The Berlin Affair (1985) - Soundtrack

I have never seen The Berlin Affair, I got this soundtrack simply because the music is by Pino Donaggio.

The liner notes for this limited edition release from Kritzerland describes the score as "Donaggio at the top of his game. With its sinuous, swirling, hypnotic melodies capturing all the underlying complexities of the characters and the story, the music is like a symphonic fever dream in the film, and a wonderful and completely satisfying listening experience away from the film." Again, not having seen the actual film, I can only agree with that last part. This score is a wonderful and satisfying listening experience.

Evidently the sound mix for the music in the film was quite low and, as is the case with a great many scores, the music was often truncated. This release allows the complete recordings, including a great many tracks not included on the LP release that coincided with the film's original release, to be heard and appreciated with clarity.