Andrea Bocelli is having quite a busy year. The Italian Italian classical tenor, recording artist and singer-songwriter was recently invited by Vatican officials to sing for Pope Francis on his historic visit to my hometown, Philadelphia. He has also been been busy with a major project, a new album of classic and famous movie songs, Cinema, which he produced with his longtime producers David Foster, Umberto Gattica and Tony Renis. Bocelli records duets with Ariana Grande and Nicole Scherzinger.
Listening to this album in advance was pure magic. Music and motion pictures are a love of mine, and Andrea Bocelli' Cinema is pure magic. Cinema by Andrea Bocelli features a collection of movie songs etched in the culture and hearts of several generations. When I listened to Cinema I was carried back in time to when heard these songs for the first time watching the movie. Cinema brings life to famous theme songs from films such as “The Godfather”, “Life is Beautiful”, “Gladiator”, “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” and many more. Songs such as MARIA from ‘West Side Story’ to NO LLORES POR MÍ ARGENTINA duet with Nicole Scherzinger from ‘Evita’. This album is just incredible. It is simply pure magic.
Bocelli was quoted saying this “I’m fulfilling a wish that I’ve harboured for decades. I’ve never made a secret of my dream of bringing to life a recording project associated with soundtracks, as I truly believe that it’s an exceptional artistic treasure trove.”
It truly shows and it's a must!!!
Cinema Track Listing:
1) MARIA from ‘West Side Story’
2) LA CHANSON DE LARA from ‘Doctor Zhivago’
3) MOON RIVER from ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’
4) E PIU’ TI PENSO duet with Ariana Grande from ‘Once Upon a Time in America /Malèna’
5) BE MY LOVE from ‘The Toast of New Orleans’
6) THE MUSIC OF THE NIGHT from ‘The Phantom of the Opera’
7) BRUCIA LA TERRA from ‘The Godfather’
8) POR UNA CABEZA from ‘Scent of a Woman’
9) NO LLORES POR MÍ ARGENTINA duet with Nicole Scherzinger from ‘Evita’
10) L’AMORE È UNA COSA MERAVIGLIOSA from ‘Love is a many splendored thing’
11) MI MANCHERAI from ‘Il Postino’
12) CHEEK TO CHEEK duet with Veronica Berti from ‘Top Hat’
13) SORRIDI AMORE VAI from ‘La vita è bella’
14) HISTORIA DE AMOR from ‘Love Story’
15) OL’ MAN RIVER from ‘Show Boat’
16) NELLE TUE MANI (NOW WE ARE FREE) from ‘Gladiator’
To give you a little taste of the brilliance that is Cinema by Andrea Bocelli, releasing October 23, here is a video:
I participated in the Andrea Bocelli “Cinema” album review program as a member of One2One Network. I was provided an album to review but all opinions are my own.
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