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An Aural Landscape Into Scorsese's World And Life.., January 10, 2006
Perhaps the music, all of it glorious,will eventually lead you away from the film altogether,and back into your own life..so penned Martin Scorsese in the liner notes on this tremendous 2 CD set dated August 2004....Gee, was not this the great film
of 1980? How come a soundtrack now?
Probably, because this collection is a representation of Martin Scorsese's world not limited to the greatness of the the film itself but his total film output in his mind of the genre of music that encapsulates his art and film making that started with Mean Streets,through The Last Waltz,Raging Bull...
From the opening chords of the Orchestra Of Bologna Municop Thetra, I thought I was listening to The Last Waltz theme once again only to discover Robbie Robertson's(from The Band)pivotal role in creating the source music to the score with ex-band mates .While the greatness of The Band was an allmost anachronistic sound rooted in classic r&b,rock with an atmospheric strain of universal brotherhood harking back to warm times conveyed in their pastoral imagery the relationship. Scorsese and Robertson is a definite match made in heaven now clearer conveyed in the song selection contained here.
Gone are the Rolling Stones from Mean Streets, we have here usually the "White" bandleaders such as Harry James.BG,Artie Shaw, Gene Krupa swinging with some tracks by the likes of Ella Fitzgerald,The Ink Spots,The Mills Brothers..what is honest, is that the unpretentious clarity and focus of the music is a true representation of the world of Scorsese's film's..I meant there is no Count Basie,Duke Ellington,Louis Armstrong here, all which one could argue could have fitted in as well but not really on a deeper level of the world these film characters existed in..The tough New York Italian streets where an occasional nod to Billie Holiday was not in keeping with the emotions and musical tastes of the basic protagonist's view of life portrayed in his films is made clear here.
The Italian opera,Frank Sinatra, etc, the authenticity of these tracks are indeed all glorious harking back to an earlier era as a snapshot of a particular experience but is universal in scope..No matter ones background it allows one to enjoy great music conveying successfully a springboard for people to explore their own conditioned past with all the highs and lows.
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Rare Treasure from Ella Fitzgerald, July 5, 2008
I was driving across central Illinois more than 5 years ago. A weak signal from some college radio station keeping me company. Straight ahead jazz with very little commentary from a disc jockey. I heard the first lady of song belting out a novelty number I had never known before and I thought I had everything she recorded. Silly fake Spanglish accent. I talked to other Ella fans. I talked to record store clerks. I searched music web sites and found nothing. Finally this afternoon I spent some time on google and there it was on a movie sound track. "Stone Dead in the Market" Google says this album is going for ten times this price in Europe. I think it is worth just for the Ella.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Great soundtrack, May 24, 2008
I have been looking for the Soundtrack to this movie since the movie came out. I think it has a a little bit of everything that evokes the time that the movie took place in, and also has alot of nostalgia for me. I have never been disappointed with a soundtrack from Martin Scorsese, and this one is no exception. I recommend it for everyone who enjoyed the movie and can identify with the times and the ethicity of the characters. Not one bad track, and well worth the wait.
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