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For no reason other than the fact that I can, a few links to musical clips from films that I particularly like:
First up, still the best film ever, Casablanca, and this scene is one of, if not the, best in it. fundessie linked to it from his Facebook a while ago, but it's worth looking at again, and again. Interestingly, a number of the cast and extras in the scene (including Conrad Veidt, who played the Nazi Major Strasser) were refugees and exiles from Nazi Europe, and several of them had spent time in concentration camp. There's emotion in that scene that's not an act, and the circumstances of the actors, and the context of the film, filmed in 1942, at the height of the Second World War go to explain that. There's an alternative version, but that doesn't quite pack the same punch...
Next up, more music and another war. Zulu. Now, this film has suffered with age. Hints of imperialism and racism, along with a somewhat dubious approach to history, mean that it probably wouldn't be made today. Still 'though, what a scene! There's no reason why "Men of Harlech" and Zulu chanting should work together, but they do. For the old Lions among you, I always think of the First Battle of Eagg Isle when I see this one.
And on to the aftermath of battle with Henry V. Heart wrenching stuff, with music and images going together perfectly. It looks perfectly plotted, with even the angles of people's movements all converging in order to add to the overall whole. And the boy Kenneth Branagh is carrying is Batman...
And now for something completely different. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers makes Zulu look politically correct, but this fight scene is just great fun (and for the Lions, it's what I like to imagine the Darkendales getting up to when they're not at events...)Actually, although this scene always makes me smile, it's not my favourite in the entire film. That's the Barn Dance which comes slightly before this scene. Sadly that one seems to have been completely removed from the internet (apart from a few versions put to different music) - I can only imagine that the film company are fussy about the rights for that one particular scene. Oh, and for members of The One (and Derby County fans), important advice can be found here - "A man can't sleep/when he sleeps with sheep..."
And finally... Well, again, I couldn't find the clip I wanted. But it's too good a theme, and too great a character to miss out. So sit back, watch this, and enjoy...
First up, still the best film ever, Casablanca, and this scene is one of, if not the, best in it. fundessie linked to it from his Facebook a while ago, but it's worth looking at again, and again. Interestingly, a number of the cast and extras in the scene (including Conrad Veidt, who played the Nazi Major Strasser) were refugees and exiles from Nazi Europe, and several of them had spent time in concentration camp. There's emotion in that scene that's not an act, and the circumstances of the actors, and the context of the film, filmed in 1942, at the height of the Second World War go to explain that. There's an alternative version, but that doesn't quite pack the same punch...
Next up, more music and another war. Zulu. Now, this film has suffered with age. Hints of imperialism and racism, along with a somewhat dubious approach to history, mean that it probably wouldn't be made today. Still 'though, what a scene! There's no reason why "Men of Harlech" and Zulu chanting should work together, but they do. For the old Lions among you, I always think of the First Battle of Eagg Isle when I see this one.
And on to the aftermath of battle with Henry V. Heart wrenching stuff, with music and images going together perfectly. It looks perfectly plotted, with even the angles of people's movements all converging in order to add to the overall whole. And the boy Kenneth Branagh is carrying is Batman...
And now for something completely different. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers makes Zulu look politically correct, but this fight scene is just great fun (and for the Lions, it's what I like to imagine the Darkendales getting up to when they're not at events...)Actually, although this scene always makes me smile, it's not my favourite in the entire film. That's the Barn Dance which comes slightly before this scene. Sadly that one seems to have been completely removed from the internet (apart from a few versions put to different music) - I can only imagine that the film company are fussy about the rights for that one particular scene. Oh, and for members of The One (and Derby County fans), important advice can be found here - "A man can't sleep/when he sleeps with sheep..."
And finally... Well, again, I couldn't find the clip I wanted. But it's too good a theme, and too great a character to miss out. So sit back, watch this, and enjoy...