The Godfather: Trilogy 1, 2 & 3
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Composer: Carmine CoppolaComposer: Nino Rota
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language); German (Original Language); Italian (Original Language); Latin (Original Language); Spanish (Original Language)
Format: Soundtrack
CD Release Date: 2001-03-13
Music Label: Silva America
Soundtracks:
- Godfather - Waltz
- Love Theme from the Godfather
- Sicilian Pastorale
- Pick-Up
- Godfather - Tarantella
- Godfather - Mazurka
- Godfather (Finale)
- Immigrant
- Kay
- Marcia Stilo Italiano
- Godfather, Pt. 2 - End Title - City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, The Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
- Marcia Religiosa
- Marcia Festa
- Immigrant/Love Theme from the Godfather III
- Godfather 3 - Intermezzo
- Preludio from Cavalleria Rusticana
- Coda: The Godfather Finale - City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, The Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Free Music Notes for The Godfather: Trilogy 1, 2 & 3
Free Music Review: extravagant emotion from the music of a classic American film trilogy
Hit: 4 Stars
Three great icons of American cinema were joined at the hip by the memory-saturated musical score that accompanied them. The Godfather films were expansive in many ways, but it ought not be forgotten that the music that framed them arguably lingers in our minds at least as long as the story's most compelling visual images.
Notwithstanding criticism of the City of Prague Orchestra's performance on this CD, I find this album a deeply satisfying revisitation of the Godfather phenomenon. The 'Godfather Waltz' and the 'Love Theme'--with their variations on the two themes--define the musical horizon here.
It is music that would not stand without the film, as is true of film music in general with few exceptions. Yet after recently watching the three films over the space of a few weeks, I find this performance of its sounds well worth the patience it requires to hear them again.
Scenes linger. Sounds endure. A great cinematic moment does that sort of thing.
The Godfather: Trilogy 1, 2 & 3 Poster
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 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. --Jerry McCulley
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