Comments on: FRANK SINATRA - “Three Coins In A Fountain”

By: Marcello Carlin

Marcello Carlin — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 09:06:50 +0000

Early chick flick prototype in fact; three ladies (deploying the usual Hollywood cliched subtext of secretary = frustrated virgin) go to Rome to find a man and they get Clifton Webb (who IRL wasn’t too interested in ladies), Louis Jourdan and Rossano Brazzi.

Nelson Riddle did the arrangement and his strings do over-colour the record to a degree, but on the evidence of In The Wee Small Hours the following year he refined his approach fairly rapidly - now the orchestra breathes in and out with the singer.

By: Dan M.

Dan M. — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 03:46:42 +0000

Oh, great feature by the way!

By: Dan M.

Dan M. — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 03:46:07 +0000

I believe that you’re slightly mistaken to say that this song was from a musical. If I’M not mistaken it was the credits/theme song from a non-musical romantic drama. I’ve never heard the Sinatra version myself, but a version on a collection of Oscar-winning “best songs” was pretty powerful.