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Instruments and all things musical
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I remember this great 1993 motion picture The Piano. It not only won actress Holly Hunter an Oscar, it also catapulted composer Michael Nyman’s music to fame. The piano piece played here from the soundtrack appears on many new age and classical album compilations as one of the great modern piano pieces . This is another example of how beautifully a single solo instrument can weep.
In the turn of the century a widow and her daughter move to New Zealand by ship. During all the tragedy and ordeal she has gone through, the piano has become the only source of solace and sanity in her life. During the move, the piano is too heavy to move off the beach, and so is left there. For many days the piano calls to the character portrayed by Holly Hunter. With the help of a local worker, who would ultimately become her husband (long story and plot), she hires him and his team to retrieve the piano from the beach along treacherous trails many miles away. This scene is the widow being re-united with the piano on the beach.
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And it would only be fitting to include this here.
Hear Lisa unleash the electric guitar on “While My Gently Weeps. So beautiful!
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Eric Clapton shows the world in 1968 what the electric guitar can do. Demonstrate how wonderfully expressive it is.
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Jung,
I have to say the lead guitar parts that both Mona and Lisa do on the songs is beyond greatness, for example Still My Guitar gently weeps, Eric Clapton has to be proud, I mean note for note and how about Hotel California, wow and You Can’t do that? Excellent lead guitar solo’s. And drums? Wow how about Club 27, White Room….just to name a few. Jung I know you are with me as many club members in saying that the Mona Lisa Twins are special and I don’t think I will ever see another group as good as the Twins and I am enjoying every video, song , CD and this club. I do not listen to my radio anymore, I put a CD on each day and it makes my day! keep it coming Ladies!!! Jung you offer great conversation my friend keep those great ideas and posts coming. I am not very good at trying to copy and post things but I am going to have my little Maddie show me how, I Would love to show you all a picture of Me and Maddie singing Wide Wide Land…..Oh and David, Howard and Joseph thank you all to for the great information you all post!!!!
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Yes Jung, I saw that movie on tv, ” The Piano”, it was a good movie.
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Thanks Bill, appreciate your kind words! I’d love to see a picture of you and Maddie singing, please post when you are able! ? I practice my piano every day now (if you don’t count the days I forget 🙂 ), and hopefully one day will post something. I totally agree with you, as I am sure everyone here, with what you said about MLT and their music. Perhaps Toto’s Steve Lukather expressed it well in response to Mike Masse and MLT collaboration on Africa.
“Hey Mike.. wow man, that was great!! Girls are killer and so are you !! Best to ya and please tell the girls I think they were great!” – Steve Lukather (Toto)
What better accolade than the original artist raving about a cover of his song! MLTs heroes are the Beatles, and everything great about them rubbed off on Mona and Lisa.
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Jacki, interestingly there were quite a few good movies about music that came out in the early 90s I recall, for example Mr Holland’s Opus, Immortal Beloved and some others.
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Jung, I just watched Mr. Holland’s Opus. Best movie I’ve seen in a long time; thanks so much for recommending it!
There were so many things I could relate to as a teacher: the first-year missteps, the tricky balance between work and home life, the invitations from my students to run off to New York with them (yeah, right…), and the ever-growing realization that teaching is less about what you know and more about how you can inspire.
Also, I noticed in the end credits that one of the songs was written by Julian Lennon.
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Hi David. That is a great movie, and I’m glad you liked it. There is so much in that movie I could relate to too. My elementary school music teacher, Mr Stevens, his class was about the only one I vividly and fondly remember the most. Really taught me music appreciation. It is so fitting that Julian Lennon was involved in the movie given that one scene with Mr Holland and his son and John’s music. Then in the end after 30 years they let him go just like that. The ending was really moving. The legacy we leave after our time is as you said “less about what you know and more about how you can inspire”, indeed!
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