Prisencolinensininciusol in the director's new film?

The New York director Spike lee and the soft Adriano Celentano They met in Milan in recent days, fueling curiosity and speculation. The reason for this face to face? According to the rumors, there would have been at the center of the conversation Prisencolinensininciusolthe iconic 1972 song by Celentano, often defined as the first example of rap of history.

Let's go better to understand what's going on.

Spike Lee and Adriano Celentano, the meeting

The meeting would take place at Palazzo Parisone of the most exclusive hotels in Milan, and would not have been accidental. Apparently, Spike Lee would have contacted Celentano to ask for the inclusion of the historic song in the soundtrack of his next film, Highest 2 Lowesta detective thriller that represents a reinterpretation of the Japanese film in English High and Low Of Akira Kurosawa.

Not only that: the piece would not be re -proposed in its original version, but would be accompanied by a New text in Englisha detail that would have requested the direct approval of Celentano.

The insertion of Prisencolinensininciusol In a cinematographic work with a high profile cast would represent further recognition for the song, which for years has been fascinated by music and scholars for its unique phonetic structure and for its symbolic value.

Prisencolinensininciusol by Adriano Celentano, a language without borders

When Celentano published Prisencolinensininciusol In 1972, the goal was clear: to create a song with a sequence of sounds without a true linguistic meaning, but built to evoke the rhythm and intonation of English, creating a universal sound message.

The only understandable phrase of the song is “All Right”, but this has not prevented him from being appreciated all over the world, until he became a viral phenomenon in the 2000s thanks to the Internet.

Over the years of the song, a remix was made from Farmewas mentioned by the Canadian blogger Cory Doctorrow and, in 2014, Microsoft He used it as the soundtrack of the video game promotional video Come on Horizon.

For now, there are no official confirmations, but the fact that two icons of cinema and music have encountered suggesting that something important is boiling in the pot.

If the collaboration with Spike lee should materialize, Prisencolinensininciusol He could live a new youth, reaching an even wider audience and consolidating his milestone status of experimental music.

Among other things, it would not be the first time that the song of Hadrian Celentano It ends up in a visual work, it has already happened in 2017 when the song was included in the first episode of the TV series Flour.