Rome (Danger Mouse and Daniele Luppi album)

Rome is an album written by the American music producer Danger Mouse and the Italian composer Daniele Luppi.[12] The album took five years to make and was inspired by the music from Spaghetti Westerns.[13]

Rome
Studio album by Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi starring Jack White & Norah Jones
Released	16 May 2011
Recorded	Forum Studios
Genre	Indie rock, folk rock, symphonic rock, psychedelic rock
Length	35:11
Label	Parlophone / EMI / Lex / Third Man 50999 9 46485 2 2 C2-46485
Producer	Danger Mouse, Daniele Luppi
Danger Mouse chronology
Meyrin Fields (2011) Rome (2011) El Camino (2011)
Daniele Luppi chronology
Malos Habitos (2011) Rome (2011) Milano (2017)
Norah Jones chronology
Here We Go Again: Celebrating the Genius of Ray Charles (2011) Rome (2011) Little Broken Hearts (2012)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
American Music Channel	[2]
BBC	Positive[3]
The Independent	Positive[4]
LA Times	[5]
Metro	[6]
musicOMH	[7]
NME	[8]
The Observer	[9]
Pitchfork Media	7.0/10.0[10]
Rolling Stone	[11]

The album was recorded using vintage equipment and, as well as featuring musicians who recorded Spaghetti Western soundtracks, also features a reunited Cantori Moderni – the choir put together by Alessandro Alessandroni – that performed on the soundtrack to The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.[13] The album also includes vocals by the American singers Jack White on the tracks "The Rose with the Broken Neck", "Two Against One" and "The World", and Norah Jones on the tracks "Season's Trees", "Black" and "Problem Queen".[12] White additionally chose to provide lyrics for his three songs.

Track listing

All music is composed by Daniele Luppi and Brian Burton.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
1.	"Theme of "Rome""		2:21
2.	"The Rose with the Broken Neck"	J. White	3:23
3.	"Morning Fog (interlude)"		0:39
4.	"Season's Trees"	B. Burton	3:12
5.	"Her Hollow Ways (interlude)"		0:57
6.	"Roman Blue"		3:13
7.	"Two Against One"	J. White	2:21
8.	"The Gambling Priest"		2:03
9.	"The World (interlude)"		1:02
10.	"Black"	B. Burton	3:32
11.	"The Matador Has Fallen"		1:47
12.	"Morning Fog"		2:06
13.	"Problem Queen"	B. Burton	2:37
14.	"Her Hollow Ways"		2:30
15.	"The World"	J. White	3:29

Charts

Chart (2011)	Peak position
Canadian Albums Chart[14]	15
UK Albums Chart[15]	20
US Billboard 200[14]	11
US Alternative Albums[14]	5
US Top Rock Albums[14]	5

Credits

Musicians

• Gegè Munari - Drums and percussion
• Dario Rosciglione - Upright and electric bass
• Luciano Ciccaglioni - Acoustic and electric guitars
• Antonello Vannucchi - Celesta, harpsichord, organ and piano
• Roberto Podio - Percussion
• Gilda Buttà - Celesta and harpsichord
• Cantori Moderni - Choir
• Edda Dell'Orso - Soprano Vocals
• Jack White - Vocals ("The Rose with a Broken Neck", "Two Against One" and "The World")
• Norah Jones - Vocals ("Season's Trees", "Black" and "Problem Queen")

Recording and arrangements

• Danger Mouse - Production, arrangements, mixing
• Daniele Luppi - Production, arrangements, mixing, orchestra, and choir conductor
• Fabio Patrignani - Engineer, mixing

Usage in other media

• The song "Black" accompanied the ending of "Face Off", the final episode of Breaking Bad's fourth season. It also appeared in Rome: Three Dreams of Black, an interactive film by Chris Milk.
• The song "Two Against One" peaked number 20 in Billboard Alternative Songs chart[16][17] and was included on the soundtrack for 2 Guns, the 2013 film directed by Baltasar Kormákur.[18] In 2015, the track was also used for an advertisement of long-running British soap opera Emmerdale to promote the show's big Summer Fate storyline.

References

1. Monger, James Christopher. "Danger Mouse / Daniele Luppi. Rome: Review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
2. Fox, Matthew (24 May 2011). "American Music Channel Review". American Music Channel. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
3. Kennedy, Adam (10 May 2011). "BBC review". BBC. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
4. Price, Simon (15 May 2011). "The Independent review". The Independent. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
5. Brown, August (16 May 2011). "LA Times review". LA Times. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
6. Lewis, John (15 May 2011). "Metro review". Metro. Associated Newspapers. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
7. Falcone, Jon (16 May 2011). "musicOMH review". musicOMH. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
8. Doran, John (11 May 2011). "NME review". NME. IPC Media. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
9. Fox, Killian (15 May 2011). "The Observer review". The Observer. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
10. Harvell, Jess (16 May 2011). "Pitchfork review". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
11. Hermes, Will (12 May 2011). "Rolling Stone review". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
12. "Danger Mouse's Jack White-starring Rome album out in May". NME. 10 February 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
13. Pattison, Louis (8 November 2010). "Danger Mouse and Daniele Luppi: how we built Rome". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
14. "Danger Mouse / Daniele Luppi. Rome: Awards (Billboard Albums)". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
15. "Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi - Rome (Albums)". Official Charts Company. 28 May 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
16. "'Two Against One'. Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi Starring Jack White - Chart history: Alternative Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
17. "Danger Mouse / Daniele Luppi. Rome: Awards (Billboard Singles)". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
18. "Jack White. Soundtrack. 'Two Against One'". Internet Movie Database. Archived from the original on 26 September 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2013.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

External links

• "Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi – Rome" at Discogs (list of releases)