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]]>Per Rolling Stone, the soundtrack was scored by Steven Van Zandt, who starred as mobster Frank “The Fixer” Tagliano. The soundtrack comes in two volumes — the first is comprised of jazz compositions from the show and the second is a collection of various songs and cues.
“I figured I’ve got some of the most talented musicians in New York City so why waste them on 15-second cues,” Van Zandt said in a statement. “We decided to have some fun. I’d meet Lee [Musiker] about an hour before the session and give him the top-line melodies, basic chord changes, and structure and talk about the overall mood of the piece. I wanted to try something different and get the musicians creative input and let these guys who were used to always reading their parts express themselves for a change. We would basically arrange it on the spot. I’d suggest a harmony, Lee would suggest an idea and the musicians would begin to orchestrate themselves. It was wild and extremely fruitful. After the success of the first session I knew we had a legitimate jazz album in addition to an incredible score.”
Zandt is in charge of the vocals and is backed by the Interstellar Jazz Renegades, which he founded himself.
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]]>Per Rolling Stone, the soundtrack was scored by Steven Van Zandt, who starred as mobster Frank “The Fixer” Tagliano. The soundtrack comes in two volumes — the first is comprised of jazz compositions from the show and the second is a collection of various songs and cues.
“I figured I’ve got some of the most talented musicians in New York City so why waste them on 15-second cues,” Van Zandt said in a statement. “We decided to have some fun. I’d meet Lee [Musiker] about an hour before the session and give him the top-line melodies, basic chord changes, and structure and talk about the overall mood of the piece. I wanted to try something different and get the musicians creative input and let these guys who were used to always reading their parts express themselves for a change. We would basically arrange it on the spot. I’d suggest a harmony, Lee would suggest an idea and the musicians would begin to orchestrate themselves. It was wild and extremely fruitful. After the success of the first session I knew we had a legitimate jazz album in addition to an incredible score.”
Zandt is in charge of the vocals and is backed by the Interstellar Jazz Renegades, which he founded himself.
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