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Big Night [Soundtrack]

Gary DeMichele (Composer) | Format: Audio CD

5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)

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Product Details

Audio CD (Nov 6 1996)
Number of Discs: 1
Format: Soundtrack
Label: Universal Music Group
Run Time: 107 minutes
ASIN: B000000GTH
Other Editions: Audio CD | Audio Cassette

Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)

Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #20,023 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
- #73 in Music > Broadway & Vocalists > Classic Vocalists
- #85 in Music > Soundtracks > By Decade > 1990s

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1. Stornelli Amorisi - Claudio Villa

2. Il Pescivendolo - Matteo Salvatore

3. La Strada Del Bosco - Claudio Villa

4. Art Of Art - Gary DeMichele

5. Oh Marie - Louis Prima

6. Mambo Italiano - Rosemary Clooney

7. Love Of My Life (O Sole Mio) - Louis Prima And Keely Smith With Sam Butera

8. Dinner - Gary DeMichele

9. Tic Ti, Tic Ta - Claudio Villa

10. Five Months, Two Weeks, Two Days - Louis Prima And The Witnesses

11. Don't Take Your Love From Me - Keely Smith

12. Buona Sera - Louis Prima

13. Angular Dissent - Gary DeMichele

14. Mo Ve'la Bella Mia Da La Muntagna - Matteo Salvatore

15. Pascal's Waltz - Gary DeMichele

16. Big Night Theme - Gary DeMichele

Product Description

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The great acting by Campbell Scott, Stanley Tucci, and Tony Shalhoub explains only some of the magic of Big Night, for the trio share the screen with shot after shot of mouthwatering food and a lively Italian-American score featuring Louis Prima, Rosemary Clooney, Claudio Villa, and Keely Smith. The appearance of Prima himself at a restaurant opening plays a crucial role in the film's plot, but his music included here tells a different, much more joyous and carefree, story. This is one of the few retro soundtracks that don't resort to kitsch or lounge clichés, and all the Italian-American tracks work together well. --Jason Verlinde

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Quelle belle bande! May 17 2010

By Papet

Format:Audio CD

Rien à dire sur le support. Quand à la musique, un vrai bijou. D'ailleurs le film vaut, pour moi, plus par la musique que par l'image.

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Great intro to Italian-American experience Jun 28 2004

By Victoria Tarrani

Format:Audio CD

My husband is a second generation Italian-American and played this CD so much that it started growing on me. Actually, he played the movie from which this sound track was derived until I went nuts and got this CD for him. Although the movie is wonderful until you've seen it more than ten times, then it gets old, this soundtrack is timeless, and all the more so when my husband tells me what it was like growing up in his culture and listening to Louis Prima and other Italian and Italian-American music.

Everything on this CD by Louis Prima is excellent. My favorite track of his is Buona Sera, but I also love the rendition of O Sole Mio with Sam Butera's fantastic saxophone work. Rosemary Clooney's Mambo Italiano is the sort of song that stays in your head even when you wish it would leave. It's delightful, but a tad too catchy. A bit of history: this was a successful hit for her, but she didn't like it, nor did she understand why it became a hit.

Claudio Villa's "Strada del Bosco" (road through the woods) and "Tic-Ti Tic-Ta" are two of my favorite Italian tracks, with "Pescivendolo" (fish monger) a close third. Of course, if you saw the movie, the first track, "Stornelli Amorisi" by Claudio Villa will be immediately recognizable and will stick with you.

I was not keen about the instrumentals ("Art of Art", "Dinner", "Pascal's Waltz", or "Big Night Theme"), but that may be because those tracks were so integrated into the movie that they just didn't sound right on a CD. I was also not too keen about Keely Smith's "Don't Take Your Love from Me". It just didn't have the same energy as some of the recordings she made on other records with Louis Prima. They were made for each other, and this track without his strong (overpowering?) presence and style shows it.

All in all, this is a well put together set of tracks that capture the very essence of the Italian-American experience of my husband's generation, and that before him. It will also give you an aural reminder of how delightful the movie - The Big Night - was the first time you saw it. And if you haven't seen it, you should.

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Great Italian Vibe Jun 10 2003

By R. J. Marsella

Format:Audio CD

I loved the film and love the music on this CD even more. The Louis Prima / Rosemary Clooney cuts are great fun but check out Claudio Villa and Matteo Salvatore 's numbers. They are so wonderful! Real Italian music with soulful vocals and great musicianship.
Great music to play at a dinner party (to borrow from the film itself) but equally great to listen to seriously at anytime.

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Great gift for any one, italian or otherwise!

I recently gave this CD to my friends who are deeply involved in our Italian heritage and travel to Italy quite often. Read more

Published on April 24 2001 by D. Curtis

HEY MAMBO!!

This movie has to played in the kitchen. While the sauces are stirring and the dough is rising, dance away your blues covered in noodles, flour, and Louis Prima and Rosemary... Read more