James Gandolfini: His 10 Most Intense Scenes

8. "I Heard The Tapes Ma" - The Sopranos

It's no secret that some of Tony's, I mean James's, most intense scenes are going to come from the show that made him a superstar. The show that housed his most intense role of his career. The show that changed television forever. I'm sure people will be mad all ten didn't come from the show, and I'm sure there will be people upset that there are too many scenes from the show. That's fine. Hate or no hate I would love to hear your opinions. Regardless, here we have our first and certainly not last scene featuring James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano. What transpires in this scene is the culmination of an array of family backstabbing that would make even the King of Pop himself roll over in his grave. Tony hears the tapes of his mother and his uncle discussing the act of whacking Tony. Naturally he is upset, and so he pays his mother a little visit at the hospital.