Review

Piero Umiliani

Orgasmo OST

Four Flies • 2024

Let’s continue with the endless back catalogue of Piero Umiliani. It seems that Piero Umiliani must have been composing non-stop throughout the sixties and seventies – and here comes the next. This time it’s the soundtrack to »Orgasmo«, a skin flick that’s probably already been hailed as a cult classic at the right festivals. But we don’t care about the plot here, it’s all about the music. And if you’re a fan of Piero Umiliani, you’ll be reaching for your long-lost cocktail shaker in no time.

This is library music for those late-night martinis in the presidential suite—you know, the kind of music that goes with open-top car rides, shallow conversations and a complete embrace of body hair. You can almost imagine the film as you listen. That’s the beauty of Umiliani, a man who rightly called himself a maestro. He simply had a knack for creating background music that you could actually enjoy on its own, without immediately thinking of lifts and waiting rooms. Let’s hope we never stop rediscovering this man’s music.