The Godfather (1972 Film)
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Free Music Notes for The Godfather (1972 Film)
Free Music Review: Padrino
Hit: 4 Stars
This soundtrack takes you into the movie itself and you can see this is one of the greatest soundtracks of all time. However it is only flawed, due to the fact that "Manhattan Serenade" was missing.Free Music Review: wonderful CD for those who like music without words
Hit: 4 Stars
This soundtrack is relaxing yet invigorating and sometimes I get so enveloped in the music that I put my stereo on repeat and listen to it the entire night. This record is fabulous.Free Music Review: Great Score, Bad Album
Hit: 3 Stars
There is a very broad chasm between what I WANT to say about this film score and what I HAVE to say about this film score. What I WANT to say is that you MUST buy it; it is a perfect album for a perfect score; no film score collection is complete without it. Instead, what I HAVE to say is that the music in the film IS perfect, but the music on the album is so ignorantly assembled that it makes the purchase nearly worthless. So, there you have it. Anyone who has seen the film has undoubtedly fallen in love with Nino Rota's amazing score, thematically beautiful and with more than a hint of his Italian roots. Every praise that one can distribute to such an achievement is well deserved; however, it is nearly impossible to determine this based on the album offered to the consuming public.So what is the problem? Just this: The Godfather CD has a healthy number of tracks, however not a one is longer than three minutes, not only making for a short album, but also for disjointed excerpts that are far too brief to ever give a sufficient amount of the feeling displayed in the film and never allowing the themes to develop. Moreover, what is offered on the CD is so incredibly redundant that you can justify NOT purchasing this album by acquiring a mere suite from some compilation disc. This CD, however, offers only glimpses of what the REAL film music was, sometimes even fading out with no cause and no transition!--surely no film score should ever result to such a despicable convention.
But, as much as I hate the CD, one cannot deny that the music is a simply phenomenal creation. Melodies that you'll be humming for days after, a concluding choral track that excels beyond every other excerpt, and even a risky--though intriguing--organ track all effectively reveal the magic that was to be experienced in the theatre. Unfortunately with this album, it was BETTER experienced in the theatre. Because the music held so much promise and because the film is such a pivotal addition to cinema and because the entire Godfather series is a phenomenon of itself, one would have hoped that the producers of this album could have successfully translated an inspiring score onto a CD. Unfortunately, they have not; and so the consumer suffers by having to make a choice that no person should be forced to make: purchase a bad CD or neglect one of cinema's greatest musical achievements. The choice is yours...
Free Music Review: Missing a favorite track and poor mastering
Hit: 3 Stars
While I love the usual favorite tracks, there is a theme played on a lone, upright piano that is missing on this release. It brilliantly supports the scene that scopes the aftermath results of the hit in Dempsey's restaurant. A release of the original master-recording would be nice; this copy is too dull sounding and has numerous imperfections typical of early releases. This is to good of a score to sound this bad.Free Music Review: Missing a few songs...
Hit: 3 Stars
We get 10 different versions of the Godfather theme but no "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas." I don't know where else to find that version of the song..