A post in my brother's blog reminded me just how wonderful this piece form the film 'Once Upon A Time In America' is. Deborah's Theme, from what is quite simply the most beautiful motion picture score ever composed. It is Ennio Morricone's masterpiece. The breadth and depth of the score remains unsurpassed.
The film, directed by Sergio Leone, will always be one of my favourites. First screened at the Cannes festival in May 1984, many critics showered it with acclaim: "Pungent, haunting, relentlessly personal and enduringly beautiful' enthused the Los Angeles Times. "Epic in its sweep, original in its construction, persuasive in its details...the film never ceases to enthrall" raved The Hollywood Reporter.
De Niro is such a commanding presence in this fable of crime and history spanning five decades. Full of melancholy, money and violence and above all - failed love.
Once Upon A Time In America is a love story, a multi-faceted jewel that needs to be watched again and again. I have the full uncut 220 minute version on DVD. I shall watch it again soon.
Enjoy Deborah's Theme.......
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