This low-priced series provides the perfect entry point into the world of film music. This collection presents Italian composer Nino Rota whose work in film dates back to the early forties. He wrote all of the movie scores for Fellini's films from The White Sheik in 1952 to The Orchestra Rehearsal in 1979. Other directors include Renato Castellani, Luchino Visconti, Franco Zeffirelli, Francis Ford Coppola (Oscar for best original movie score), King Vidor. This compilation is the essence of Rota and follows his musical jouney from Fellini films to the Godfather.