A SUMMER PLACE

MAX STEINER

SONGWRITER: MAX STEINER

COUNTRY: U.S.A.

MOVIE: A SUMMER PLACE

ALBUM: A SUNNER PLACE

LABEL: WARNER BROS

GENRE: SOUNDTRACK SUITE

YEAR: 1959

A Summer Place (br: Amores Clandestinos/pt: Escândalo ao Sol) é um filme estadunidense de 1959, dos gêneros drama e romance, dirigido e roteirizado por Delmer Daves, baseado no livro de Sloan Wilson, música de Max Steiner. O filme foi conhecido em Portugal como "Escândalo ao Sol", e foi estreado no Cinema Tivoli, mas foi proibido pela Inspecção dos Espectáculos (Censura), devido ao escândalo que poderia provocar no Estado Novo.

Sinopse: Ken Jorgeson (Richard Egan) é um importante homem de negócios que resolve levar sua esposa Helen (Constance Ford) e sua filha Molly (Sandra Dee) a uma ilha fora da costa de Maine, local onde foi salva-vidas, para passar as tão esperadas férias. Já no resort, Molly conhece Johnny Hunter (Troy Donahue) por quem se apaixona perdidamente. O que eles não sabem é que o pai de Molly, Ken, e a mãe de Johnny, Sylvia (Dorothy McGuire), tiveram uma ardente e intensa paixão na adolescência, exatamente no mesmo resort. O reencontro dos dois irá reacender um amor adolescente que nunca se apagou completamente, criando um clima tenso mesclado de paixão e traição.

BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S

HENRY MANCINI

SONGWRITER: HENRY MANCINI

COUNTRY: U.S.A.

Movie: BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S

ALBUM: BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S

LABEL: RCA VICTOR

GENRE: SOUNDTRACK SUITE

YEAR: 1961

Breakfast at Tiffany's: Music from the Motion Picture is the soundtrack from the 1961 movie Breakfast at Tiffany's starring Audrey Hepburn. The tracks were re-arranged parts of the film music composed and conducted by Henry Mancini. At the 1962 Academy Awards, Mancini and lyricist Johnny Mercer won Oscars for Best Original Song for "Moon River," while Mancini picked up a second statue for Best Original Score. The album also stayed on Billboard's album charts for over ninety weeks.

The album includes twelve original compositions that can be enjoyed on their own but also contribute to the mood of scenes and plot line of the film. The title song “Moon River” serves as an identifier and unofficial theme song for the movie. It is featured at the beginning and end of the movie, which adds to the lasting impression that it leaves. It also adds to the personality of the character Holly Golightly, played by Audrey Hepburn. She sings the song in the film and the lyrics add to the strength and humility of her character. It expresses her grief over the loss of her brother and her longing to be secure again. It serves as the expression of Holly Golightly’s sensitive nature and of the loss that she has experienced. Another song that is descriptive of a character in the film is “Mr. Yunioshi". The character is played by Mickey Rooney, and the song represents his kooky and hyper nature. Apart from characterization, several of the songs are made to underscore the mood of the scenes that they are used in. For example, the song “The Big Blow Out” is used in the scene where Holly throws a wild party in her tiny New York apartment. It features a fast pace and bold trumpet solos that mirrors the many crammed and drunken guests, as well as the festive mood of the scene. Not only was this album successful when it was released in 1962, it remains popular today. The soundtrack was re-released in France in 2007, Greece in 2008, the Philippines in 2009, and in the United Kingdom in January 2011..

THE LOCO-MOTION

LITTLE EVA

SONGWRITER: GERRY GOFFIN & CAROLE KING

COUNTRY: U.S.A.

ALBUM: LLLLLOCO-MOTION

LABEL: DIMENSION 1000

GENRE: POP

YEAR: 1962

"The Loco-Motion" is a 1962 pop song written by American songwriters Gerry Goffin and Carole King. "The Loco-Motion" was originally written for Dee Dee Sharp but Sharp turned the song down. The song is notable for appearing in the American Top 5 three times – each time in a different decade, performed by artists from three different cultures: originally African American pop singer Little Eva in 1962 (U.S. No.1); then American band Grand Funk Railroad in 1974 (U.S. No.1); and finally Australian singer Kylie Minogue in 1988 (U.S. No.3).

The song is a popular and enduring example of the dance-song genre: much of the lyrics are devoted to a description of the dance itself, usually done as a type of line dance. However, the song came before the dance.

"The Loco-Motion" was also the second song to reach No.1 by two different musical acts. The earlier song to do this was "Go Away Little Girl", also written by Goffin and King. It is one of only nine songs to achieve this feat.

Everybody's doin' a brand new dance, now

(Come on baby, do the Loco-motion)

I know you'll get to like it if you give it a chance now

(Come on baby, do the Loco-motion)

My little baby sister can do it with me

It's easier than learning your A-B-C's

So come on, come on, do the Loco-motion with me

You gotta swing your hips, now, come on, baby

Jump up, jump back, well, now, I think you've got the knack

Now that you can do it, let's make a chain, now

(Come on baby, do the Loco-motion)

A chug-a chug-a motion like a railroad train, now

(Come on baby, do the Loco-motion)

Do it nice and easy, now, don't lose control

A little bit of rhythm and a lot of soul

So come on, come on, do the Loco-motion with me

Move around the floor in a Loco-motion

(Come on baby, do the Loco-motion)

Do it holding hands if you get the notion

(Come on baby, do the Loco-motion)

There's never been a dance that's so easy to do

It even makes you happy when you're feeling blue

So come on, come on, do the Loco-motion with me

DON'T SPEAK

NO DOUBT

SONGWRITER: Gwen Stefani

COUNTRY: U.S.A.

ALBUM: TRAGIC KINGDOM

LABEL: INTERSCOPE RECORDS

GENRE: SKA

YEAR: 1995

Tragic Kingdom é o terceiro álbum de estúdio da banda No Doubt, lançado em 10 de Outubro de 1995. Foi um dos responsáveis pelo revival do Ska nos anos 1990 e é considerado um dos melhores álbuns da década. Em 2003 o álbum ficou em #441 na lista dos 500 Melhores Álbuns de Todos os Tempos da revista Rolling Stone, obtendo uma vendagem de 16.000.000 cópias pelo mundo.

Sucesso, o álbum destaca as faixas "Don't Speak","Just A Girl" e "Spiderwebs" entre outras.

Tragic Kingdom foi disco de diamante nos EUA e 16 vezes platina pelo mundo.

As músicas foram compostas por Gwen Stefani que se baseou no termino de seu relacionamento com Tony Kanal.

Tragic Kingdom foi o responsável pelo reconhecimento internacional da banda No Doubt.

You and me

We used to be together

Every day together always

I really feel

that I’m losing my best friend

I can’t believe

This could be the end

It looks as though you’re letting go

And if it’s real,

Well I don’t want to know

*CHORUS*

Don’t speak

I know just what you’re saying

So please stop explaining

Don’t tell me ’cause it hurts

Don’t speak

I know what you’re thinking

I don’t need your reasons

Don’t tell me ’cause it hurts

Our memories

They can be inviting

But some are altogether

Mighty frightening

As we die, both you and I

With my head in my hands

I sit and cry

*CHORUS*

It’s all ending

I gotta stop pretending who we are...

You and me

I can see us dying ... are we?

*CHORUS*

I know you’re good

I know you’re good

I know you’re real good oh

La da da da da da

La da da da da da

Don’t, don’t

Ohh Ohh

Hush me hush me darling

Hush me hush me darling

Hush me hush me, don’t tell me ’cause it hurts (2x)