The Bible

(Movie) John Huston (1966)

La Bibbia	Italy
La Bible	France
The Bible: In the Beginning...	United States
La Bible... au commencement des temps	Belgium
The Bible: In the Beginning..

Originals				Performed	Released
1	2:40	Il Ritorno di Ringo (1965)	La creazione (2)	1965	1966
2	0:43	Amanti d'oltre tomba (1965)	Deliquio [intro]	1965	1970
3	2:14	Amanti d'oltre tomba (1965)	Deliquio	1965	1970
4	2:05	The Bible (1966)	Torre di Babele	1965	1970
5	1:55	The Bible (1966)	La creazione (1)	1965	1987
6	2:25	The Bible (1966)	La creazione (3)	1965	1987
7	3:26	The Bible (1966)	La creazione (4)	1965	1987
8	2:22	The Bible (1966)	Le voci	1965

Ennio Morricone Composer; Ennio Morricone Arranger; Franco Ferrara Conductor;

Commercial Albums
1,4-7		Secret of the Sahara (CD BMG/RCA 74321 34226 2 - 1987) +re-released
1,4-7		Les secrets du Sahara (CD RCA BD71947 - France - 1987) +re-released
1,4-7		Secret of the Sahara (CD GDM 4107 - Italy - 2007)
1,4-7		Metello - Secret of the Sahara (2CD GDM IMR 00603 - Italy - 2014)
1,4-7		Secret of the Sahara (CD GDM GDM4107 - Italy - 2016)
1,5-7		TV Film Music (CD BMG 74321 31552 2 - 1995)
1,5-7		The Sacred And The Profane (2CD BMG/RCA 74321716392 - 1999)
2-3		Amanti d'oltre tomba (CD GDM CD Club 7031 - Italy - 2006)
2-3		Amanti d'oltre tomba - Milano odia: La polizia non puo' sparare (2CD GDM 03015 - Italy - 2015)
2-3		Amanti d'oltre tomba (Vinyl-LP Overdrive ODR 034LP - Italy - 2016)
3		L'Umanoide - Amanti d'oltre tomba (CD RCA OST118 - Italy - 1992)
1~		La storia, i dialoghi, le canzoni di Il Ritorno di Ringo (Vinyl-LP ARC SA 7 - Italy - 1966)
1		Una Pistola per Ringo - Il Ritorno di Ringo (Vinyl-LP RCA NL33209 - Italy - 1980) +re-released
1		A Gun for Ringo - The Return of Ringo - Death Rides a Horse (2CD Camden 82876 511372 4 - United Kingdom - 2003)
1		Una Pistola per Ringo - Il Ritorno di Ringo (CD GDM 2044 - Italy - 2004)
1~		Una pistola per Ringo - Il Ritorno di Ringo (CD GDM 4134 - Italy - 2010)
1~		Le Foto proibite di una signora per bene - Il ritorno di Ringo (2CD GDM IMR 00201 - Italy - 2014)
4		Ennio Morricone (2Vinyl-LP General Music 33 01 (1 e 2) - Italy - 1970)
1'		Quentin Tarantino Movies (CD Recording Arts Kinf Of Blue 10036 - Italy - 2009) +re-released
1'		Quentin Tarantino Unchained Movies - The Complete Ennio Morricone Scores (2CD Recording Arts - Italy - 2013)
1'		A Morricone/Tarantino Feature - Tarantino Starring Morricone (Virtual Album Recording Arts - Italy - 2014)
1'		Quentin Tarantino Unchained Movies - The Complete Ennio Morricone Scores (Virtual Album Recording Arts - Italy - 2014)
Other Albums
2-3		Drammatici e musiche di tensione psicologica 4 (Vinyl-LP Library RCA SP 10007 - Italy - 1970)

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by Bob Hendrikx on 21/02/2020:
Notes on Soundtrack: THE BIBLE, IN THE BEGINNING (1964) (Part 1)

In 1964/1965 Ennio Morricone wrote and recorded two pieces (10:11, 2:05) for the 'Todd-AO 70-mm' movie THE BIBLE. The music was not used in the film. What happened exactly? Ennio Morricone (2016): "RCA, the company I was working for at the time, around 1964-1965, asked me to score THE BIBLE produced by Dino De Laurentiis. It was a big opportunity for me, as I had not yet been involved in movies of that importance. … I was just asked to prepare a piece inspired by the Creation as narrated in the Torah and the Bible. Aside from that request, I was left completely free. In short, my task was to demonstrate my worth and to convince them. I was very dedicated to the music for the Creation sequence, and I decided of my own initiative that I would add another piece related to the Tower of Babel. … I recorded both pieces under the direction of Franco Ferrara in RCA's magnificent Studio A. … The realization convinced everybody: the company, the editor, and above all John Huston, who congratulated me vividly. Everything was going beyond any positive expectation, when at a certain point Dino De Laurentiis asked me to make the film directly with him, totally cutting RCA out of the deal. His offer was generous but incorrect. I dryly refused, though I was aware of the consequences. I was bound to RCA by an exclusive licensing, and apart from my contract, the label had already invested a lot of money in that production. I revealed what had happened to the company and tried to reach an agreement, which would have allowed me to keep the film. The record company refused, pointing out that exclusive licensing did not leave any room for negotiations. The chance blew by and the film's score was entrusted to the Japanese composer Mayuzumi, who did an excellent job, by the way." (In His Own Words, 2016/2019, page 110)

by Bob Hendrikx on 21/02/2020:
Notes on Soundtrack: THE BIBLE, IN THE BEGINNING (1964) (Part 2)

Original film title: THE BIBLE, IN THE BEGINNING – aka THE BIBLE – aka LA BIBBIA link Director: John Huston (1906-1987) link Producer: Dino De Laurentiis (1919-2010) link Premiered in the US on 28 September 1966. link Composer, Orchestrator: Toshiro Mayuzumi (Mayuzumi Toshiro) (1929-1997) Conductor: Franco Ferrara (1911-1985) link / link The two tracks Ennio Morricone recorded for THE BIBLE: 10:11 – La creazione – See: link 02:05 – Torre di Babele – See: link Composer, Orchestrator: Ennio Morricone (1928-2020) Orchestra & Choir: Orchestra e Coro della RAI di Roma, conducted by Franco Ferrara (1911-1985) Recorded at RCA Studio A, Rome. (In His Own Words, page 110) Two other tracks that might have been intended for the film: 02:57 – Deliquio – See: link 02:24 – Le voci – See: link