Luis Enríquez Bacalov (30 August 1933 – 15 November 2017) was an Argentine-born film composer. He learned music from Enrique Barenboim, father of

Daniel Barenboim Daniel Barenboim (; in he, דניאל בארנבוים, born 15 November 1942) is an Argentine-born classical pianist and conductor based in Berlin. He has been since 1992 General Music Director of the Berlin State Opera and "Staatskapellmeist ...

the conductor of the Berlin, and Chicago orchestras, and also Berta Sujovolsky. Bringing his talent into society he ventured into music for the cinema, and composed scores for

Spaghetti Western The Spaghetti Western is a broad subgenre of Western films produced in Europe. It emerged in the mid-1960s in the wake of Sergio Leone's film-making style and international box-office success. The term was used by foreign critics because most o ...

films. In the early 1970s, he collaborated with

Italian progressive rock Progressive rock (shortened as prog rock or simply prog; sometimes conflated with art rock) is a broad genre of rock music that developed in the United Kingdom and United States through the mid- to late 1960s, peaking in the early 1970s. Initi ...

bands. Bacalov was nominated twice for the

Academy Award for Best Original Score The Academy Award for Best Original Score is an award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) to the best substantial body of music in the form of dramatic underscoring written specifically for the film by t ...

, winning it in 1996 for ''

Il Postino ''Il Postino: The Postman'' ( it, Il postino, lit, 'The Postman'; the title used for the original US release) is a 1994 comedy-drama film co-written by and starring Massimo Troisi and directed by English filmmaker Michael Radford. Based on the ...

''. Bacalov composed significant works for

chorus Chorus may refer to: Music * Chorus (song) or refrain, line or lines that are repeated in music or in verse * Chorus effect, the perception of similar sounds from multiple sources as a single, richer sound * Chorus form, song in which all verse ...

and

orchestra An orchestra (; ) is a large instrumental ensemble typical of classical music, which combines instruments from different families. There are typically four main sections of instruments: * bowed string instruments, such as the violin, viola, c ...

. Before his death, he was the artistic director of the ''Orchestra della Magna Grecia'' in

Taranto Taranto (, also ; ; nap, label= Tarantino, Tarde; Latin: Tarentum; Old Italian: ''Tarento''; Ancient Greek: Τάρᾱς) is a coastal city in Apulia, Southern Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Taranto, serving as an important com ...

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...

Life and career

Luis Bacalov was born in

Buenos Aires Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South ...

to a family of Bulgarian Jewish origin, but even though he identified as a

Jew Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""Th ...

, he did not practice

Judaism Judaism ( he, ''Yahăḏūṯ'') is an Abrahamic, monotheistic, and ethnic religion comprising the collective religious, cultural, and legal tradition and civilization of the Jewish people. It has its roots as an organized religion in the ...

.Italian television,

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Mizar, 08.09.2014,
La musica, il cinema e materia: Il vangelo secondo PPP vis(su)to da Luis E. Bacalov
' (The Gospels according to

Pier Paolo Pasolini Pier Paolo Pasolini (; 5 March 1922 – 2 November 1975) was an Italian poet, filmmaker, writer and intellectual who also distinguished himself as a journalist, novelist, translator, playwright, visual artist and actor. He is considered one of ...

seen and lived by Luis E. Bacalov), at 00:10:35. See also Giuseppina Manin,
Bacalov in concerto, il tango diventa una messa
' in

Corriere della sera The ''Corriere della Sera'' (; en, "Evening Courier") is an Italian daily newspaper published in Milan with an average daily circulation of 410,242 copies in December 2015. First published on 5 March 1876, ''Corriere della Sera'' is one of It ...

, 1 October 2000, p. 35. His paternal grandparents were

Banat Bulgarians The Banat Bulgarians ( Banat Bulgarian: ''Palćene'' or ''Banátsći balgare''; common bg, Банатски българи, Banatski balgari; ro, Bulgari bănățeni; sr, / ), also known as Bulgarian Roman Catholics and Bulgarians Paulician ...

who emigrated to Argentina. His film credits include westerns such as '' Django'', ''

A Bullet for the General ''A Bullet for the General'' ( es, Quién sabe?; original title means "Who knows?", in the Spanish language), also known as ''El Chucho Quién Sabe?'', is a 1966 Cinema of Italy, Italian Zapata Western film directed by Damiano Damiani and starrin ...

'', and '' The Grand Duel'', and Italian crime films such as ''

Caliber 9 ''Caliber 9'' ( it, Milano calibro 9, lit=Milan caliber 9; also released as ''The Contract'') is a 1972 Italian noir-poliziottesco film written and directed by Fernando Di Leo and starring Gastone Moschin, Mario Adorf, Barbara Bouchet, Philippe L ...

'', ''

Il Boss ''Il Boss'' (En. ''The Boss'', also known as ''Murder Inferno'') is a poliziottesco- noir film written and directed by Fernando Di Leo in 1973. It is the final part of Di Leo's ''Milieu Trilogy'', also consisting of '' Milano calibro 9'' and ''La ...

'' and ''

Mister Scarface ''Mister Scarface'' ( it, I padroni della città) is a 1976 '' noir'' -''action'' film directed by Fernando Di Leo and starring Jack Palance. Plot Tony (Harry Baer) is a mob loan collector who is unsatisfied with his position in life, and con ...

''. He also scored

Fellini Federico Fellini (; 20 January 1920 – 31 October 1993) was an Italian film director and screenwriter known for his distinctive style, which blends fantasy and baroque images with earthiness. He is recognized as one of the greatest and most i ...

's ''

City of Women ''City of Women'' ( it, La città delle donne) is a 1980 Italian fantasy comedy-drama film co-written (with Bernardino Zapponi and Brunello Rondi) and directed by Federico Fellini. Amid Fellini's characteristic combination of dreamlike, outrag ...

'' in 1980. Bacalov had been nominated twice for

Academy Award for Original Score The Academy Award for Best Original Score is an award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) to the best substantial body of music in the form of dramatic underscoring written specifically for the film by t ...

—music adaptation or treatment— in 1967 for

Pasolini Pier Paolo Pasolini (; 5 March 1922 – 2 November 1975) was an Italian poet, filmmaker, writer and intellectual who also distinguished himself as a journalist, novelist, translator, playwright, visual artist and actor. He is considered one of ...

's '' The Gospel According to St. Matthew'', and winning the

award An award, sometimes called a distinction, is something given to a recipient as a token of recognition of excellence in a certain field. When the token is a medal, ribbon or other item designed for wearing, it is known as a decoration. An awar ...

for ''

'' in 1996. In the early 1970s, he collaborated with

bands such as

New Trolls New Trolls are an Italian progressive rock band, known for their fusion of rock and European classical music, classical music. In a way not too dissimilar from fellow prog-rock band Yes (band), Yes, their history is filled with line-up changes, ...

, on their 1971 album, ''Concerto grosso per i New Trolls'',

Osanna Osanna are an Italian progressive rock band. Origin The group originated in the Vomero neighborhood of Naples with the union of Lino Vairetti (voice), Danilo Rustici (guitar), Massimo Guarino (drums), Lello Brandi (bass), from the first line- ...

, on the band's second album, ''Preludio Tema Variazioni e Canzona'' released in 1972, and

Il Rovescio della Medaglia Il Rovescio della Medaglia, or RDM, were an Italian hard rock and symphonic rock band. They are most famous for their symphonic rock piece '' Contaminazione'', released in 1973. It contained four pieces from Bach's ''Well-tempered Clavier'' seamless ...

for the 1973 release of their third album, '' Contaminazione''. Bacalov composed significant works for

and

, including his ''Misa Tango'' (1997), a work setting a Spanish-language adaptation of the classic liturgical

Mass Mass is an intrinsic property of a body. It was traditionally believed to be related to the quantity of matter in a physical body, until the discovery of the atom and particle physics. It was found that different atoms and different elementar ...

to the

tango Tango is a partner dance and social dance that originated in the 1880s along the Río de la Plata, the natural border between Argentina and Uruguay. The tango was born in the impoverished port areas of these countries as the result of a combina ...

rhythms of his native Argentina. The standard Mass text was significantly truncated in accordance with Bacalov's desire that the work appeal to those of all

Abrahamic faiths The Abrahamic religions are a group of religions centered around worship of the God of Abraham. Abraham, a Hebrew patriarch, is extensively mentioned throughout Abrahamic religious scriptures such as the Bible and the Quran. Jewish tradition ...

Christian Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι ...

Muslims Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abraha ...

and

Jews Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""The ...

. All references to

Christ Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label=Hebrew/Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (among other Names and titles of Jesus in the New Testament, names and titles), was ...

— except for the

Lamb of God Lamb of God ( el, Ἀμνὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ, Amnòs toû Theoû; la, Agnus Dei, ) is a title for Jesus that appears in the Gospel of John. It appears at John 1:29, where John the Baptist sees Jesus and exclaims, "Behold the Lamb of God wh ...

( la, Agnus Dei) — have been deleted.

Credo In Christian liturgy, the credo (; Latin for "I believe") is the Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed – or its shorter version, the Apostles' Creed – in the Mass, either as a prayer, a spoken text, or sung as Gregorian chant or other musical setti ...

, the third and longest text part of a sung Mass, has been reduced to most of its first strophe and part of the second one: "" ("'' I believe in one God, ... Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth''") plus "

Amen Amen ( he, אָמֵן, ; grc, ἀμήν, ; syc, ܐܡܝܢ, ; ar, آمين, ) is an Abrahamic declaration of affirmation which is first found in the Hebrew Bible, and subsequently found in the New Testament. It is used in Jews, Jewish, Christia ...

" at the end. ''Misa Tango'' debuted in

Rome , established_title = Founded , established_date = 753 BC , founder = King Romulus (legendary) , image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg , map_caption ...

with

Plácido Domingo José Plácido Domingo Embil (born 21 January 1941) is a Spanish opera singer, conductor, and arts administrator. He has recorded over a hundred complete operas and is well known for his versatility, regularly performing in Italian, French, ...

as solo tenor in 2000 and was later recorded by

Deutsche Grammophon Deutsche Grammophon (; DGG) is a German classical music record label that was the precursor of the corporation PolyGram. Headquartered in Berlin Friedrichshain, it is now part of Universal Music Group (UMG) since its merger with the UMG family of ...

with Plácido Domingo (tenor),

Ana María Martínez Ana María Martínez (born 1971) is a Puerto Rican soprano. Early life Martínez was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico; she is the daughter of Puerto Rican opera singer Evangelína Colón and Cuban psychoanalyst Ángel Martínez. Martínez' grandpar ...

(

mezzo-soprano A mezzo-soprano or mezzo (; ; meaning "half soprano") is a type of classical female singing voice whose vocal range lies between the soprano and the contralto voice types. The mezzo-soprano's vocal range usually extends from the A below middle C ...

) and Héctor Ulises Passarella (''bandoneón''). Bacalov composed Porteña for 2 pianos and orchestra (given a performance and live recording by Argentinian pianist Martha Argerich at the 2015 Lugano Festival). Bacalov composed ''Cantones de Nuestro Tiempos'' (''Psalms for our Times: The Cambridge Psalms'') (2006), a commissioned work with text from the Psalms of David for baritone and soprano soloists, orchestra and chorus, which had its world premiere at Sanders Theatre in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in spring 2006 by th
Cambridge Community Chorus
(William E. Thomas, Music Director). This followed the 19 May 2002 U.S. premiere performance of "Misa Tango" also at Harvard University's Sanders Theatre (William E. Thomas, Music Director). Two of his songs, " The Grand Duel (Parte Prima)" and "

The Summertime Killer ''The Summertime Killer'' (also known as ''Target Removed'') is a 1972 crime film directed, produced and co-written by Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi and starring Christopher Mitchum, Olivia Hussey and Karl Malden. Plot A young boy witnesses four mobs ...

", were used in

Quentin Tarantino Quentin Jerome Tarantino (; born March 27, 1963) is an American film director, writer, producer, and actor. His films are characterized by stylized violence, extended dialogue, profanity, Black comedy, dark humor, Nonlinear narrative, non-lin ...

's film ''

Kill Bill ''Kill Bill: Volume 1'' is a 2003 American martial arts film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. It stars Uma Thurman as the Bride, who swears revenge on a team of assassins (Lucy Liu, Michael Madsen, Daryl Hannah, and Vivica A. Fox) an ...

'' (2003). Tarantino also used three Bacalov songs from the Spaghetti western era in his 2012 movie ''

Django Unchained ''Django Unchained'' () is a 2012 American revisionist Western film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, starring Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kerry Washington, and Samuel L. Jackson, with Walton Goggins, Dennis Chri ...

'': "Django" and "La Corsa (2nd Version)" originally from '' Django'' (1966), and "Lo Chiamavano King" from ''

His Name Was King ''His Name Was King'' ( it, Lo chiamavano King) is a 1971 Italian Western film directed by Giancarlo Romitelli and starring Richard Harrison and Klaus Kinski. Plot The bounty killer "King" Marley kills one of the Benson brothers, who are want ...

''. Bacalov was the first to write a triple-concerto for

bandoneón The bandoneon (or bandonion, es, bandoneón) is a type of concertina particularly popular in Argentina and Uruguay. It is a typical instrument in most tango ensembles. As with other members of the concertina family, the bandoneon is held bet ...

piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keyboa ...

soprano A soprano () is a type of classical female singing voice and has the highest vocal range of all voice types. The soprano's vocal range (using scientific pitch notation) is from approximately middle C (C4) = 261 Hz to "high A" (A5) = 880&n ...

and

symphony orchestra An orchestra (; ) is a large instrumental ensemble typical of classical music, which combines instruments from different families. There are typically four main sections of instruments: * bowed string instruments, such as the violin, viola, ce ...

: ''Tango Music with Symphonic Proportions''. From 2005 to his death, he was the principal director of Orchestra della Magna Grecia in

, southern

. He was considered a brilliant pianist throughout his life. He died in

from an ischemic stroke on 15 November 2017 at the age of 84.

Selected filmography

*''

The Empty Canvas ''The Empty Canvas'' is a 1963 Italian drama film directed by Damiano Damiani. The screenplay written by Damiani, Tonino Guerra and Ugo Liberatore is based on the best-selling novel ''La noia'' by Alberto Moravia. The film stars Horst Buchholz, C ...

'' (1963) *'' The Gospel According to St. Matthew'' (1964) *'' Questa volta parliamo di uomini'' (1965) *''

OSS 77 – Operazione fior di loto ''OSS 77 – Operazione fior di loto'' (''Operation Lotus Flower'') is a 1965 Italian Eurospy spy film directed by Bruno Paolinelli. Cast *Dominique Boschero * Gaia Germani *Sandro Moretti (as Robert Kent) *Yoko Tani was a French-born Japanese ...

'' (1965) *'' Django'' (1966) *''

La strega in amore ''La strega in amore'' (also known as ''The Witch'', ''The Witch in Love'' and ''Strange Obsession'') is a 1966 Italian drama- horror film directed by Damiano Damiani. It is based on the novel ''Aura'' by Carlos Fuentes. Cast * Richard Johnso ...

'' (1966) *''

Sugar Colt ''Sugar Colt'' is a 1966 Italian and Spanish Spaghetti Western directed by Franco Giraldi, produced by Franco Cittadini and Stenio Fiorentini, written by Sandro Continenza, Augusto Finocchi, Giuseppe Mangione and Fernando Di Leo, composed by L ...

'' (1966) *''

A Rose for Everyone ''A Rose for Everyone'' ( it, Una rosa per tutti) is a 1967 Italian film. It stars Claudia Cardinale. Cast *Claudia Cardinale : Rosa *Nino Manfredi : The doctor *Mario Adorf : Paolo * Lando Buzzanca : Lino * Akim Tamiroff : Basilio *Milton Rodr� ...

'' (1967) *'' Catch as Catch Can'' (1967) *''

We Still Kill the Old Way ''We Still Kill the Old Way'' ( it, A ciascuno il suo; ) is a 1967 Italian crime film directed by Elio Petri. It was entered into the 1967 Cannes Film Festival where it won the award for Best Screenplay. It is based on the novel '' To Each Hi ...

'' (1967) *''

Ghosts – Italian Style ''Ghosts – Italian Style'' ( it, Questi fantasmi) is a 1967 Italian comedy film directed by Renato Castellani. Plot Pasquale Lojacono and his wife Maria are very poor, and do not have a roof over their head. One day they are invited to live f ...

'' (1967) *'' The Protagonists'' (1968) *''

The Vatican Affair ''The Vatican Affair'' ( it, A qualsiasi prezzo) is a 1968 Italian crime film directed by Emilio Miraglia and starring Walter Pidgeon and Klaus Kinski. Cast * Walter Pidgeon as Prof. Herbert Cummings * Klaus Kinski as Clint Rogers * Ira von ...

'' (1968) *'' The Black Sheep'' (1968) *'' Appointment in Beirut'' (1968) *''

The Price of Power ''The Price of Power'' ( it, Il prezzo del potere) is a 1969 Spaghetti Western directed by Tonino Valerii. The film stars Giuliano Gemma as the hero Bill Willer who tries to get revenge against the killers of his father while at the same time tr ...

'' (1969) *''

L'amica ''L'amica'' is a 1969 Italian film. It stars actor Gabriele Ferzetti. Plot Cast *Lisa Gastoni: Lisa Marchesi *Gabriele Ferzetti: Mario Marchesi *Elsa Martinelli: Carla Nervi *Jean Sorel Jean Sorel (; born 25 September 1934) is a French ac ...

'' (1969) *'' Lonely Hearts'' (1970) *''

La supertestimone ''La supertestimone'' is a 1971 Italian film directed by Franco Giraldi. For this film Monica Vitti was awarded with a Globo d'oro for Best Actress. Plot Marino Bottecchia, known as "Moccasin", lives on Tiziana, a prostitute his lover of whom ...

'' (1971) *''

The Designated Victim ''The Designated Victim'' ( it, La vittima designata, also known as '' Slam Out'') is a 1971 Italian giallo film directed by Maurizio Lucidi. Cast * Tomas Milian as Stefano Augenti * Pierre Clémenti Pierre André Clémenti (28 September 19 ...

'' (1971) *''

Roma Bene ''Roma Bene'' is a 1971 Italian comedy-drama film starring Virna Lisi, Nino Manfredi, Irene Papas and Senta Berger. Plot The classic scene of the upper middle-class in Rome: a duchess, the industrial husband and the many apparently respectable ...

'' (1971) *''

'' (1972) *''

It Can Be Done Amigo ''It Can Be Done Amigo'' (Italian: ''Si può fare... amigo'') is a 1972 Spanish / Italian / French film directed by Maurizio Lucidi. The film is also known as ''Saddle Tramps'' (English title in Canada) Plot summary Coburn is pursued by the gu ...

'' (1972) *'' The Grand Duel'' (1972) *''

'' (1972) *''

'' (1973) *''

The Man Called Noon ''The Man Called Noon'' is a 1973 film directed by Peter Collinson. It stars Richard Crenna and Stephen Boyd. It is based on a 1970 Louis L'Amour novel of the same name. Cast * Richard Crenna as Noon, a gunman who develops amnesia after an at ...

'' (1973) *'' The Police Serve the Citizens?'' (1973) *'' Stateline Motel'' (1973) *''

La seduzione ''La seduzione'', internationally released as ''Seduction'', is a 1973 Italian erotic film, directed by Fernando Di Leo and based on the novel ''Graziella'' by Ercole Patti. Plot After many years working as a journalist in France, Giuseppe retu ...

'' (1973) *''

Shoot First, Die Later ''Shoot First, Die Later'' ( it, Il poliziotto è marcio) is a 1974 Italian poliziottesco-noir film directed by Fernando Di Leo. Di Leo reprises some elements of the novel ''Rogue Cop'' by William P. McGivern. Luc Merenda later starred in two o ...

'' (1974) *''

Loaded Guns ''Loaded Guns'' (Italian: ''Colpo in canna'') is a 1975 Italian crime film written and directed by Fernando di Leo and starring Ursula Andress. Plot A flight attendant finds herself in the middle of fighting between rival gangs in Naples. Cas ...

'' (1975) *''

Kidnap Syndicate ''Kidnap Syndicate'' ( it, La città sconvolta: caccia spietata ai rapitori, lit=The City is Shaken: Ruthless Pursuit of the Kidnappers) is a 1975 Italian ''poliziottesco'' film directed by Fernando Di Leo. Even being a minor work in the Di Leo's ...

'' (1975) *'' L'Uomo Che Sfidò L'Organizzazione'' (1975) *''

Colpita da improvviso benessere ''Colpita da improvviso benessere'' ("''Struck by sudden wealth''") is a 1976 Italian comedy film directed by Franco Giraldi. Plot Elisabetta is a fishwife with petty-bourgeois aspirations who lives more uxorio with Luiso Malerba, an anarchist ...

'' (1976) *''

The Sicilian Cross ''Street People'' ( it, Gli esecutori, also known as ''The Executors'' and ''The Sicilian Cross'') is an Italian crime-action film directed in 1976 by Maurizio Lucidi. It was written, among others, by the ''French Connection'' 's screenwriter, Er ...

'' (1976) *''

Nick the Sting ''Nick the Sting'' ( it, Gli amici di Nick Hezard) is a 1976 Italian film directed by Fernando Di Leo. It stars actor Gabriele Ferzetti. Cast *Luc Merenda as Nick Hezard *Lee J. Cobb as Robert Clark *Gabriele Ferzetti as Maurice *Luciana Paluzzi a ...

'' (1976) *''

The Last Round ''The Last Round'' ( it, Il conto è chiuso) is a 1976 Italian crime film directed by Stelvio Massi. Cast *Carlos Monzón: Marco Russo *Luc Merenda: Rico Manzetti *Leonora Fani: Nina *Mariangela Giordano: Lisa's Mother *Gianni Dei: Beny Manzett ...

'' (1976) *''

Blood and Diamonds ''Blood and Diamonds'' ( it, Diamanti sporchi di sangue) is a 1978 Italian noir-poliziottesco film directed by Fernando di Leo. Cast *Claudio Cassinelli: Guido Mauri *Martin Balsam: Rizzo *Barbara Bouchet: Lisa *Pier Paolo Capponi: Tony *Olga ...

'' (1978) *''

'' (1980) *'' Entre Nous'' (1983) *'' La maschera'' (1988) *''

'' (1996) *''

Stella's Favor ''Stella's Favor'', originally ''Mi fai un favore'', is a 1996 Italian comedy film directed by Giancarlo Scarchilli. Cast * Ornella Muti: Stella * Maria Amelia Monti: Roberta * Claudio Bigagli: Leonardo * Jo Champa: Stefania * Alessandro Gassma ...

'' (1996) *''

The Truce ''The Truce'' ( it, La tregua), titled ''The Reawakening'' in the US, is a book by the Italian author Primo Levi. It is the sequel to '' If This Is a Man'' and describes the author's experiences from the liberation of Auschwitz ( Monowitz), whi ...

'' (1997) *''

Polish Wedding ''Polish Wedding'' is a 1998 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Theresa Connelly. It was screened at the Sundance Film Festival on January 16, 1998 and Berlin International Film Festival on February 12. It was released in the U.S. ...

'' (1998) *'' Milonga'' (1999) *'' Secret of the Andes'' (1999) *''

Children of the Century ''Children of the Century'' (french: Les Enfants du Siècle) is a 1999 French film based on the true tale of the tumultuous love affair between two French literary icons of the 19th century, novelist George Sand (Juliette Binoche) and poet Alfred ...

'' (1999) *'' Almost America'' (2001) *''

Assassination Tango ''Assassination Tango'' is a 2002 American crime thriller film written, produced, directed by, and starring Robert Duvall. Other actors include Rubén Blades, Kathy Baker and Duvall's Argentine wife, Luciana Pedraza. Francis Ford Coppola was one of ...

'' (2002) *''

The Dust Factory ''The Dust Factory'' is a 2004 film directed and written by Eric Small. Plot Ryan Flynn (Ryan Kelley) is a young boy who, psychological trauma, traumatized by the death of his father, has not spoken aloud or exercised his imagination since. While ...

'' (2004) *'' Hidden Moon'' (2012)

Discography

Studio albums

* 1968 ''We Still Kill the Old Way (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)'' ( LP;

United Artists United Artists Corporation (UA), currently doing business as United Artists Digital Studios, is an American digital production company. Founded in 1919 by D. W. Griffith, Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, and Douglas Fairbanks, the studi ...

) * 1971 ''Pitturamusica'' (LP;

Generalmusic Generalmusic was an Italian musical instrument manufacturing company focusing on digital and acoustic pianos, synthesizers and music workstations. The company produced three lines: a musical instrument series called GEM, a various studio equip ...

) * 1972 ''Paesaggi'' (LP; Generalmusic) * 1973 ''La Seduzione'' (LP; Cetra) * 1975 ''Desbandes'' by

Gato Barbieri Leandro "Gato" Barbieri (November 28, 1932 – April 2, 2016) was an Argentine jazz tenor saxophonist who rose to fame during the free jazz movement in the 1960s and is known for his Latin jazz recordings of the 1970s. His nickname, Gato, is Spa ...

and Luis Bacalov (LP; Vista) * 1979 ''Sincretic 1'' by Luis Bacalov and Giovanni Tommaso * 1980 ''La cité des femmes'' (LP; Général Music France) * 1984 ''Le Juge'' (CD; Ltd; Music Box Records) * 1985 ''Le Transfuge'' (CD; Ltd; Music Box Records) * 1985 ''Django (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)'' (Intermezzo, Generalmusic) * 1986 ''Quién Sabe? (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)'' (Intermezzo, Generalmusic) * 1992 ''Il Prezzo del potere (Original Soundtrack)'' ( CD; CAM) * 1993 ''Luis Bacalov Plays Nino Rota'' (CD; CAM) * 1994 ''The Postman'' (''Il Postino'') (CD; Miramax Records) * 1994 ''Anni Ribelli (Original Soundtrack)'' (CD; CAM) * 1995 ''A ciascuno il suo'' / ''Una questione d'onore'' (Original Soundtracks) (CD, RE; Point Records * 1995 ''La più grande rapina del west'' / ''L'oro dei bravados'' (Original Soundtracks) (CD, RE, Ltd.; GDM Music) * 1995 ''Il grande duello'' / ''Si può fare... amigo'' (Original Soundtracks) (CD; Point Records) * 1995 ''Ricatto alla Mala'' / ''La polizia è al servizio del cittadino?'' (Original Soundtracks) (CD; Point Records) * 1996 ''Il Vangelo secondo Matteo'' (Original Soundtrack) (CD, RE,

RCA The RCA Corporation was a major American electronics company, which was founded as the Radio Corporation of America in 1919. It was initially a patent trust owned by General Electric (GE), Westinghouse, AT&T Corporation and United Fruit Comp ...

) * 1997 ''Concerto Premio Rota 1996 (CD, RM; CAM) * 1997 ''La tregua'' ("''The Truce''") (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (CD; CAM) * 1999 ''Milonga'' (Original Soundtrack) (CD; RCA) * 2000 ''Lo chiamavano King...'' / ''Monta in sella!! Figlio di...'' / ''Partirono preti, tornarono... curati'' (Original Soundtracks) (CD, RM, Ltd.; Screen Trax) * 2003 ''Sugar Colt'' (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (CD; GDM Music) * 2007 ''Per amore'' by

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and Luis Bacalov (Colonna Sonora Originale) (CD, RE, RM; GDM Music) * 2007 '' I quattro del pater noster'' (Original Soundtrack) (CD, R; Verita Note * 2008 ''A qualsiasi prezzo'' (CD; Verita Note) * 2010 ''Coup de foudre'' (CD, Ltd.; Quartet Records) * 2010 ''Lo Scatenato / La Pecora / Nera'' (CD; Verita Note) * 2010 ''Summertime Killer'' (The Complete Original Soundtrack in Full Stereo) (CD, RE, RM, Ltd.; Quartet)

Extended plays

* 1965 ''Una questione d'onore'' (

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SRL 10-412) * 1973 ''The Summertime Killer'' (Seven Seas Music FM-1044S) * 2002 ''In Lounge'' (Giaguaro Records GRC 005)

Singles

* "Django" (

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, Luis Bacalov) (1966 Django Dischi Parade PRC 5001 – Seven Seas Music HIT-1376; 1967 7", as "Django" / "Django-Thema", Vogue Schallplatten DV 14626) * "Sugar Colt" (1966 Dischi Parade PRC 5007; 1967 7" Zafiro) * "A ciascuno il suo" (1967 7" Dischi Parade PRC 5029) * "Lo scatenato" / "Se chiudi gli occhi" (from ''Lo scatenato'') (1967 7" Dischi Parade PRC 5047) * "Run and Run Like a Play" / "Country Lovers" (from ''The Summertime Killers'') (1972 7" Delta Italiana ZD 50221) * "Fandango" (from ''L'uomo che sfidò l'organizzazione'') (1975 7"

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3668) * "Il lungo viaggio" / "Memorie" (from ''Il lungo viaggio'') (1975 7"

TBBO 1179) * "Che ce voj fà / Carrefour (from ''Colpita da improvviso benessere'') (1976 7" RCA TBBO 1187) * "Che fare?" (1979 7"

GMN 5005) * "A Suitcase Full of Memories" / "Mélodie pour un réve" (from ''Le jeune marié'') (1983 7" Général Music France 801.045) * "In Lounge" (2002 7" Giaguaro Records)

Bootleg and unauthorized

* 2003 Appears on: ''Kill Bill Vol. 1 Unreleased Tracks'' arious Artists* 2009 Appears on: ''Bicycle, Bicycle, Bicycle, I Want to Ride My Bicycle Mixtape!!!'' arious Artists

References

External links

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Luis Enriquez Bacalov at ''Epdlp''
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including "Misa Tango" and "Cantos Para Neustros Tiempos: The Cambridge Psalms" {{DEFAULTSORT:Bacalov, Luis Enriquez 1933 births 2017 deaths Argentine composers Argentine film score composers Argentine Jews Argentine people of Bulgarian descent Argentine people of Bulgarian-Jewish descent Best Original Music BAFTA Award winners Best Original Music Score Academy Award winners Nastro d'Argento winners People from Buenos Aires Spaghetti Western composers