Name: Sessomatto
Brand: Armando Trovajoli

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

FLIES4537

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Colour

Black

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2022-05-13

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Kudos

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

0652733350022

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Total Cap

1 / 7" / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

Artist

 Armando Trovajoli

Genre GB

Soundtracks

Label GB

Four Flies

Armando Trovajoli was an Italian composer, pianist, and conductor. He is best known for his work in film scores, having composed music for over 300 movies. Born in Rome in 1917, Trovajoli began his musical career at a young age, studying piano and composition at the Santa Cecilia Conservatory. His talent and versatility allowed him to collaborate with some of Italy's most renowned directors, including Federico Fellini and Vittorio De Sica.

Trovajoli's music encompassed a wide range of genres, from jazz to classical to pop. His ability to capture the essence of a film through his compositions earned him critical acclaim and numerous awards throughout his career. With a discography that spans several decades, he left an indelible mark on the world of cinema.

Influenced by great composers such as *Gianni Ferrio* and *Piero Piccioni*, Trovajoli's unique style blended traditional orchestration with contemporary elements. His compositions often featured memorable melodies accompanied by lush arrangements that enhanced the emotional impact of each scene.

Armando Trovajoli

Four Flies is a Rome-based record label and music publisher specializing in Italian golden age soundtracks. The label is committed to digging up underrated scores and sounds – often ones that were never circulated outside the Italian film, radio or TV industry – and to unearthing master tapes tucked away and long forgotten in attics or basements. Like archaeologists of Italian library music, the Four Flies team go to great lengths to rescue from oblivion previously unreleased or lesser-known pieces by great film composers, making them available to listeners everywhere.

Soundtracks | Vinyl LPs, CDs, Merch | Rough Trade

Two of the best Italian rare grooves ever are finally back on 7'' for the first time since their original French release on the format! Both are from that most iconic film soundtrack of the Italian 70s (the LP is now a holy grail for collectors), Armando Trovajoli's score to Dino Risi's anthology sex comedy Sessomatto (1973) starring Laura Antonelli and Giancarlo Giannini. In the title track the influence of Manu Dibango's afro-funk hit "Soul Makossa" is filtered through, and enriched by, an exquisitely Italian approach, with a sweet 'n' groovy funk base (the terrific mid-song drum break has been a DJ favorite for decades) over which Edda Dell'Orso seductively laughs and repeats the words 'sesso' and 'matto' again and again. The wild and fun electronic samba "Kinky Peanuts" on side B is a wonderful example of 'strange incredible music', with infectiously quirky Moog themes and runs. 

Sessomatto

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