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As a co-founder of the group The Band (who featured in Martin Scorsese’s The Last Waltz in 1976) and the director’s official musical collaborator since the early eighties, Robbie Robertson is, unsurprisingly, the musical backbone of The Irishman. The 3h30min Netflix-produced epic is a brilliant adaptation of a biography on the American trade unionist and mafia leader Frank Sheeran, played here by Robert de Niro. The film features an almost omnipresent soundtrack, offering a glimpse into the popular music from the 40s, 50s and 60s. Weaving between romantic songs (like In the Still of the Night which opens the film), “light music” (with Delicado by the Percy Faith Orchestra, one of the highlights of the film) and mambo (Qué Rico el Mambo, which introduces the character Tony Pro), the soundtrack of The Irishman is as rich and colourful as Scorsese’s shots are inventive, funny and (with regards to the film’s final part) moving.
There are also a few surprises, such as the music from a classic French gangster film: Jacques Becker’s Touchez pas au grisbi (written by Jean Wiener with harmonica by Jean Wetzel). The choice not only exemplifies Scorsese’s love for cinema, but also his constant desire to bridge the gap between American and European film. The Irishman is punctuated by a timeless leitmotif, composed by Robbie Robertson for his solo album Sinematic (released in 2019, the same year as Scorsese’s film). The idea was to avoid systematically pairing periodic music with images that correspond with that period. Theme of The Irishman is a piece that recalls the westerns of yesteryear (featuring a very Morricone-esque harmonica) while revealing a contemporary melancholy-drenched sound, reflected in the cello part which is at once composed, solid and “scowly” – a perfect personification of Robert De Niro’s character. © Nicolas Magenham/Qobuz
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Fred Parris, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - The Five Satins, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
Originally released 1956. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Jerry Gray, Arranger - BUDDY FEYNE, Composer - Erskine Hawkins, Composer - Julian Dash, Composer - William Johnson, Composer - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Doug Pomeroy, Re-Mastering Engineer - Barry Feldman, Reissue Producer
Originally recorded 1940. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Waldir Azevedo, Composer - STAN FREEMAN, Harpsichord, AssociatedPerformer - Percy Faith & His Orchestra, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
Originally released 1952. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Reggie Hamilton, Bass - Jim Keltner, Drums - ROBBIE ROBERTSON, Composer, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - George Doering, Mandolin - Frédéric Yonnet, Harmonica
Compilation (P) 2019 Maisie Music Publishing, LLC., under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
Mario Nascimbene, Composer, Lyricist - Hugo Winterhalter & His Orchestra, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
Originally released 1954. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
DENNY PURCELL, Mastering Engineer - Marty Robbins, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Carlos Grier, Editor - Ray Conniff, AssociatedPerformer, with - Mitch Miller, Producer - Don Law, Editor - Margie Hunt, Executive Producer - Marty Robbins with Ray Conniff, AssociatedPerformer
Originally released 1957. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Norman Gimbel, Composer - Eddie Heywood, Composer, Piano, MainArtist - Hugo Winterhalter and His Orchestra, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 1957 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Pérez Prado, Composer - Perez Prado Orchestra, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2008 Goldenlane Records
Churchill Kohlman, Composer, Lyricist - Johnnie Ray & The Four Lads, AssociatedPerformer - Ed Shaughnessy, Drums - Mundell Lowe, Guitar - Chris Athens, Mastering Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Andy Schwartz, Executive Producer - Buddy Weed, Piano - Johnnie Ray, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Safranski, Bass - The Four Lads, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Al Quaglieri, Producer
Originally released 1951. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Johnny Farina, Composer - Santo Farina, Composer - Santo & Johnny, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
Originally released 1959. All rights reserved by Aniraf Inc.
Geoffrey Clarkson, Composer, Lyricist - The Golddiggers, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Lee Hale, Composer, Lyricist, Producer
Originally released 1971. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
L. C. Donida, Composer, Lyricist - Mogol, Composer, Lyricist - E.M. Drake, Composer, Lyricist - Stewart Lerman, Producer - Jerry Vale, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - The Latin Casino All Stars, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Vale featuring The Latin Casino All Stars, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2019 Sony Music Entertainment
Steve Allen, Composer, Lyricist - Stewart Lerman, Producer - The Latin Casino All Stars, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2019 Maisie Music Publishing, LLC, under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
As a co-founder of the group The Band (who featured in Martin Scorsese’s The Last Waltz in 1976) and the director’s official musical collaborator since the early eighties, Robbie Robertson is, unsurprisingly, the musical backbone of The Irishman. The 3h30min Netflix-produced epic is a brilliant adaptation of a biography on the American trade unionist and mafia leader Frank Sheeran, played here by Robert de Niro. The film features an almost omnipresent soundtrack, offering a glimpse into the popular music from the 40s, 50s and 60s. Weaving between romantic songs (like In the Still of the Night which opens the film), “light music” (with Delicado by the Percy Faith Orchestra, one of the highlights of the film) and mambo (Qué Rico el Mambo, which introduces the character Tony Pro), the soundtrack of The Irishman is as rich and colourful as Scorsese’s shots are inventive, funny and (with regards to the film’s final part) moving.
There are also a few surprises, such as the music from a classic French gangster film: Jacques Becker’s Touchez pas au grisbi (written by Jean Wiener with harmonica by Jean Wetzel). The choice not only exemplifies Scorsese’s love for cinema, but also his constant desire to bridge the gap between American and European film. The Irishman is punctuated by a timeless leitmotif, composed by Robbie Robertson for his solo album Sinematic (released in 2019, the same year as Scorsese’s film). The idea was to avoid systematically pairing periodic music with images that correspond with that period. Theme of The Irishman is a piece that recalls the westerns of yesteryear (featuring a very Morricone-esque harmonica) while revealing a contemporary melancholy-drenched sound, reflected in the cello part which is at once composed, solid and “scowly” – a perfect personification of Robert De Niro’s character. © Nicolas Magenham/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 20 track(s)
- Total length: 01:00:12
- Main artist: Various Artists
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Masterworks
- Genre: Soundtracks Film Soundtracks
Compilation (P) 2019 Maisie Music Publishing, LLC., under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
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