FILM SOUNDTRACKS

Odissea nuda (Nude Odyssey) (1962) Director Franco Rossi, with Enrico Maria Salerno, Venantino Venantini, Dolores Donlon, and Charles Mauu, written by Ottavio Alessi, Golfiero Colonna, Ennio De Concini, and Franco Rossi 45 Single RCA [Italy] (PM45-0137) featuring “Baci Cha Cha Cha” by The Flippers RCA OST

Un alibi per morire (An Alibi For Murder) (1962) Director Roberto Bianchi Montero, with Alberto Lupo, Susanne Loret, Pierre Brice, Folco Lulli, Vittorio Vaser, and Adriana Giuffrè, written by Paolo Lombardo and Piero Costa, with Giuseppe Mangione featuring “Happy Cha Cha“ by The Flippers OST

I due mafiosi (The Two Mobsters) (1963) Director Giorgio Simonelli, with Franco Franchi, Ciccio Ingrassia, and Aroldo Tieri, screenplay and story by Sergio Corbucci and Giovanni Grimaldi OST

Sfida al diavolo (aka Katarsis) (1963) Director Giuseppe Veggezzi (aka Joseph Vegh), with Christopher Lee, Bella Cortez, and Lilli Parker OST

Un brivido sulla pelle (A Chill On The Skin) (1966) Director Amasis Damiani, with Femi Benussi, Gianni Medici, and Maria Virgina Onorato, screenplay by Damiani and story by Gregorio Lo Cascio OST

È stato bello amarti (It Was Good To Love You) (1967) Director Adimaro Sala, with Andrea Giordana, Claudie Lange, and Massimo Serato, screenplay by Vincenzo Cerami, Pier Giovanni Anchisi, Sala, Laura Toscano, and Gian Paolo Callegari OST

Stefano Torossi’s “Fuocchi sulla spiaggia” is online:

Omicidio per vocazione (aka L’assassino ha le mani pulite) (Deadly Inheritance) (1968) Director Vittorio Sindoni, with Femi Benussi, Ivo Garrani, and Tom Drake, written by Aldo Bruno, Romano Migliorini, and Vittorio Sindoni OST

Several tracks from Stefano Torossi’s Omicidio per vocazione (aka L’assassino ha le mani pulite) (Deadly Inheritance) soundtrack as well as two trailers are on YouTube:

[È stato bello amarti (It Was Good To Love You)/ Omicidio per vocazione (Deadly Inheritance) (1968) LP Cam [Italy] (PRE 2) OST; Omicidio per vocazione (Deadly Inheritance) / È stato bello amarti (It Was Good To Love You) reissue (2009) CD Fin De Siècle Media [Sweden] (FDS32) OST]

L’età del malessere (The Age of Malaise) (1968) Director Giuliano Biagetti, with Eleonora Rossi Drago, Gabriele Ferzetti, Haydée Politoff, and Jean Sorel, written by Biagetti, Luciano Lucignani, and Dacia Maraini and screenplay and story by Maraini reissue (2010) CD Verita Note [Japan] OST

Three tracks from Stefano Torossi’s L’età del malessere (The Age of Malaise) soundtrack are online:

Scacco alla mafia (Defeat of the Mafia) (1968) Director Warren Kiefer, with Victor Spinetti, Maria Pia Conte, and Pier Paolo Capponi, written by Alfredo Tassoni OST

Morire gratis (Dying For Free) (1968) Director Sandro Franchina, with Karen Blanguernon, Franco Angeli, and Isabel D’Avila, written by Franchina OST

The entire film, in Italian, is currently found here:

Italiani! È severamente proibito servirsi della toilette durante le fermate (Italian! It is Strictly Forbidden To Use The Toilet During The Stops!) (1969) Director Vittorio Sindoni, with Silvia Dionisio, Franco Acampora, and Sandro Dori, written by Aldo Bruno, Romano Migliorini, Gianbattista Mussetto, and Sindoni OST [Torossi also acted in this film]

La pelle a scacchi (The Skin Of Chess) (1969) Director Adimaro Sala, with Claudie Lange, Umberto Di Graza, and Stefano Guglielmotti, screenplay by Sala and Laura Toscano OST

Si può fare molto con sette donne (You Can Do A Lot With Seven Women) (1971) Director Fabio Piccioni, with Richard Harrison, Marcella Michelangeli, and Marie Louise Sinclair CD reissue 2012 Beat Records Company [Italy] OST

Several tracks from Franco De Gemini and Stefano Torossi’s Si può fare molto con sette donne (You Can Do A Lot With Seven Women) soundtrack are on YouTube:

Milano rovente (Gang War in Milan) (1973) Director Umberto Lenzi, with Antonio Sabato, Philippe Leroy, and Antonio Casagrande, screenplay Franco Enna and Lenzi, story by Ombretta Lanza CD reissue 2008 Beat Records Company [Italy] (CDCR 85) featuring “What Is This Love” with Carlo Rustichelli, Franco De Gemini, and Stefano Torossi (uncredited), lyrics by Giuseppe Cassia, vocals by Melody, and orchestra conducted by Arthur Orlandy OST

Difficile morire (Difficult Death) (1977) Director Umberto Silva, with Marc Porel, Barbara Magnolfi, and Gerardo Amato, written by Lucio Battistrada, Vincenzo Cerami, and Silva OST

Questo sì che è amore (The Day Santa Claus Died aka The Night Before Christmas, The Last Night Before Christmas, and Last Touch of Love) (1978) Director Filippo Ottoni, with Christopher George, Gay Hamilton, and Laura Trotter, screenplay by Ottoni (as Philip Ottoni) and Sonia Molteni with treatment by Enrico Oldoini OST

Modì (Modi) (1990) Director Franco Brogi Taviani, with Richard Barry, Elide Melli and Trudie Styler, written by Taviani, Maria Carmela Cicinnati, and Pietro Exacoustos OST

Mi manca Marcella (I Miss Marcella) (1994) Director Renata Amato, with Cochi Ponzoni and Duilio del Prete OST

Oltre la quarta dimensione (Beyond The Fourth Dimension) (1996) OST

Per caso (For The Case) (1999) Director Giuseppe Conti, with Roberto Da Crema, Pino Relly, and Marina Marozzi, screenplay by Conti OST

Friends with Kids (2011) Director Jennifer Westfeldt, with Westfeldt, Adam Scott, Maya Rudolph, and Jon Hamm, written by Westfeldt OST featuring “Django Festival”

Assassin’s Bullet (2012) Director Isaac Florentine, with Christian Slater, Donald Sutherland, Elika Portnoy, and Timothy Spall, written by Nancy L. Babine, screenplay Hans Feuersinger, story Elika Portnoy OST featuring “Exotic Sahara” with Luca Proietti and Valeria Nicoletta

A clip of Valeria Nicoletta, Luca Proietti, and Stefano Torossi’s “Exotic Sahara” is online:

Dallas Buyers Club (2013) Director Jean-Marc Vallée, with Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner, and Jared Leto, written by Craig Borten and Melisa Wallack OST featuring “Mexican Mariachi” with Federico Ferrandina [the song is used in the film but not on the CD]

A film clip using the music of Federico Ferrandina and Stefano Torossi is on Vimeo:

TV AND DOCUMENTARY SOUNDTRACKS

Curb Your Enthusiasm: Music From The TV Series (2006) compilation CD Mellowdrama Records [UK] (MEL 110) featuring “Thrills and Spills” with Guido Cenciarelli and Massimo Catalano

Wrinkles (2010) TV Director Francesco D’Ascenzo, with Lelio Luttazzi, Ugo Gregoretti, Roberto Pregadio, Franco De Gemini, and Fabio Fabor OST [Torossi also acted in this yet-to-be-aired program]

Royal Pains (2010) TV “In Vino Veritas” episode featuring “Moon On Ipanema”

Big Love (2011) TV “A Seat at the Table” episode featuring “Sun And Fun”

Roseanne’s Nuts (2011) TV “Camping” episode  featuring “Dream Island”

Baba de Barcelone (2011) Documentary Director Peter Stuart, with Patrick Béthune, Antoine de Caunes, and Marie Diot, written by Stuart, featuring “Mexican Mariachi” and “Django Festival”

Twisted (2013) TV “We Need To Talk About Danny” episode featuring “Rolling Tempo”

CINEMA-THEMED COMPILATIONS & ALBUMS

Beat At Cinecittà, Volume 1 (1996) compilation CD/LP Crippled Dick Hot Wax [Germany] (CDHW 032) featuring Franco De Gemini and Stefano Torossi’s “Cheops And Nefertiti” and “Omar Khayyam” [Torossi is not credited officially]

Beat At Cinecitta, Volume 3 (1999) compilation CD/LP Crippled Dick Hot Wax [Germany] (CDHW 058) featuring “L’età del malessere”

Al Cinema Con Edda Dell’Orso (2002) compilation CD Hexacord [Italy] (HCD-9306) featuring “L’età del malessere (Main Theme)” and “L’età del malessere (Edda’s Solo Voice At The ’68 Rec. Session)”

The Best Of The Italian Film Music (2002) compilation CD Digitmovies [Italy] (CDDM001); reissue (2007) CD Phantom (684447) featuring “L’età del malessere (Love Theme)”

Night Sax: Entertainment Scores Featuring Solo Sax And Contemporary Rhythms (1990) compilation CD Primrose Music (PRCD 044) featuring “Rolling Waves” with Glauco Borrelli and Ferruccio Corsi, reissued as a digital download in 2008.

Calibro 35 – Ritornano quelli di… Calibro 35 (2010) CD/LP Ghost Records [Italy] (GHST 035/LP) featuring “Sospesi nel traffico (Suspended In Traffic)” with Sandro Brugnolini, Massimo Catalano, Gianni Mazza, and Giuliano Sorgini

Sandro Brugnolini, Massimo Catalano, Gianni Mazza, Giuliano Sorgini, and Stefano Torossi’s “Sospesi nel traffico (Suspended In Traffic)” is online:

Dark City (2013) with Massimo Catalano Digital Download Deneb Records (DNB 725)

Massimo Catalano and Stefano Torossi’s “Scandal (aka Città del capo)” and “Blind Violence (aka Violence)” are on YouTube:

Metropolitan Action: 1980s – Cop Show – Soundtrack (1996) (Reissue 2014) with Federico Arezzini Download Deneb Records (DNB 789)