Where does so much sadness come from -- "ONCE"

Lenna 2022-10-31 14:07:10

In fact, this is a music movie. I didn't know it before watching it. It's actually a music video, but people who have watched it will not complain because the music in it is very worthy of this movie.
They are all love songs. There should have been bright and gorgeous mv scenes, but the director used handheld shooting to fake a rough pseudo-documentary feeling. The strange thing is that watching the movie is not uncomfortable at all. The two songs that opened the film attracted me.
The Irish are really sad. This movie is all love songs, but the songs about missing an old lover or ongoing love are all very low, and they are better when listening to the original sound. No matter which song I watch while watching the movie, it makes me down. Why the Irish are sad, because my favorite movie soundtrack is "Million Dollar Hotel" by Irish bono, so far I think "Million Dollar Hotel" is the saddest CD I've ever heard.
The following is transferred from Sina:
The soundtrack of the film is John Carney (now director), who used to be the bassist of the Irish rock band The Flames, and musical actors who are touring in the United States (the male lead Glen Hansard is the lead singer and guitarist of The Flames). Hand, the heroine Marketa Irglova is a Czech pianist and composer by birth.) completed in collaboration.
The hero and heroine's guitar and piano singing in the film are included in this OST album, and the theme song "Falling Slowly" incorporates the beautiful melody and pure voice of Glen Hansard's unplugged guitar, as well as Marketa Irglova The romantic piano playing and delicate voice. In the small K/Wen
movie, an unknown person standing on the street can play and sing such a beautiful song, and a poor woman from the Czech Republic can sing a complete love song with two piano ensembles only by listening to the actor explaining the 3 main chorus motives once. A person who can compose such a beautiful song can't be standing on the street all the time, and a person who can make a piano arrangement for a song in a few minutes can't be just an ordinary housewife, this is just a movie, the director is not too embarrassed to take it seriously, The casual expression of the pseudo-documentary becomes reasonable, allowing people to concentrate on listening to the music.

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Once quotes

  • Girl: Do you like this shop? I buy all my clothes here. Good for me, you know. Cheap. Nice fashion.

  • Guy: [song finishes] Well, what do you think? Do you like it? It's just a demo, you know...

    Guy's Dad: It's fucking brilliant.

    Guy: Really?

    Guy's Dad: Fantastic stuff. That'll be a hit, no question.