Notablog

Song of the Day: Man Hunt (“Soundtrack Suite”) [YouTube link] was composed by Alfred Newman for this 1941 Fritz Lang-directed war thriller, one of his four explicitly anti-Nazi films (the others being “Ministry of Fear“, “Hangmen Also Die!“, and “Cloak and Dagger“). The film stars Walter Pidgeon, Joan Bennett, George…

Song of the Day: The Godfather (“The Godfather’s Tarantella”) [YouTube link] was composed by Carmine Coppola (father of director Francis Ford Coppola). This gem, featured in the 1972 Oscar-winning Best Picture, is heard during the wedding reception of Connie and Carlo, while Don Vito Corleone, played by Marlon Brando in…

Song of the Day: The Talented Mr. Ripley (Tu Vuò Fa’ L’ Americano) features the words and music of Nicola “Nisa” Salerno and Renato Carosone, who delivers this swing track in Italian. That original Neapolitan version was first heard in the 1958 film, “Toto, Peppino e la… malafemmina“. Sophia Loren…

Song of the Day: Barbie (“What Was I Made For?”) features the words and music of  Finneas O’Connell and Billie Eilish, who delivers this poignant song over the closing credits of the 2023 film. Grammy-winner for Song of the Year and a Golden Globe winner for Best Original Song, it…

Song of the Day: Barbie (“Dance the Night”) features the words and music of Mark Ronson, Caroline Ailin, Andrew Wyatt, and Dua Lipa, who provides the energetic vocals to this Golden Globe-nominated “Best Original Song.” It is a choreographic highlight from the 2023 film, directed by Greta Gerwig. Check out…

Song of the Day: Oppenheimer (“Can You Hear the Music”) [YouTube link], composed by Ludwig Gorranson, is one of the highlights from the Golden Globe-winning and Grammy-winning soundtrack to the 2023 biopic, directed by Christopher Nolan. This selection was nominated for two Grammys, while the original score has earned an…

Song of the Day: A Man Called Otto (“Til Your Home”) features the words and music of Sebastian Yatra and Rita Wilson, who was a co-producer of this poignant 2022 comedy-drama. Based on the 2012 novel “A Man Called Ove“, written by Fredrik Backman, and a 2015 Swedish film adaptation,…