Ludovico Einaudi
Fuori dal mondo

LA RECENSIONE

"Fuori dal mondo" is a 1999 album by Ludovico Einaudi, soundtrack of the film of the same name by Giuseppe Piccioni from the same year. The film narrates the story of "Caterina, a nun about to take her perpetual vows, who finds herself with an abandoned newborn in her arms. While trying to discover the identity of the baby's mother, she meets Ernesto, the owner of a laundromat where the woman, named Teresa, worked for a while. As Caterina has to confront motherhood, Ernesto must come to terms with the diversity represented by the nun. Both will embark on an inner journey and learning outside the world they live in." (Wikipedia)

E.'s album nicely accompanies the images and plot of this film, and within the album, there are very varied pieces, like the maestro's "classical" solo piano pieces (somewhat repetitive, actually, like the track "Passaggio"), or those for solo violin ("Promessa", "Distacco" with accompanying orchestra); others are more electronic (Interludio 1), or more properly rockabilly and western ("Rockabilly Roadhouse", "Daydream", tracks that add a touch of cheerfulness to the film and album's atmosphere), or again for electric harp ("Cadenza", "Moto perpetuo"), as E. had already composed in '92 with the album "Stanze", or even for orchestra and female voices ("Interludio 3"): all the pieces, however, are well orchestrated and well arranged and lead me to say that: "Fuori dal mondo" is a tense and melancholic album, dramatic enough, perfect at some points, repetitive at others (particularly in the piano parts, because they attempt to remix the same new age/ambient recipe that the pianist has accustomed us to since the event-album "Le onde" of '96).

In conclusion, however, the variety of musical genres crossed is its "strong point", so I feel able to give it a well-deserved pass.