"Mediterraneo" is a film directed by Gabriele Salvatores, set during the Second World War on the Greek island of Castelrosso, a few kilometers from the Turkish coasts. In this place, only apparently uninhabited, some Italian soldiers arrive on a mission; they will soon find themselves to be completely isolated, forced to wait for any communication signs from the outside world and to integrate with the local population.

When it came out in theaters in 1991, “Mediterraneo” immediately gained wide acclaim and recognition (David di Donatello and Nastro d'Argento for best film, Academy Award for best foreign film), a success also significantly determined by the soundtrack written by Giancarlo Bigazzi and Marco Falagiani, record producers and composers of a large series of Italian music famous songs and themes: the essence of this movie score is fully enclosed in the five notes of the main theme, both simple and evocative, immersed in a context of ethnic feel and Arabic/Oriental flavours. Except for some occasional modern sounds, the music of “Mediterraneo” is almost entirely produced by 'popular’ and unconventional acoustic instruments: santouri, bouzouki, gavala, bagpipe, zurna, toubeleki, davul, rabeca and lyre.

The deep work of music research, composition and arrangement by the Bigazzi/Falagiani duo earned them the 1991 Globo d’oro Award. A soundtrack that is still memorable today, reissued exclusively by AMS Records on clear blue vinyl!

Trackliste

A1 Arrivo
A2 Il Tempo Passa
A3 I Fratelli Munaron E La Pastorella
A4 Aziz Il Turco
A5 Stelle Sull'egeo
A6 Ritorno Di Un Vecchio Tenente
A7 Ballo In Piazza
A8 La Realtà Che Torna Dal Cielo
A9 L'asino E La Luna
A10 A10 Progetti Per Il Futuro
A11 A11 Il Mare Degli Archi
B1 Tema Di Vassilissa
B2 Cornamuse
B3 Il Paese Dietro I Lenzuoli
B4 Scene Di Vita In Un Isola Dell'egeo
B5 Mediterraneo
B6 Il Mare Dell'alto
B7 Lontani
B8 Noventa Scompare Nel Blu-Il Ladro
B9 Il Pope
B10 B10 L'incontro
B11 B11 Lo Sbarco