With the recent passing of actress Claudia Cardinale (1938-2025), we dig into her career, focusing on one film in particular: Federico Fellini's 1963 meta-film 8½ with a score by Nino Rota. Asa nisi masa, no half measures. 01½ Ornella Vanoni: L'appuntamento (Appuntamento con Ornella Vanoni, 1970) Ariston 02½ Luis Fernando Amaya: Beastiario Cinco [for Viola & Electronics] (Nacen en Silencio, 2025) Aurora 03½ Primal Scream: Burning Wheel [single edit] (Vanishing Point, 1997) Creation/Reprise 04½ The Stone Roses: Fools Gold (The Stone Roses: 20th Anniversary Edition, 2009) Silvertone/RCA 05½ Howard Shore: Heaven (Collector's Edition: Volume 1, 2009) Howe 06½ Honeymoon Killers: Histoire à Suivre (Les Tueurs de la Lune de Miel, 1981) Crammed Discs 07½ Maude Audet: Les Joues Usées (2025) Bravo Musique 08½ Marina Mello: Transborder (Deságua, 2025) Buh 09½ Malibu: Watching People Die (Vanities, 2025) Year0001 10½ Sadé Awele: Intuition (Intuition EP, 2024) self-released 11½ Dave Guy: Morning Glory (Ruby, 2024) Big Crown 12½ Mollie Elizabeth: The Disappearing Girl (2025) Neon Gold 13½ Minor Gold: Love is a Killer (Way to the Sun, 2025) Calm Palms 14½ Gnod & White Hills: Wellhang (Drop Out III, 2025) Thrill Jockey 15½ Snocaps: Cherry Hard Candy (Snocaps, 2025) Anti- 16½ Kathleen Edwards: Save Your Soul (Billionaire, 2025) Dualtone 17½ SRK Instrumentaali: Mä Silmät Luon Ylös Taivaaseen (Tulkaa Kaikki Kotiin: Siionin Lauluja ja Virsiä Soittimin, 2024) SRK 18½ Georgia Harmer: Farmhouse (Eye of the Storm, 2025) Arts & Crafts 19½ Combustible Edison: Cadillac (I, Swinger, 1994) Sub Pop/City Slang 20½ Rick Maddocks: Silver (Blue Horse Opera, 2025) self-released 21½ Rick Maddocks: El Molino (Blue Horse Opera, 2025) self-released 22½ Sunbelt: So Far the Stars (Cabalcor, 2015) Offseason 23½ Piero Piccioni: Il bell'Antonio [tema flauto] (Il bell'Antonio/Handsome Antonio OST, 2025) Camille 3000 24½ Nino Rota: L'harem (8½: Expanded Score, 1963) Quartet 25½ Nino Rota: Carlotta's Galop (8½: Expanded Score, 1963) Quartet 26½ Nino Rota: L'illusionista (8½: Expanded Score, 1963) Quartet 27½ Nino Rota: Sauna (8½: Expanded Score, 1963) Quartet 28½ Nino Rota: Guido e Luisa Nostalgico Swing [film version] (8½: Expanded Score, 1963) Quartet 29½ Ennio Morricone: Jill's Memories (C'era una Volta il West: Colonna Sonora Originale Del Film, 1969) RCA Victor 30½ Concerto Copenhagen & Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir: Silouan's Song [Version for String Orchestra, conductor: Tõnu Kaljuste] (Arvo Pärt's Lente, 2025) Berlin Classics radiofreegak@gmail.com www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies https://mas.to/@100aire FINE