Carmine Coppola & Milan Philharmonia Orchestra - The Godfather Suite [CD]

Cat. no: SILCD1659
Format: CD
Barcode: 738572165925
Release Date: 04 Nov 2022
Genre: Soundtrack

Not at all dangerous, but no less powerful and devoted to one another, the Coppola family have loomed large in flm and the arts for decades 

The head of this particular family was not a Don lurking in the shadow. On the face of it, this album is a bit of a curiosity, though it was surely the frst recording to bring together music from both Godfather flms in this way. Its original release coincided with a high-profle television event called The Godfather: A Novel for Television (also known as The Godfather Saga).The extended cut necessarily featured additional music and arrangements, which were overseen by Carmine Coppola. We can safely assume that at least some of that forms part of what is included in 'The Godfather Suite'. For it, Coppola selected and re- arranged musical highlights from the two flms, including all of Rota's main themes and his own source music pieces, creating what is essentially a 14-part symphonic suite. It's all rather beautifully executed, with great romantic fourishes, and it's a ftting tribute to Carmine Coppola's talent, not to mention his contribution to two legendary flms.

Carmine Coppola himself passed away just months after the release of The Godfather Part III. A highlight of that fnal score is the "Love Theme", which was the basis of Carmine Coppola and lyricist John Bettis's Oscar-nominated original song "Promise Me You'll Remember". The instrumental arrangement is included here in addition to the Suite brilliant composer arranger and conductor: Carmine Coppola.

Radio: Classic FM support
Press: Coverage in Cinema Retro and Film Score Monthly to date

Tracks: Love Theme / The Godfather's Tarantella / The Godfather's Mazurka / Every Time I Look In Your Eyes / The Godfather's Waltz / Michael's Theme / The Godfather's Fox- Trot / Senza Mamma (Without A Mother) / Napule V Salute (Goodbye To Naples) / Marcia Religiosa / Festa March / Kay's Theme / A New Carpet / The Immigrant - Main Theme / Promise Me You'll Remember

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