Bixio Catalogue
An overview of the Bixio & Cinevox Record songs and scores
This double CD, to be released on vinyl and digitally in January 2010, features snippets of the most notable songs & scores chosen from over 600 Italian films, many of which were later featured on soundtracks to Hollywood hits such as “Rounders”, “The Dawn Of The Dead”, “Goodfellas”, “Mickey Blue Eyes”, “Titus”, “The Godfather 3”, “Kill Bill Vol. 1”, "Death Proof". Some legendary songs took on a life of their own in urban music, having been sampled by hip hop legends such as: G-UNIT, BOBBY CREEKWATER, THE RZA, KEITH MURRAY and many more.
Bixio remains one of the most complete and ready to use opus, owning multiple masters and publishing rights to all it’s songs, ensuring fast turnaround time and flexibility in licensing.
Bixio Catalogue Highlights CD 1
Bixio Catalogue Highlights CD 2
Blood, Sweat and Fear
September 3
Inspector Mark Terzi is a narcotics officer who works in Milan. Mark knows the streets and its inhabitants - drug addicts, thieves and drug peddlers, very well and knows what is fueling the street crime is not coming from within. A well-organized, well-connected and well-financed syndicate is bringing the drugs into Milan, and Mark has targeted wealthy and influential businessman, Benzi, as the source. Lacking any evidence at all connecting Benzi to the Milan drug trade, ‘Mark the Narc’ is not deterred: bureaucracy, corruption, and procedural laws might get in his way, but Mark has his good looks, determination and his .44 Magnum.
Stay as You Are
September 2
Antonioni's The Night
August 27
'La notte' revolves around Giovanni, a successful writer, and his wife Lydia visit their friend Tommaso who is dying in hospital. After their visit Giovanni goes to a promotion party for his new book and Lydia visits their old living area of Milano. They meet back at home and decide to visit the party of a billionaire, who wants Giovanni to write a book about the history of his company. Both have flirts, and they both notice this fact as events take them into the morning.
D&G GO FOR BIXIO ONCE AGAIN
August 24
The most famous fashion duo in the world, Dolce & Gabbana, continue their campaign for the fragrance 'Light Blue'. A few months ago they filmed a new ad in which they, once again, used the Neapolitan evergreen 'Parlami d'amore Maria', one of many hits from the Bixio catalogue, performed by the legendary Italian singer Achille Togliani.
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Love & Anarchy
August 10
The 1973 film, Film d'amore e d'anarchia, was directed by the well-known Italian female director Lina Wertmüller. The plot revolves around Tonino - a sad faced, freckled peasant that comes to Rome to kill Mussolini. His contact in Rome is Salome, a lively flapper and popular professional at the bordello where she lives. She gives him access to the brothel and helps him prepare for the assassination. Within a day, he has fallen in love with Tripolina, one of the younger prostitutes. Tonino does the madam a favor, and, in exchange, Tripolina gets two days off to spend with him…
SlashDance!
August 2
A series of murders rock a dance academy in New York in which the mysterious directress, Candice, sets out to find the killer. George, a shady male model, will help her, however he has an agenda of his own… The 1984 film, Murder-Rock: Dancing Death, is a work of Italian horror master Lucio Fulci who has been praised, critiqued and damned for decades thanks to the enduring cult appeal of gut-spillers like Zombie, Gates of Hell, The Beyond and the notorious New York Ripper…
Streets To Blame by Keith Emerson
IL GATTO
July 30
The 1977 Italian black comedy, Il gatto, talks about Amedeo and Ofelia, middle-aged brother and sister, who own an old, but still attractive, condominium. They want to sell it, but before they do, they have to evict all the tenants. Of course, they don't want to leave and the cat (il gatto) – the condominium mascot and beloved by all, dies and gives Amedeo and Ofelia an excuse to enter the tenants' life. Amedeo starts to court the young Wanda and Ofelia seduces the priest Don Pezzolla. In the meantime the police is searching for the cat killer…
Sex and Politics
July 29
In 1971 the famous director Bernardo Bertolucci, whose name will be celebrated in the world of film for many years, made Il Conformista - a film described by many as a masterpeace about sex and politics. The story opens in 1938 in Rome, where Marcello has just taken a job working for Mussollini and is courting a beautiful young woman who will make him even more of a conformist. Marcello is going to Paris on his honeymoon and his bosses have an assignment for him there - look up an old professor who fled Italy when the fascists came into power. At the border of Italy and France, where Marcello and his bride have to change trains, his bosses give him a gun with a silencer…
The dreamy and nostalgic score was composed by Georges Delerue - French composer who composed over 350 scores for cinema and television. He won numerous important awards including a Emmy Award, three consecutive Cesar Awards and a Academy Award.
LUSH CARIBBEAN BREAZE
July 27
The 1970 Piero Vivareli film, Il dio serpente, can be described with two words: exoticism and sexuality. A beautiful woman heads off to the Caribbean in search of Jambaya – a love god that appears in a form of a snake… Augusto Martelli’s score to the film combines mysticism, bossa and drums with an underlying sensuality.
Listen to the original score on Amazon
More music from Augusto Martelli
BENIGNI'S DEVIL
July 23
The charming comedy, Il piccolo diavolo, directed by Roberto Benigni revolves around Father Maurice, a priest living in a residential college for priests in Rome. One day he is called for an exorcism and the devil turns out to be in the form of a fun-loving man called Giuditta. What Father Maurice doesn't know is that this type of devil will turn his life around… Evan Lurie composed the sultry, tango inspired score.
The Argento – Goblin Affair
July 19
Profondo Rosso (also known as Deep Red or The Hatchet Murders) is the first fruit of the Argento – Goblin collaboration. Originally, the film's soundtrack was supposed to be composed by Giorgio Gaslini, but Dario Argento, being a rock music fan, was not very happy with the end result, so he asked Goblin to come up with new ideas. Goblin rewrote most of the score, including the famous main theme. They included Gaslini’s snippets, which gives the record a Goblin style jazzy edge.
The Funny Thing
July 16
The 1972 film 'La cosa buffa' (The Funny Thing), by Italian director Aldo Lado, can be found on IMDb as a showcase example of the Italian comedy. Although, the film is not as popular as some of Lado's other work, its original score continues to enchant. Composed by Ennio Morricone, the score reveals his more traditional sides as most of the compositions are romantic and symphonic rather than experimental and avant-garde as in his other works... His work on 'La cosa buffa' is an example of artistic creativity that will live on and inspire for a long time.
THE JAZZARIFIC EVA
July 14
Michel Legrand’s beautiful jazz score serves as a perfect compliment to director Joseph Losey’s charismatic images of the films Venetian setting. The 1962 film ‘Eva’ was a welcome departure for its lead Stanley Baker, who plays Tyvian - a Welsh writer living the jet set life from the proceeds of a screenplay based on his bestseller. In Venice, he falls in love with a beautiful, high-class prostitute played by Jeanne Moreau, who ultimately destroys both his career and life in what is a textbook example of a great ‘60s drama.25 YEARS LATER...
June 24
BACK TO THE WEST
June 23
We are taking you back to the 70's with one of the most lyrical Western movie scores from one of the all-time greatest Westerns. Score to Sergio Leone’s Once Upon a Time in the West is an epic work. Its composer, Ennio Morricone, uses a haunting female vocal on the main theme that sends chills down your spine and may even bring tears to your eyes…
We are sure you will enjoy this legendary work of art!
MORRICONE AND BJORK SHARE POLAR MUSIC PRIZE
June 21
Composer Ennio Morricone and Icelandic singer Bjork will receive the 2010 Polar Music Prize - an annual music prize awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Music, typically shared between a pop performer and a classical artist. The pair will be invited to accept the award, worth 1 million kronor ($130,000), in Stockholm Concert Hall in August. The Polar Music Prize was founded by Stig Anderson, manager to the most famous Swedish group of all times - ABBA, in 1989.
FOLLOW BIXIO MUSIC ON FACEBOOK!
June 18
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BIXIO THROWBACK
May 21
"The Only Thing More Terrifying Than The Last 12 Minutes Of This Film Are The First 92."
A young American dancer travels to Europe to join a famous ballet school. As she arrives, the camera turns to another young woman; who appears to be fleeing from the school. She returns to her apartment where she is gruesomely murdered by a hideous creature. Meanwhile; the young American is trying to settle in at the ballet school, but hears strange noises and is trobled by bizarre occurrences. She eventually discovers that the school is merely a front for a much more sinister organization.
The only thing more terrifying than the 104 minutes of this film is the soundtrack composed and performed by Goblin - the legendary underground Italian band providing chilling musical sequences to make Suspiria a true audiovisual experience.
INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS KEEP ROLLING
January 26
At the 16th Annual SAG Awards presented at the Shrine Exposition Center in Los Angeles, "Inglourius Basterds" was honored with two "Actors". Christoph Waltz won the Motion Picture Supporting Actor, while the collective cast of the picture received the motion picture Ensemble cast award.
Since its inaugural award show in 1995, SAG Awards became one of the major events of the Hollywod awards season. Nominees are selected by 4,200 randomly selected members of the Screen Actors Guild, and the winners are chosen by the entire membership of what is the largest union in the Industry.
BROADCAST FILM CRITICS’ AWARDS
January 19
On January 15, at the 15th Annual Critics' Choice Awards "Inglourious basterds" were honored in 3 categories:
Best Original Screenplay – Quentin Tarantino
Best Supporting Actor - Christoph Waltz
Best Acting Ensamble
At the closing of the ceremony, Cristopher Waltz was also unofficially pronounced the most deserving winner and his speech the best acceptance speech of the night.
A WALTZ AT THE GLOBES
January 18
The Austrian actor Christoph Waltz received a Golden Globe in the category of Best Supporting Actor for his mesmerizing portrayal of Col. Hans Landa in Quentin Tarantino’s “Inglourious Basterds” at the last night’s ceremony held at the Beverly Hilton.
This marks yet another notch in the “Basterds’” belt of this award season with the most and the best yet to come. Stay tuned!
IT’S THE GRAMMY SEASON!
January 17
The Recording Academy has unveiled the nominees for the 52nd annual Grammy Awards to be held at L.A.’s Staples Center on January 31st.
IDM Music is honored and proud to announce that the soundtrack to Quentin Tarantino’s masterpiece “Inglourious Basterds” has been nominated for the best soundtrack or, officially, Best Compilation Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media. The soundtrack, compiled from various artists, is defined by contributions from Bixio’s own, maestro Ennio Morricone and Nino Rota.
With a list of hits too long to publish in a newsletter, IDM Music’s catalogues are represented in virtually every major category of this year’s Grammys, making for an exciting build up to the eve of the Awards.
BASTERDS OUT FOR GOLD!
January 5
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced the nominees for its 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards. Widely acclaimed as one of the best pictures of the past year and a huge box office success, Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds received HFPA nods in four prestigious categories:
Drag Me To Hell
October 20, 2009
IDM Music has licensed master and publishing rights for Ennio Morricone’s “Non Rimane Piu Nessuno” for the major motion picture “Drag Me To Hell”, directed by Sam Raimi (Spider Man, The Evil Dead etc). Along with rave reviews and a nod from Teen Choice Awards, “Drag Me To Hell” is on its way to reaching the $100 million mark at the international box office.
Inglourious Basterds
September 1, 2009
IDM Music has licensed master and publishing rights for Ennio Morricone’s and Riz Ortolani’s music for the motion picture “Inglorious Basterds” directed by Quentin Tarantino.
Ennio Morricone – L’Incontro Con La Figlia
Ennio Morricone – Rabbia & Tarantella
Ennio Morricone – Mystic & Severe
Riz Ortolani – Al Di La Della Legge
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Tarantino Loses Morricone for Inglourious Basterds
January 15, 2009
Quentin Tarantino is moving forward so fast on Inglourious Basterds (which the Weinsteins want to get on-screen as soon as possible) that he's lost his composer of choice for his homage to spaghetti westerns, Ennio Morricone, who composed the soundtracks for the Sergio Leone classic westerns starring Clint Eastwood as well as Once Upon a Time in the West, my personal fave score.I will fondly remember, always, the night I met the elegant and courteous Morricone a couple years ago hanging with Eastwood at an Italian party, when he was in town to collect his special Oscar. There are two guys with a strong work ethic.
Morricone accepts 'Inglorious' offer
November 16, 2008
Tarantino asks composer to score "Bastards"
Will Ennio Morricone score "Bastards"?
The Italian composer says he has accepted Quentin Tarantino's offer to write the music for "Inglorious Bastards" - but may not be able to cover all the needed material, given the pic's time constraints.
"Tarantino will finish shooting the film in February and has to deliver it by the end of April in time for Cannes," says the famously meticulous maestro from his Rome home. "That doesn't leave me enough time to do the music. Either I start working on it before he stops shooting - after we discuss it together - or I just can't do it."
Tarantino, who has been in Germany shooting the WWII pic toplining Brad Pitt as a Tennessee hillbilly who takes on the Nazis, is known to be a massive Morricone fan.
But while he has used several Morricone Spaghetti Western themes for "Kill Bill" and "Death Proof," having the composer do all of the music for "Bastards" would mark his first full original score on a Tarantino film.
Still, says Morricone, "I might end up just writing a couple of tracks."
Considering Morricone refused to contribute even a few minutes of original music for "Pulp Fiction," the composer has certainly changed his tune.
By Nick Vivarelli
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