Probably gives away a lot of Fly Away Home if you haven’t seen it yet, but an excellent example of a song that is an important part of a film, instead of just being tacked on in the hope of getting an award nomination. In this video, you don’t see the scene in which it is actually used. For that, you’ll have to find a copy of this 1996 movie.
I put in a few livelier tracks that force me to get up and move around.
I Put a Spell on You - Queen Latifah
Yellow - Coldplay
Happy Ever After - Julia Fordham
Body Heat - Alicia Bridges
Get Me Through December - Alison Krauss
Wild is the Wind - Nicolas Bearde
Gula Matari - Quincy Jones
California Dreamin’ - Bobby Womack
Don’t You Worry, Baby - Melody Gardot
A solid education in music theory? Knowledge of several instruments? An ability to summon an entire orchestra in the memory?
Nah. Sometimes, the songwriter is ignorant of complex chords, and can only count to four.
Did you find it so? For some, it was during the performance of John Williams’ Air and Simple Gifts. Others were moved by the historic nature of the occasion.
I made it through without too much misting up, but totally lost it when I saw this:
Something a little different for me - it’s a new year, time to try some new things. From the Ghosts I-IV album.
