My 5 Favorite Movie Love Themes

Like I said last week, I’m gonna be listing down my 5 favorite movie love themes. Except for my second favorite, what I’m sharing below are the instrumental versions of the themes. Personally, I find listening to instrumental themes relaxing and soothing both to the body and to the mind. Moreover, playing them in an acoustically-enhanced place at night time adds intimacy to the mood.

5> My Heart Will Go On from Titanic (1997)

Composed by James Horner and sang by Celine Dion, this song almost did not make it to the movie soundtrack as James Cameron, the film’s director, did not want any songs with singing to be included in the movie. Had it not been included, the movie would not have tied the record for most Oscar nominations or Oscars won as the song won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1997.

Favorite lines from the song:

Love was when I loved you
One true time I hold to
In my life we'll always go on

The clip below is entitled Rose and is also from the movie’s soundtrack. This is a variation of My Heart Will Go On (you will hear the similarity).




[More Trivia] According to popular myths, the Titanic was the first to use the internationally recognized Morse Code distress signal "SOS". This is not true as the SOS signal was first proposed at the International Conference on Wireless Communication at Sea in Berlin in 1906. Also, SOS does not mean Save Our Souls, Save Our Ships, etc – it doesn’t mean a thing. It was used because it’s easy to remember (In international Morse code, three dits (…) form the letter S, and three dahs (- - -) make the letter O - "SOS" became an easy way to remember the correct order of the dits and dashes). By the way, the old distress signal was CQD.


4>Moon River from Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961)

Memorably sang on the film by Audrey Hepburn (her character on the film, Holly Golightly, is also one of her, if not her most, memorable role of all time), this composition of Johnny Mercer (lyrics) and Henry Mancini (music) won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1961.

I have no favorite line in the song, yet I like listening to it very much. It’s one of those songs which you will love because of its music.




[More Trivia] The famous black dress worn by Audrey Hepburn in the opening scenes of this movie was designed by Givenchy and was sold for $807,000 on December 4, 2006 at Christie's Auction House in London, making it the second most expensive piece of movie memorabilia ever sold. The first is the Best Picture Oscar for Gone with the Wind.


3> We Have All the Time in the World from On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969)

Composed by John Barry, the song title is taken from James Bond's final words in both the novel and the film.

Favorite lines from the song:

We have all, the time in the world
Time enough for life
To unfold
All the prescious things
Love has in store




[More Trivia] On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969) was George Lazenby’s only film role as James Bond. Sean Connery returned as Bond on the next film, Diamonds Are Forever (1971).

Dame Diana Rigg, who played Contessa Teresa “Tracy” di Vicenzo in the movie, also portrayed the original Mrs. Emma Peel in The Avengers (in the 1998 movie remake, the part was played by Uma Thurman).


2> I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing from Armageddon (1998)

Written primarily by Diane Warren, this Aerosmith hit song was originally intended for Celine Dion. This was also the band’s first #1 song in the Billboard Hot 100.

Favorite lines from the song:

Cause even when I dream of you
The sweetest dream will never do
I’d still miss you baby
And I don’t want to miss a thing

Powerful lyrics, right? I agree with Simon Cowell when he said that this is "one of the great songs of all time".

No matter how hard I look, I can’t seem to find an instrumental/orchestral version of this song. If you have one, please send me a copy. :)




[More Trivia] Dubbed as "The Bad Boys from Boston" and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band", Aerosmith is the bestselling American hard rock band of all time, holding the record for the most gold and multi-platinum albums by an American group. They were ranked #57 in Rolling Stone magazine's 100 Greatest Artists of All Time in 2005.


1> As Time Goes By from Casablanca (1942)

Written by Herman Hupfeld, this song helped Casablanca achieve its iconic status. This song almost did not make it to the film as Max Steiner, a Warner Bros. composer since 1936, did not want it to be used, and lobbied to replace it with an original composition he would create for the film. As this would mean some scenes that directly referred to the song would have to be reshot - and Ingrid Bergman had already cut her hair for her role as Maria in For Whom the Bell Tolls, the song stayed in the final cut.

Just like Moon River, it’s one of those songs which you will love because of its music. It’s this song’s music that makes it a classic.




[More Trivia] Considered to be one of the greatest films of all time, Casablanca was based on the unproduced play Everybody Comes to Rick's written by Murray Burnett and Joan Alison.

The line "Play it again, Sam." was never spoken in the film. The closests are:

Rick (Bogart) says: "You played it for her, you can play it for me. Play it!".

Ilsa (Bergman) says: "Play it, Sam. Play 'As Time Goes By"'.



Sources

http://en.wikipedia.org/

http://www.imdb.com

http://hollywoodlostandfound.net/


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