Everything about the diabolikal super kriminal and international star of photo novels, movies and soon TV! Known as KILLING in Italy, SATANIK in France, KILING in Argentina, KILINK in Turkey, in America he is... SADISTIK!
Wow! Metallica has been using Ennio Morricone's Ecstasy of Gold to open their shows for years and here is the cover of it they do for the new Morricone tribute album "We All Love Ennio Morricone." It'll probably be taken down by youtube wicked soon, so check it out before it's too late!
The album, including tracks by such luminaries as Bruce Springsteen, Roger Waters, Yo-Yo Ma, Quincy Jones with Herbie Hancock, Andrea Bocelli and Celine Dion, is only $13.97. Seem more by clicking on the cover image below.
To see a live version of Ecstasy of Gold conducted by Morricone, keep scrolling down!
The legendary composer Ennio Morricone made his triumphant American public premiere at New York’s Radio City Music Hall on February 3, 2007 to a packed and appreciative audience. Following the debut of his 9/11 inspired piece “Vocci del Silencio” at the United Nations the day before, the Maestro treated the Radio City crowd to select tracks from his most famous film scores.
Though some hardcore fans may have been disappointed that he didn’t play some of his more obscure horror, crime and adventure film music (sorry, no Danger! Diabolik), it was an awesome experience to see a chorus of 100+, along with the excellent soprano Susanna Rigacci, belt out the themes from The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. Pianist Gilda Buttà also thrilled the audience with her ivory tickling and when finished, the Maestro came back for three encores.
(Above) An amateur hand-held video of "The Ecstasy of Gold" from the Radio City concert. (Below) A professional live video of the same song from Munich in 2005.
Morricone seemed to enjoy the audience despite his hectic New York schedule. Along with the UN and Radio City shows, he put up with a lot of interviews though many were cancelled. A friend interviewing him for Guitar Player magazine found him a difficult subject as he was told through an interpreter that he “won’t talk about guitars.”
Pushing 80, it seems Morricone would rather be appreciated for the classical music he has been composing for over 50 years than his over 400 TV and film soundtracks. His themes have become legendary signatures used by a variety of international directors with no end in sight (he has just signed on to Brian DePalma’s new Untouchables sequel), so perhaps his other compositions will be appreciated as much in the future.
Meanwhile, a new Morricone tribute album will be released this month with music by such diverse artists as Metallica, Yo Yo Ma and Celine Dion on a CD entitled “We All Love Ennio Morricone.” Click on the cover image for more information and to pre-order this future classic!
Also in New York, the Film Forum is running a Morricone Film Festival until February 22nd. Morricone also receives an long-deserved award at the Oscar ceremonies this year.
And of course, there is a Diabolikal Super-Kriminal konnection with Morricone: Besides both having Italian origins, Morricone co-composed and recorded a pop tune called “Saïda” for director Lucio Fulci’s film I due della legione straniera (1962) with Rosario Borelli, who went on to direct all of the Sadistik photo novels.
ENNIO MORRICONE Radio City Music Hall 3 February 2007
ORCHESTRA Roma Sinfonietta SOPRANO Susanna Rigacci CHORUS The Canticum Novum Singers PIANO Gilda Buttà OBOE Carlo Romano
LA VITA E LA LEGGENDA THE UNTOUCHABLES ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA Deborah’s Theme – Poverty – Once Upon a Time in America The Legend of ‘900
NUOVO CINEMA PARADISO
MALENA
THE MODERNITY OF MYTH IN SERGIO LEONE’S CINEMA THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST A FISTFUL OF DYNAMITE THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY – THE ECSTASY OF GOLD
SOCIAL CINEMA VITTIME DI GUERRA ABOLISSON from QUEMADA
SCATTERED SHEETS H2 S IL CLAN DEI SICILIANI METTI UNA SERA A CENA UNO CHE GRIDA AMORE COME MADDALENA
MISSION GABRIEL’S OBOE MISSION ON EARTH AS IN HEAVEN
Though an underground cult character in America, the Diabolikal Super-Kriminal has been around for 40 years and adulated internationally! Primarily a photo novel star, he appeared in two illustrated adventures in Argentina in the 1970s and recently in the American comic book Beware: SADISTIK! Scheduled for this summer is an awesome new collection of comics stories and pin-ups tentatively titled CRIMES OF SADISTIK! An incredible roster of artists from all over the world are contributing their interpretations of the King of Crime, some well-known and some future superstars! Over the coming months we'll give some teasing glimpses at the art as it comes in. We just can't hold back such powerful material!
First up is some great art done by Friends met through the medium of MySpace! You can click on the image to go to their pages and see more of their fantastic graphics!
In France the Imperceptible One is known as SATANIK and this tripped out masterpiece is by *SPIDER ROCKET*:
The Crime Genius is feared as KILING in Argentina where SOL RAC crafted this retro fantasy that works on so many levels:
If you end up adding these wild artistes as Friends, tell 'em the Diabolikal Super-Kriminal sent you!
My film THE DIABOLIKAL SUPER-KRIMINAL had its American premiere July 25,2009 at the Sand Diego International Comic-Con and received Special Mention! Contact us if you would like to set up a screening for your film festival, comic convention or other event!
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