Notes
India was one of the first full-colour documentaries produced for the Italian RAI-TV. At the time - sometime in the early 'sixties many parts of the world were still shrouded in mystery... and a visit to India was like a trip to another planet.
World famous documentarian Quilci Folco approached Francesco De Masi, one of Italy's most talented and in-demand film score composers, to produce a painting-in-sound to help capture the essence of this fantastic voyage. Note, that this score was composed in a much more innocent time, years before the imported exoticisms of George Harrison and the Beatles became familiar to western ears, so authentic Indian music was not used, but rather evoked through De Masi's orchestrations.
India was also the impetus for Guitar and Whistle virtuoso, Alessandro Alessandroni to pick up a sitar for the first time creating a frenzy in Europe for this exotic instrument.
In addition to the artistry of Alessandroni, De Masi assembled some of the greatest session musicians in Italy to deliver what is surely one of the most colorful scores to come out of the Cinicetta!
Packaging & Liner Notes
Standard Jewel case.