Ennio Morricone - La notte e il momento - The Night and the Moment (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (1995)
BAND/ARTIST: Ennio Morricone
- Title: La notte e il momento - The Night and the Moment (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
- Year Of Release: 1995
- Label: EMI Music Publishing Italia Srl
- Genre: Classical, Soundtracks
- Quality: FLAC 16/44100
- Total Time: 00:58:21
- Total Size: 296 MB
- WebSite: Album Preview
La notte e il momento (The Night and the Moment) is Ennio Morricone's score for the 1994 film directed by Anna Maria Tatò, adapted from Crébillon fils' 18th-century libertine novella of the same name. Set in Enlightenment-era France, the story follows a seductive writer who spends his nights in a marquise's chambers, trading verbal and amorous sparring matches interwoven with recollections of his past — including a prison term and a mysterious neighboring inmate. The score was recorded with the Unione Musicisti di Roma orchestra at Forum Studio in Rome, conducted by the composer himself.
The music deliberately evokes the sound-world of the 18th century: the brisk, buoyant baroque opening theme "A Caccia Di Lei" recurs in "A Candele Spente" and "Ritrovati." Morricone moves between romanticism and comedy in "Ballerina," "Sesso E Ironia," "Amore E Gioco," and "All'Aria Aperta," while a harpsichord ("Un Clavicembalo") anchors the period setting and tense string tremolos color "Spiegazioni Di Torture." The love theme that gives the album its title recurs across several cues and receives a vocal setting, "The Loving Game," with lyrics by Cesare De Natale sung by Simona Patitucci.
The original 1995 CD (Epic/Sony) held 17 tracks; GDM's 2011 reissue added six alternate ("Pt. 2") versions of key themes, approved by the composer, expanding the album to 23 tracks and a 58:28 running time. The score reached vinyl for the first time in 2017, via Music On Vinyl, in a limited edition of 1,000 numbered copies on transparent 180-gram vinyl.
Critics — notably a detailed analysis on ColonneSonore.net — describe much of the score as deliberately mannered and "neoclassical," a stylized pastiche of the baroque, calling it formally accomplished but somewhat reined-in compared to Morricone's more personal, romantic scores, while singling out cues like "Ballerina," "Sesso E Ironia," "Spiegazioni Di Torture," and the title theme as moments where his individual voice comes through.
Tracklist:
1-1 Ennio Morricone - A caccia di lei [3:26]
1-2 Ennio Morricone - The Loving Game [4:22]
1-3 Ennio Morricone - Ballerina [2:07]
1-4 Ennio Morricone - Sesso e ironia [2:01]
1-5 Ennio Morricone - Amore e gioco [2:14]
1-6 Ennio Morricone - La notte e Il Momento - The Night and The Moment [3:33]
1-7 Ennio Morricone - A candele spente [2:55]
1-8 Ennio Morricone - Ritrovati [3:06]
1-9 Ennio Morricone - All'aria aperta [2:21]
1-10 Ennio Morricone - Un clavicembalo [2:05]
1-11 Ennio Morricone - Spiegazioni di torture [3:37]
1-12 Ennio Morricone - Alla ricerca d'amore [2:43]
1-13 Ennio Morricone - Cinismo e dolore [2:58]
1-14 Ennio Morricone - Tromba e cavalli [1:57]
1-15 Ennio Morricone - Un viaggio pensieroso [1:46]
1-16 Ennio Morricone - Il labirinto e Il topo [1:34]
1-17 Ennio Morricone - In camera [3:47]
1-18 Ennio Morricone - La notte e Il Momento - The Night and The Moment (Version 2) [3:41]
1-19 Ennio Morricone - Sesso e ironia (Version 2) [1:03]
1-20 Ennio Morricone - A candele spente (Version 2) [0:48]
1-21 Ennio Morricone - Tromba e cavalli (Version 2) [1:54]
1-22 Ennio Morricone - Un viaggio pensieroso (Version 2) [1:18]
1-23 Ennio Morricone - The Loving Game (Version 2) [3:05]
The music deliberately evokes the sound-world of the 18th century: the brisk, buoyant baroque opening theme "A Caccia Di Lei" recurs in "A Candele Spente" and "Ritrovati." Morricone moves between romanticism and comedy in "Ballerina," "Sesso E Ironia," "Amore E Gioco," and "All'Aria Aperta," while a harpsichord ("Un Clavicembalo") anchors the period setting and tense string tremolos color "Spiegazioni Di Torture." The love theme that gives the album its title recurs across several cues and receives a vocal setting, "The Loving Game," with lyrics by Cesare De Natale sung by Simona Patitucci.
The original 1995 CD (Epic/Sony) held 17 tracks; GDM's 2011 reissue added six alternate ("Pt. 2") versions of key themes, approved by the composer, expanding the album to 23 tracks and a 58:28 running time. The score reached vinyl for the first time in 2017, via Music On Vinyl, in a limited edition of 1,000 numbered copies on transparent 180-gram vinyl.
Critics — notably a detailed analysis on ColonneSonore.net — describe much of the score as deliberately mannered and "neoclassical," a stylized pastiche of the baroque, calling it formally accomplished but somewhat reined-in compared to Morricone's more personal, romantic scores, while singling out cues like "Ballerina," "Sesso E Ironia," "Spiegazioni Di Torture," and the title theme as moments where his individual voice comes through.
Tracklist:
1-1 Ennio Morricone - A caccia di lei [3:26]
1-2 Ennio Morricone - The Loving Game [4:22]
1-3 Ennio Morricone - Ballerina [2:07]
1-4 Ennio Morricone - Sesso e ironia [2:01]
1-5 Ennio Morricone - Amore e gioco [2:14]
1-6 Ennio Morricone - La notte e Il Momento - The Night and The Moment [3:33]
1-7 Ennio Morricone - A candele spente [2:55]
1-8 Ennio Morricone - Ritrovati [3:06]
1-9 Ennio Morricone - All'aria aperta [2:21]
1-10 Ennio Morricone - Un clavicembalo [2:05]
1-11 Ennio Morricone - Spiegazioni di torture [3:37]
1-12 Ennio Morricone - Alla ricerca d'amore [2:43]
1-13 Ennio Morricone - Cinismo e dolore [2:58]
1-14 Ennio Morricone - Tromba e cavalli [1:57]
1-15 Ennio Morricone - Un viaggio pensieroso [1:46]
1-16 Ennio Morricone - Il labirinto e Il topo [1:34]
1-17 Ennio Morricone - In camera [3:47]
1-18 Ennio Morricone - La notte e Il Momento - The Night and The Moment (Version 2) [3:41]
1-19 Ennio Morricone - Sesso e ironia (Version 2) [1:03]
1-20 Ennio Morricone - A candele spente (Version 2) [0:48]
1-21 Ennio Morricone - Tromba e cavalli (Version 2) [1:54]
1-22 Ennio Morricone - Un viaggio pensieroso (Version 2) [1:18]
1-23 Ennio Morricone - The Loving Game (Version 2) [3:05]
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