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Nino Rota, Who Wrote Music for ‘The Godfather’ and Most Federico Fellini Films, Being Portrayed in High Profile Doc Directed by Walter Fasano (EXCLUSIVE)

Oscar-winning Italian composer Nino Rota, who scored “La Dolce Vita,” “The Leopard” and “The Godfather” – among many other masterpiece movies – is set for “Nino” a high-profile documentary being ...
Variety

As ‘Casanova’ Score Gets Re-Release, Alexandre Desplat Discusses Nino Rota’s ‘Crazy’ Score for the Fellini Film (EXCLUSIVE)

Rota, who scored most of Fellini’s films, including “La Dolce Vita” and “8 1/2,” really ventures into experimental territory in “Casanova.” Says Desplat: “I feel like Fellini might have told him, ...
IndieWire

‘La Dolce Vita’ Score Re-Release Inspired Trevi Fountain Flash Mob Performance

An impromptu performance of Nino Rota's score for the Federico Fellini film took place at the Trevi Fountain in Rome. “La Dolce Vita” inspired a sweet flash mob performance of the iconic film score in ...
The Washington Post

He wrote the ‘Godfather’ theme and over 150 film scores. There’s more to hear.

“There is only one real function of film music,” Igor Stravinsky wrote in 1946 in the Musical Digest, “namely to feed the composer.” That wasn’t very nice. But his sentiment remains as sticky as a ...