Quartet Records, Universal Music Group and Geffen Records present the long-requested remastered reissue of this timeless, evergreen romantic score by Nino Rota (War and Peace, Amarcord, Il Casanova) for Franco Zeffirelli’s brilliant adaptation of William Shakespeare’s popular classic Romeo & Juliet.
Directed by Zeffirelli in 1968 for Paramount Pictures, it stars Leonard Whiting and Olivia Hussey as the young lovers, as well as John McEnery, Robert Stephens and Michael York. The film was a risky production at a time where the world was changing, with Vietnam and much social unrest consuming the news, but the film was a huge worldwide success, especially in the United States, where teenagers had experienced three political assassinations in the preceding five years and were becoming more and more aware of the war in Vietnam. Young audiences, looking for affirmations of love among themselves rather than from adults, eagerly embraced this tale of thwarted young love.
Nino Rota’s score is a marvel of both simplicity and sophistication. It suggests music of the Renaissance era without direct quotes and through its own modern sensibilities, including what is possibly one of the most famous love themes in film music history?perhaps the composer’s most popular piece, along with the love theme from The Godfather.
Because the original sessions tapes are long lost, we have decided to reissue the largely out-of-print original Capitol album which covers virtually the entire score (only about 12 minutes of music have been lost?mostly brief repetitions of the love theme and Romeo’s theme here and there). Produced in beautiful stereo, the audio has been warmly restored and mastered by Chris Malone from the first-generation album masters courtesy of UMG?now sounding better than ever.
The package comes with detailed liner notes by Frank K. DeWald, discussing the film, the score and the Rota/Zeffirelli/Shakespeare collaboration. ---レーベルより
ウィリアム・シェイクスピア原作の古典的名作を、名匠、フランコ・ゼフィレッリ監督が映画化。音楽はニーノ・ロータ。「ゴッドファーザー」と同様、このラブテーマは映画音楽史に永遠に残る名曲のひとつであろう。セッション・テープが紛失しているため、第1世代のアルバム・マスターからリマスター収録して再発売。（実際、ラブテーマ、ロミオのテーマの繰り返しがほとんどの約12分のみ音楽が欠けていてだけだそうだ） 従来盤よりかなり音質が向上しています。
トラックリストイタリア、ルネッサンス期の１４５０年頃、春まだ浅きヴェロナの町。二大名門として知られるモンタギュー家とキャピュレット家は、仇敵視しあう仲で日々血で血を洗う争いが絶えなかった。ある日、舞踏会で出会ったロミオとジュリエットは、一目で魅かれ合う。だがお互いの素性を知って嘆き合う二人。しかしバルコニーで恋の苦悩を訴えているジュリエットを見かけたロミオは、いたたまれず熱烈な愛の告白をし、二人は結婚を誓い合う。翌日、結婚式をあげての帰り道、口論を止めようとしたロミオは親友が殺された事に逆上し、相手を刺してしまう……。キャピュレット家の舞踏会における二人の出会いのシーンの初々しさ、ロミオとティボルトの決闘シーンの迫力、悲劇をクライマックスに導く墓所の場面の素晴らしさ等々、シェイクスピアの原作を知る人には勿論の事、万人の胸を打つ感動の名作である。そして当時１５歳だったＯ・ハッセーが実にかわいらしく、ジュリエットを見事に演じているのも見所。1968年イギリス・イタリア。
Quartet Records, Universal Music Group and Geffen Records present the long-requested remastered reissue of this timeless, evergreen romantic score by Nino Rota (War and Peace, Amarcord, Il Casanova) for Franco Zeffirelli’s brilliant adaptation of William Shakespeare’s popular classic Romeo & Juliet.
Directed by Zeffirelli in 1968 for Paramount Pictures, it stars Leonard Whiting and Olivia Hussey as the young lovers, as well as John McEnery, Robert Stephens and Michael York. The film was a risky production at a time where the world was changing, with Vietnam and much social unrest consuming the news, but the film was a huge worldwide success, especially in the United States, where teenagers had experienced three political assassinations in the preceding five years and were becoming more and more aware of the war in Vietnam. Young audiences, looking for affirmations of love among themselves rather than from adults, eagerly embraced this tale of thwarted young love.
Nino Rota’s score is a marvel of both simplicity and sophistication. It suggests music of the Renaissance era without direct quotes and through its own modern sensibilities, including what is possibly one of the most famous love themes in film music history?perhaps the composer’s most popular piece, along with the love theme from The Godfather.
Because the original sessions tapes are long lost, we have decided to reissue the largely out-of-print original Capitol album which covers virtually the entire score (only about 12 minutes of music have been lost?mostly brief repetitions of the love theme and Romeo’s theme here and there). Produced in beautiful stereo, the audio has been warmly restored and mastered by Chris Malone from the first-generation album masters courtesy of UMG?now sounding better than ever.
The package comes with detailed liner notes by Frank K. DeWald, discussing the film, the score and the Rota/Zeffirelli/Shakespeare collaboration. ---レーベルより
発売日：2019.10.1
1. Prologue and Fanfare for the Prince (1:49)
2. Romeo (4:05)
3. Juliet (1:34)
4. The Feast at the House of Capulet (2:07)
5. The First Meeting (2:51)
6. What Is a Youth (Love Theme From “Romeo & Juliet”) (2:26)
7. What Light Through Yonder Window Breaks? (2:56)
8. Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow (2:40)
9. But This I Pray... Consent to Marry Us Today (3:06)
10. Romeo and Juliet Are Wed (1:44)
11. The Death of Mercutio and Tybalt (1:05)
12. Night’s Candles Are Burnt Out (4:29)
13. Adieu (1:52)
14. The Likeness of Death (3:42)
15. The Ride From Mantua (2:56)
16. Death... Hath Sucked the Honey of Thy Breath (1:49)
17. Love Theme From “Romeo & Juliet” (3:05)
18. O Happy Dagger! (2:06)
19. Epilogue (2:08)