LA POLIZIA E’ AL SERVIZIO DEL CITTADINO?

Quartet Records presents the premiere vinyl edition of Luis Bacalov’s iconic urban score for LA POLIZIA È AL SERVIZIO DEL CITTADINO?, a 1973 film directed by Romolo Guerrieri and starring Enrico Maria Salerno. The film is a compelling entry in the golden age of the Italian poliziottesco. Combining crime, political intrigue and social criticism, it reflects the tensions and uncertainties that characterized Italy during the turbulent Years of Lead, offering a cynical and often unsettling portrait of corruption, violence and institutional power. For the film, Academy Award-winning composer Luis Bacalov created one of the most distinctive scores of his prolific career. Moving effortlessly between hard-edged suspense, dramatic orchestral writing and contemporary rhythmic textures, Bacalov captures both the urban brutality and underlying melancholy of the story. The score displays the composer’s remarkable versatility, blending memorable thematic material with the modern sounds that defined much of 1970s Italian genre cinema. Today, LA POLIZIA È AL SERVIZIO DEL CITTADINO? remains one of Bacalov’s most admired contributions to the crime genre, a sophisticated and powerful score that perfectly complements the film’s dark vision while standing on its own as an outstanding example of Italian film music from one of the medium’s most gifted composers. This release presents the complete score newly restored from the original master tapes and mastered by Chris Malone and pressed on 140-gram black vinyl. A welcome addition to any collection devoted to Italian film music, this edition celebrates an essential score from a composer whose influence on European cinema remains as significant today as ever. SIDE A 1. La Polizia e’ al Servizio del Cittadino? (Titoli) 1:41 2. Un Uomo solo contro la Città 2:18 3. Criminalità urbana 3:17 4. Di Notte, Genova 2:45 5. Il Killer 2:09 6. La Polizia e’ al Servizio del Cittadino? (#2) 1:23 SIDE B 1. Indagando 2:40 2. Un Uomo solo contro la Città (Alternate) 1:41 3. Atessa ossessiva 1:56 4. La Polizia e’ al Servizio del Cittadino? (#3) 1:59 5. Il Killer (#2) 2:43 6. Un Uomo solo contro la Città (#2) 2:25 7. La Polizia e’ al Servizio del Cittadino? (Finale) 1:37