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I'm Breathless is an album [a] by American singer and songwriter Madonna, [4] released on May 22, 1990, by Sire Records to accompany the film Dick Tracy. The album contains three songs written by Stephen Sondheim, which were used in the film, in addition to several songs co-written by Madonna that were inspired by but not included in the film.
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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 ...
Jun 14, 1990 · Madonna’s new album will automatically introduce Stephen Sondheim — who wrote three new songs for Madonna to sing in Dick Tracy — to a whole new audience, but exactly what kind of impression ...
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In the film Madonna starred as Breathless Mahoney and her then-boyfriend Warren Beatty played the title role. After filming was complete, Madonna began work on the film’s soundtrack, with songwriter Stephen Sondheim, producer Patrick Leonard and engineer Bill Bottrell.
Nov 27, 2021 · Even though, without question, “Vogue” will forever remain the only song remembered by non-Madonna fans from I’m Breathless, it’s more important than ever to recognize the soundtrack’s musical brilliance in the wake of Stephen Sondheim’s death.
May 26, 2020 · He also enlisted Stephen Sondheim to pen several original songs, three of which were to be sung by Breathless; and Madonna — savvy as ever — used them to anchor her own new album, I’m ...
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. Three songs were pulled directly from the film, including the torchy “Sooner or Later,” which won composer Stephen Sondheim an Oscar, and the ironic “More,” which seemed tailor-made for the former Material ...
