Listen to a few select cues from the original soundtrack LP ‘Emanuelle Nera’. All music by Nico Fidenco. Released in Italy, 1975, on Fida Record (LFR2).
After the global success of the soft-core ‘Emmanuelle’ movie franchise starring Sylvia Kristel, Italian director, Bitto Albertini, decided he get in on the act. To this end, he directed no fewer than three sleazy, deeply racist films of his own, cleverly dropping one of the ‘ms’ from the title so as not to breach copywrite. His cheeky plagiarism was so successful in the eyes of fellow Italian film director, Joe D'Amato, that Joey D directed four of his own ‘Emanuelle’ films between 1976 and 1978. In total, we’re left with about 6 or 7 of these monsters with titles like ‘Yellow Emanuelle’, ‘Emanuelle & The Last Cannibals’ and ‘Emanuelle & The White Slave Trade’. Exploitation, titillation, condescension and racism all practiced with the usual stylish, unashamed aplomb of the old white European man.
As I find, time and time again, some of the best film music was written for some of the worst films.
