TRACKS:
1 Titoli Di Testa: Canzonetta - Notturno II - Cadillac
2 La Dolce Vita: Arrivederci Roma - Caracalla's - la Bersagliera
3 La Dolce Vita: In Via Veneto
4 Patricia - Canzonetta - Entrata Dei Gladiatori - Parlami Di Me (Valzer)
5 Lola (Yes Sir, That's My Baby); Parlami Di Me (Valzer) - Stormy Weather
6 Via Veneto E I Nobili
7 Blues - la Dolce Vita Dei Nobili
8 Notturno O Mattutino
9 La Dolce Vita - la Bella Malinconica
10 La Dolce Vita Nella Villa Di Fregene - Can Can - Jingle Bells - Blues - la Dolce Vita - Why Wait
11 La Dolce Vita (Finale)
Composer Nino Rota also came to prominence via Fellini's pictures by perfectly complimenting the director's fantastical work with impressionistic and eclectic scores. Like fellow countryman Ennio Morricone, Rota created soundtracks that were original enough to stand on their own apart from a given film. La Dolce Vita is impresses with it's popular main title theme, the fleet cocktail jazz of "Cadillac," and the murky and mysterious "Via Veneto E I Nobili." Using organ, piano, electric guitar, accordion, clarinets, trumpets, vibes, and, at times, a full orchestra, Rota creates a mix of askew circus music themes, lounge combo cuts, and Italian café interludes, all of which come off sounding quaint yet innovative. Along with most of Rota's work for Fellini, La Dolce Vita is essential listening for soundtrack fans.
