OFFICIAL ARTIST SITES:
Nino Rota
CITY OF PRAGUE PHILHARMONIC
CROUCH END FESITVAL CHORUS
PAUL BATEMAN
The
Godfather saga may have its roots in pulp fiction, but the vision
of director Francis Ford Coppola turned the story of Don Vito
Corleone into an epic, multigenerational metaphor for modern American
society and its place in the world. Coppola's musical choices
were equally sage; aged Italian scoring legend Nino Rota's mournful
solo trumpet theme ("Godfather Waltz") would become
both a crucial, emotional link in all three films and an enduring
modern icon on a par with the themes to Star Wars and Jaws. This
compendium gathers key themes from the Godfather trilogy in modern
rerecordings, by conductor Paul Bateman and the City Of Prague
Philharmonic, that are sonically pristine and faithful to the
originals. Utilizing the rich musical heritage of his native Italy
(and occasionally evoking memories of his great collaborations
with Fellini), Rota's Godfather music would ultimately net him
his only Oscar®, for Godfather II. Carmine Coppola, the director's
father, supplements Rota's work with music that's more distinctly
ethnic, while the prelude from Italian classical composer Pietro
Mascagani's masterful opera Cavalleria Rusticana becomes a crucial
element in Godfather III, filling the void left by Rota's passing
in 1979.
1. Godfather - Waltz
2. Love Theme from the Godfather
3. Sicilian Pastorale
4. Pick-Up
5. Godfather - Tarantella
6. Godfather - Mazurka
7. Godfather - Finale
8. Immigrant
9. Kay
10. Marcia Stilo Italiano
11. Godfather, Pt. 2 - End Title
12. Marcia Religiosa
13. Marcia Festa
14. Immigrant/Love Theme from the Godfather III
15. Godfather 3 - Intermezzo
16. Preludio from Cavalleria Rusticana
17. Coda - The Godfather, Pt. 3 Finale
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