Franco Zeffirelli's Romeo & Juliet (World Premiere Digital Recording of the Complete Film Score)

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Free Music Review: "completely experience the beauty of Nino Rota's score"
Hit: 5 Stars

With Rota's score there is beauty mixed with a deep sorrow that stirs every fibre within your being when you hear the music. Our composer captures the Italian renaissance and the desperate times for two young people in love headed for tragedy perfectly. For the first time we hear the entire and complete film score as it was meant to be heard. Wonderful digital recording with The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus, conducted by Nic Raine and Choir Master Pavel Kuhn, on a musical journey back to Italy on October 19, 1968 when the film was released.

Can remember as if it were yesterday, when Henry Mancini came out with his arrangement of the tragically-haunting "Love Theme from Romeo & Juliet", must have played this a hundred times (never grew tired of it). Mancini's recording was featured everywhere on the radio, restaurants and at your local music stores. Was a big hit, and the film was nominated for four Academy Awards (Best Director & Best Picture), won for Cinematography and Costume Design. But it was the music that stayed with you and still does to this day...thanks to Nino Rota!

Silva Screen Records and James Fitzpatrick (producer), please stand up and take a bow for a well deserved rare gem you've given us. This can only be one of the most sought after scores complete in every detail for any "film-score-buff" worth his salt. As you listen to this CD, you can visualize each scene the cue is recalling. And speaking for one and all movie music collectors----this is a keeper!

Total Time: 55:16 on 21 Tracks ~ Silva America SSD-1140 ~ (2002)

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