Nonnas soundtrack: A list of every song featured in the Netflix film

The new Netflix film Nonnas has a compelling soundtrack that blends its storyline to its cultural context.

An original score composed by Marcelo Zarvos, the film also has a mix of Italian songs from various artists that bring in the true essence of the world that it is set in. Derived from a true story, this Stephen Chbosky directorial explores the story of Joe Scaravella, who envisions building a restaurant named 'Enoteca Maria', which pays a homage to his late mother.

He assembles a squad of actual Italian grandmothers 'Nonnas' to work at his restaurant, who bring in their own personal, intergenerational culinary knowledge and expertise into the making of the food for the restaurant. The story is humorous, as well as moving and emancipatory. The film stars an ensemble of talented actors including Vince Vaughn, Susan Sarandon, Lorraine Bracco, Talia Shire, Brenda Vaccaro, and many others.

Let us dive into the details of the soundtrack of Nonnas.

Nonnas soundtrack: A list of every song featured in the Netflix film

Nonnas delves into the themes of familial relationships, connection, community, love, and grief, with food being the crux of the storyline. The soundtrack of the film is rooted in Italian and American cultural contexts, and it beautifully blends in with the themes that the film is soaked in.

The film's original soundtrack was composed by Marcelo Zarvos. His previous work includes Tully (2000), Hollywoodland (2006), The Good Shepherd (2006), The Face of Love (2013), Dark Waters (2019), Ray Donovan: The Movie (2022), May December (2023), The Equalizer 3 (2023), etc.

Here is the list of the original soundtrack of Nonnas:

Antipasto
C of O Celebration
Celebrating the Dishes
Closed
Cleaning the Kitchen
Enoteca Maria
Fire Code Violation
Food Fight
Hyatt Street (feat. China Forbes) – Pink Martini
Joe Breaks the News
Joe Cooking
Joe’s New Restaurant
Joe’s Appeal
Nonnas Bond
Nonnas Theme
Nonnas Are Worried
Olivia and Joe Talk
Pitching the Idea
Standing Ovation
Teresa Prays for a Miracle
The Letter
The Inspector
The Funeral
Roberta and Antonella
What Is Capuzzelle

Along with the original score by Zarvos, some timeless Italian and American songs have also been played at different moments in the film. Several iconic musicians' songs including Billy Joel, Nilla Pizzi, etc. have been included in the mix.

Here is the list of the Italian songs played in Nonnas:

A Roma Tutto e Bello – Miranda Martino
Cha Cha Cha Della Segretaria – Michelino E II Suo Complesso
E Ti Dico (Ti Amo) – Sacha Distel
Funiculi Funicula – Ossi Bashiri
Funiculu Funicula – Raffaello Converso and Roberto De Simone
Lazy Mary – Lou Monte with Joe Reisman and his Orchestra
L’Italia
Morbido – Catalogo Club
Mille Volte – Nilla Pizzi
Old Country – Pete Caldera and Alexander McCabe
Tarantella Napoletana – Mario Rusca
Tu, Tu Si Tu – Fausto Cigliano
Un Desiderio Per L’Estate – Marina Moran
Via Veneto – Alexander McCabe
Viva La Pappa Col Pomodoro – Rita Pavone
Vieni – Giancarlo Cavalieri and Vichezno Orru

Here is the list of the rest of the songs played in the film:

Angel Eyes – Henrik Wikstrom and Steve Martin
Jealous of You (Tango Della Gelosia) – Connie Francis
Lady in Red – Chris de Burgh
Too Late for Tears – Andrea Litkei and Ervin Litkei
These Boots Are Made for Walkin’ – Eileen
Scenes from an Italian Restaurant – Billy Joel

As per Netflix, the helmer of the film, Stephen Chbosky, has elucidated in detail about the music, and how they worked with the music in the film by mentioning:

The music in Nonnas was a real passion for me. We used “These Boots Are Made for Walkin’ ” by Nancy Sinatra when they did the cool hero walk down the sidewalk. Susan in particular said, “Play it really loud.” Later, I choreographed that entire single shot through the restaurant to “Scenes from an Italian Restaurant,” by Billy Joel. I would play it on my phone in my earbuds, and it became something of a dance.

He further added about the relevance of the songs in relation to the time and generation that the Nonnas belong to, as he talks about the timelessness of the music, by explaining:

And those songs that we love when we’re that age, they are eternal to us. And they are timeless to us. And maybe to our children, I’ll play something for my kids and some of them they love, and some of them they go, ‘I don’t get this, but it’s yours.’ And so a lot of this soundtrack was like, these four amazing women, what songs did they love? When they were running around raising kids, or they were making out in high school, you know what I mean?”

The songs are available on platforms including Spotify and Amazon Music.