# What is the best Nino Rota film score?

> One composer, a mob saga and a string of circus-flavored art films; the choice comes down to mood.

*By YPB Team · Published October 16, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/what-is-the-best-nino-rota-film-score*

---

## Current results (no votes yet)

1. **The Godfather** — score 1000/1000
   The 1972 score whose love theme became the film's signature.
2. **Romeo and Juliet** — score 700/1000
   Zeffirelli's 1968 film, home of the 'What Is a Youth' theme.
3. **The Leopard** — score 700/1000
   Visconti's 1963 historical epic.
4. **8½** — score 625/1000
   Fellini's 1963 film, with a circus-flavored score.
5. **Death on the Nile** — score 566/1000
   The 1978 Agatha Christie adaptation.
6. **I Vitelloni** — score 500/1000
   Fellini's 1953 film about aimless young men.
7. **Casanova** — score 500/1000
   Fellini's 1976 film.
8. **Rocco and His Brothers** — score 500/1000
   Visconti's 1960 family drama.
9. **La Strada** — score 227/1000
   Fellini's 1954 film, with a plaintive trumpet theme.
10. **Nights of Cabiria** — score 227/1000
   Fellini's 1957 film starring Giulietta Masina.
11. **The Godfather Part II** — score 227/1000
   The 1974 score that shared the Oscar with Carmine Coppola.
12. **La Dolce Vita** — score 227/1000
   Fellini's 1960 film, with a jazz-tinged Roman score.
13. **Juliet of the Spirits** — score 227/1000
   Fellini's 1965 fantasy.
14. **Amarcord** — score 0/1000
   Fellini's 1973 nostalgic film of a seaside town.

Tags: movies, music, italy, nino rota