophisticated, and groovy orchestral themes and arrangements with refined lounge softcore vibes/soft jazz, as well as psychedelic cues with tribal, exotic, and disco-driving moods. Superior score music alongside the strict partner Lingua D'Argento (SME 054LP, 2018) with dreamy orchestrations and Fender piano/groovy samba beats and bouncing jazz/outstanding Bossa styles and bewitching disco strings/Brazilian-influenced sound with exquisite tropical suites, and so on. Gatefold sleeve; includes an A3 poster reprint of the original film lobby card; edition of 400.
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SONOR 013EP
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Sonor Music Editions present the previously totally unreleased Italian soundtrack for Spell (Dolce Mattatoio) on 45. Claudio Tallino's score from 1977, originally composed for the censored erotic thriller movie directed by the visionary genius Alberto Cavallone. A shocking, freaking and occult storyline set in the province of Rome, scene of shady affairs and private dramas that protagonists try to hide behind a respectable front. Stunning and booming Italian OST production with 2 killer sleazy Funk shots selected from the original recording sessions.
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Founded in 2013 and based in Rome, Italy, Sonor Music Editions specializes in synchronization music for films, radio, and television. The label shares rare and obscure pop, jazz-funk, breakbeats, cinematic lounge, funk, psychedelic and progressive music, spacey cosmic sounds, easy listening, and all that good vintage Italian vibes hailing from library and soundtrack music production. The latest album on the label is by the legendary Italian jazz sax player Enzo Scoppa, and it's the first CD ever released on the label. New & Old Friends, featuring the famed and timeless duo Santucci-Scoppa active since 1958, is a modern jazz work and interpretation of bebop, big band, and contemporary jazz with sestet, quintet, and orchestra accompaniment. Alongside Basso-Valdambrini Sextet, the Santucci-Scoppa Quintet is the most ancient and solid ensemble in the history of Italian jazz. On this refined jam session, every performance is high quality and perfectly executed, thanks to the skill of talented musicians like the great arranger Antonello Sorrentino, the legendary trumpet Cicci Santucci, and the expert drummer Pietro Iodice. Liner notes by Adriano Mazzoletti.
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