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Music on The Sopranos

Music on The Sopranos is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Music on The Sopranos rather than just read about it. In short: The HBO television drama The Sopranos received considerable critical attention for effective use of an eclectic array of music. Series creator David Chase personally selected all the show's music, with the producer Martin Bruestle and music editor Kathryn Dayak—sometimes also consulting Steven Van Zandt, who portrays Silvio Dante on the show and is also a guitarist for Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band.

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Reference excerpt

The HBO television drama The Sopranos received considerable critical attention for effective use of an eclectic array of music. Series creator David Chase personally selected all the show's music, with the producer Martin Bruestle and music editor Kathryn Dayak—sometimes also consulting Steven Van Zandt, who portrays Silvio Dante on the show and is also a guitarist for Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band. They often selected music after completing an episode's production and editing, but occasionally filmed sequences to match pre-selected pieces of music. Stylistically, the music on the show ranges from mainstream pop (Britney Spears, The Bangles) to oldies and classic rock artists (The Beach Boys, The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd), from classic jazz and soul (Ella Fitzgerald, Ben E. King) to hip-hop (Xzibit, Time Zone), often within a single episode.

Opening credits In the opening credits for each episode, Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) drives from the Lincoln Tunnel to his home in North Caldwell, New Jersey. The musical accompaniment for this segment is the "Chosen One Mix" of the song "Woke Up This Morning" by the British band Alabama 3 (known in the United States as A3 for legal reasons). "Woke Up This Morning (Chosen One Mix)" is four minutes and five seconds long, so a shortened version of it is used in the opening credits, which is approximately one minute and thirty seconds long.

End credits Each episode's closing credits sequence features a unique piece of previously recorded music, with few exceptions. The episode "A Hit Is a Hit" uses a song by the fictional band Defiler, which appeared earlier in the episode. Three episodes feature multiple songs in the credits sequence ("Commendatori," "Whitecaps" and "Cold Stones"), while two episodes ("Full Leather Jacket" and "Made in America") have no music at all. The following is a list of songs used at the end of each episode:

Season 1

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6 Part I

Part II

Alternate music in Europe For the version of the series aired in Europe, the producers partially replaced the music for licensing reasons. European DVD editions (in the case of the first season, only the 16:9 re-issue) contain these altered versions as foreign-language dubs as well as the original unaltered English soundtrack in Dolby Digital 5.1.

Soundtrack compilations

To date, there have been two official soundtrack compilations released in association with The Sopranos. The first, titled The Sopranos: Music from the HBO Original Series, was released in 1999, and contains selections from the show's first two seasons. The second, titled The Sopranos: Peppers & Eggs: Music from the HBO Original Series, was released in 2001, and contains two compact discs of songs from the show's first three seasons.

Track listings

The Sopranos: Music from the HBO Original Series "Woke Up This Morning" (Chosen One Mix) — Alabama 3 "It's Bad You Know" — R. L. Burnside "It Was a Very Good Year" — Frank Sinatra "Gotta Serve Somebody" — Bob Dylan "Inside of Me" — Little Steven & The Disciples of Soul "I Feel Free" — Cream "Mystic Eyes" — Them "State Trooper" — Bruce Springsteen "I'm a Man" — Bo Diddley "Complicated Shadows" — Elvis Costello & the Attractions "The Beast in Me" — Nick Lowe "Viking" — Los Lobos "Blood Is Thicker than Water" — Wyclef Jean featuring G & B "I've Tried Everything" — Eurythmics

The Sopranos - Peppers & Eggs: Music from the HBO Series

Disc one "Every Breath You Take/Theme from Peter Gunn" (Mr. Ruggerio's Remix) - The Police; Henry Mancini and His Orchestra "Battle Flag" (Album Version) - Pigeonhed "I've Got A Feeling" (Album Version) - The Campbell Brothers with Katie Jackson "The Captain" (Album Version) - Kasey Chambers "Shuck Dub" (Album Version) - R.L. Burnside "Affection" (Album Version) - The Lost Boys "My Lover's Prayer" (Album Version) - Otis Redding "Certamente" (Album Version) Madreblu "Black Books" (Album Version) - Nils Lofgren "Frank Sinatra" (Album Version) - Cake "Baubles, Bangles and Beads" (Album Version) - Frank Sinatra "Thru And Thru" (Album Version) - The Rolling Stones

Disc two "High Fidelity" - Elvis Costello & The Attractions "Living on a Thin Line" - The Kinks "Girl" - Vue "Vivaldi: Sposa son disprezzata" - Cecilia Bartoli "I Who Have Nothing" - Ben E. King "Return to Me" - Bob Dylan "Make no Mistake" - Keith Richards "Piove" - Lorenzo Jovanotti "Space Invader" - The Pretenders "Tiny Tears" - Tindersticks "Gloria" - Van Morrison "Core 'ngrato" - Dominic Chianese "Dialogue From 'The Sopranos'" - The Sopranos Cast

External links The Sopranos soundtracks on Tunefind

References

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Music on The Sopranos

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Music on The Sopranos claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Music on The Sopranos before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Music on The Sopranos ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Music on The Sopranos

In research: Music on The Sopranos appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Music on The Sopranos in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Music on The Sopranos is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Television music, The Sopranos, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Music on The Sopranos outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

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