Jonas Kaufmann tenor The Sound of Movies

LAI, BERNSTEIN, ROSAS, ZIMMER, MORRICONE, VANGELIS, Nino ROTA, GARDEL, RODGERS, MANCINI, COSMA etc

The Czech National Symphony Orchestra
Jochen Rieder

Great songs from classic movies have been a passion of Jonas Kaufmann throughout his life, and his new album celebrates that with almost a century of unforgettable movie songs that have thrilled global audiences and includes hit songs from classic movies ‘West Side Story’, ‘Gladiator’, ‘Cinema Paradiso’, ‘The Sound of Music’, ‘Les Misérables’, ‘The Mission’, ‘The Great Caruso’, ‘Singin’ in the Rain’, ‘Once Upon a Time in America’, ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’ and many more! Newly recorded in spectacular sound with the Czech National Symphony Orchestra and choir, conducted by Jochen Rieder, Kaufmann is also joined on three tracks by the acclaimed guitarist Milos Karadaglic. The album also features the world premiere song of ‘The Cider House Rules’ theme by Oscar-winning composer Rachel Portman.

SONY Classical, 2023