Nino Rota (December 3, 1911, Milan – April 10, 1979, Rome) was an Italian composer and academic who is best known for his film scores, notably for the films of Federico Fellini and Luchino Visconti. He also composed the music for two of Franco Zeffirelli's Shakespeare films, and for the first two films of Francis Ford Coppola's Godfather trilogy, receiving for the latter the Academy Award for Best Original Score in 1974.
During his long career Rota was an extraordinarily prolific composer, especially of music for the cinema. He wrote more than 150 scores for Italian and international productions from the 1930s until his death in 1979—an average of three scores each year over a 46 year period, and in his most productive period from the late 1940s to the mid-1950s he wrote as many as ten scores every year, and sometimes more, with a remarkable thirteen film scores to his credit in 1954. Alongside this great body of film work, he composed ten operas, five ballets and dozens of other orchestral, choral and chamber works, the best known being his string concerto. He also composed the music for many theatre productions by Visconti, Zeffirelli and Eduardo de Filippo as well as maintaining a long teaching career at the Liceo Musicale in Bari, Italy, where he was the director for almost 30 years.
Nino Rota Suite (La strada, Il Padrino, Amarcord, I Clowns, Otto e mezzo)
The Godfather Soundtrack [HQ] - OST (Complete) - Nino Rota
The Godfather Part I | Soundtrack Suite (Nino Rota)
8½ theme - Nino Rota
Nino Rota - 'La Dolce Vita (finale)'
Nino Rota - Romeo And Juliet (1968) Theme
Nino Rota: Sinfonia No.1 (1936/1939)
Nino Rota - Amarcord
The Godfather, Nino Rota 1/2
Nino Rota: Il Cappello di Paglia di Firenze (completa)
Love Theme---The Godfather (1972)---Nino Rota
Nino, tribute to Nino Rota
Enchantment - Fabrizio Bosso Plays Nino Rota Live
Nino Rota - Waltz (BSO "El Padrino")
Nino Rota Suite (La strada, Il Padrino, Amarcord, I Clowns, Otto e mezzo)
The Godfather Soundtrack [HQ] - OST (Complete) - Nino Rota
The Godfather Part I | Soundtrack Suite (Nino Rota)
8½ theme - Nino Rota
Nino Rota - 'La Dolce Vita (finale)'
Nino Rota - Romeo And Juliet (1968) Theme
Nino Rota: Sinfonia No.1 (1936/1939)
Nino Rota - Amarcord
The Godfather, Nino Rota 1/2
Nino Rota: Il Cappello di Paglia di Firenze (completa)
Love Theme---The Godfather (1972)---Nino Rota
Nino, tribute to Nino Rota
Enchantment - Fabrizio Bosso Plays Nino Rota Live
Nino Rota - Waltz (BSO "El Padrino")
The Godfather Theme • Nino Rota [HD]
Nino Rota - A Time For Us
Nino Rota " Il Gattopardo" Franco Ferrara
Doo Woong Chung - Nino Rota Divertimento Concertante for Double Bass and Orchestra
Nino Rota : 8 1/2 Theme ( Tema di Otto e Mezzo ) - Riccardo Muti / Filarmonica della Scala
Romeo and Juliet (1968) - Suite - Nino Rota
Nino Rota. Danze del Gattopardo, Mazurka, Galop. Teatro alla Scala di Milano.
THE GODFATHER - Nino Rota - Orkester Mandolina Ljubljana - Maestro Andrej Zupan
Nino Rota: Un Maestro Della Musica (documentario)
Nino Rota - Godfather Soundtrack - Main Title/The Immigrant
Cinema in Concert - 07 - Nino Rota - La Strada
Nino Rota plays Nino Rota 15 Preludi per pianoforte, live Roma 1965
Enchantment - Fabrizio Bosso Plays Nino Rota Live
quattrocelli LIVE | Nino Rota "The Godfather"
Nino Rota, Divertimento concertante (1st mov.) - Božo Paradžik, live 2010
Nino Rota, Divertimento concertante (2nd, 3rd, 4th mov.) - Božo Paradžik, live 2010
Nino Rota live in Japan (1976)
Enchantment Live - Fabrizio Bosso plays Nino Rota - Amarcord
RICHARD GALLIANO A Tribute to Nino Rota (Live ,Athens Greece)
Nino Rota - LOVE THEME from Romeo and Juliet
Avion Travel "Nino Rota l'Amico Magico" Live @ Teatro Arcimboldi Milano
I COMPANI EXTENDED PLAY IL DUCA DI WÜRTTEMBERG by NINO ROTA - LIVE @ LUX
Nino Rota - Nonetto (1959 - 77)
Backun Live - Corrado Giuffredi Performs Molinelli's "Nino Rota Suite"
Nino Rota - Napoli Milionaria - Luglio 2010
Nino Rota - Kay (Live in Japan)
Nino Rota Live in Japan (1976): Kay (The Godfather)
Nino ROTA Violin Sonata in G (1937) E.Baldini, R.Turrin, live 2009
029 Love theme from Romeo and Juliet - Nino Rota - Eugene Walter
Elective Affinities: Manos Hadjidakis for Nino Rota
Rare Nino Rota - The Abdication (1974) (trailer)
Parla Piu Piano de Nino Rota par Mathieu Duchêne et Pierre-Yves Persenaire
Romeo and juliet Nino Rota love song theme
Nino Rota | 2010
Nino Rota - The Godfather Waltz (music visualization by Božidar Svetek)
Nino Rota, Divertimento Concertante I & II mov
Ill Niño Entrevista en RockOnTheAir Radio (Interview)
Nino Rota "Romeo and Juliet"
What is a youth lyrics video composed by Nino Rota "Romeo & Juliet" (1968)
The Godfather / Nino Rota Plays Nino Rota
Omaggio a NINO ROTA - Josh Groban - Un giorno per Noi - Romeo e Giulietta
Romeo e Giulietta - Franco Zeffirelli - Nino Rota
Chimaera Trio - Nino Rota: Clarinet Trio (1973), III. Allegrissimo
Nino Rota - Rocco and His Brothers (1960)
Plein Soleil - Purple Noon - Nino Rota
Nino Rota: Concerto for trombone and orchestra (trombone: Kurt Neubauer)
A time for us (Romeo & Juliet) - Nino Rota - classical guitar
Gunars Upatnieks plays Nino Rota 4th movement
Nino Rota: Sinfonia No.3 (1956/1957)
'La Strada' Quintet after Nino Rota (Richard Galliano, 2011)
Nino Rota - Giulietta degli Spiriti (OST)
Nino Rota - Fellini-Satyricon (OST)
Nino Rota: Sinfonia No.2 (1937/1939/1941, rev.1975)
Nino Rota:Divertimento Kontrabass:Ödön Racz - Bayerische Rundfunk Symphonieorchester
Nino Rota - Suite dal Balletto " La Strada "
LA VISITA MERAVIGLIOSA: Viaggio in Italia sulle tracce di Nino Rota.
Rendez vous chez Nino Rota (Mauro Gioia,2010)
Nino Rota: Aladino 1/2
Rota - Cello Concert n.2, Brunello
Nino Rota - Aladino e la lampada magica
What is a youth?
Impetuous fire.
What is a maid?
Ice and desire.
The world wags on
A rose will bloom,
it then will fade
So does a youth.
So does the fairest maid.
Comes a time when one sweet smile
Has its season for awhile
Then Love's in love with me
Some may think only to marry.
Others will tease and tarry.
Mine is the very best parry,
Cupid he rules us all.
Caper the caper; sing me the song
Death will come soon to hush us along
Sweeter than honey and bitter as gall,
Love is a task and it never will pall.
Sweeter than honey and bitter as gall,
Cupid he rules us all.
A rose will bloom, it then will fade.
So does a youth.
What is a youth?
Impetuous fire.
What is a maid?
Ice and desire.
The world wags on
A rose will bloom,
it then will fade
So does a youth.
So does the fairest maid.
Comes a time when one sweet smile
Has its season for awhile
Then Love's in love with me
Some may think only to marry.
Others will tease and tarry.
Mine is the very best parry,
Cupid he rules us all.
Caper the caper; sing me the song
Death will come soon to hush us along
Sweeter than honey and bitter as gall,
Love is a task and it never will pall.
Sweeter than honey and bitter as gall,
Cupid he rules us all.
A rose will bloom, it then will fade.
So does a youth.
I have but one heart,
this heart I bring you,
I have but one heart
to share with you,
I have but one dream
that I can cling to,
You are the one dream
I pray comes true.
My darling, until I saw you,
I never felt this way,
And nobody else before you,
ever has heard me say,
You are my one love,
my life I live for you,
I have but one heart
to give to you.
Dicimo o mari, facimu l'amore,
A curi a curi che ci passa,
Ca u mare parla e na' carezza,
Ma a tia la brezza, fina murir.
My darling, until I saw you,
I never felt this way,
And nobody else before you,
ever has heard me say,
You are my one love,
my love I live for you,
I have but one heart
to give to you.
Speak softly love
And hold me warm against your heart
I feel your words
The tender trembling moments start
We're in our world
Our very own
Sharing a love that only
Few have ever known
Wine colored days, warmed by the sun
Deep velvet nights, when we are one
Speak softly love
So no one hears us but the sky
The vows of love we make
Will live until we die
My life is yours
And all because
You came into my world with
Love so softly love
[Musical interlude]
Speak softly love
So no one hears us but the sky
The vows of love we make
Will live until we die
My life is yours
And all because
You came into my world with
Promise me you'll remember
This love together today
We may not have tomorrow
It's not for us to say
Fate isn't kind to lovers
It breaks the hardest hearts
Promise you'll remember
How good we are
Why do I find the sadness
Under your sweetest kiss
Destiny seems to whisper
It won't stay like this
Whenever we're together
I feel time standing still
I only know I love you
And I always will
If we should lose each other
Somewhere inside the dark
Promise me you'll remember
How good we are
Whenever we're together
I feel time standing still
I only know I love you
And I always will
If we should lose each other
Somewhere inside the dark
Promise me you'll remember
How good we are
Time isn't kind to lovers
It breaks the hardest hearts
Promise me you'll remember
I have but one heart,
this heart I bring you,
I have but one heart
to share with you,
I have but one dream
that I can cling to,
You are the one dream
I pray comes true.
My darling, until I saw you,
I never felt this way,
And nobody else before you,
ever has heard me say,
You are my one love,
my life I live for you,
I have but one heart
to give to you.
Dicimo o mari, facimu l'amore,
A curi a curi che ci passa,
Ca u mare parla e na' carezza,
Ma a tia la brezza, fina murir.
My darling, until I saw you,
I never felt this way,
And nobody else before you,
ever has heard me say,
You are my one love,
my love I live for you,
I have but one heart
A rose must remain with the sun and the rain
Or its lovely promise won't come true
To each his own, to each his own
And my own is you
What good is a song if the words just don't belong?
And a dream must be a dream for two
No good alone, to each his own
For me there's you
CHORUS
If a flame is to grow there must be a glow
To open each door there's a key
I need you, I know, I can't let you go
Your touch means too much to me
Two lips must insist on two more to be kissed
Or they'll never know what love can do
To each his own, I've found my own