Top Fifteen Movie Songs 12/15 (in no particular order that I will admit to):
12)"Navarre And Isabeau's Dual Transformation"
Well, this is almost another "The whole flippin soundtrack" one... and another "just put it on for the music" films. Oh, yeah. I am talking about the Ladyhawke soundtrack, which is effectively by The Alan Parson's Project... almost. Here is the Wikipedia entry on that:
[quote]The film's score was composed by Andrew Powell. Richard Donner stated that he was listening to The Alan Parsons Project (on which Powell collaborated) while scouting for locations, and became unable to separate his visual ideas from the music.[/quote]
So, being familiar with Alan Pardons Project, then seeing this film, I was like, "Dad, this sounds like Alan Parsons" and he was like, "I think they did do the soundtrack." So we looked. The Wiki entry was not there and so tracing it back, we were initially lead to believe that The Alan Parsons Project was to be credited. Then we found that it was more Powell than Parsons, but neverthemind.
The music is awesome. The film is funny, cute, fanciful... just _really_ good.
12)"Navarre And Isabeau's Dual Transformation"
Well, this is almost another "The whole flippin soundtrack" one... and another "just put it on for the music" films. Oh, yeah. I am talking about the Ladyhawke soundtrack, which is effectively by The Alan Parson's Project... almost. Here is the Wikipedia entry on that:
[quote]The film's score was composed by Andrew Powell. Richard Donner stated that he was listening to The Alan Parsons Project (on which Powell collaborated) while scouting for locations, and became unable to separate his visual ideas from the music.[/quote]
So, being familiar with Alan Pardons Project, then seeing this film, I was like, "Dad, this sounds like Alan Parsons" and he was like, "I think they did do the soundtrack." So we looked. The Wiki entry was not there and so tracing it back, we were initially lead to believe that The Alan Parsons Project was to be credited. Then we found that it was more Powell than Parsons, but neverthemind.
The music is awesome. The film is funny, cute, fanciful... just _really_ good.
- Matthew Broderick as Philippe Gaston
- Rutger Hauer as Captain Etienne Navarre
- Michelle Pfeiffer as Isabeau d'Anjou
- Leo McKern as Father Imperius
- John Wood as Bishop of Aquila
- Ken Hutchison as Marquet
- Alfred Molina as Cezar
- Giancarlo Prete as Fornac
The film was filmed in Italy, primarily in a (and around) a real little medieval town call L'Aquila. The tune that Isabeau and Phillipe dance to in the stable is a genuine Italian 14th Century dance named "Trotto". The breed of horse that Navarre rides is a Friesian, popular among medieval knights. There was so much put into the production to give it such an authentic feel.
So, why go with such anachronistic soundtrack? I feel that it serves to bring us, the contemporary audience, back to another world of magic and fantasy - a bridge to transport us there.
I like to listen to Alan Parson while doing school work, and sometimes while cooking. Sometimes, I will put some on and curl up with Dad on the sofa while he reads.
So, this one part of the film, we see the two, Navarre and Isabeau, transform together, almost touching, and all the pain, and all the love, and the sum of their cursed existence. The song is instrumental, so there is not much to say about it, but watching, and listening, it just all comes together to take its place at number twelve.
Take Care-
LQ
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