Francesco De Masi
Francesco De Masi (1930-2005) was an Italian composer and conductor from Rome who wrote music for more than 200 films and television productions. He worked on spaghetti westerns, sword-and-sandal epics, gialli, horror and action films, and is best remembered for his western scores, written in a style of his own rather than in the manner of Ennio Morricone. De Masi studied composition at the San Pietro a Maiella Conservatory in Naples with his uncle Achille Longo, and came to film music by assisting Longo on a score. His credits include Enzo G.
Il Ranch degli Spietati - Una Bara per lo Sceriffo
Eight chapter of the Francesco De Masi western scores series dedicated to an earlier work in the Maestro filmography. Il ranch degli spietati (aka Oklahoma John), directed in 1965 by Jaime Jesus Balcazar and Roberto Bianchi Montero with Anton Geesink…
Sartana non Perdona
The third release in the series dedicated to the Western scores by Francesco De Masi is another gem in Beat Records' catalog: Sartana non perdona (1968, Sartana Does Not Forgive), directed by Alfonso Balcasar. The Maestro's wonderful music will bring…
Ammazzali Tutti e Torna Solo
The second release in the series dedicated to the Western scores of Francesco De Masi is another classic in Beat Records' catalog: Ammazzali tutti e torna solo (1968, Kill Them All And Come Back Alone), directed by Enzo G. Castellari. The wonderful s…
Vado, L'Ammazzo e Torno
The first release in the series dedicated to the great Maestro Francesco De Masi and his scores for Western films is the complete presentation of his score for the famous Vado l'ammazzo e torno (1967, Any Gun Can Play), directed by Enzo G. Castellari…
Thunder - Thunder 3
25 years after the move Thunder by Larry Ludman (Fabrizio De Angelis), Beat Records releases the complete remastered score (with some never released before tracks) both of "Thunder" and Thunder 3.
These are two excellent works of Francesco De Masi wh…
Napoli Spara!
For the very first time a CD with the complete original soundtrack music of the film Napoli spara! in full stereo composed by the great Maestro Francesco De Masi.A score that shows once more the great talent of the Maestro that has created a soundtra…
Colpo Maestro al Servizio di Sua Maestà Britannica
One of the most beautiful soundtrack of Maestro Francesco De Masi. Typhical atmospheres of the period for a spy-movie. Terrific sonorities in a Digipack box with high level graphic editing and a 12 pages booklet with a huge number of pictures, lobby …
Lo Squartatore di New York - Una Tomba Aperta... una Bara Vuota
Two scores on one disc from the Beat Records catalogue. Tracks 1-12 come from Francesco De Masi's music for Lo squartatore di New York (The New York Ripper), the 1982 horror directed by Lucio Fulci, one of the most discussed films of his career.
Trac…
Fuga Dal Bronx
Beat Records is excited to release on CD, for the first time ever, the original soundtrack by Francesco De Masi for Fuga Dal Bronx, directed in 1983 by Enzo G. Castellari.It's a wonderful score that until now was only available on vinyl, released by …
I Familiari delle Vittime non Saranno Avvertiti
A real Christmas miracle, this score pops out from Beat Records' dustiest archives after a simple rearranging of some shelves, the four ¼ inch master tapes enigmatically labeled ''Francesco De Masi – 1972.''
A quick investigation with the Maestro's s…
La Carica delle Patate
La carica delle patate is a movie from 1979 directed by Walter Santesso. It's the story of two juvenile gangs that ''operate'' in the Venice lagoon, ''I Leoni di San Marco'' (San Marco Lions) and the ''Sparvieri della laguna'' (The Lagoon Vultures), …
Ettore lo Fusto
A title that deserved since a while a complete release, after his first press of the 70s, Ettore lo fusto a comedy inspired to Omer Iliad interpreted by the brilliant direction of Enzo Castellari also through the score by Francesco De Masi.
An origin…
La Montagna di Luce
La montagna di luce, a movie directed in 1964 by a living icon of Italian cinematography, Umberto Lenzi, is based upon the novel by Emilio Salgari, a beautiful adventure in far east amidst Maharaja, Fakirs and odalisques. For this wonderful movie the…
La Morte Viene da Manila
A summer dedicated to spy movies, with intriguing landscapes, breathtaking girls and adventure!
For the first time ever, Beat Records releases the complete score for La morte viene da Manila, another hidden gem composed by Maestro de Masi, master of …
Sinfonia per Due Spie
Sinfonia per due spie (Serenade for Two Spies) is an Euro Spy movie directed by Alberto Cardone in 1965 starring Hellmut Lange, Tony Kendall and Barbara Lass . The movie taps into the gold vein discovered by the Bond movie franchise and is considered…
Alla Scoperta del'Africa
Beat Records releases for the first time on CD the complete score by Francesco De Masi for the TV program Alla scoperta dell'Africa, directed by Folco Quilici in 1966. For this CD we used the mono master tapes of the original recording session which …
Fbi Operazione Vipera Gialla
The story follows an FBI agent who's up against a dangerous criminal gang that takes its name from the yellow viper's deadly poison which they use for their lethal poison-tipped arrows.
It's a title of great interest to Beat Records since it's comple…
Fbi Operazione Pakistan
We continue our exploration of the immense discography of late Maestro Francesco De Masi, Italian and international film score icon and dear friend of our label.
FBI Operazione Pakistan (1966) is another piece of the immense jigsaw of great music, co…
Ti-Koyo e il Suo Pescane
A project very dear to us, Ti-Koyo e il suo pescecane (Tiko and the Shark) is a bona-fide classic in M° de Masi's discography. Directed in 1962 by Folco Quilici, it features a pleasant story about the friendship of a young Polynesian, his shark and a…
Concerto per Pistola Solista
Beat Records keeps on exploring original soundtracks composed by Francesco De Masi with this release of Concerto per pistola solista, a movie directed in 1970 by Michele Lupo that starred the great Gastone Moschin as a busy policeman looking for a my…
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 Weste…
Lo Squartatore di New York
On Lo squartatore di New York, Francesco De Masi fuses rock‑charged aggression with aching lyricism, setting Lucio Fulci’s urban nightmare to a score where feral action cues collide with the unforgettable tenderness of “New York One More Day” and the…
Piombo Rovente
Lucky restock. A Journey Into The 70's Italian Police! Screeching tyres on rain-slicked Roman cobblestones. A Fiat 131 careening through Trastevere at midnight. The dull thud of a silenced Beretta. And underneath it all, the relentless pulse of wah-w…
Tropicale - When La Dolce Vita Discovered Exotica, Calypso, Mambo, Samba and Other Tropical Rhythms (1959-1969)
Tropicale is the explosion of joy of the Italian economic miracle, the promise of distant destinations becoming all of a sudden tangible, the illusion of a taboo world where everything seems possible. Through rare and unreleased cuts from the CAM Sug…
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L'Uomo Della Valle Maledetta
Beat Records is glad to present the expanded original motion picture soundtrack by Francesco de Masi for the Western movie L’uomo della valle maledetta, one of the very first Italian production inspired to the super popular Hollywood cinematic genre.…
La Macchina della violenza (The Big Game)
Chris' Soundtrack Corner proudly presents the world premiere complete and remastered score of La Macchina Della Violenza aka The Big Game, by Francesco De Masi! A true masterwork The Big Game was originally released on vinyl by BEAT Records in 1972, …
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African Story (Original Soundtrack)
*2022 stock* Digitmovies releases for the very first first time on CD the complete OST by Francesco De Masi from the movie "African Story" (aka "The Manipulator") directed in 1971 by Fred Wilson (Marino Girolami) and starring Sylva Koscina, Stephen B…
Lesbo
Lesbo is a 1969 erotic film directed by Edoardo Mulargia, his only experiment in this genre within a filmography mostly focused on Western films and sentimental/romantic comedies. Calling "Lesbo" an underground film is practically an understatement, …
Cinevox Tidbeats
**2CD version** Long coveted by diggers, samplers, and beat makers, library music and film soundtracks have, over the decades, revealed themselves to be one of the great treasure troves of 20th century music. A wonderful, often overlooked world of so…
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Soundtracks - 3° Collection / 4 LPs in bundle
All the four new Spettro groundbreaking Soundtrack LPs in bundle!
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7 Hyden Park - La Casa Maledetta
Limited to 100 copies on bloody red vinyl. The disturbing soundtrack of 7 Hyden Park - La Casa Maledetta, directed by Alberto De Martino in 1985 and composed by Francesco De Masi, author and Roman arranger already famous for classic B-movie soundtrac…
India
Scored for the Folco Quilici documentary, Alla Scoperta Dell’India, "India" is surely one of the most refined Italian Library soundtracks ever published. All in all, a sublime Eastern tinged, exotic jazz featuring Alessandro Alessandroni on Sitar, or…