Fakin' The Funk: Non-U.S. Funk Soundtrack Songs

"The fuzz gonna come and claim you
But you mo' better wise
When the buzz gonna come and take you away"

Following on from my Greatest Blaxploitation Soundtrack Songs post, I thought I'd share some of my personal fave soundtrack choons from across the pond. What initially started out as a Bork funk alternative, which highlighted the overwhelming influence of the sounds of blaxploitation to the point it was shamelessly ripped off, quickly became an opportune way to showcase a fine selection of themes from across the globe, that built upon and developed into their own unique sounds.

Soundtrack heads, if you're wondering why there aren't more recognisable themes by the likes of Morricone, Cipriani and Ortolani listed here, then you should probably be aware, I kept it to a more funkier selection than the typical sounds they were associated with during the seventies. 

 Bob Hoskins - Talking to the Police
(The Long Good Friday Soundtrack, 1981, 1989)

 

Non-U.S. Funk Soundtrack Songs

Rito a Los Angeles (3° Version) - Peppino De Luca (Dorian Gray, 1970)

Carter Takes A Train - Roy Bud (Get Carter, 1971)

Giorno Di Notte - Ennio Morricone (A Lizard in a Woman's Skin, 1971)

Main Theme - Mike Vickers (Dracula A.D. 1972, 1972)

Preludio - Osanna (Milano Calibro 9, 1972)

End Titles - John Cacavas (Horror Express, 1972)

Le Bracelet - Alain Goraguer (La Planète Sauvage, 1973)

Gangster Story - Guido & Maurizio De Angelis (High Crime, 1973)

The Beast Must Die Theme - Douglas Gamley (The Beast Must Die, 1974)

The Marseille Contract Theme - Roy Budd (The Marseille Contract, 1974)

Bargain With the Devil (Main Theme) - Franco Micalizzi (Beyond the Door, 1974)

The Street Fighter Theme - Toshiaki Tsushima (The Street Fighter, 1974)

Death Dies - Goblin (Deep Red, 1975)

La Dimostraz - Daniele Patucchi (Metraletta 'Stein', 1975)

The Reason of a Just War - Guido & Maurizio De Angelis (Violent Rome, 1975)

Bambole Di Droga - Stelvio Cipriani (Blood, Sweat and Fear, 1975)

M-1 T-2 - Toshiaki Tsushima (Cops vs. Thugs, 1975)

The Thief - Roy Budd (Diamonds, 1975)

 Nude Per L'assassino - Bert Pisano (Strip Nude For Your Killer, 1975)

L'Alpagueur Final - Michel Colombier (The Hunter Will Get You, 1976)

Italia A Mano Armata - Franco Micalizzi (A Special Cop in Action, 1976)

Roma A Mano Armata (Seq. 1) - Franco Micalizzi (The Tough Ones, 1976)

Dirty Gang - Bruno Canfora (Free Hand for a Tough Cop, 1976) 

Nucleo Antirapina - Fabio Frizzi, Franco Bixio & Vincenzo Tempera (Day of Violence, 1977)

Ritornano quelli della Calibro 38, Seq. 19 - Lallo Gori (Return of the 38 Gang, 1977)

La Banda de Gobbo - Franco Micalizzi (Brothers Till We Die, 1977)

Cyclone End Titles - Riz Ortolani (Cyclone, 1978)

Zombi - Goblin (Dawn of the Dead, 1978)

Stridulum Theme - Franco Micalizzi (Stridulum, 1979)

Contraband Theme - Fabio Frizzi (Contraband, 1980)

Zombi Parade - Nico Ferdenco (Zombi Holocaust, 1980)

N.Y.C. Main Title - Roberto Donati (Cannibal Ferox, 1981)

Who Dares Wins - Commando (Theme of SAS) - Roy Budd (Who Dares Wins, 1982)

 

A special mention really should go out to composer Franco Micalizzi. Not only does his music dominate my list of personal favourites, but his lockdown session, conducted amongst all that tat in his garage, was way more productive than that hellish cover of Imagine which assaulted my ears by a bunch of narcissistic celebrities striving to boost their P.R. profile when they ran out of shit to plug. 

Franco Micalizzi & The Big Bubbling Band - Italia A Mano Armata
(Italy Lockdown Session, 2020)