Soundtrack Martin Scorsese decided to assemble a soundtrack made of music that was popular at the time using his personal collection of 78s. With the help of Robbie Robertson, the songs were carefully chosen so they would be the ones that a person would hear on the radio, at the pool or in bars and clubs which reflected the mood of that particular era.Thompson, David and Christie, Ian Scorsese on Scorsese p. 83.Evans, Mike The Making of Raging Bull p. 88. Some lyrics from songs would also be slipped into some dialogue. The Intermezzo from Cavalleria rusticana by Italian composer Pietro Mascagni would serve as the main theme to Raging Bull after a successful try-out by Scorsese and the editor, Thelma Schoonmaker, over the film's opening titles. Two other Mascagni pieces were used in the film: the Barcarolle from Silvano, and the Intermezzo (Ratcliff's Dream) from Guglielmo Ratcliff. A two-CD soundtrack was released in 2005, long after the film was released, because of earlier difficulties obtaining rights for many of the songs, which Scorsese selected from his childhood memories growing up in New York.
soundtrack martin scorsese decided to assemble a soundtrack made of music that was popular at the time using his personal collection of 78s with the help of robbie robertson the songs were carefully chosen so they would be the ones that a person would hear on the radio at the pool or in bars and clubs which reflected the mood of that particular erathompson david and christie ian scorsese on scorsese p 83evans mike the making of raging bull p 88 some lyrics from songs would also be slipped into some dialogue the intermezzo from cavalleria rusticana by italian composer pietro mascagni would serve as the main theme to raging bull after a successful try-out by scorsese and the editor thelma schoonmaker over the film's opening titles two other mascagni pieces were used in the film the barcarolle from silvano and the intermezzo (ratcliff's dream) from guglielmo ratcliff a two-cd soundtrack was released in 2005 long after the film was released because of earlier difficulties obtaining rights for many of the songs which scorsese selected from his childhood memories growing up in new york