my compilation of film music covers
I have published about fifteen film scores published on SC, and on YT
I made the following listing with the video link
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Once upon a time the Revolution One of my favourite film music; Only played with my guitar takamine Hirade
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKbHK6v9uQs2/
Once upon a time in the west A Sergio Leone's movie that you like or not but Ennio Morricone's music is superb
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnDE1DHTj143/
Mission is a British film directed by Roland Joffé. It was presented at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival where it won the Golden Palm. The music, magnificent, is of course by Ennio Morricone. The "Gabriel Oboe theme" is the main theme of the film
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgXleADoKBA4/ Paris Texas ..is a German-French-British-American (oops) drama, directed by Wim Wenders, released in 1984, the music is by Ry Cooder played by a contemplative and spectral guitar.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btBSSbh-Hv45/
Le Grand Bleu A Franco-Italian film by Luc Besson in 1988, a generational film freely inspired by the lives of Jacques Mayol and Enzo Majorka. The music by Eric Serra won the Oscar for best film score in 1989. Here I cover the song "My Lady Blue", sung for the film by Eric Serra
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pFWwVMqauU6/
Les portes de la nuit Ah la an old film that the less than 20, 30, 40 years old may not know A film of Marcel Carné released in 1946 and the music is of Joseph Cosma ..the music that Yves Montand hums in the film is of Kosma and Prévert...it became a universal standard that I take back here in the English version of ...Eric Clapton "Autumn leaves"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3emCvQ3pQ47/
The Deer Hunter is a 1978 British-American film directed by Michael Cimino. The music is by Stanley Myers and the guitar theme "Cavatina" was recorded by classical guitarist John Williams
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bz7fwuLYljo8/
The Jungle Book is one of the last films approved by Walt Disney during his lifetime, it was released in 1967 in the USA and 1968 in France. The film contains among others this song "Il faut peu pour être heureux" (the Bare necessities) written by Tery Gilkyson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6RGk8bGJcI9/
Who wants to kill Roger Rabbit. He is a character from the Dysney universe. The film is directed by Steven Spielberg and Robert Zemeckis. The song bar necessities is composed by Tery Gilkyson, the French lyrics are by Louis Chauvat and Christian Jollet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJ0DNEI23R410/
Baghdad Café is an American-German film directed by rcy Adlon and released in 1987. The film's theme song "Calling you" is composed by Bob Telson and recorded by Jevetta Steele
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DS2f_ad4mJc11/
The Unforgettable Adventure (original title: The Sky's the Limit) is an American film directed by Edward H G Griffit , starring Fred Astair and released in 1943 . The song One for My Baby (and One More for the Road), was written by Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8YP8fl4Gh812/
Games of Throne is an American television series created by David Benioff. The music is by DB Weiss
https://youtu.be/pdnqyDnm6-A
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Lord of the Rings is an American-New Zealand film trilogy directed by Peter Jakson and based on the three-volume novel by JRR Tolkien. May It Be is a song by the Irish singer Enya, sung for the opening credits of the film Lord of the Rings
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yq2h_cqqWS014/
Singing in the Rain is an American musical film directed by Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly, released in 1952 To illustrate the film I chose "la pluie fait des claquettes" which is a tribute song to the film by Claude Nougaro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcEyFYh9hKw15/.
My Heart is go on Asong by Celine Dion in the film Titanic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UR982o5inJc16/
Heureux qui comme Ulysse, est une chanson chantée par Georges Brassens, musique de Georges Delerue, paroles de Henri Colpi en décembre 1969 et sortie en 1970. Elle est une des chansons qui sert de bande originale du film éponyme réalisé par Henri Colpi.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzbLbtYDhJk17/
Brave Heart Main theme a film of Mel Gibson with Mel Gibson 1995 Alfredo (Alfstone) was kind enough to make me an orchestral backtrack and I added the theme with Low whistle D and tin whistle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEIREU2r1H818/
Butch Cassidy and the Kid the music Raindrops keep falling on my head is by Burt Bacharach
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bb13-X5CALc19/
Glad Rag Dollit's an old song from 1928 that I discovered by chance interpreted by Diana Krall, then I found the chords in a guitar voice version by Will Fly
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QAnTBxCt8020/ "Girl Talk" is a popular song composed by Neal Hefti, with lyrics written by Bobby Troup.[1] It was written for the 1965 film Harlow, a biographical film about Jean Harlow, starring Carroll Baker.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iowdb6ntWqE21/
"one for my baby, and one for the road"One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)" is a hit song written by Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer for the movie musical The Sky's the Limit (1943) and first performed in the film by Fred Astaire.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8YP8fl4Gh822/ My Favorite Things is a song written by Richards Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein for the movie "La Melodie du Bonheur" en 1965
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awCSuIZWMWQ23/ Wayfaring Stranger, in the movie Cold Mountain 2003
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDQ58zhYbCo24/ Over The Rainbow (the magician Oz)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgl5zI0WLJA25/ Yesterday when I was young, in the movie Hustke
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awSEmeBcS_o
That's such a wealth of material! Great covers of great themes. But where's all the Gainbourg stuff JP? ;)
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