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Scorose Played A Specific Set Of Rules When Picking The Soundtrack

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Tony Bennett’s “Rags to Riches” over the opening narration and The Sex Pistol’s “My Way” over the closing credits are just a few reasons why the movie is a classic. While the genres ranged, Scorsese went by a set of rules for picking songs.

They had to vaguely comment on the scene or characters, and they had to be chronologically appropriate at the time the scenes were set in.