Brave Has Already Succeeded
I have been pretty impressed with the trailers and articles concerning the upcoming Disney/Pixar release Brave, but then I heard the gaelic singer that is featured toward the end of this trailer:
Her name is Julie Fowlis. Here is the full song:
Here is another:
By bringing this music and this singer to a wider audience, Brave has already succeeded beyond anything else it could accomplish as a piece of art. Congrats Disney and Pixar, and thanks.
Posted on May 21, 2012, in Movies, Music and tagged Brave, Julie Fowlis. Bookmark the permalink. 10 Comments.
This kind of “Celtic” music has always been a guilty pleasure of mine. Do you remember Clannad?
This:
and this:
I do Thomas, but I think i like Fowlis better. Clannad now sounds overproduced by comparison.
Julie Fowlis has participated in the fantastic Transatlantic Sessions project, which celebrates connections between bluegrass / country music and Celtic music. Lots of youtube heaven there.
Will I embarrass myself too badly if I say I thought it was Enya?
Yes, that is embarrassing. Hang your head in shame.
Enya’s family *is* Clannad.
Looked at the Wiki. Sure nuff. Wow. You saved me from embarrassment.
Brave: Celtic Cliche Alert!
What does that mean Ronan?
“overproduced” I was going to mention the more natural production, which does bring to mind bluegrass … obviously, she isn’t trying quite so hard to invoke druids. I actually rather liked Enya’s first solo thing … like I said, guilty pleasures