Coppola was born in New York City, the son of Maria (née Zasa) and Agostino Coppola, who came to the United States from Bernalda, Basilicata. His brother was opera conductor and composer Anton Coppola. He was the father of August Coppola, Francis Ford Coppola, and Talia Shire, and grandfather of Nicolas Cage, Sofia Coppola, Roman Coppola, Jason Schwartzman and Robert Schwartzman.
Coppola played the flute. He studied at Juilliard, later at the Manhattan School of Music and privately with Joseph Schillinger. During the 1940s, Coppola worked under Arturo Toscanini with the NBC Symphony Orchestra. Then in 1951, Coppola left the Orchestra to pursue his dream of composing music. During that time he mostly worked as an orchestra conductor on Broadway and elsewhere, working with his son, filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola, on additional music for his Finian's Rainbow.
Carmine contributed to the music performed in the wedding scene in The Godfather (1972). Later, his son called on him to compose additional music for the score of The Godfather Part II (1974), in which he and his father received an in-movie tribute with the characters Agostino and Carmine Coppola, who appear in a deleted scene from the young Vito Corleone flashback segments. Principal score composer Nino Rota and Carmine together won Oscars for Best Score for the film. He also composed most of the score for The Godfather Part III (1990). He made cameo appearances in all three Godfather films as a conductor.
Carmine and Francis together scored Apocalypse Now (1979), for which they won a Golden Globe Award for best original score. He also composed a three-and-a-half-hour score for Francis' 1981 reconstruction of Abel Gance's 1927 epic Napoléon. Carmine composed the music for The Black Stallion (1979), on which Francis was executive producer, and four other films directed by his son in the 1980s. In his audio commentary on The Godfather Part III DVD, Francis said that his father missed a cue during the shooting of that film's opening wedding reception—something he never did in his prime. At that point, Francis realized that his father had little time left. As it turned out, Carmine died less than four months after Part III premiered, of a stroke.
His wife, Italia, died in 2004 in Los Angeles. Coppola died in Northridge, California at the age of 80. Both Coppola and his wife are buried at San Fernando Mission Cemetery.
Connie's Wedding
Carmine Coppola Lyrics
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that's just miusic
that's just miusic
that's just miusic
that's just miusic
that's just miusic
that's just miusic
that's just miusicthat's just miusic
Explaining the lyrics to Carmine Coppola's song "Connie's Wedding" may seem like a daunting task since the lyrics simply repeat the phrase "that's just music" nine times. However, through close analysis and consideration of the context in which the song appears, it becomes clear that the lyrics serve a deeper purpose.
The song features in the iconic Mafia film, The Godfather, during a scene in which the character Connie Corleone is getting married. Throughout the film, music is portrayed as a fundamental element of the Italian-American culture and the Mafia's power. The repetition of "that's just music" in the wedding scene may therefore be interpreted as both a celebration of the musical culture of the characters and a simplistic attempt to trivialize the more sinister undertones that lurk beneath the surface of their lifestyles. Furthermore, the repeated phrase could be seen as a commentary on the banality of evil within the Mafia world, where horrific acts are justified as simply actions taken to preserve family and honor.
In essence, "that's just music" could be understood as an ironic comment on the profound social and psychological dimensions of the Mafia's music, as well as a commentary on the corrupt nature of power and control that exists in their world, an observation that resonates throughout the entire film.
Line by Line Meaning
that's just music
The melody being played is simply a musical arrangement and holds no special significance beyond its entertainment value.
Writer(s): Carmine Coppola
Contributed by Sophie T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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