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The genius Spaghetti Westerns soundtracks which Ennio Morricone scored for Sergio Leone, form only a small part of Il Maestro's prolific 500 film soundtrack career. After the commercial success of Once Upon A Time In The West, Morricone vowed never to make "any more films with horses" and focussed on other genres such as peculiar "Giallo" thrillers, horror and erotica. During 1968-72, with a team of Italy's best solo musicians and his long term singer muse, Edda dell'Orso, he produced some of his most beautiful music. Morricone's strong melodies, psychedelic grooves, bossa nova lounge and brilliant hypnotic jazz rhythms were set alight by Dell'Orso's haunting wordless female vocal: a singer whose splendid vocalise was equally at home producing soaring soprano as sexy humming, girlish giggles and avant garde expressionism, all delivered with sublime, relaxed artistry. The results were heavenly.

In Morricone in Love Fiona Staniland teams up with long time collaborator Nick Ramm and a superb group of musicians from the London Jazz scene - Alex Keen, Jon Scott, Jon Gingel and Gerry Hunt -in a show that fuses this music with cinematic visuals from the original films. A rare treat! First dates: 8pm on 30th July and 6th August at Shortwave Cinema, 10 Bermondsey Square, London SE1 3UN Tel: 020 7357 6845 www.shortwavefilms.co.uk

To book the show for a cinema in your town please contact fee@fionastaniland.com