Nino Rota's THE GODFATHER (1972) - NEW! 2-CD Expanded Edition from La-La Land Records (2022)

[Jay 37,281]

 

 

AN OFFER YOU CAN'T REFUSE...

 

5TH AND FINAL RELEASE...

 

THE GODFATHER: 50th ANNIVERSARY LIMITED EDITION (2-CD SET)
LLLCD 1610
Music by Nino Rota
Limited Edition of 5000 Units
RETAIL PRICE: $29.98

 

ORDERS BEGIN TUESDAY NOVEMBER 29, 2022 AT 12 PM PST

 

La-La Land Records, Paramount Pictures and Geffen Records proudly present a remastered and expanded Limited Edition 2-CD release of acclaimed composer Nino Rota’s (8 1/2, LA DOLCE VITA, WAR AND PEACE) original motion picture score to the 1972 Academy Award-winning masterpiece THE GODFATHER starring Marlon Brando, Al Pacino and Diane Keaton, and directed by Francis Ford Coppola. 

This deluxe release of Nino Rota’s iconic masterwork marks the 50th Anniversary of the classic film and its score, both of which have woven themselves deeply into the fabric of our culture. The music is a dramatic and emotional wonder – deeply soulful and romantic, yet tragic and teaming with pathos. The score’s waltz and love theme have both joined the pantheon of the most universally recognizable movie themes in history.

Produced by Dan Goldwasser and Neil S. Bulk, mixed by Chris Malone and mastered by Doug Schwartz from studio vault elements, this 2-CD release includes previously unreleased and unused music and has been approved by Francis Ford Coppola and American Zoetrope. Disc One showcases the film’s expanded score presentation along with additional and alternate cues, while Disc Two presents the remastered Original Soundtrack Album and Bonus Tracks that showcase music by Carmine Coppola, as well the songs “I Have But One Heart” and “Manhattan Serenade.” The exclusive, in-depth liner notes are by writer Tim Greiving and the sharp art design is by Dan Goldwasser. 

Limited to 5000 units, this simply put, is a soundtrack release “you can’t refuse!”

TRACK LISTING:

DISC 1
SCORE PRESENTATION
1. Main Title / Corleone Waltz #1 1:22
2. Hollywood* 1:26
3. The Horse’s Head** 1:32
4. Sollozzo The Turk** / Luca Brasi 1:57
5. Christmas* / Prelude To Murder* 3:19
6. The Aftermath 0:32
7. Bad News** 0:54
8. Bad Luck / Sicilian Message / Meditation* 1:22
9. The Halls Of Fear** (Extended Version) 4:21
10. Michael’s Decision** / The Waiting Game** 2:18
11. Armed And Ready** 0:32
12. Set The Meeting** / Michael Takes Over 1:19
13. The Pickup* (Extended Version) 3:02
14. The Getaway 0:22
15. Sicilian Pastorale** 3:01
16. Love Theme From The Godfather (Film Version) 2:28
17. Corleone Waltz #2* 0:22
18. Apollonia 1:22
19. Sonny’s Dead** 1:40
20. Reunion** 2:22
21. Marry Me, Kay 1:15
22. Las Vegas Strip* 0:37
23. Too Little Time 1:50
24. The Baptism (Extended Version) 5:08
25. No Tears For Tessio** 0:55
26. The New Godfather (Film Version)* 0:50
27. Corleone Waltz #3* 1:59
28. Finale 1:05
29. End Credits** 3:19
TOTAL SCORE TIME 53:30

ADDITIONAL MUSIC
30. Main Title (Alternate) 0:36
31. The Horse’s Head (Film Version) 1:19
32. Bad Luck (Alternate) 2:03
33. Set The Meeting (Alternate) 0:40
34. The Horse’s Head (Trumpet Solo) 1:04
35. The Halls of Fear Pt. 1 (Film Version) 3:05
36. End Credits (Alternate) 3:53
TOTAL ADDITIONAL MUSIC TIME 12:58

 

TOTAL DISC TIME 1:06:28

 

DISC 2

 

ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK ALBUM
1. Main Title (The Godfather Waltz) 3:06
2. I Have But One Heart 2:56     Performed by Al Martino
3. The Pickup 2:54
4. Connie's Wedding 1:33
5. The Halls Of Fear 2:11
6. Sicilian Pastorale 3:01
7. Love Theme From The Godfather 2:41
8. The Godfather Waltz 3:34
9. Apollonia 1:23
10. The New Godfather 1:59
11. The Baptism 1:49
12. The Godfather Finale 3:53
ORIGINAL ALBUM TIME 31:30

BONUS TRACKS
13. Manhattan Serenade 1:21
14. The Godfather Tarantella 3:02
15. The Godfather Mazurka 2:56
16. The Godfather Foxtrot 2:50
17. This Loneliness 1:46
18. Lucky 0:43
19. Connie's Wedding (Music Only) 1:25
20. Antico Canto Siciliano 0:56
21. Mazurka ala Siciliana 0:26
TOTAL BONUS TIME 15:40

 

TOTAL DISC TIME 47:10

 

TOTAL COLLECTION TIME 1:53:38

 

* Not used in film
** Contains material not used in film

 

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[crocodile 7,983]

Long overdue. About time someone gave this recording some love. Hopefully, the second one will follow.

 

Karol

[Corellian2019 383]

Hopefully the "not-rejected" score for Apocalypse Now will follow!

[Dr. Rick 1,155]

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Nailed it!  😂

[Mr. Who 919]

This is amazing! Love this score!

[GerateWohl 4,326]

I know, I got the OST somewhere. But cannot find it. Probably, I should do an upgrade.

[Disco Stu 15,495]

What a wonderful surprise.  Amazing classic score and, yes, long overdue for a proper release.

 

My wallet is really hurting with this Black Friday batch!

[Yavar Moradi 2,585]

4 hours ago, Dr. Rick said:

 

Nailed it!  😂

Don’t see his name mentioned here! Could he have been referring to The ‘Burbs?

 

Yavar

[Marian Schedenig 8,172]

55 minutes ago, Disco Stu said:

My wallet is really hurting with this Black Friday batch!

 

*Your* wallet? I've got a backlog spanning about half a years' worth of releases, to save on shipping costs. I expect it's going to be a €300+ (if not €400+) order this time… 

[Mr. Who 919]

I’m really curious about/the remastered sound, I’ve listened to the ost so much that I’m used to the not so good sound lol. 
 

Hopefully the second score can get a similar release in the future!

[Dr. Rick 1,155]

2 hours ago, Yavar Moradi said:

Don’t see his name mentioned here! Could he have been referring to The ‘Burbs?

 

Yavar

well I half-nailed it with predicting the expanded score release 😂

[Romão 2,274]

That concert suite of Michael's Theme was arranged soley for the Godfather Suite album?

 

 

[DeltaPupJux 47]

This may be thee only one in the 5 to procure.  

[Jay 37,281]

Dan Goldwasser says

 

The original recorded tracks sound absolutely pristine - the 1972 OST was not reflective of the quality of the recording. Chris did an excellent job on the mix, and Doug Schwartz did a wonderful job on the mastering.

 

https://filmscoremonthly.com/board/posts.cfm?threadID=149830&forumID=1&archive=0

[Incanus 5,713]

1 hour ago, Jay said:

Dan Goldwasser says

 

The original recorded tracks sound absolutely pristine - the 1972 OST was not reflective of the quality of the recording. Chris did an excellent job on the mix, and Doug Schwartz did a wonderful job on the mastering.

 

https://filmscoremonthly.com/board/posts.cfm?threadID=149830&forumID=1&archive=0

Excellent news! 

 

As some of have expressed above, it is about time we got a complete film score release of this classic score.

[Mr. Who 919]

12 minutes ago, Incanus said:

Excellent news! 

 

As some of have expressed above, it is about time we got a complete film score release of this classic score.

Yes, this is one of the essential film scores!

 

I’m happy that the source music from the wedding is included.

[Jay 37,281]

I'm not super familiar with this score, and while I have seen the three films, that was a long time ago now.

 

I was looking at the tracklist, and assumed the *s were for previously unreleased stuff, until I saw that they were for unused in the film stuff!  Wow!  Nino Rota wrote a ton of stuff that Coppola did not use, eh?  There's a * or ** on 20 out of the 29 main program tracks!  This release looks quite revelatory!

 

For the second film, did Rota write a significant amount of new material, or was it largely cues from the first reused or reworked?

[DeltaPupJux 47]

Would there be a cue assembly/slate list (a la Intrada) in the booklet?  @Jay I don't know if you would know, hence the ask.  [Sidebar--I know it's not the norm for LLL, but it was featured in the Mystery Men booklet].  Carry on.

 

And yes, the original pst sounded a bit muffled.  Granted that's yesteryear technology, so a pristine, crisp version is most welcome.

[Jay 37,281]

I know nothing 

[Mr. Who 919]

3 hours ago, Jay said:

I'm not super familiar with this score, and while I have seen the three films, that was a long time ago now.

 

I was looking at the tracklist, and assumed the *s were for previously unreleased stuff, until I saw that they were for unused in the film stuff!  Wow!  Nino Rota wrote a ton of stuff that Coppola did not use, eh?  There's a * or ** on 20 out of the 29 main program tracks!  This release looks quite revelatory!

 

For the second film, did Rota write a significant amount of new material, or was it largely cues from the first reused or reworked?

The second score has a lot of new thematic material (the immigrant theme and Kay’s theme being the most prominent) so I don’t think there’s much recycling from the first score.
 

I’m really curious about all the unused cues and wonder if there is unused stuff for the second score as well.

[Jay 37,281]

This Black Friday batch really makes you think other other scores that could be coming soon, more so than usual

 

Godfather?  Maybe they licensed Godfather 2 at the same time and that's coming soon?

 

Spider-man? Maybe they licensed Spider-man 2 at the same time and that's coming soon?

 

Tomorrow Never Dies? MV mentioned he wanted to do this score, Moonraker, and License To Kill once - maybe those will happen next?

 

The Burbs? What other OOP Goldsmith expansions that aren't in Varese perpetuity could get the Bulk/Matessino touch?
 

Amistad? What's next for the Matessino/Spielberg collaboration?

[jacksparrow900 32]

Looking at the bonus cues  

Manhattan Serenade after Connie's wedding when we pan and see Hollywood

Tarantella, Mazurka, Foxtrot all play at Connie's Wedding

The Loneliness plays after Michael Shoots Salazo and a newspaper montage plays

Lucky When we see Las Vegas 

Connie's wedding must contain Every time I Look In Your Eyes which that one is not separate.

The Last two tracks play during Michael and Apollonia wedding 

 Still missing is Libiamo , Mona Lisa and For He's A Jolly Good Fellow these can be easily ripped from the 5.1 without SFX

[Corellian2019 383]

On 26/11/2022 at 12:41 PM, Jay said:

For the second film, did Rota write a significant amount of new material, or was it largely cues from the first reused or reworked?

 

IIRC the second film has a less conventional score and mainly uses source music, but I do remember two lovely themes specifically composed for the Ellis Island arrival and for the character of Hyman Roth

[Disco Stu 15,495]

It's definitely because watching The Godfather over and over at 14 (after reading the book first!) was such a formative experience, but "Manhattan Serenade" remains to this day one of my favorite needle drops in any movie ever.  It perfectly accentuates the juxtaposition of the cloistered cultural enclave of the wedding with the outside world, going from tarantellas to swing.  Also it's just a damn catchy tune and I'm a sucker for that late 30s/early 40s smooth pop swing of bands like Dorsey and Shaw.

[Score 770]

22 hours ago, Mr. Who said:

I’m really curious about all the unused cues and wonder if there is unused stuff for the second score as well.

 

Franco Sciannameo wrote the book "Nino Rota's The Godfather Trilogy - A Film Score Guide". For his researches, he had the permission to see Nino Rota's manuscript scores for all the Godfather movies from two different archives, and at the end of the book he lists all the cues that he has found (including slate numbers), specifying those which were recorded but not used in the films. I think it's quite a comprehensive list, possibly complete (there, one can find all the track titles of the LaLaLand release of the first score). The answer to your question is: yes, there is some recorded but unused stuff also for the second score. 

 

 

 

[Mr. Who 919]

3 hours ago, Score said:

 

Franco Sciannameo wrote the book "Nino Rota's The Godfather Trilogy - A Film Score Guide". For his researches, he had the permission to see Nino Rota's manuscript scores for all the Godfather movies from two different archives, and at the end of the book he lists all the cues that he has found (including slate numbers), specifying those which were recorded but not used in the films. I think it's quite a comprehensive list, possibly complete (there, one can find all the track titles of the LaLaLand release of the first score). The answer to your question is: yes, there is some recorded but unused stuff also for the second score. 

 

 

 

Great info!

[TolkienSS 405]

This will certainly stand on my shelf.

[Mr. Who 919]

Years ago I made a few cover sets for The Godfather Trilogy so I thought I'd post it here if anyone is interested:

 

Click on this link to go to the album with the full res images:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/162181720@N04/albums/72157704770679964/with/44549426470/

[Holko 9,499]

Oh wow! The samples sound a lot better than I imagined they would.

[Demondm810 398]

oh man that tarantella.  delicious.  

[crocodile 7,983]

Yeah, sounds great. Can't wait to hear the whole thing.

 

Karol

[Yavar Moradi 2,585]

14 minutes ago, Holko said:

Oh wow! The samples sound a lot better than I imagined they would.

That’s Chris Malone for ya.

 

Yavar

[Holko 9,499]

And proper enough storage.

[Disco Stu 15,495]

Gotta admit, I don't like the cover art.  I understand it's gotta differentiate itself, but this is just ugly.  The simplicity of just the logo on black is so iconic, I wish they had just stuck with that and added '50th Anniversary' text at the top or bottom or something.

[blondheim 1,157]

I don’t mind it. It gives knockoff Drew Struzan vibes, which is a good thing for me

[Holko 9,499]

It's too contemporary feeling.

[Jay 37,281]

Has anybody listened to this new album and have any thoughts on it?

[Holko 9,499]

I've listened to the OST multiple times to judge it before buying this, and again after I got it, and I've grown to like it. I'm doing the same with the main program to familiarise myself with the material better, I've now listened maybe 5-6 times and growing to really like the music - still, the program will need a little love. To me, it jumps too quickly past the setup/establishing section, I'll need to buff it up with the source music, some of the short Corleone Waltzes brought forward, a unique album track or two.

It mostly sounds great - Halls of Fear film version's a different mix lacking some instruments, which is probably why it's sourced from the mono film stem, and the last 2 source cues were played by the band on set so that's probably the reason there.

The only disappointing part of the booklet is the total lack of any technical section explaining the assembly, history or sources. Greiving as usual writes a great essay about the film and score, and Goldwasser's idea to start the backgrounds bright and eventually start going all dark works to represent the film, Michael especially.

Judging by the one time I watched the movie so far and mostly by all the stars and the booklet, even those who think know it well will find welcome surprises in here.

[Trope 519]

Does anyone know who performed/arranged/conducted the version of "Manhattan Serenade" on disc 2? When I ripped the disc into iTunes, it listed the main artist as Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra, but I have a feeling this may be incorrect, as I looked that version up online and it is quite different. The booklet only lists the composer and lyricist. Could it be an original Carmine Coppola arrangement, done specifically for the film?

[Score 770]

7 hours ago, Trope said:

Does anyone know who performed/arranged/conducted the version of "Manhattan Serenade" on disc 2? When I ripped the disc into iTunes, it listed the main artist as Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra, but I have a feeling this may be incorrect, as I looked that version up online and it is quite different. The booklet only lists the composer and lyricist. Could it be an original Carmine Coppola arrangement, done specifically for the film?

 

The author of the arrangement is Peter King.

[Holko 9,499]

A quick OST breakdown:

 

01 Main Title (The Godfather Waltz)

• D1T1 Main Title, Corleone Waltz #1 0:00-0:38 (so just the Main Title part)
• D1T30 Main Title (alternate)
• D1T23 Too Little Time

02 I Have But One Heart

 

03 The Pickup

• D1T13 The Pickup (extended version) 0:00-2:56 (faded out early)

04 Connie's Wedding

• A different partial take and mix of D2T14 The Godfather Tarantella
• A different partial take and mix of D2T15 The Godfather Mazurka
• background noise/dialogue over it, removed in D2T19 Connie's Wedding (Music Only)

05 The Halls of Fear

• D1T1 Main Title, Corleone Waltz #1 0:00-0:38 (so just the Main Title part)
• D1T9 The Halls of Fear (Extended version) 1:01-1:39
• D1T9 The Halls of Fear (Extended version) 3:01-3:55 (faded out early)

06 Sicilian Pastorale

• D1T15 Sicilian Pastorale

07 Love Theme from The Godfather

• Love Theme from The Godfather (Film Version) (with added percussion and choir)
• An ending extension for guitar/mandolin? and choir

08 The Godfather Waltz

• D1T1 Main Title, Corleone Waltz #1 0:00-0:38 (so just the Main Title part)
• D1T27 Corleone Waltz #3
• D1T1 Main Title, Corleone Waltz #1 0:38-1:20 (so just the Corleone Waltz #1 part)
• D1T17 Corleone Waltz #2 (faded out early)

09 Apollonia

• D1T18 Apollonia

10 The New Godfather

• D1T21 Marry Me, Kay
• D1T26 The New Godfather (Film Version)

11 The Baptism

• D1T24 The Baptism (Extended Version) 3:07-4:58 (faded out early)

12 The Godfather Finale

• A third take of End Credits, with the structure following D1T36 End Credits (alternate) (with the big love theme statement in the middle not edited out), but with added choir and accordion.

[Jay 37,281]

Wow, he really put the main title on his OST program 3 times, eh?  Interesting choice!

Thanks for that breakdown, that's really interesting to see!

[Holko 9,499]

35 minutes ago, Jay said:

Wow, he really put the main title on his OST program 3 times, eh?  Interesting choice!

Well, the same kind of slow solo trumpet arrangement of the waltz theme appears 3 times in the main program too, in Main Title, The Reunion and No Tears for Tessio. Those are definitely different takes, though, the ones on the OST are all the Main Title take, even if OST Track 1's mastered slightly differently than the other 2. It definitely helps to reinforce its iconic status.

[crocodile 7,983]

This is a truly terrific set, really enjoying the main programme now nicely fleshed out by previously unreleased/unheard material. It sounds so much better than the old album as well. Terrific stuff. I hope we get the second one as well.

 

Karol

[Holko 9,499]

 

 

I finally listened again to my assembly of this masterpiece and decided that it's still good, I'll stick with it.

 

I included the alternate Main Title between Main Title and Corleone Waltz, taking a lead from the OST since it's a great combination, works really well as an escalation.

My main concern with the LLL was that there's little setup to get into it, we just jump into the tense stuff pretty quickly - so I grouped the wedding source music and the arrangements that replaced the travel cues to the front, also moved the Christmas sillyness a bit earlier.

I looped and faded out Corleone Waltz #2 so that it plays 1.5 times, helps make it feel just a little more substantial, it's a good capper for the wedding section.

"The Family" is The Horse's Head (Trumpet Solo), reintroduces the darker sound of the main title before the next, lighter section starts.

Then I did a lot of small readjustments like finishing Halls of Fear with Armed and Ready and adding the alternate Bad Luck (renamed to "Phone Call") to buff that second tense section up, replaced Set the Meeting with the alternate for some variation, added This Loneliness to represent the diner scene, a deceiving bit of lightness following naturally enough from The Pickup (which follows up on the "travel motif" from the early lighter section) so that The Getaway can make all the more impact, and also moved The Aftermath here as a chapter closer.

Marriage is the OST version of Love Theme with the additional percussion and choir, I just couldn't get enough of it.

Also switched New Godfather with No Tears For Tessio, I thought the former was a better followup to Baptism.

End Credits is the alternate, no way can that Love Theme section in the middle be thrown out, and I prefer it to the OST version where I think the choir's a bit overdone.

[Jurassic Shark 12,024]

I just listen to the CDs.

[Naïve Old Fart 9,493]

How come THE GODFATHER's Oscar™ nod was rescinded, because it ripped-off FORTUNELLA, but THE GODFATHER PT. II's score won the award?

[GerateWohl 4,326]

It's always been that way. A ripp-off is bad. But the ripp-off of a ripp-off is ok. 

Don't ask me why. People are stupid. 

[Jurassic Shark 12,024]

21 minutes ago, GerateWohl said:

It's always been that way. A ripp-off is bad. But the ripp-off of a ripp-off is ok. 

Don't ask me why. People are stupid. 

 

I feel this post is a rip-off... of a ripp-off. 

[Ollie 1,059]

LLL sent this to me by accident with my Black Friday order, told me to keep it and I have yet to open it.