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- Date Released: January 1, 1962
- Genre: Soundtracks/Other
- Label: Cam Original Soundtracks / CAM
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One of a handful of masterful films Fellini made during the '60s, including La Dolce Vita, Giullietta Delgi Spiriti, and Satyricon, 1963's 8 1/2 is arguably the director's best work and one of the high points of 20th century cinema. Eschewing many traditional narrative devices, Fellini presents his biographical portrait through a prismatic and fantastical series of flashbacks and "real time" scenes, both professional and personal in content. As usual, his longtime musical collaborator, Nino Rota, substantially enhances the dreamy proceedings with a music hall melange of jazz, classical, lounge, and circus music. By way of his usual and seamless stylistic shifts, Rota moves the Sousaesque main title theme through a mix of operatic interludes, cabaret swing, polka romps, and organ combo ditties -- often in the space of one number. While done in less dramatic fashion, Rota similarly stretches out the bouncy and self-explanatory "Carlotta's Galop" theme, even pairing it on one piece with Wagner's Ride of the Valkyries and a lively, Edith Piaf-inspired vocal. On the same high level of Rota's other popular Fellini soundtracks, 8 1/2 works both as an essential soundtrack title and an optimal first-disc choice for newcomers.
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| 01. |  |
La Passerella Di Otto E Mezzo
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2:24 |
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| 02. | |
Cimitero (suite)
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5:34 |
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| 03. | |
E Poi (valzer)
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2:04 |
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| 04. | |
L' Illusionista
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2:20 |
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| 05. | |
Concertino Alle Terme (suite)
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1:59 |
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| 06. | |
Nell'ufficio Di Produzione Di Otto E Mez
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3:00 |
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| 07. | |
Ricordo D'infanzia (suite)
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3:48 |
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| 08. | |
Guido E Luisa - Nostalgico Swing
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3:16 |
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| 09. | |
Carlotta's Galop
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2:33 |
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| 10. | |
L' Harem
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4:32 |
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| 11. | |
La (suite) Rivolta Nell'harem
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5:21 |
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| 12. | |
La Passerella Di Addio
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5:14 |
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12 Total Tracks, 42:05 Total Length
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Credits
- Nino Rota - Composer // Nino Rota - Composer // Nino Rota - Composer // Nino Rota - Composer // Carlo Savina - Conductor // Leo Cattozzo - ? // Gianni Di Venanzo - Photography // Federico Fellini - Director // Ennio Flaiano - ? // Piero Gherardi - Clothing/Wardrobe // Tullio Pinelli - ?
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