{"product_id":"various-artists-goodfellas-music-from-the-motion-picture-2026-repress","title":"Various Artists - Goodfellas [Music From The Motion Picture] (2026 Repress)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLimited edition RSD Stores Exclusive Opaque Dark Blue Vinyl Repress.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGoodfellas Music from the Motion Picture\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the soundtrack for the 1990 film \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGoodfellas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, directed by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMartin Scorsese\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, notable for its use of popular music from the various periods it portrayed. In a similar manner to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAmerican Graffiti\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and Scorsese's earlier \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMean Streets\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the songs served roughly the same purpose as a composed musical score. While an official soundtrack was released at the same time as the film, it only featured a small fraction of the songs used.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eScorsese chose the songs for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGoodfellas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e only if they commented on the scene or the characters \"in an oblique way\". The only rule he adhered to with the soundtrack was to only use music which could have been heard at that time, deciding that he could use any song released before the scene in which it played took place.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAccording to Scorsese, a lot of non-dialogue scenes were shot to playback. For example, he had \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Layla\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e playing on the set while shooting the scene where the dead bodies are discovered in the car and the meat-truck. Sometimes, the lyrics of songs were put between lines of dialogue to comment on the action. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSome of the music Scorsese had written into the script while other songs he discovered during the editing phase. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic","offers":[{"title":"RSD Stores Exclusive 140g Opaque Dark Blue Vinyl LP","offer_id":59672605426009,"sku":"SDZ-53708","price":25.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/Untitled-Design-57.png?v=1790933612","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/various-artists-goodfellas-music-from-the-motion-picture-2026-repress","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}