Format Details: Caramel Coloured Vinyl
Release Date: 22 November 2024
Label: Silva Screen
Packaging Type: Gate Fold
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 5014929000572
Genres: Soundtracks Film Soundtrack
Description
The Coppola family have loomed large in film and the arts for decades, and at their head, a brilliant composer, arranger and conductor: Carmine Coppola.
On the face of it, this album is a bit of a curiosity, though it was surely the first recording to bring together music from both Godfather films in this way. Its original release coincided with a high-profile 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 films, 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 beautifully executed, with great romantic flourishes, and it's a fitting tribute to Carmine Coppola's talent, not to mention his contribution to two legendary films.
Carmine Coppola himself passed away just months after the release of The Godfather Part III. A highlight of that final score is the 'Love Theme', which was the basis of Carmine Coppola and lyricist John Bettis' Oscar-nominated original song 'Promise Me You'll Remember'. The instrumental arrangement is included here in addition to the Suite.
Tracklisting
Hans Zimmer, Jacob Shea & David Fleming
Barry Gray Orchestra
Carmine Coppola
City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Carmine Coppola
David Arnold & Michael Price
Lady Parts
London Music Works
Carmine Coppola
