The iconic melody "Amapola," featured as a leitmotif in Ennio Morricone's score for 'Once upon a Time in America,' was originally composed in 1920 by Joseph Lacalle, a Spanish-born clarinettist and composer.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Nino Rota's music for Federico Fellini's film 'Amarcord' was created based on Fellini's request for a motif that was "happy but sad, old-fashioned but new, carefree but pathetic."
Interpretation
The arrangements for this album use a chamber-sized string orchestra with piano and solo soprano saxophone, allowing the versatile soprano saxophone to replace various original solo wind instruments.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded with the Roma Sinfonietta, the same orchestra Ennio Morricone used for his greatest film scores, and at the historic Forum Studios in Rome, where many Italian cinema scores were recorded.
Composer Biography
Ennio Morricone, an Italian composer, and Sergio Leone, a film director, were elementary school classmates and later collaborated on films from 1964 to 1984, reinventing the Western genre.
Composer Biography
Nino Rota, an Italian composer, and Federico Fellini, a film director, had a legendary collaboration that began in 1952, twenty years after Rota composed his first soundtrack.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Ennio Morricone, an Italian composer, viewed his film soundtracks as the "soul of the films," heightening the viewer's empathy with the characters' emotions.
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