Piero Piccioni - Puppet On A Chain (O.S.T)

A masterpiece of suspense and no-holds barred action, Puppet on a Chain was adapted from Alistair Maclean�s 1969 novel and released in 1971. Directed by Geoffrey Reeve and starring a granite-jawed Sven-Bertil Taube, the film�s signature boat chase (lasting eight minutes!) along the canals of Amsterdam was rumoured to be the inspiration for the similar sequence in Bond�s Live and Let Die. The action is underpinned by Italian soundtrack maestro Piero Piccioni�s blistering Hammond-heavy score. Piccioni composed around 300 soundtracks over four decades, but was most prolific during the �60�s and �70�s, when he was sought out by directors including Francesco Rosi, Mario Monicelli, Alberto Lattuada, Luchino Visconti, Bernardo Bertolucci, Roberto Rossellini, Vittorio De Sica and Lina Wertmuller. A talented self-taught jazz musician, Piccioni�s soundtrack to Puppet on a Chain retains effortless style, portraying a decadent 1970�s Amsterdam overrun with drugs and organised crime.