Celine on Ennio Morricone tribute album

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At the 2007 Academy Awards, the presentation of Ennio Morricone's honorary lifetime achievement award took nearly thirteen minutes. At a ceremony where time is at a renowned premium, and where Martin Scorsese took only two minutes to accept his first Oscar, it said a lot about the esteem in which Morricone is held both within the film industry and right around the world.

 

As if we needed confirmation of that fact, this lovingly crafted tribute album brings together an astonishingly diverse line-up of artists to pay homage to the work of this gifted and prolific composer. The album's title works on two levels, explaining the collective admiration held by the contributing artists, as well as offering a statement on the universal appeal of Morricone's work. The album itself doesn't always make the music shine as it should, and some of the interpretations will ruffle the feathers of purists, but it adds up to a reasonably satisfying whole with more hits than misses.

 

Part of the reason why Morricone's Oscar presentation took so long was Celine Dion's premiere performance of a new version of "Deborah's Theme" from Once Upon a Time in America, set to lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman and featured as the opening track here, under the new title "I Knew I Loved You". The Bergman lyrics ride a fine line between cliché and respectful restraint, neither overpowering Morricone's theme nor adding any real depth. More than anything, the song serves as a reminder of Morricone's gift for richly emotive melodies and of Dion's talents as a vocalist.

Soundtrack.net

[Thomas]

A bit late but I thought you'd want to see it:

 

http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/5416/celinequincyqw8.jpg

 

Quincy Jones and Celine Dion collaborate for the first time ever, contributing their talents to an Ennio Morricone composition. Lyrics, added by distinguished songwriter Marilyn Bergman, make this an historic and very special session.

 

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Nice photo!

[Ronny83]

Thank you, Thomas.

[tativale]

thank you for the pic, Celine looks lovely

[Elaine]

Thanks for the pic! It's lovely!

 

Edit: wow Tati! We had "transmimento de pensação!"

Edited May 13, 2007 at 02:03 AM by Elaine