Beat Records is pleased to reissue on CD the soundtrack by Ennio Morricone for the drama film “La Scorta”, directed in 1993 by Ricky Tognazzi, with a screenplay by Graziano Diana and Simona Izzo, photography by Alessio Gelsini Torresi, editing by Carla Simoncelli and Filippo Bussi, music by Ennio Morricone, produced by Claudio Bonivento, distributed by Istituto Luce Italnoleggio, and cinematography by Pentavideo Medusa.

Ennio Morricone is no stranger to the noir and crime genres, having scored cult classics such as “Città violenta”, “Svegliati e uccidi”, “Banditi a Roma”, “Gli intoccabili”, “Il clan dei Siciliani”, “Senza movente”, “Milano odia:  la polizia non può sparare”, “Il segreto”,  “Il poliziotto della brigata criminale”, “La donna della domenica”, “Il giocattolo”. Ennio Morricone had previously worked with Ugo Tognazzi scoring some famous movie of this great actor like “Il federale”, “La voglia matta”, “La califfa”, “Questa specie d’amore”, “La tragedia di un uomo ridicolo”, so it was only natural for Morricone to continue his collaboration with Tognazzi's son Ricky, director of “La scorta”, and later on “Vite strozzate”, “Canone inverso - Making Love”, and “Il papa buono”. At the time, Ennio Morricone prepared a 21-track assembly with a running time of approximately 49:21, derived from the stereo masters tapes of the original session. That material was first released on the premiere CD release (Epic EPC 474187 2) and reissued in 2000 on CD (Vivimusica VCDS 7028) and on vinyl (Music on Vinyl – MOVATM 105). Thirty-two years after the original CD release and twenty-five years after the CD reissue, this thrilling soundtrack returns to the market on CD.

To illustrate the drama and violence of the story, Morricone composed a soundtrack that draws deeply from his well-known sounds from the films of the '70s, as heard in in “Solidarietà e addio” (Tr.1), where the sounds of the trumpet and bass perform the main motif accompanied by strings with prominent viola. “La scorta” (Tr.2) features piano stylings typical of the atmospheres of the past as strings, winds, and percussion perfectly evoke the urban jungle war against ruthless crime. The main theme returns with a false tranquility in “Una breve, strana gioia” (Tr.3), “A tavola, insieme” (Tr.4), a march with an ancient flavor (Tr.8, “La festa con il dolce”), a soft atmosphere of true friendship (Tr. 10, “Uniti”), and recorder and strings in “La seconda notte” (Tr.21). This CD is truly essential for any collection dedicated to the musical genius of the immense Ennio Morricone.