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gkgyver Standard Userer	Is it just because I'm so very much in love, or is this score really that splendid? Just listen to "Night's Candles Are Burnt Out", "Their First Meeting" or "What Light Through Yonder Window Breaks" ... it almost makes on cry. I've never heard that much of Nino Rota outside of The Godfather films, but if that's his standard, then give me more! Suggestions?
posted 01-25-2008 08:12 PM PT (US)

tjguitar Standard Userer	I only have the two disc silva compilation, which sounds pretty good to me.
posted 01-25-2008 08:20 PM PT (US)

PeterK FishChip	It is splendid score, but it's not the standard... watch a few Fellini films and you'll see, or hear!
posted 01-25-2008 10:03 PM PT (US)

nuts_score Standard Userer	Peter's right (for once, go figure). Federico Fellini is one of my all-time favorite filmmakers and one of my biggest influences. Rota's music for his films is no different either. There's joy to be found in al of them, I'd say a good starting place is his joyous score to 8 1/2. My favorite Rota/Fellini scores are Armacord and Juliet of the Spirits. Trust me, if you like Romeo & Juliet, you'll fall head over heels for nearly all of his work.
posted 01-26-2008 10:18 PM PT (US)

ThomasR Non-Standard Userer	I agree, Fellini's film scores by Rota are great. Listen to La Dolce Vita for instance. But I'd like to say that there is also the power of the images as well! Listening to the music makes you want to watch the film again and vice versa! Enjoy!
posted 01-28-2008 01:06 AM PT (US)

gkgyver Standard Userer	From what I've heard, Rota has one of these musical styles that you don't explicitly look for, but of which you know that you were missing it the second you hear it for the first time. Excellent!
posted 01-28-2008 03:58 PM PT (US)

nuts_score Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by gkgyver: From what I've heard, Rota has one of these musical styles that you don't explicitly look for, but of which you know that you were missing it the second you hear it for the first time. Excellent! That sounds about right. His music fits his personality, for anyone who knows more about him.
posted 01-28-2008 10:57 PM PT (US)

gkgyver Standard Userer	Sorry to bring up this old thread, but it came to my attention that three versions of this score exist. One is the original, but there are two other, both by Silva. Now, the first was released 1998 (according to Amazon) and has 19, the second is from 2002 and has 21 tracks. Apparently there is a difference, and the recording of "What Is A Youth?" sounds quite different from the one I have, seemingly the 2002 version. Does anybody know whether it's worth getting the older disc? Some reviewers claim, James Fitzpatrick's 2002 version isn't that true to the original recording.
posted 04-18-2008 11:55 AM PT (US)

Dinko Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by gkgyver: Apparently there is a difference, and the recording of "What Is A Youth?" sounds quite different from the one I have, seemingly the 2002 version. Does anybody know whether it's worth getting the older disc? Some reviewers claim, James Fitzpatrick's 2002 version isn't that true to the original recording. If by older, you mean the Silva disc with the reddish cover, yes. The one from 1998 being the original tracks, is the one I prefer. What is a Youth is I think better sung, and there's a genuine "italianity" about the score that the rerecording cannot recreate. The rerecording is good enough if you cannot locate the original tracks, but if I had to pick between the two, the original it is. The additional tracks on the rerecording add nothing of value, and there are times when the extreme digital close-miking completely robs the music of it's charm (clicks from clarinets/oboe, blaring brass...). The original has a more blended, warmer sound. As for being true or not, I'll venture the guess that if one were to replace the original tracks in the movie with the Prague rerecording, no one would notice much discrepancy between the score and the scene in terms of how well the music fits. The one to avoid at all costs is the EMI/Capitol frisbee.
posted 04-18-2008 06:44 PM PT (US)

nuts_score Standard Userer	I hate old threads, they smell awful. When will you install those moth balls, Peter?
posted 04-18-2008 08:54 PM PT (US)

gkgyver Standard Userer	A message board is there for getting questions answered and discussing, seldomly to fulfill personal standards of aesthetics. And since I started this thread only three months ago, it would be pretty dumb to open a new one just for this one question. Thanks for the info, by the way!
posted 04-19-2008 05:20 PM PT (US)

nuts_score Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by gkgyver: A message board is there for getting questions answered and discussing, seldomly to fulfill personal standards of aesthetics. And since I started this thread only three months ago, it would be pretty dumb to open a new one just for this one question. Thanks for the info, by the way! That's wonderful to hear! What are you going on about, though?
posted 04-19-2008 10:04 PM PT (US)

gkgyver Standard Userer	I would assume that you know what you've typed three posts above ...?
posted 04-22-2008 07:09 AM PT (US)

nuts_score Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by nuts_score: I hate old threads, they smell awful. When will you install those moth balls, Peter? You mean this? Which clearly is just silly riff-raff and nonsense about MOTH BALLS?! Tell me that you didn't take this seriously.
posted 04-22-2008 07:53 PM PT (US)

gkgyver Standard Userer	Again, I've assumed if someone went to the trouble of posting something, he actually has something to say. Silly me ...
posted 04-24-2008 03:50 PM PT (US)

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