About this episode
This episode features the reissue of Piero Piccioni’s soundtrack for the 1969 film Amore Mio Aiutami, highlighting its significance and impact in music and cinema.
Originally released in 1969 on RCA Original Cast / General Music Sonor Music Editions proudly presents the definitive reissue of Piero Piccioni’s often unheralded soundtrack to the 1969 bittersweet Italian comedy classic Amore Mio Aiutami (Help Me, My Love), starring two giants of Italian cinema, Monica Vitti and Alberto Sordi. This soundtrack is a prime example of Piccioni’s immense talent as a composer of timeless, lushly orchestrated lounge music — a masterpiece of its era that rightfully deserves its place alongside his most cherished works from the same period, such as Colpo Rovente, Camille 2000, Appassionata, Il Dio Sotto La Pelle, and Travolti Da Un Insolito Destino Nell’Azzurro Mare D’Agosto (Swept Away). In recent years, it has found new life in the age of streaming, being extensively rediscovered and sampled within the hip-hop and lo-fi communities. Maestro Piero Piccioni remains one of the brightest shining stars among Italian composers from the golden age of cinema, soundtracks, and library music. With a prolific career that includes more than 300 film scores, Piccioni began his journey in the world of cinema in Rome during the 1950s. At the time, he was practicing…
People in this episode
Host: Sonor Music Editions
Topics covered
- soundtrack
- Italian cinema
- Piero Piccioni
- lounge music
- film scores
- rediscovery in hip-hop
Keywords
- Piero Piccioni
- Amore Mio Aiutami
- soundtrack
- Italian comedy
- lounge music
- film music
- 1969
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: RCA Original Cast, General Music Sonor Music Editions
Books & works: Amore Mio Aiutami, Colpo Rovente, Camille 2000, Appassionata, Il Dio Sotto La Pelle, Travolti Da Un Insolito Destino Nell’Azzurro Mare D’Agosto
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