This project which is originally conceived by Jason Piccioni and Claudio Fuiano, derived from an original idea of the Maestro, which was to present the musical works especially SALVATORE GIULIANO and IL CASO MATTEI as two concert suites, structured as two ballet performances. Originally LE MANI SULLA CITTA’ was published in a 45 rpm single (currently unavailable) on RCA Label (PME 30-494), and later of LE MANI SULLA CITTA’, SALVATORE GIULIANO and IL CASO MATTEI appeared three selections (respectively 4:34, 3:26 and 5:15) on the album (WEA T 68 034): The music by Piero Piccioni for films by Francesco Rosi. Jason Piccioni found well preserved stereo master tapes of all three OSTs in the archives of his father, and personally oversaw the transfer of the LE MANI SULLA CITTA’ tapes at the recording studio of Maurizio Majorana (of Marc 4) in Rome. So this dream of recovery and preservation has finally been reborn onto a 75:44 CD that contains the full versions of those three OSTs. For LE MANI SULLA CITTA’, Piero Piccioni wrote a recurring and quite macabre theme of tension, that explodes with the powerful action of the bass together with the entire orchestra, highlighting the unhealthy atmosphere generated by the greed of the protagonist, alternating with jazz-lounge music for the more picturesque moments, in contrast to urban decay. For SALVATORE GIULIANO Piero Piccioni wrote very dark and dramatic folk-type music, with input from the marranzano folk, with strong clusters of wind instruments and then ending with a religious atmosphere. IL CASO MATTEI shows Piero Piccioni’s incredible versatility in writing electronic music, even anticipating the effects and the sounds of contemporary House and Techno genres. At the end of this long trail of experimental and futuristic sounds which bond perfectly with the images, and all at once with instances of history and life apart from the big-screen, the author returns to his first love, Jazz, Beat, sprinkled with mixed color effects of experimental organ.

Total Time: 74:53