Romeo and Juliet (1968) Vinyl LP •PLAY-GRADED• Nino Rota & Soundtrack

Catalog Number: ST-2993

Record Grading: Excellent (EX), Sleeve Grading: Very Good (VG)

Condition Details:

Vinyl plays with occasional crackles (play-graded). Cover has moderate scuffing, creasing and surface abrasion (front/back); back has discoloration with darker spots. Inner-sleeve is original (generic white); top edge has a few tears. Spine is "thatched" and somewhat readable with wear. Shelf-wear along top/bottom-edge with small developing split on bottom edge near center. Some corner wear. Opening is crisp with signs of use and divots. (Not a cut-out.)

Tracks:

• Prologue And Prince (Act I, Scene 1) (Robert Stephens )
• Romeo's Foreboding (Act I, Scene 4) (Leonard Whiting )
• Song: "What Is A Youth" (Glen Weston )
• Feast At The House Of Capulet (Meeting Of Romeo And Juliet) (Act I, Scene 5) (Leonard Whiting and Olivia Hussey )
• Song: "What Is A Youth" (Glen Weston )
• The Balcony Scene (Act II, Scene 2) (Leonard Whiting and Olivia Hussey )
• Romeo & Juliet Are Wed (Act II, Scene 6) (Milo O'Shea, Leonard Whiting, and Olivia Hussey )
• The Death Of Mercutio And Tybalt (Act III, Scene 1) (John McEnery, Leonard Whiting, Bruce Robinson, Michael York, Robert Stephens, Natasha Perry, and Antonio Pierfederici )
• Farewell Love Scene (Act III, Scene 5) (Olivia Hussey, Leonard Whiting, and Pat Heywood )
• The Likeness Of Death (Act IV, Scene 1) (Olivia Hussey and Milo O'Shea )
• In Capulet's Tomb (Death Of Romeo & Juliet)
• Act IV, Scene 5: Juliet's Chamber (Milo O'Shea and Paul Hardwick )
• Act V, Scene 1: Mantua (Leonard Whiting and Keith Skinner )
• Act V, Scene 3: The Tomb (Leonard Whiting, Milo O'Shea, and Olivia Hussey )
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• All Are Punished (Act V, Scene 3) (Robert Stephens )

About The Record:

The soundtrack for the 1968 film Romeo and Juliet was composed and conducted by Nino Rota. It was originally released as a vinyl record, containing nine entries, most notably the song What Is a Youth, composed by Nino Rota, written by Eugene Walter and performed by Glen Weston. The music score won a Silver Ribbon award of the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists in 1968 and was nominated for two other awards (BAFTA Award for Best Film Music in 1968 and Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score in 1969). The soundtrack is referred to as "Original Soundtrack Recording" on the front cover with further credits to the film itself.