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Showing posts with label song. Show all posts
Showing posts with label song. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 11, 2026

"We met before. But I still don't know you..."

Theme Song for
GOODBYE, LARA
Lara, a mermaid princess who is beloved by her father, the Sea King, and her sisters, enters into a forbidden love with a human prince and aspires to live with him on land. She drinks a potion created by Grace to become a human and lives with the prince, while being warned the potion expires if she fails to experience true love. However, the prince rejects Lara after learning she is a mermaid, and she vanishes into foam due to the potion's effects and discovers her kingdom has collapsed. Lara is resurrected in Lake Biwa two hundred years later under a trial set by Grace, and she sets out to find true love again and rescue her kingdom.

Saturday, July 26, 2025

“Golden” Official Lyric Video

G O L D E N
♫ ♪ We’re going up, up, up... ♫ ♪
Watch the official lyric video for “Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters.
When they aren't selling out stadiums, KPop superstars Rumi, Mira and Zoey use their secret identities as badass demon hunters to protect their fans from an ever-present supernatural threat. Together, they must face their biggest enemy yet – an irresistible rival boy band of demons in disguise.
Mamamoo SOLAR Sings GOLDEN

Monday, March 17, 2025

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with an Irish Lullaby...

Song of the Sea
In 1981, Conor, a lighthouse keeper, lives on an island off the north-west coast of Ireland with his wife, Bronagh. After bearing a human son named Ben, the couple expect a second child, but Bronagh disappears after giving birth to their daughter Saoirse, apparently dying in childbirth.

Six years later, Conor dotes on the mute Saoirse, while Ben is resentful of her, as he blames her for his mother's disappearance; his sole companion is the family's Old English Sheepdog, Cú. On Saoirse's birthday, the children are visited by their Granny, who regards the lighthouse as an unfit place to raise the children. That night, Saoirse plays a seashell given to Ben by their mother, and is led to a white sealskin coat inside Conor's closet. Donning the coat, Saoirse goes to the sea and transforms into a selkie. After swimming, she is found by Granny on the seashore, and the frightened Conor locks the coat in a chest and throws it into the sea. Granny takes the children to her mainland home in Dublin, with Cú staying at the lighthouse. Along the way, Ben draws up a map of the route, and on the eve of Samhain he and Saoirse run away from Granny's home to return for Cú.

Saoirse again plays Ben's seashell and is abducted by a trio of daoine sí, taking her to their lair underneath a bushy roundabout. The daoine sí rejoice at Saoirse's appearance, hoping that she can return them to their homeworld if she sings her song while wearing her coat. However, their jubilation draws the attention of owls belonging to a witch named Macha, who had turned the other daoine sí to stone by sucking their feelings out of them. The owls attack the shelter and turn the daoine sí to stone, but Ben and Saoirse escape. The children make their way toward the lighthouse to retrieve Saoirse's coat, and are reunited with Cú, who swam across the strait in pursuit of them.

During a rainfall, Ben and an ailing Saoirse take shelter in a hut, in which Saoirse falls into a holy well. Cú and Ben pursue Saoirse, but Ben gets lost and emerges in a cave inhabited by the Great Seanachaí. Through strands of the sage's beard hair, Ben sees the story of the giant Mac Lir, who cried out in a terrible fit of grief and threatened to flood the world. Macha, Mac Lir's mother, was unable to endure her son's anguish and thus deprived him of his feelings, turning him to stone. Finding Saoirse's whereabouts through another strand, the Great Seanachaí tells Ben that Macha has kidnapped Saoirse and that if Saoirse does not wear her coat and sing her song by dawn, she and all other magical beings will die. Following one of the Great Seanachaí's hairs to Macha's lair, Ben sees a flashback of the night Saoirse was born and learns the truth: Bronagh was a selkie, and she had to return to the sea so Saoirse could be born safely, leaving her husband and children behind.

Ben, in his encounter with Macha, learns that the grief-stricken witch seeks to save others from suffering and sadness by turning them to stone just as she had to Mac Lir. Macha herself has partially been turned to stone as she encloses her own strong feelings within enchanted glass jars. Ben finds Saoirse, who has nearly been turned to stone, in the attic. Apologizing for being a bad brother, Ben encourages Saoirse to play the seashell, which breaks the jars and returns Macha's feelings to her, restoring her kindness. Macha helps Ben, Saoirse and Cú return to the lighthouse, riding the wind, with the aid of two spectral hounds of the air.

As Saoirse is exhausted and near death, Conor attempts to take her to a hospital on the mainland, unwilling to heed Ben's explanation. Ben resolutely dives into the sea alone to retrieve the coat, and unlocks the chest with the aid of a group of seals. Saoirse puts on the suit and begins to sing, which frees all magical beings from their petrified state. As the beings depart for their homeworld, Bronagh appears before the family to take Saoirse with her. When Ben and Conor plead her not to take Saoirse, Bronagh gives her daughter the choice to stay, as she is half-human. Choosing to stay, Saoirse removes her seal coat, thus untangling the two worlds forever. Bronagh shares one last goodbye with her family and departs.

Some time later, the no-longer broken family celebrates Ben's birthday, and he and Saoirse go swimming with the seals.

Monday, February 24, 2025

The Voice of Ariel Sings for Wingfeather...

"My Love Has Gone Across the Sea"
Sung by Jodi Benson as Nia Wingfeather
 
Wingfeather Characters:
Nia Igiby (Wingfeather)
The regal mother to Janner, Tink and Leeli, and later revealed to be Queen of the Shining Isle of Anniera. After the Fangs (lizard-like orcs) took control, she hid herself and her children by returning to the town her father grew up in, and taking her mother's maiden name, Igiby. 

Janner Igiby (Wingfeather)
Janner is the oldest brother. He helps around the farm and bookstore and has a dream to sail. As the oldest, the ancient role of Throne Warden (protector of the king) belongs to him and places much pressure on his shoulders.

Kalmar (Tink) Igiby (Wingfeather)
Tink (Kalmar, his birth name as mentioned early on in the book) is the second born younger brother. He is revealed to be heir to the throne by the Annieran tradition that the second child inherits the crown.

Leeli Igiby (Wingfeather)
Leeli is the youngest and only sister. She is musically talented, and crippled, but brave and adept with her crutches. She is gifted a Whistleharp, that is later revealed to have belonged to her great-grandmother, Madia, Queen of Anniera.

Podo Helmer
Podo is Nia's father, and grandfather to Janner, Tink and Leeli. He has a rough love for his grandsons but a soft spot for his granddaughter. He tends the garden, protects the family, and tells stories of his former wild life as a pirate at sea. A dragon bit off his leg and he replaced it with a peg leg, often described as a stump.

Esben Wingfeather
Janner, Kalmar and Leeli's father, High King of the Shining Isle of Anniera. Assumed to be dead after the invasion of Anniera.

Tuesday, November 29, 2022

All Sales Are Final...

X-WING FIGHTER FOR SALE
“At my wife’s insistence, I’m no longer joining the resistance.”
This Star Wars fan built his own X-wing fighter, but unfortunately, his wife had other ideas. Hear his tale in song.

Sunday, February 27, 2022

The Unofficial Anime Fight Song

ROBOTECH LAST BATTLE
The Best of the "So Bad They're Great" Minmay Songs From The Macross Saga. When Russians are at your doorstep, find hope and inspiration with your Robotech Fight Song.

Thursday, July 11, 2019

The Best Moment on 'Stranger Things' Season 3...

Haven't seen Stranger Things Season 3 yet? Look away now. Spoilers ahead!
♪♫♬ Neverending Story! ♪♫♬
Still here? Good. In episode 8, just when all seems lost, and everyone is about to die, the Mind Flayer is chasing the kids, while Joyce, Hopper, and Bald Eagle are trying to stop the Russians in their secret lair, this crazy moment happens...

Friday, November 3, 2017

Stranger Things Season One Recap Rap


Millie Bobby Brown raps a recap of Season 1 of Stranger Things on Jimmy Fallon's Show. Lyrics below: 

Let's go back to Indiana, circa Nineteen Eighty-Three 
Just four boys in the basement chillin' playin' D&D 
There was Lucas there was Willy Will and Dustin, there was Mike 
But one night Will goes missing while he’s riding on his bike – yikes! 

That's when they met me Elev 
I had no hair on my head 
I had been so close to dead 
Courtesy of Dr. Brenner who's huntin' me twenty-four sev 

Joyce was hanging Christmas lights in the web 
Started hearing something Willy had said 
This could be a message from the beyond 
What happened to Barb? She’s just gone in the Upside Down 

Hopper's on top of the case 
I'm throwing vans into space 
I'm lying down in a tank 
Trying my best to find Willy and Dustin's got pudding for days 

Demogorgon's getting' all in my way 
Blast him to pieces just like a grenade 
Will's now at home coughin' slugs in the sink 
What happened to me? I'm in the Upside Down 

What about now? The saga continues, tune in to see how Upside down. 
What about now? The saga continues, tune in to see how 

All I need is my Eggo waffles, I'm in love with those 
What I'm left with when I use my powers is a bloody nose 
Bad news when you see that bloody nose 
Bad news when you see that bloody nose

Thursday, March 9, 2017

The Willow Maid - Erutan


'The Willow Maid' - original song © 2009 Erutan/Kate Covington. From her debut album, "Raindancer". Song inspired by the tree sprites of Celtic Mythology.

Tuesday, February 21, 2017

Belle sings from Disney's 'Beauty and the Beast'


Beauty and the Beast
Meet Belle in this new clip form Disney's Beauty and the Beast, in theatres in 3D March 17!

Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” is a live-action re-telling of the studio’s animated classic which refashions the classic characters from the tale as old as time for a contemporary audience, staying true to the original music while updating the score with several new songs. “Beauty and the Beast” is the fantastic journey of Belle, a bright, beautiful and independent young woman who is taken prisoner by a beast in his castle. Despite her fears, she befriends the castle’s enchanted staff and learns to look beyond the Beast’s hideous exterior and realize the kind heart and soul of the true Prince within. The film stars: Emma Watson as Belle; Dan Stevens as the Beast; Luke Evans as Gaston, the handsome, but shallow villager who woos Belle; Oscar® winner Kevin Kline as Maurice, Belle’s eccentric, but lovable father; Josh Gad as Lefou, Gaston’s long-suffering aide-de-camp; Golden Globe® nominee Ewan McGregor as Lumiere, the candelabra; Oscar nominee Stanley Tucci as Maestro Cadenza, the harpsichord; Oscar nominee Ian McKellen as Cogsworth, the mantel clock; and two-time Academy Award® winner Emma Thompson as the teapot, Mrs. Potts.

Sunday, November 16, 2014

Billy Boyd's Closing Song for Last HOBBIT movie

A Snippet Of Billy Boyd’s Closing Song For 
THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES!
Actor Billy Boyd, who plays ‘Pippin’ in Peter Jackson’s on-screen Tolkienverse, will perform the closing song for the upcoming THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES.

A sample of that tune was recently issued, and can be heard via the embed below.  Boyd co-wrote the song with longtime Jackson collaborators (LOTR/HOBBIT scripters/producers) Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens.  
THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES will release December 17; its score will release a few days earlier.

Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Idina Menzel Sings FROZEN at the Oscars

'Let It Go' from Disney's FROZEN
Wins Oscar for 'Best Original Song'
[Source: BroadwayWorld] 'Let It Go' from Disney's FROZEN was the recipient of the 86th Annual Academy Award for 'Original Song,' with music and lyrics by Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez. The film also won the Oscar for 'Best Animated Feature Film' earlier this evening. The major win for the song, performed by Idina Menzel in the film, also makes Robert Lopez the twelfth member of the exclusive 'EGOT' club.

'Let It Go' beat out 'Alone Yet Not Alone' from ALONE YET NOT ALONE with music by Bruce Broughton and lyrics by Dennis Spiegel; 'Happy' from DESPICABLE ME 2 with music and lyrics by Pharrell Williams; 'The Moon Song' from HER with music by Karen O and lyrics by Karen O and SPIKE Jonze; and 'Ordinary Love' from MANDELA: LONG WALK TO FREEDOM with music by Paul Hewson, Dave Evans, Adam Clayton, and Larry Mullen and lyrics by Paul Hewson.

With a stage adaptation in the wings, FROZEN's soundtrack recently became the longest-running No. 1 film soundtrack since 2003. The movie has passed THE LION KING as Disney's highest-grossing animated film to date, with $865 million worldwide. FROZEN just won four 2014 Annie Awards, as well as the Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature Film, and the ACE Eddie Award for Best Edited Animated Feature.

Walt Disney Animation Studios, the studio behind "Tangled" and "Wreck-It Ralph," presents "Frozen," a stunning big-screen comedy adventure. Fearless optimist Anna (voice of Kristen Bell) sets off on an epic journey-teaming up with rugged mountain man Kristoff (voice of Jonathan Groff) and his loyal reindeer Sven-to find her sister Elsa (voice of Idina Menzel), whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom of Arendelle in eternal winter. Encountering Everest-like conditions, mystical trolls and a hilarious snowman named Olaf, Anna and Kristoff battle the elements in a race to save the kingdom.

Monday, December 5, 2011

Family Guy Live at Chicago

WARNING: NSF, Adult Humor
Lois and Peter sing one of the most beautiful love songs ever written BUT put their own nasty twist to it. Beware, the lyrics are enough to make a sailor blush. Video is from a cellphone camera, so the quality is atrocious. You only need to listen...