The Music


I love this film, and specially I love the way Fellini use the music on it. The opera and all the references, like the La Gioconda moment. But there are some music that I don't recognize. I would like to know the name of everyone of them.

I recognize some Verdi pieces:

La donna รจ mobile (Rigoletto)
Amami Alfredo (La traviata)
Se quel guerrier io fossi (Aida) The line "Un trono vicino al sol"
Oh patria mia (Aida)
Or di vulcano al tempio (Aida) ("Guerra, guerra, guerra, guerra!")
Gloria all'Egito (Aida)
Va pensiero (Nabucco)

Also The "Claire de lune" by Debussy.

What's the name of the music that sounds when the terrorist throw the bomb against the battle ship? I think it's the samen piece that sounds when the ship is sinking and they get into the lifeboats. It sounds very Verdi. And when in the beggining of the movie, the passengers salute the ashes, and get into the ship while singing?

Thank you!

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I dont have all the cues present, but "La forza del destino" and "il trovatore" play very important roles as well. The chorus at the beginning is from "La forza...", IIRC.

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i found a detailed and well-informed article about the usage of the diverse musical themes in this great film:

http://www.cinemaitalia.com/fellini/nave_comm.html

florian

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The music that you hear while the ship is sinking is that of the autodafe scene from DON CARLO

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What do the stokers sing to the boilers while the ship sinks?

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