I have the actual 48 used in the recording for the film. But it's so deep in my stacks that I can't seem to find it. Someone please help find an mp3 version, because that seems like less work than me going through 200 crates of records. TY in advance. source: I was the sound mixer on The Godfather.
@dustindo hmmm, i dunno about that because nobody knows where to find it online. i think you might be the only who has a copy of it. whats the title of that 48 you speak of?
wow, had no idea there were many others concerned with finding out about this version. All these technological advancements and we can't figure it out still. Help us Coppola, you're our only hope!
found out that Scott Bradley was the performed / did the version of Tom & Jerry's Manhattan serenade. I found one music videos for god father's version here you tube but they credited nino rota as the one who did the music. Here's the name of the video. : The Godfather 1972 (Nino Rota),woltz studios. I'm not sure if it's Nino Rota though who performed the score the godfather's version of Manhattan serenade.
Being a fan of Tom & Jerry cartoons. I noticed they used this tune "Manhattan serenade " in the episode called "Mouse in Manhattan". Tom & Jerry's version was a little fast though.
Hi, I can confirm this is different than the Tommy Dorsey/Jo Stafford version...pretty obvious really.
And I wouldn't be remotely surprised if it was exclusively recorded by Coppola. I had the same issue with the "Zorro Pasodoble Dance Scene" from The Mask of Zorro. As far as I know, it was recorded exclusively and there's really no way to find the whole version :/
@xxTheseGoTo11xx Yes You're probably right about that Steve, I would like to see if someone could get the copy that was made exclusively for the film. It obviously exists, but are the masters in a salt mine somewhere? who knows. someone who knows Hollywood people needs to go grab it :)
@xxTheseGoTo11xx yeah i agree with u, I think this version was exclusively recorded for the film too. It had to be done one of the music departments of godfather. Too bad it's hard to find, mostly they credit Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra, which was different from this version.
am i the only one which thinks that putting a song of manhattan in a scene where they show L.A. is a hit and miss? im not gonna say it didnt feel right and looked great but still :S it's like playing the wrong anthem xDD
@6xtbirk Depends on how you look at it - Hagen's from New York, bringing "his ways" to LA. Also, if the audience doesn't know the song, they don't know it was written for New York.
@willmartinfilms you're right, I only associated the Manhattan serenade to New York by the time i noticed it being played in Tom & Jerry " Mouse in Manhattan" Else it's not so obvious to me that it's for New York. I could think of the 1930s probably when hearing this music but not New York not until I saw Mouse in Manhattan from Tom & Jerry.
@obiwanrs yea i checked back at the credits, they credited Louis Alter in it for Manhattan serenade. This could then be exclusive in the film, probably you're right on it being arranged by Carmine Coppola - Coppola's father since he too was a composer & involved in the film.
@Shangas ok great, do you know what version it is called and where we can find it?. i can believe its a tommy dorsey version but it is NOT the the tommy dorsey version with jo stafford.
@TrollinOnMyFace Um...Yes it is the Jo Stafford Version. It's the instrumental section at the start of the recording before she starts singing. I've compared both recordings extensively and it is one and the same.
@TrollinOnMyFace I agree with you. I don't know why Shangas and whoever else are saying they're the same. They're not. The movie used a different version!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I WANT IT!!!!!
Sounds like the first minute or two of the Dorsey/Stafford version. She doesn't begin singing until about two minutes in. That's how a lot of songs were back then, with long intros (just about the whole melody of the song itself) and then the lyrics afterwards, but very few lyrics, making the song about three to four minutes long.
@PatrickRsGhost ok find that and send it to us... because its actually not that version. but please prove me wrong. we are trying to find this version
As was done?! Tell me please
conniffpuki 3 weeks ago
I've been looking for years and haven't yet found the exact match, as it is THE best version of the tune I've heard.
kidavid77 2 months ago
Sounds Nelson Riddle-ish to me.
dpetrano 2 months ago
I NEED this song. Someone's gotta know where its at.
cooliogoodMuzic2 3 months ago
Best 1945 new york theme.
lordvoldemort578 3 months ago
anyone had any luck yet sourcing an mp3 of this exact version?
duchebag8491 3 months ago
I have the actual 48 used in the recording for the film. But it's so deep in my stacks that I can't seem to find it. Someone please help find an mp3 version, because that seems like less work than me going through 200 crates of records. TY in advance. source: I was the sound mixer on The Godfather.
dustindo 4 months ago
@dustindo hmmm, i dunno about that because nobody knows where to find it online. i think you might be the only who has a copy of it. whats the title of that 48 you speak of?
TrollinOnMyFace 4 months ago
@dustindo that is awesome. I'll try and find it online
acegotflows 3 months ago
@dustindo could it be Nelson Riddle?
dpetrano 2 months ago
i love this song!!!!!....
Candthy 5 months ago
wow, had no idea there were many others concerned with finding out about this version. All these technological advancements and we can't figure it out still. Help us Coppola, you're our only hope!
Harryhoodz 5 months ago 3
The next version it was very close "Manhattan Serenade Jo Stafford (1942), i´m become crazy too......
nautilusalex 5 months ago
found out that Scott Bradley was the performed / did the version of Tom & Jerry's Manhattan serenade. I found one music videos for god father's version here you tube but they credited nino rota as the one who did the music. Here's the name of the video. : The Godfather 1972 (Nino Rota),woltz studios. I'm not sure if it's Nino Rota though who performed the score the godfather's version of Manhattan serenade.
ThunderHenshin32 5 months ago
Being a fan of Tom & Jerry cartoons. I noticed they used this tune "Manhattan serenade " in the episode called "Mouse in Manhattan". Tom & Jerry's version was a little fast though.
ThunderHenshin32 5 months ago
If someone can recommend me songs like this one I'd be eternally grateful
It's hard for a teenager jazz lover to find songs like this one
lucymanola 5 months ago
Hi, I can confirm this is different than the Tommy Dorsey/Jo Stafford version...pretty obvious really.
And I wouldn't be remotely surprised if it was exclusively recorded by Coppola. I had the same issue with the "Zorro Pasodoble Dance Scene" from The Mask of Zorro. As far as I know, it was recorded exclusively and there's really no way to find the whole version :/
xxTheseGoTo11xx 6 months ago
@xxTheseGoTo11xx Yes You're probably right about that Steve, I would like to see if someone could get the copy that was made exclusively for the film. It obviously exists, but are the masters in a salt mine somewhere? who knows. someone who knows Hollywood people needs to go grab it :)
TrollinOnMyFace 6 months ago
@TrollinOnMyFace Or perhaps a hidden vault in Switzerland? If I ever make it to Hollywood someday, I swear this is the first thing I will do.
xxTheseGoTo11xx 5 months ago
@xxTheseGoTo11xx yeah i agree with u, I think this version was exclusively recorded for the film too. It had to be done one of the music departments of godfather. Too bad it's hard to find, mostly they credit Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra, which was different from this version.
ThunderHenshin32 5 months ago
THIS IS THE BEST VERSION, I wish I could have the whole thing, clean from other sounds :/
ahhgirl67 7 months ago
This can't be the Tommy Dorsey version. It's in stereo.
waynebrasler 7 months ago
am i the only one which thinks that putting a song of manhattan in a scene where they show L.A. is a hit and miss? im not gonna say it didnt feel right and looked great but still :S it's like playing the wrong anthem xDD
6xtbirk 8 months ago
@6xtbirk Depends on how you look at it - Hagen's from New York, bringing "his ways" to LA. Also, if the audience doesn't know the song, they don't know it was written for New York.
willmartinfilms 8 months ago
@willmartinfilms you're right, I only associated the Manhattan serenade to New York by the time i noticed it being played in Tom & Jerry " Mouse in Manhattan" Else it's not so obvious to me that it's for New York. I could think of the 1930s probably when hearing this music but not New York not until I saw Mouse in Manhattan from Tom & Jerry.
ThunderHenshin32 5 months ago
Did anyone try to look in the film's credits? I think the answear should be there...
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But I believe this version was arranged and conducted exclusive for the movie by Carmine Coppola, Francis father who did the score....
obiwanrs 8 months ago
@obiwanrs ...This could be the answer. Makes a lot of sense.
rdr555 7 months ago
@obiwanrs yea i checked back at the credits, they credited Louis Alter in it for Manhattan serenade. This could then be exclusive in the film, probably you're right on it being arranged by Carmine Coppola - Coppola's father since he too was a composer & involved in the film.
ThunderHenshin32 5 months ago
yep that's right. this version has something to do with Tom and Jerry's Mouse in Manhattan. Search for Manhattan Serenade in wikipedia
louisthebosser 9 months ago in playlist american songbook
@louisthebosser thats not this version playing in the video here...
TrollinOnMyFace 9 months ago
you can find a good version on the Tom & Jerry episode Mouse in Manhattan...that's all I've found
anteracmacash 9 months ago
FUCK i wish we could find the right recording!!! it's gotta just be a better recording that Tommy did
svendiamond 9 months ago
I love this song. It fits Hollywood in the time period. It would be perfect in L.A. Noire.
redsoxloverjeff 9 months ago
Woltz is listening...
TomthatiscalledTom 10 months ago
Take it from someone who's researched this song for YEARS.
This is the Tommy Dorsey version. And you won't find another one.
Shangas 11 months ago
@Shangas ok great, do you know what version it is called and where we can find it?. i can believe its a tommy dorsey version but it is NOT the the tommy dorsey version with jo stafford.
TrollinOnMyFace 11 months ago
@TrollinOnMyFace Um...Yes it is the Jo Stafford Version. It's the instrumental section at the start of the recording before she starts singing. I've compared both recordings extensively and it is one and the same.
Shangas 10 months ago
@Shangas instrumentation sounds entirely different.. you should email the mp3 or something
TrollinOnMyFace 9 months ago
@TrollinOnMyFace I agree with you. I don't know why Shangas and whoever else are saying they're the same. They're not. The movie used a different version!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I WANT IT!!!!!
svendiamond 9 months ago
i'm glad i'm not the only one going crazy trying to find this version of the song... if anyone finds it please post!!
Thanks
BEARSnBULLS15 1 year ago 12
would love to find this version. good luck !
GreyHoodProductions 1 year ago
Sounds like the first minute or two of the Dorsey/Stafford version. She doesn't begin singing until about two minutes in. That's how a lot of songs were back then, with long intros (just about the whole melody of the song itself) and then the lyrics afterwards, but very few lyrics, making the song about three to four minutes long.
The lyrics themselves are awesome.
PatrickRsGhost 1 year ago
@PatrickRsGhost ok find that and send it to us... because its actually not that version. but please prove me wrong. we are trying to find this version
TrollinOnMyFace 1 year ago 2
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jigsaw1398 1 year ago
well this track 61 on here comes really really close. Buy it, it's just 2,99 for 73 tunes...
itunes.apple.com/de/album/tommy-dorsey-his-orchestra/id375415283
Bowie99 1 year ago
isn't that just the intro of the Jo Stafford Version?
Bowie99 1 year ago
I've been looking for this version too! Haven't found any trace of it outside the film :(
d4w7 1 year ago
WTF man!
I give up.
Can't find this exact version of this song anywhere.
Thnx for taking this sound sample off the film though.
Great swing melody at its best!
illvicvill 1 year ago