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Stephen Sondheim wrote three of the songs on I'm Breathless. I'm Breathless is a jazz, swing and pop album where Madonna and Sondheim tried to recreate the music of the period portrayed in Dick Tracy.
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May 26, 2020 · The song was born out of a Breathless line in the film (“You don’t know whether to hit me or kiss me,” she tells Tracy), paired with Madonna’s reading of the character as someone who ...
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May 18, 2020 · It’s true that I’m Breathless is a collection of big band pop songs that make up a film soundtrack, but more than this, the album finds Madonna taking on music by the legendary Stephen Sondheim. Sondheim, who is arguably one of the most important figures in musical theatre, contributed three tracks to the album; the sultry “Sooner Or ...
After filming was complete, Madonna began work on the film’s soundtrack, with songwriter Stephen Sondheim, producer Patrick Leonard and engineer Bill Bottrell. She also worked with producer Shep Pettibone on the album’s first single, “Vogue”. The album was recorded in three weeks, at Johnny Yuma Recording and Ocean Way Studios, in California.
"Vogue" is a song by American singer Madonna from her soundtrack album, I'm Breathless (1990). Written and produced by herself and Shep Pettibone , it was inspired by voguing , a dance which was part of the underground gay scene in New York City.
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May 22, 1990 · After filming was complete, Madonna began work on the film’s soundtrack, with songwriter Stephen Sondheim, producer Patrick Leonard, Bill Bottrell & producer Shep Pettibone. The album was...
Mar 9, 2003 · With I’m Breathless, Madonna went whole-hog, creating a concept album of big-band numbers inspired by Breathless Mahoney, her character from Warren Beatty’s 1990 film Dick Tracy.
