This is the sound of a beautiful city rotting from the inside out.
Morricone captures the essence of Venice not as a tourist destination, but as a labyrinth of shadows and cold stone. The album is anchored by a haunting nursery rhyme theme that feels like a memory you can't quite place, one that turns sour the longer you listen.
It is a masterclass in tension, using silence and sudden percussive bursts to keep the listener in a state of constant, low-level anxiety.
How does Chi l'ha vista morire? sound next to the rest of Ennio Morricone's catalogue?
This album stays in step with the catalogue across the board — no axis departs enough to be worth its own note. Hover the dots to see where each one sits.
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