An era of its own. A time when American was in a transition from separatism to civil rights. The 70's was a Golden Age on so many levels and the influence echoes around the world in present day. Blaxploitation is considered in my opinion to be the coolest of cool. Touching on the most sensitive material in America at its time and exploiting them on the big screen or the vinyls in your record player produced for a glorified genre that nobody will ever be able to duplicate. Our mission at Blax-Pride is to educate those who are unfamiliar with this era and combine knowledge with those who are familiar.
Also you will notice Kung Fu movies on this site as well. What does this have to do with Blaxploitation? Well, the more action packed Blaxploitation films did not just street fight. Oh no.....they thought they were Kung Fu Masters. Chinese martial art movies gave a sense of invincibility to these actors. Seeing how cool it was to be a masterful fighter, why not just integrate this with Pimpin', Hustlin', Jive Talkin' and Pam Grier? Blax-Pride!!!
1. Mannix
2. The Edge Of Night
3. The Girl Who Came In With The Tide
4. Beyond The Shadow Of Today
5. The Shadow
6. Turn Every Stone
7. Hunt Down
8. Warning: Live Blueberries
9. Fear
10. The End Of The Rainbow
11. End Game
Blaxploitation.com
Another great album from the time when Schifrin was really making his mark in the soundtrack industry. Very hard to find and thus far not reissued, the Mannix soundtrack is a strong blend of crime jazz and edgy late 60's funk. By this stage elements of Schifrin's later work are starting to appear - some of this album is reminiscent of Dirty Harry. Similar in feel to Bullitt with an extra funk edge. The theme's an excellent jazz waltz; if you prefer a harder groove, listen to "Fear" and "The Shadow".
Friday, January 11, 2008
Lalo Schifrin - Mannix (1968)
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2 comments:
Super soundtrack! Check my youtube channel - freqazoidiac for a mystery group doing the song FEAR from Mannix..its bombastic yo. great blog mang.
Title track is not that good, but Hunt Down and Fear are great!
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