What can I say about Al Festa that I haven't already said in my previous posts about his work? Today's focus, Fatal Frames, is not only my favorite film from Al, it's also one of my favorite gialli of all time, a point I seem to be sadly alone with among Italo-heads. This soundtrack is a great extension to the visual brilliance Fatal Frames has, and stylistically feels like a fusion between a Frizzi-esque electronic score and late 80s Italo disco.
This album was released in 1996 by ViviMusica Soundtracks to coincide with the Italian premiere of the film, and to the best of my research, it may have been discontinued before 2000. Granted, the only thing I remember reading is that it was discontinued somewhat quickly after the film's international release (as in showings at the Fantasia film festival, Fantasporto, what have you), so the date is more or less an assumption on my part. Thankfully, I found my copy for a measly six dollars off of an eBay affiliate, copies elsewhere tend to fall within the $20 range before shipping.
The liner notes are fascinating in that they contain a synopsis of the film that seems to have been penned by Al himself, as well as short biographies of Al and producer/star Stefania Stella, pictures of the star-studded cast, and full film credits on the back of the booklet.
The tracklisting is as follows:
2. Main Titles
3. Rome's Arrival: This Is Stefania
4. Roman Spellbounds
7. The Seance
8. Black Colosseum (Tamara's Death)
9. Professor Robinson Appears
10. The Best Memory (Love Theme From Fatal Frames)
11. Trevi In Rosso (Videokiller Attacks)
12. Candles In The Night (Nightmare Reprise)
13. Valenti Investigates
15. Alibi '96
16. Desert Flower
17. Pensamiento Estupendo (Dance Mix)
The soundtrack to Al's first feature film, Gipsy Angel has been much, much harder to track down, but hopefully I will find it one day. I know that Al had a promotional CD run of it to give out at screenings of the film throughout Europe, but only one copy of it has ever surfaced on the Internet as far as I can tell, and it's the copy that serves as the basis for that album's Discogs page.
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