Name: The Bird With the Crystal Plumage
Brand: Ennio Morricone

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

DW180

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Colour

Clear

Colour details

Crystal Clear

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Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

140 Gram Vinyl.

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2021-10-01

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

0810041485724

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Total Cap

2 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / clear

Artist

Ennio Morricone

Genre GB

Soundtracks

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Death Waltz

Founded in 2011 by a music industry veteran, Death Waltz Recording Company is a soundtrack label that specializes in releasing vinyl, CD, and digital formats. With a focus on working closely with renowned composers and directors like John Carpenter and Richard Kelly, the label delivers brand new audio re-masters and sleeve notes. Additionally, Death Waltz commissions exclusive artwork from talented artists for each project.

Each release from Death Waltz is pressed on high-quality 180g colored vinyl and comes with posters and prints of the unique artwork. The albums are housed in heavyweight tip-on jackets to ensure durability. In addition to offering standard issue releases in record stores worldwide through distributors F-Minor & Light In The Attic, the label's webshop also sells exclusive variant colors of its vinyl.

With its commitment to providing exceptional sound quality, stunning visuals, and limited edition releases, Death Waltz has become a go-to destination for soundtrack enthusiasts and collectors alike.

Ennio Morricone was an Italian composer known for his fusion of classical and popular music. Born in Rome in 1928, he developed a diverse musical personality, embracing both serialism and experimental improvisation. He gained recognition through collaborations with renowned directors such as Sergio Leone and Quentin Tarantino. In addition to his iconic film scores, Morricone's non-film works have been widely performed and showcase his unique compositional techniques. His numerous accolades include an Academy Award, Grammy, and Leone d'oro.
Morricone's career began with minor cinematic collaborations but skyrocketed with Sergio Leone's Westerns. He went on to work with esteemed directors like Giuseppe Tornatore, Brian De Palma, Roland Joffé, and Pedro Almodóvar. With over 400 film scores to his name, Morricone masterfully blended classical and popular idioms.
In addition to his film compositions, Morricone created non-film works that showcased his technique of 'micro-cells'. These pieces often incorporated modal and tonal allusions while maintaining a pseudo-serial approach. His innovative use of composition materials extended beyond the realm of cinema.

Soundtracks | Vinyl LPs, CDs, Merch | Rough Trade

Behold a veritable smorgasbord of sounds that is Ennio Morricone’s score to Dario Argento’s debut film, The Bird With the Crystal Plumage (a.k.a. L'uccello dalle piume di cristallo) from 1970.

Considered one of the genre’s gold standards, Maestro Morricone’s stunning sonic work is a masterful accompaniment to the knife-wielding images on the screen. This colorful (yet dark) score features il Maestro’s trademark scat vocal harmonies, beautiful melodies, and mandatory sinister themes – perfect musica for this wonderfully stylistic giallo masterpiece. The first of Argento’s “animal trilogy” series, the music on The Bird With the Crystal Plumage is a lovely mix of string-infused bossa, to tenser and instrumentally sparse passages that Morricone does so well.