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Bruno Nicolai

Bruno Nicolai (1926 to 1991) was a Roman composer, conductor and publisher, and the closest collaborator of Ennio Morricone. He studied piano, organ and composition at the Santa Cecilia Conservatory, with Goffredo Petrassi for composition, and from the mid 1960s conducted and arranged many of Morricone's most famous scores, including For a Few Dollars More and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, learning much and giving much in return.

100.000 Dollari Per Ringo
Bruno Nicolai's score for 100.000 dollari per Ringo, the 1965 western directed by Alberto De Martino. Nicolai composed and conducted the music himself. Sixteen tracks, 41 minutes, released by Edipan, the label founded by Nicolai.
Eleonora
We continue the series dedicated to TV series with the great Maestro Bruno Nicolai's score for Eleonora (1973), a two-part miniseries directed by Silverio Blasi and starring Giulietta Masina, Giulio Brogi and Roldano Lupi. Set in the middle of the 19th century, it's the story of a young Milanese girl, her unconventional boyfriend and her difficult relationship with her father. Symphonic, romantic, and nostalgic, Nicolai's music is, as usual, of great quality and class, featuring one of the most …
Un Uomo Chiamato Apocalisse Joe
A popular title in Beat Records' back catalog, Un uomo chiamato Apocalisse Joe (1970, Apocalypse Joe) is a Western score composed by one of the Italian greats, Bruno Nicolai. Very much influenced by the collaboration between the Maestro and Ennio Morricone, at times it seems to us that we're listening to an alternate version of A Fistful Of Dollars, reinterpreted with the unique skill of the Roman composer. The previous release by Beat Records (which paired the score with Lo Chiamavano Tre Sette…
La Vita, a Volte, È Molto Dura, Vero Provvidenza? - Ci Risiamo, Vero Provvidenza?
Beat Records è lieta di riproporre su CD le brillanti musiche di Ennio Morricone per La Vita, A Volte, È Molto Dura, Vero Provvidenza? diretto nel 1972 da Giulio Petroni e di Ennio Morricone e Bruno Nicolai per Ci Risiamo, Vero Provvidenza? diretto nel 1973 da Alberto De Martino, due western comici interpretati dal mitico Tomas Milian. Per la prima avventura di Provvidenza Ennio Morricone ha composto un commento allegro e brillante dove emerge un ricorrente pezzo di sapore religioso-country per …
Il Pelo nel Mondo
Beat Records presents for the first absolute time on CD the complete edition of the soundtrack by Nino Oliviero and Bruno Nicolai from Il Pelo Nel Mondo (aka ''Go, Go, Go World!''), a documentary directed in 1964 by Renato Marvi and Antonio Margheriti, a report on the most extreme customs in the most diverse corners of the world, the various episodes include - in addition to some strip-teases - visions of half-naked savages, documentation on the beheading of roosters, the slaughter of wild boars…
Allora, Il Treno
Bruno Nicolai's score for Emilio Marsili's 1975 documentary on Italian railways: orchestral writing laced with electronics and jazz, with violin and harmonica tracing the rhythm and movement of the trains. Reissued by Sounds From The Screen.
Dimensioni Sonore
Still sealed copy of the long sold out box set re-issue on Dialogo of one of the most amazing series od experimental library records originally released by RCA in 1982.
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The Ecstasy Of Gold: 23 Killer Bullets From The Spaghetti West (Vol. 1)
2018 release **  Named for the iconic Ennio Morricone composition, The Ecstasy of Gold: 23 Killer Bullets from the Spaghetti West, Vol. 1 is the first installment in a five-volume set of some of the grooviest deep cuts to come from the European Western movie craze of the '60s and '70s. Filled with plenty of reverb-drenched guitars, wailing horns, and plaintive vocals, this collection is a must-listen for fans of the glorious melodrama of spaghetti Western scores.
Forza G
Mariachi parodies, experimental jazz, lounge cues for party scenes, and a main theme that returns in five different versions. Composed in 1972 for Duccio Tessari's aviation comedy, the score to Forza "G" is one of the least visited corners of Ennio Morricone's busiest year, and now arrives on vinyl for the first time, as part of Cinevox's new Hidden Gems series.
Fatti di Gente Perbene
Originally composed in 1974 for Mauro Bolognini’s film Fatti di Gente Perbene (The Murri Affair), Ennio Morricone’s score returns in 2025 with a newly remastered limited pink-vinyl edition from Cinevox. Long considered one of his most lyrical and overlooked works, it merges romantic melancholy and psychological suspense through exquisite writing for strings, piano, and subtle chamber textures.
L’Anticristo – Sepolta Viva
Beat Records Company is glad to present the expanded version of the original motion picture soundtrack of the movies L’Anticristo (Alberto De Martino, 1973), featuring the music by Ennio Morricone and Bruno Nicolai and Sepolta Viva (Aldo Lado, 1974) by Ennio Morricone, already available in the classic Collector Releases series, out of production since a while. This album, very popular among the two composer’s fans offers two OSTs realized for excellent movies, the first, on the Excorcist (Willia…
Ruba al prossimo tuo
With Ruba al prossimo tuo, Ennio Morricone conjures a monothematic soundtrack dazzling in orchestral nuance. Written for Francesco Maselli’s 1968 thriller, Morricone fuses sultry atmospherics, rhythmic intrigue, and shimmering melody, crafting a score that subverts and deepens the film’s playful duplicities.​
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Red Light Disco
deluxe edition with an exclusive alternate artwork on a special mirrored paper, includes double red transparent LP, a booklet, plus a limited edition 45rpm single featuring two rare cuts. Dancefloor seductions from Italian sexploitation cinema (1969-1981)" is an unprecedented and one-of-a-kind foray into the erotic side of Italian soundtracks curated by American director and actor Eli Roth. The double black LP includes an exclusive booklet with unseen archive ephemera from the CAM Sugar archive …
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Kiss Kiss…Bang Bang
“Kiss Kiss... Bang Bang” is a 1966 spy movie directed by Duccio Tessari, starring Giuliano Gemma, Daniele Vargas and George Martin among others. That same year only a 45rpm was released, including the tracks “Love Love Bang Bang” sung by Nancy Cuomo, accompanied by Alessandro Alessandroni’s Cantori Moderni, and “Kiss-me-Warren-please”. Therefore, this is the first ever vinyl edition of this soundtrack, including sixteen tracks taken from the original session mono master, for a total length of ab…
L'Onorata Famiglia (Uccidere È Cosa Nostra)
Huge Tip! Experience the dramatic pulse of Italian crime cinema with the first-ever vinyl reissue of Bruno Nicolai’s iconic soundtrack for "L’Onorata Famiglia (Uccidere È Cosa Nostra)", the 1973 masterpiece directed by Tonino Ricci. Renowned for his prolific work in Italian film scores, Nicolai blends atmospheric jazz-rock, brooding fusion, and haunting melodies to perfectly capture the tension and intrigue of the era’s mafia-centric storytelling. This long-overdue release brings new life to the…
Bruno Nicolai in Giallo
This limited edition double marbled yellow vinyl record presents a selection of Bruno Nicolai's he best themes of four OSTs ('La Coda Della Scorpione,' 'Perché Quelle Strane Gocce Di Sangue Sul Corpo Di Jennifer?,' 'Tutti Colori Del Buio' and 'Il Tuo Vizio E Una Stanza Chiusa E Solo Io Ne Ho La Chiave,' one for each side of the records.
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Gatti Rossi in un Labirinto di Vetro (Eyeball)
Quartet Records, in collaboration with GDM and Universal Music Publishing Italy, presents a revised, remastered reissue of a famous giallo score composed by Bruno Nicolai in 1975 for Gatti Rossi In Un Labirinto Di Vetro (Eyeball) directed by Umberto Lenzi and starring John Richardson, Martine Brochard, Inés Pellegrini and Mirta Miller. Shot entirely in Spain, Lenzi’s movie, while visually attractive, is still a conventional giallo already showing the tiredness of the genre. The plot involves the…
Bruno Nicolai for Jess Franco
Digitmovies is re-releasing on Digipack box contains 5 CD the soundtracks composed by Bruno Nicolai for the Jess Franco’s movies: “A virgin among the living dead”, “99 women”, “Nightmares come at night” and “Eugenie - De Sade'70” (on“ CDs).
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...E Poi, Non Ne Rimase Nessuno (Original Soundtrack)
*300 copies limited edition* This LP would not have been possible if Edipan hadn’t conserved two mono masters in good conditions in its archives (stereo mixes have gone lost). Unfortunately it was not possible to cancel some magnetic flaws. We brought to life an OST that contains all the popular and well respected music elements of Maestro Nicolai: dissonant strings segments, experimental effects of an evocative classical main theme, ambiguous and mysterious, accompanied by pop rhythms.
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Il Conte Dracula
*300 copies limited edition* Our series “Bruno Nicolai for Jess Franco” comes back, years after, with this divine soundtrack composed and directed by Bruno Nicolai. Although  the film was released in theaters in 1970, it was only in 1982 that Edipan released a LP record (CS 2013)  containing twenty stereo tracks selected by the author. In 1994 that same material was released on CD (CDS 2502). Thanks to the stereo master tapes of the original recording session, ten unpublished tracks were discove…
Un Bianco Vestito Per Mariale'
Big Tip! Directed in 1972 by Romano Scavolini, "Un Bianco Vestito Per Mariale" features a cast with some familiar faces from the Italian thriller genre like Evelyn Stewart and Ivan Rassimov. The film was scored by a great name of the Italian film music scene, Fiorenzo Carpi, whose music was superbly arranged and conducted with his own and unique great style by Bruno Nicolai. Originally released on vinyl by Gemelli in 1975, three years after the release of the movie, this score is dominated by th…
La dama rossa uccide sette volte
CAM Sugar is proud to celebrate the 50th anniversary of this masterpiece of Italian Giallo cinema, La Dama Rossa Uccide Sette Volte (The Red Queen Kills Seven Times), with a special vinyl reissue of the soundtrack by Bruno Nicolai. This 2 LP set has been fully remastered from the original tapes and enriched by two bonus tracks, one of which was previously unreleased. The film was first released in 1971 and tells the story of two young women who are haunted by a family portrait depicting a Red Q…
Quando Le Donne Persero La Coda
*2022 stock. 300 copies limited edition* Originally C.A.M. had never released any disc with the OST by Bruno Nicolai from the movie "When Women Lost Their Tails," although Ennio Morricone had released an LP for the film "When Women Had Tails" in 1970 (SAG 9032). Finally in  2000 C.A.M. rereleased Morricone’s OST from the first film for the first time on CD (CAM 495375-2), which was combined with six tracks from Maestro Nicolai, inspired by the sequel. We should start by saying that "When Women L…
Fenomenal E Il Tesoro Di Tutankamen (Original Soundtrack In Full Stereo)
*2022 stock* Digitmovies is proud to present for the first absolute time on record the original soundtrack from the film “Fenomenal e il tesoro di Tutankamen” (aka Phenomenal and the Treasure of Tutankamen), a 1968 movie directed by Ruggero Deodato under the pseudonym „Roger Rockefeller”. This CD was born using three master tapes survived until today in very good conditions. Furthermore, the wonderful discovery we made: the original elements were recorded in full stereo! Bruno Nicolai wrote and …
La Battaglia Del Deserto (Original Soundtrack)
*2022 stock* “A true classic soundtrack by M° Bruno Nicolai is presented here for the very first time on CD: „La battaglia del deserto” (aka „Desert battle”), an adventure war movie directed by Mino Loy and starring Italian actor George Hilton, French actor Robert Hossein and U.S.A. actor Frank Wolff. In 1969 a monaural Long Play album had been released on the Italian Gemelli label (GG 10.001). After several research in the Archives of Edipan we could locate the original album mastertape as well…
Metti, Una Sera A Cena
Finally, justice has been done and maestro Ennio Morricone has managed to bring home the coveted Oscar statuette. Multi-awarded and acclaimed by a vast public, the Roman composer had come close five times, but had never been on stage to receive the award for an extraordinary career.Among his unforgettable compositions was Metti una sera a cena with which he won his first Nastro d'Argento in 1970. The film, based on a play (1967) by the same director G. Patroni Griffi, tells the story of a rich b…
Femmine Insaziabili
Quartet Records, Carosello Edizioni Musicali and Beat Records present an ultimate 2-CD expanded edition of Bruno Nicolai’s cult score Femmine Insaziabili.  Directed by Alberto de Martino, the film is about a journalist who is hot on the trail of investigating his friend’s mysterious death in a car accident. The journey takes him to funerals, orgies and interviews with some of the most beautiful women of Italian cinema (such as Luciana Paluzzi and Romina Power), all of whom have flashbacks to sex…
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Paura (2LP)
Killer collection of previously unreleased rare Italian horror sounds from the CAM Sugar archives: a hypnotic, sonic journey into a labyrinth of fear
Rendez-Vous (LP)
Licensed in 1975 by Gemelli, Rendez Vous is possibly an holy grail in Bruno Nicolai long-running career as a composer. The orchestra director and musical editor is been active for at least 30 years and his majestic opus an overwhelming data for any avantgarde freak or moviegoer obsessed. While studying piano and composition at the Santa Cecilia Conservatory in Rome, he befriended Ennio Morricone and formed a long working relationship, with Nicolai eventually conducting for and co-scoring films w…
Andremo in Città
Saimel Ediciones presents Saimel Masterworks Volume 7, Andremo in Citta composed by Ivan Vandor, partner of Ennio Morricone in classic Gruppo Improvvisazione Nuova Consonanza. During the Nazi occupation of Yugoslavia Lenka sees as her life disintegrates. Her mother has died and her father is arrested by the Nazis. Lenka falls in love with young partisan, but is finally arrested and she and her brother Mesha, a blind child of five, are taken to a train that will lead to a concentration camp. On t…
Dalle Ardenne all'Inferno
** 2021 Stock. The CD features a 2 folds Digipack plasticized box in limited edition, numbered from 0001 to 1000 in the second page. Inside a 24x36 cm poster featuring original artworks, rare pics and liner notes edited by Claudio Fuiano. ** Beat Records makes use of a particular care for this miracolus edition fo the original motion picture soundtrack of the movie Dalle Ardenne all'Inferno. Previously edited in LP and CD, out of stock since a lot of time, was known for only 5 surviving Mono tra…
Bandits in Rome
Quartet Records and Paramount Pictures present the world premiere release of the highly requested score by Ennio Morricone and Bruno Nicolai for Alberto de Martino’s gangster film Bandits In Rome (aka Roma Come Chicago). The film stars John Cassavetes as professional hold-up man Corda, who teams up with hot-headed Enrico to carry out his heists. Corda has principles – as a family man, he refuses to kill anyone – but when he is arrested after their latest heist, his uncontrolled companion starts …
Geminus
* Edition of 500 * Four Flies are proud and honoured to release the first vinyl reissue of Bruno Nicolai’s outstanding original score for Geminus, a 1969 Italian TV mini-series directed by Luciano Emmer and starring Walter Chiari, Alida Chelli, and Ira von Fürstenberg. Originally released under Italian label Gemelli, Nicolai’s soundtrack has been remastered from the original master tapes and comes in a glossy, tip-on style jacket featuring the restored original cover artwork, as well as extended…
Espressioni
**100 copies, clear vinyl with printed slipcase and handwritten notes + Obi with liner notes and info, also available on standard black vinyl** Originally released in 1972 for the sought after Gemelli imprint, Espressioni was credited to longtime Ennio Morricone partner and conspirator Bruno Nicolai, one of the most influential Italian composer in the heyday of film music and modern composition. The maestro Morricone shows his persona between the folds of the record as well, revealing a common s…
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Défense de Savoir
Transversales Disques proudly presents the first LP reissue of Défense de savoir (L’uomo in basso a destra nella fotografia) original soundtrack written by italian composer Bruno Nicolai. During the Giallo boom of the early 70’s, a lot of French film directors started working with maestro Ennio Morricone. French director Nadine Trintignant decided to hire the maestro’s musical orchestrator and collaborator Bruno Nicolai to compose the score of her fourth movie, a political thriller starring her …
L'Anticristo
Original 7" replica. Limited edition of 500 (numbered). First vinyl reissue ever of this legendary soundtrack composed for the Alberto De Martino cult thriller by maestro Ennio Morricone and his longtime collaborator Bruno Nicolai. A rare chance to own one of the most obscure Exorcist rip-off's from the late 70's, totally immerse in the madness & horror of the leading female who is possessed by a demon.
Il Tuo Vizio È Una Stanza Chiusa E Solo Io Ne Ho La Chiave
Dagored present a reissue of Bruno Nicolai's score for the 1972 film Il Tuo Vizio È Una Stanza Chiusa E Solo Io Ne Ho La Chiave (Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key). The complete soundtrack presented on vinyl here for the first time. For this weird gothic horror movie, the director Sergio Martino teamed up with Ennio Morricone's longtime collaborator, the legendary Bruno Nicolai. A classy symphonic soundtrack featuring harpsichord sounds and poignant violins that create a perfect…
Indio Black (Adios Sabata)
Bruno Nicolai's soundtrack for the second and last film in the Sabata trilogy from the early 70s – noteworthy for the fact that Yul Brynner took over the starring role, and that Nicolai handled the scoring of the film! Nicolai's style here borrows a lot from frequent partner Ennio Morricone – and the overall feel of the work is extremely powerful – with the sort of broad, bold Morricone themes that we love so much – often done with unusual touches that include floating vocals, trilling f…
Una Giornata Spesa Bene
Dagored present the first complete vinyl edition of Bruno Nicolai's soundtrack for the 1972 film Una Giornata Spesa Bene ("A Full Day's Work"). Stunning and super rare soundtrack composed by Maestro Bruno Nicolai (longtime Ennio Morricone collaborator and legendary Italian composer) for Jean Louis Trintignant's movie. 45rpm audiophile quality; Edition of 300.
Il Mercenario
Original soundtrack from the movie Il Mercenario (A Professional Gun), a Western movie from 1968 starring Franco Nero and Jack Palance. Music was fully composed and orchestrated by Ennio Morricone and directed by legendary Bruno Nicolai. A lesser-known Morricone soundtrack – written for an obscure western, but right up there with some of the maestro's best for much bigger movies! A number of tunes have that spooky "whistler" style of writing that we love from Morricone – spare whistling over dar…