Mickey Blue Eyes: Music From The Motion Picture
Like so many mafia films (comedy or otherwise), the soundtrack forMickey Blue Eyesis filled with lighthearted Italian American pop classics from the vintage days of hi-fi culture.Rosemary Clooney's rambunctious "Mambo Italiano" (which had an earlier soundtrack life as a cut inBig Night) leads things off, and the action doesn't really stop tillLouis Prima's "Buono Sera" 40 minutes later. Two vintage R&B; cuts fromClarence "Frogman" Henryare welcome curveballs to this disc, as is the awe-inspiring cool ofPaolo Conteon "Come Di." As far as sequencing goes,Mickey Blue Eyesis one of those rare soundtracks that doesn't hide the score at the end of the disc--Basil Poledouris's music seasons the entire album. The jazzy orchestrations he contributes fit the kitschy mood of this disc perfectly. The only problem with this soundtrack? We've heard most of these tunes before.--Jason Verlinde