Gil-Ordóñez often explores intersections of music and the cinema in his programs. But for “Beyond the Godfather,” PostClassical ... Rota loved a leitmotif, a theme and variations, small ...

The 10-track collection, in which Degollado's accordion resounds over the pulse of J.J. Barrera's bajo sexto, time-warps to an era when the American pop charts were dominated by big band music ...

“I always say that the great film composers are the victims of their own success,” said Angel Gil-Ordóñez, the Ensemble’s music ... of “The Godfather’s” opening theme immediately ...

FIXME - temporary fix with nbsp; for MT-1365 SPRINGFIELD - First the accordion went digital ... a Haydn classical piece, the “Godfather” theme, Duke Ellington’s “Tuxedo Junction ...

most effective in the Sicilian scenes where the love theme underpins both landscape and characters. Even the lengthy opening sequence, the Godfather's daughter Connie's wedding, fared well enough ...