 Crime and Dissonance features liner notes written by composer John Zorn , who had previously reinterpreted Morricone 's work on the album The Big Gundown . The album 's title reflects the range of genres covered by the films whose scores have been included , with the collection gathering music from " horror , suspense , mafia , and period movies " , including several pieces taken from Dario Argento 's giallo film L 'uccello dalle piume di cristallo . However , the album itself only lists the titles of the films , omitting the context in which the music was originally presented and leaving the compositions to " speak for themselves " . 
