“The Sound of Silence” is the song that propelled the 1960s folk music duo Simon & Garfunkel to popularity. It was written in February 1964 by Paul Simon in the aftermath of the 1963 assassination of John F. Kennedy. An initial version preferred by the band was remixed and sweetened, and has become known as “the quintessential folk rock release”. In the U.S., it was the duo’s second most popular hit after “Bridge Over Troubled Water”. Continue reading
“Song Sung Blue” is a 1972 song written and recorded by Neil Diamond. The song was released off his album, Moods and later appeared on many of Diamond’s live and compilation albums. Continue reading
《綠野仙蹤》（The Wizard of Oz）是一部美國歌舞片，由米高梅電影公司於1939年發行。該片為維多·佛萊明指導，茱蒂·嘉蘭主演，內容改編自李曼·法蘭克·鮑姆撰寫的童話書《綠野仙蹤》，描述桃樂絲與三位夥伴前往歐茲王國（Oz）找回家路程的故事。由於該片劇情感人，適逢第二次世界大戰爆發，人們關心戰場上士兵的安危，因而引起相當大的共鳴。其中，茱蒂·葛蘭主演的桃樂絲所演唱的Over The Rainbow更是近代最膾炙人口的電影主題曲之一。 Continue reading
“Lara’s Theme” is the generic name given to a leitmotif written for the film Doctor Zhivago (1965) by composer Maurice Jarre. Soon afterward, it became the basis of the song “Somewhere My Love.”
While working on the soundtrack for Doctor Zhivago, M Continue reading