1.

Overture Delle Donne

(Female Ensemble)
2. Guido’s Song
(Daniel Day-Lewis)
3. A Call From the Vatican
(Penélope Cruz)
4. Folies Bergère
(Judi Dench)
5. Be Italian
(Fergie)
6. My Husband Makes Movies
(Marion Cotillard)
7. Cinema Italiano
(Kate Hudson)
8. Guarda La Luna
(Sophia Loren)
9. Unusual Way
(Nicole Kidman)
10. Take It All
(Marion Cotillard)
11. I Can’t Make This Movie
(Daniel Day-Lewis)
12. Finale
Music and Lyrics by Maury Yeston
for songs 1 through 12, 15, and 16
BONUS TRACKS
13. Quando Quando Quando
Performed by Fergie
14. Io Bacio...Tu Baci
Performed by Noisettes
15. CINEMA ITALIANO
The Ron Fair Remix
16. UNUSUAL WAY
Introducing Griffith Frank

Soundtrack Produced by Rob Marshall, John DeLuca,

Matthew Rush Sullivan, Paul Bogaev
Soundtrack Executive Produced by Ron Fair,
Harvey Weinstein, Marc Platt, Rachel Levy, Tony Seyler
Music Recorded and Mixed by Frank Wolf
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Guido Contini — Daniel Day-Lewis
Claudia — Nicole Kidman
Lilli — Judi Dench
Mamma — Sophia Loren
Stephanie — Kate Hudson
Luisa Contini — Marion Cotillard
Carla — Penélope Cruz
Saraghina — Fergie
The Origin Of A t the age of seventeen I fell in love with Italian
cinema and the entire sweep of Italian art films
that had been thrilling the world all during the 1960’s:
La Dolce Vita, Divorce Italian Style, La Strada. It was
a world of glamour and style – skinny ties, Italian shoes,
sports cars, Ray-Ban sunglasses, caffe lattes, mod clothes.
It featured wonderful stars like Marcello Mastroianni,
Anouk Aimée, Claudia Cardinale, Sandra Milo, Anita
Ekberg!… scores of them… exuding class, intelligence,
beauty, style.
I spent a decade and a half growing up to be a
composer and creator of musicals, and turning this
cinematic world – this object of my deepest love – into
the Broadway musical “Nine” in a theatrical form
conducive to the live stage. In my mind, the protagonist,
film director Guido Contini, hadn’t really internally
evolved beyond being an emotional nine-year-old,
yearning for the unconditional love of the women in his
adult life to go on forever.
My creative life became dedicated to exploring and
revealing the thoughts and emotions of the women
surrounding him… the wife, the mistress, the muse,
the mother, the whore… all in musical terms… in
an attempt to find the origin of this amazing culture
of sensuality and Catholicism – a culture that could
create the idea of a Casanova, a Latin lover, a man
who could worship women yet not understand them or
himself enough to know that he had already found the
absolute perfect one for him. And he would learn this,
sadly, only after it was too late. What a lesson. But
perhaps then it could be possible for him to grow.
I may never recover from the shock of being told
that the extraordinary Rob Marshall was interested
in directing a film based on this musical. It was
essential that he feel free to forge ahead on his own
and that he knew I trusted him to transform the
stage show into a film, in the same way I had adapted
the world of cinema into a stage show. Pointing a
camera at a stage and thinking the result would be a
film could never work. Rob had to be free to create
in pure cinematic terms, independent of any of my
preconceptions. By some act of impossible grace,
he found a way to accomplish that and at the same
time to ask me for changes, cuts, new songs, radical
new approaches. What a gift – for me to be given
the chance to do it all over again, afresh, with this
magnificent visionary of a director, who would answer
an Aimée, a Milo and a Cardinale with a Cotillard, a
Cruz, and a Kidman – in addition to the protean actor
Daniel Day-Lewis… plus Dame Judi, Kate Hudson,
Fergie and (impossible to believe) a central part of the
original DNA that created the Italian cinema in the
first place: Sophia Loren.
Enter our world, Italy’s world, Broadway’s world,
and now the cinematic world of Rob Marshall, one of
our greatest contemporary directors, and explore the
mystery, the fantasy, the glory, and the love that has
occupied the creative lives of hundreds of people over
two years to create this film and this soundtrack.
I look back at myself at age 17, and now realize I
might just be the luckiest man in the world, and I am
surely the most grateful.
MAURY YESTON
1. Overture Delle Donne Engineered by Jon Kelly Soundtrack Produced by Rob Marshall, John DeLuca, VERY SPECIAL THANKS FEMALE
Mixed by Steve Booker
(Female Ensemble) Assisted by Alessandro Destefanis Matthew Rush Sullivan, Paul Bogaev Tania Blunden, Stephen Bruno, Kelly ENSEMBLE
2. Guido’s Song Bass & Programming: Steve Booker Soundtrack Executive Produced by Ron Fair, Carmichael, Tim Clawson, Courtney Margaret Dorn
(Daniel Day-Lewis) Piano & Organ: Steven Large Harvey Weinstein, Marc Platt, Rachel Levy, Tony Seyler Domercq, Sarah Douglas, Jeff Elefterion, Emily Bindiger
3. A Call From the Vatican Saxophone: Simon Willescroft
Trumpet: Dan Carpenter General Manager Geffen Records: Jeff Norskog Roberto Fernandez, Don Friedman, Chad Dana Calitri
(Penélope Cruz) Trombone: Dave Williamson Marketing: Julie Hovsepian Hahne, David Helfant,Jason Hunter, Jeff Kate Chapman
4. Folies BergÈre Recorded at Cake Sounds, London
(Judi Dench) Noisettes perform courtesy of A&R Coordinator: Buffy Hubelbank Hynick, Lucy Jones,Laine Kline, Andrew Tabitha Fair
Mercury Records Limited Music Recorded and Mixed by Frank Wolf Kramer, Angela Leus, Evan Lipschutz, David Capathia Jenkins
5. Be Italian © 1961 by Edizioni Musicali E.A.R – Milano
(Fergie) p 2009 Mercury Records Limited Music Arrangements: David Krane Massey, Jeff Maynard, Anna Mohr-Pietsch, Laura Dean Koch
6. My Husband Makes Movies Orchestrations by Doug Besterman Doug Morris, Erin Okada, Stuart Prager, Ana Nicki Richards
15. CINEMA ITALIANO
(Marion Cotillard) The Ron Fair Remix Raab, LA Reid, Claire Simpson, Wyatt Smith, Diane Sutherland
7. Cinema Italiano Produced by Ron Fair Additional Orchestrations by Michael Starobin Robin Urdang, Natalie Wali, Bob Weinstein, LaTanya Hall
(Kate Hudson) Co-Produced by Tal Herzberg
Arranged by David Krane, John DeLuca Music Editors: Curt Sobel, Chris Benstead, James Bellamy Dani Weinstein, Michael Zimmer Vaneese Thomas
8. Guarda La Luna and Ron Fair Orchestra Contractor: Isobel Griffiths Jackie Presti
(Sophia Loren) Bass, Piano & Organ: Ron Fair
Mixed by Peter Mokran Assistant Orchestra Contractor: Charlotte Matthews Geffen Thanks – Michelle An, Kathy Angstadt, Kimberley Akester
9. Unusual Way
(Nicole Kidman)
Assistant Engineers: Eric Weaver (Mix), London Copyist: Mark Cumberland Steve Berman, Candace Berry, Jennifer Jacqueline Barron
Tal Oz (Recording) Auricle: Chris Cozens Bowling, Dennis Dennehy, William Derella, Mary Carewe
10. Take It All p 2009 Guido Contini Films, LLC
(Marion Cotillard) London Orchestra Sessions Recorded at Angel Tony Ferguson, Jurgen Grebner, Kerry Hickey, Yona Dunsford
16. UNUSUAL WAY Studios, Islington Bette Hisiger, Rand Hoffman, Stephanie Hsu, Kate Graham
11. I Can’t Make This Movie Introducing Griffith Frank
(Daniel Day-Lewis) Produced by Humberto Gatica Studio Managers: Lucy Jones, Claire Inglis Jimmy Iovine, Tomoko Itoki, Tracy Kies, Alison Jiear
12. FINALE Recorded at The Record Plant, Capitol Records First Assistant (Angel Studios): Mat Bartram Monica Lynch, Polo Molina, Greg Prink, Emma Kershaw
and The Fly and the Bee Studio Second Assistant (Angel Studios): Mark Forster Sara Ramaker, Brenda Reynoso, Janet Mooney
Tracks 1 through 12 Recording Engineers: Alex Rodriguez and
p 2009 Guido Contini Films, LLC. Studio Technician (Angel Studios): Alex Watson Brenda Romano, Hillary Siskind, Chris Samantha Shaw
Humberto Gatica
Digital Editor: Alex Rodriguez Additional London Orchestra Sessions Recorded at Stephenson, Andrew Van Meter, Jeanne Annie Skates
Music and Lyrics by Mixed by Humberto Gatica Abbey Road Studios Venton, Justin Warren, Ike Youssef, will.i.am
Maury Yeston Rhythm Arrangement by Bill Ross and London Vocals Sessions Recorded at Abbey Road MALE ENSEMBLE
Umberto Gatica
for songs 1 through 12, 15, and 16 Studios Photography: David James Barry Carl
Orchestra arranged by Bill Ross
Piano: Randy Kerber, Drums: Vinnie Colaiuta, Studio Manager: Colette Barber Package Design: Ria Lewerke, DesignTeam Greg Clark
BONUS TRACKS
Bass: Neil Stubenhaus, Guitar: John Goox, First Assistant (Abbey Road): John Barrett Neal Coomer
13. Quando Quando Quando Percussion: Rafael Padilla, Additional Keyboards: Second Assistant (Abbey Road): Andrew Kitchen MUSICIANS Kyle Gordon
(T. Renis, A. Testa, P. Boone) David Frank, Production Coordinator, Keyboards Music Mixed at Westlake Studios, Sarm Studios, Orchestra Leader: Perry Montague-Mason Kevin Osborne
Performed by Fergie and “Musical Muse”: Greg Mathieson,
Produced by will.i.am Contractor: Gina Zimmitti Phoenix Sound Drums: Mike Smith Bob Stillman
Guitar: George Pajon p 2009 Geffen Records Assistant Mixing Engineers: Mike Boden (Westlake), Piano/Celeste: Dave Hartley Gerard Bentall
Bass & Drums: Keith Harris
Mix Engineer: Dylan “3D” Dresdow Songs 1 through 12, 15, and 16 Copyright © Mark Lewis (Sarm), Dave Moore (Phoenix Sound) Guitar: Mitch Dalton, John Parricelli David Combes
Assistant Mix Engineer: Jaime Martinez 2009 Yeston Music Ltd. (BMI). Worldwide rights Vocal Contractors: Margaret Dorn, Annie Skates Bass: Andy Pask, Lynn Keller Stephen Hill
Drum Programming: will.i.am for Yeston Music Ltd. administered by Cherry
Additional Vocals: will.i.am Mastered by Bernie Grundman Percussion: Frank Ricotti, Gary Kettel Andrew Playfoot
Fergie performs courtesy of will.i.am River Music Co. (BMI) except Overture Delle Trumpet: Derek Watkins James Spilling
Music/A&M Records. © 1962 Ritmi e Canzoni Donne, Folies Bergère, Be Italian Copyright ©
Edizioni Musicali S.R.L.; WB Corp. (ASCAP) 1982 Yeston Music Ltd. (BMI) Worldwide rights
Accordion: Giovanni Giombolini, Mark Bousie, Massimiliano Belsito
p 2009 Geffen Records for Yeston Music Ltd. administered by Cherry Eddie Hession Damiano Bisozzi
14. Io Bacio...Tu Baci River Music Co. (BMI). All Rights Reserved. Antonio Fiore
(G.Libano/L. Beretta/P. Vivarelli) Used By Permission. Cinema Italiano and Take
Performed by Noisettes it All © 2009 Yeston Music Ltd. (BMI)/WC Film
Vocals: Shingai Shoniwa Music (BMI). Worldwide Rights for Yeston Music
Lead Guitar: Dan Smith Ltd. administered by Cherry River Music Co.
Drums: Jamie Morrison
Produced by Steve Booker (BMI) All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.