10 Greatest Musical Moments In Martin Scorsese Movies
9. Raging Bull: Pietro Mascagni - Cavalleria Rusticana-Intermezzo
A very different style of music from Scorsese here, but one that plays out to mesmerising effect. His boxing masterpiece Raging Bull starts in spectacular fashion as Mascagni’s classic piece plays over black and white footage of Robert De niro’s Jake LaMotta preparing for a fight in the ring.
The strings soar and Jake’s slow-motion movements around the canvas become almost hypnotic. As the smoke swirls across the ring, it’s a beautiful piece of cinema, a captivating and visually striking way in which to start off this most violent of stories.