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An Aural Landscape Into Scorsese's World And Life..

Original Mixed Up-Kid | New York United States | 01/10/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Perhaps the music, all of it glorious,will eventually lead you away from the film altogether,and back into your own life..so penned Martin Scorsese in the liner notes on this tremendous 2 CD set dated August 2004....Gee, was not this the great film

of 1980? How come a soundtrack now?

Probably, because this collection is a representation of Martin Scorsese's world not limited to the greatness of the the film itself but his total film output in his mind of the genre of music that encapsulates his art and film making that started with Mean Streets,through The Last Waltz,Raging Bull...

From the opening chords of the Orchestra Of Bologna Municop Thetra, I thought I was listening to The Last Waltz theme once again only to discover Robbie Robertson's(from The Band)pivotal role in creating the source music to the score with ex-band mates .While the greatness of The Band was an allmost anachronistic sound rooted in classic r&b,rock with an atmospheric strain of universal brotherhood harking back to warm times conveyed in their pastoral imagery the relationship. Scorsese and Robertson is a definite match made in heaven now clearer conveyed in the song selection contained here.

Gone are the Rolling Stones from Mean Streets, we have here usually the "White" bandleaders such as Harry James.BG,Artie Shaw, Gene Krupa swinging with some tracks by the likes of Ella Fitzgerald,The Ink Spots,The Mills Brothers..what is honest, is that the unpretentious clarity and focus of the music is a true representation of the world of Scorsese's film's..I meant there is no Count Basie,Duke Ellington,Louis Armstrong here, all which one could argue could have fitted in as well but not really on a deeper level of the world these film characters existed in..The tough New York Italian streets where an occasional nod to Billie Holiday was not in keeping with the emotions and musical tastes of the basic protagonist's view of life portrayed in his films is made clear here.

The Italian opera,Frank Sinatra, etc, the authenticity of these tracks are indeed all glorious harking back to an earlier era as a snapshot of a particular experience but is universal in scope..No matter ones background it allows one to enjoy great music conveying successfully a springboard for people to explore their own conditioned past with all the highs and lows.

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Like the movie, this is hot

Michael W. Jaworski | Fairfield, NJ USA | 03/02/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"For those who don't know, the movie "Raging Bull" is my favorite film. One of the numerous things I love about the film is the music and the songs. I've been waiting for this soundtrack for such a long time, and Scorsese and Robertson have done me proud. It's a two-disc set, each disc containing almost 20 tracks. Inside is a complete fold out booklet with liner notes written by Robbie Robertson & the man himself, Martin Scorsese. Even though the time-frame of the songs are waaaayyy before my time, they're great. You got Benny Goodman, Bing Crosby and Ella Fitzgerald. Some originals from Robertson, and a movie excerpt called "That's Entertainment". All the majestic Intermezzos from Arturo Basile are here. This soundtrack was a real find, terrific. I'd be hard pressed to find any fault with it, but there is one tiny thing. I only wish that for the "Cavalleria Rusticana Intermezzo" (opening title track) they put the whole thing on, not just the part of it that's in the movie. I've heard the whole Intermezzo from "The Godfather Part 3", and it's incredible. It was only four or five extra minutes, but that's a minor quibble. It doesn't detract from the listening enjoyment. Do yourself a favor; If you're a fan of either De Niro, Scorsese, Robertson, the movie or any combination thereof, buy this, NOW!"