Heather Broster
The new Pixar film Luca is full of classic Italian songs that will soon get your toes tapping and your spirits soaring. A particularly jolly tune called Il Gatto e La Volpe (The Cat and the Fox) can be heard during the scene in which Luca and his new friend Alberto are trying to build …
At the very beginning of Pixar’s Luca, we see two Italian gentlemen out fishing on a boat at night. As they talk about the existence of sea monsters, the elder of the two starts playing a song on his gramophone. The song was O Mio Babbino Caro, a soprano aria from the opera Gianni Schicchi …
Today we have an expression that, if used correctly, can go a long way in helping you sound like a fluent Italian speaker! A prescindere da is used to indicate something you purposely do not take into account, leave out of consideration, or put to one side. The expression comes from the verb prescindere which …
Inuyasha is a song written by Italian singer Mahmood and Dardust. Released in early 2021, it peaked at number 21 on the Italian singles chart. The song is named after the popular Japanese manga and anime series Inuyasha whose eponymous main character is a half-dog demon, half human. For the official music video, Mahmood dresses …
Soldi (which means “money” in Italian) was the fifth single on Mahmood’s debut album Gioventù Bruciata (Wasted Youth). After winning first place at the 69th Sanremo Musical Festival, Mahmood went on to represent Italy with the song at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 where he came in second. Soldi is an autobiographic song about Mahmood’s …
Io sì (Seen) is a power ballad from the soundtrack of the 2020 film The Life Ahead (La Vita Davanti a Sé) starring Sofia Loren. Diane Warren originally wrote the song with English lyrics, and Pausini later translated it into Italian with the help of her frequent collaborator Niccolò Agliardi. It was nominated for Best …