I love a good spaghetti western and I love an album based on themes, overtures, and/or moods. When I heard that Jack White was teaming up with Dangermouse to make Rome, I was shocked and excited. A soundtrack for a non-existent film, it brings to mind Ennio Morricone. You can hear composer Daniele Luppi's love and respect for the brooding romanticism, fragile delicacy, and almost psychedelic spaceiness of classic Italian soundtracks in just about every note. In his partner Danger Mouse, he's found not only a similarly smitten collaborator, but a producer who's made a career out of accurately capturing the atmosphere of old records without (usually) coming off sterile. And they've got the moody vibe of those 60s soundtracks down on Rome, as much due to the vintage recording touches as to the Italian movie industry personnel the duo drafted in to lend their hard-earned feel for this music.
One can't really select a single stand out track, as they all work off of each other, so here is the first song, "Theme from Rome" that sets the stage for this epic album. Enjoy!
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