Godfather

What you get, immediately after purchase
📄 The sheet music as a PDF, printable and readable on a tablet
🎧 The MP3 audio recording, to learn the piece by ear
✉️ A download link by email, with no account to create

The Godfather love theme was composed by Nino Rota for Francis Ford Coppola's 1972 film, and quickly became one of the most recognisable instrumental motifs in cinema, earning a Grammy Award. Heard worldwide over the opening credits and covered in countless versions since, its melancholic melody, carried by a slow waltz, has become a classic in its own right, independent of the film itself. On the accordion, the bellows naturally render the orchestral scope of the melody and the three-beat sway of the waltz, with no lyrics added since this is the licensed instrumental version. This level 3/5 sheet music strikes a fine balance between accessibility and technical challenge, ideal for intermediate accordionists looking to add one of the most famous film themes in the world to their repertoire.

GODFATHER I – LOVE THEME (INSTRUMENTAL) - Musique de Nino ROTA, © Sony/ATV Harmony, 1972. Avec l'aimable autorisation de SONY Music Publishing (France). Droits protégés.