"Rota's timeless movie themes interpreted by an elite international jazz quintet…. The group's jazz energies make the biggest difference in the engine-room, with the superb Kozlov and Penn applying circus-music strutting, 1950s Miles Davis swing-groove hipness, brooding drama and New Orleans funeral-march rhythms as needed. Douglas's brassy, slewing lines whirl across 'La Strada-Tema' and he and Surman then switch into 50s Miles Davies mode over Penn's rimshots, with the saxophonist probably delivering his most straight-ahead recording in decades. 'La Strada Processione' is a Carla Bley-style dirge; 'The Godfather Love Theme' is exquisitely played by Galliano against only a bass commentary; Surman sounds Sidney Bechet-like on 'La Notti di Cabiria'; and 'Giuglietta Degli Spiriti' is gurgly free-improv that turns into a Latin dance. They are beautiful themes, and this set prioritises their sympathetic rendition."—The Guardian