No single CD (or even a CD set of less than five discs) could give more than a tiny cross-section of Carlo Rustichelli's film music, which has encompassed hundreds of scores across over 60 years. This compilation draws on his scores principally from the 1960s. Ritratto Di Un Autore is a handy collection, however, offering generally excellent sound in highlights from 22 scores, among them the ironic Un Amore A Roma, the ethereal The Thief of Baghdad, the alternately martial and melodic The Long Night of '43, the faux religious ritual music of Journey Beneath the Desert, the soaring choral passages from Giorno Per Giorno Desperatamente, the wry, mood-setting vocal signature music and the absurdly dramatic funeral march from Divorce — Italian Style, and the horn, brass, and percussion-driven battle music from Taro Al Piccione. Most of these are shorter excerpts, which are pretty impressive in their own way, but the best parts of this disc are the longer tracks, most notably "Tarantella della Liberacione" from Le Quattro Giornate Di Napoli and "Windsor Concerto" from La Frusta E Il Corpo, both of which allow for real development in their respective six- and eight-and-a-half-minute lengths.