New Waters Song Appears in Italian Film (11/17/98)

Ennio Morricone and Roger Waters have collaborated on a song for a new project by Italian film maker Giuseppe Tornatore. The song appears in Tornatore's latest film, "La leggenda del pianista sull'oceano." The soundtrack to the film, including the Morricone/Waters ballad "Lost Boys Calling," was released in Italy on 30 October. The collaborative song was produced by Patrick Leonard. "Lost Boys Calling" was the only track for the film which Waters was involved with.

Morricone has scored soundtracks for "The Mission," "Days of Heaven," "Lolita," "La Cage Aux Folles," "Bulworth," "The Untouchables" and "Bugsy" among many other films, but his breakthrough project was the score for the 1964 film "A Fistful of Dollars." Patrick Leonard has worked with Waters before, including Waters' last solo album, "Amused to Death."

Waters' previous contribution to a film score was a cover of "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" for "The Dybbuk of the Holy Apple Field," which remains unreleased in the United States, but has had limited showings in Europe and Israel.

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