Rare Nino Rota - Fortunella (1958)

This is an early use of what is more famously known as the Love Theme from The Godfather, which cost Rota the 1972 Academy Award for Best Original Score. Whilst the theme is the same, the character of the music is very different, although elsewhere on Fortunella it is slowed down it never mimics the mandolins or orchestral treatment on The Godfather. The soundtrack CD can be bought from the terrific Italian label www.intermezzomedia.com coupled with La Grande Guerra.

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[ikmarchini]

Rota was a great recycling magician- ala Rossini. There is a cassette tape of Coppola working with Rota on Godfather I in Rome circa 1971. Coppola:"Do you have music for 'going to Los Angeles"? Rota: "Oh yes, it's all ready" and proceeds to play on the piano music from Toby Dammit from 15 years earlier. Perhaps Coppola caught him as different LA music (not Rota) is used in the film.

[dwayne2005]

@ikmarchini That piece is 'the Pickup'. It is not identical to Toby Dammit, one can easily see the similarities but they were distinct. The reason why it was removed from the film and replaced by Manhattan Seranade was because of an argument between Coppola and the producers, who absolutely didn't want any of Rota's score in the film at all, they wanted Mancini. Coppola was in a stand off with the producers, and eventually agreed to leave it to a test screening to gauge audience response.

[iLoveWoman2009]

0:57?? The Godfather song

[petulia67]

Just when I thought i knew everything about The Godfather.....fascinating trivia- thanks for sharing.

[caliluc1]

OHHH ...CHE MUSICA MERAVIGLIOSA CHI PUO' ANCORA SCRIVERE DELLE MUSICHE COSI? HO CONOSCIUTO NINO ROTA, UN UOMO SEMPLICE E TIMIDO ERA DIRETTORE DEL CONSERVATORIO DI BARI UN GENIO DELLA MUSICA INDIMENTICABILE !!

[RichardKleiner]

BLATANT! Nino Rota shows James Horner how it is done.

[XieYali]

@NeonicFilm1138

James Cann can can-can, can you? :D

[chocospartans27]

So a guy can't use its own theme for another movie... THE ACADEMY AWARDS ARE STUPID

This one is comedic and the godfather one is dramatic

[chocospartans27]

So a guy can't use its own theme for another movie... THE ACADEMY AWARDS ARE STUPID

[NeonicFilm1138]

0:57 The Godfather: The Can-Can Version

[PianoTuningLover]

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[sergejisd]

@ikmarchini What cassette tape? Could you tell me more about it? Where can I find it?

[zelig46]

Questa musica e stata a un passo dal prendere l'oscar per il Padrino, poi si accorsero all'ultimo momento dell'autoplagio e ritirarono la candidatura.

Zelig46