Secret of Roan Inish music
Debra
Mike Nielsen <mnie...@mail.dmv.com> writes:
> If anyone has any further info on the soundtrack for the film The Secret of
> Roan Inish, please tap me a few lines. Most of the music was composed by
> Mason Daring, who does quite of bit of music for PBS programs. I was
> constantly trying to guess during the film which Irish band was playing the
> music and at the end I was kind of stunned to see that it was not the "usual
> suspects." Anyone have anything to add?
I don't have any other information, but the soundtrack is available on
CD. I bought it a couple of months ago after searching high and low.
There is not much on the liner notes that you don't already know,
however.
--Debra
Mike Nielsen
Roan Inish, please tap me a few lines. Most of the music was composed by
Mason Daring, who does quite of bit of music for PBS programs. I was
constantly trying to guess during the film which Irish band was playing the
music and at the end I was kind of stunned to see that it was not the "usual
suspects." Anyone have anything to add?
BTW, I don't know if anyone loved or hated the film, but my wife and I really
enjoyed it. It was a variant on "Local Hero" with more myths tossed about
and the visuals made me really want to see it on film rather than on video.
Too bad films such as this get no distribution while Jean-Claude's nonsense
clutters the screens.
Kathryn Camfield
Mike Nielsen (mnie...@mail.dmv.com) writes:
> If anyone has any further info on the soundtrack for the film The Secret of
> Roan Inish, please tap me a few lines.
Hi Mike,
I bought the soundtrack on CD from the local HMV, so it should be quite
easy to get ahold of.
Here is the song list.
All seletions are by Mason Daring (unless otherwised noted as followed:)
* = Traditional/Arranged by Mason Daring
** = Lyrics by Maire Breatnach, Traditional/Arranged by Mason Daring
1. Return to Roan Inish 1 (Mist Covered Mountain/Shores of Lough Gowna) **
2. Fiona *
3. The Roan Inish Theme
4. Fiona's Walk *
5. Crab Dream
6. Scampering Away
7. Selke Song *
8. Fiona Explores
9. Liam & Nuala
10. Piper's Lullaby *
11. Return to Roan Inish 2 (Mist on the Mountain/Musical Priest)*
12. Fiona's Lullaby *
13. Hugh Greets Fiona *
14. Evacuation
15. Fiona Meets Tadgh
16. Family Rows
17. Fiona in the Fog
18. Eedjit
19. Jamie
20. Closing Credits* (Over the Moor to Maggie/The Bucks of Oranmore)
Cormac Breatnach, Mark Roberts, Billy Novick - Flutes and Whistles
Maire Breatnach, Sandal Astrauski - Fiddles
Ronan Browne, Declan Masterson - Uillean Pipes
Niall o Callonain - Bouzouki
Anie Ni Dhubhaill - Celtic Harp
Mel Mercier - Bodhran
Gerard Foley - Mando-Cello
Suzanne Boucher, Maddie Sifantus, Sally Sweitzer - Background Vocals
The Hawthorne String Quartet
Album produced by Mason Daring
Co-produced by Dave Shacter
Mixed by Mark Tanzer at Blue Jay Studios, Carlisle, Massachusetts
Additional mixing by Mason Daring and Dave Shacter at Daring Studios,
Marblehead Massachusettes
Recorded at Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin, Ireland
By Andrew Boland and at Daring Studios by Dave Shacter
Mastered by Jonathan Wyner at M Works
(P)(C) 1995 Daring Records CD3015
P.O.Box 793
Marblehead, MA 01945
There you go - I hope I got it all right, I'm currently all drugged up
having had my wisdom teeth out on Monday (groan!).
I hope that's satisfied your curiosity. :)
Kathryn
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Janet M. Ryan
I loved this film too--I had to jump in when I saw you mention Local
Hero--I just saw some archaic Mark Knopfler vinyl relic that was
emblazoned with the "Local Hero" sticker on the front for $1.98!
Anyway--Secret of Roan Inish is one of my all time fave family
films--we're planning on buying it to add to the video collection. We
have a pretty supportive market here for indie films--SORI played at
the local art/indie film complex here for nearly 6 months--even after
it was released on video. And since it came in at the local national
chain video store (only two copies of it of course), I haven't been
able to rent it once--always out. :-)
I think I recall reading somewhere that the soundtrack was done by
this guy, who happens to be a friend of John Sayles--that is generally
the way he makes his films--the cinematographer, if I'm recalling, was
Haskell Wexler, an old and respected name in the film biz. Generally
his friends make the film with him working for virtually nil, just so
he can get his films made, and because they want to work with him.
Considering the body of work by Sayles, I guess I understand why that
is so. He is definitely one of my fav American film makers.
Especially since he made such a beautiful film in Donegal!
Janet
Mike Nielsen <mnie...@mail.dmv.com> wrote:
>If anyone has any further info on the soundtrack for the film The Secret of
reeder
Another movie I enjoyed to the max this last year -based on "the Sheep
Pig" was "Babe" Is there a movie newsgroup?
Reeder
Ptbrady
O'Gara" (reel) with a little bit of the Musical Priest thrown in. The
Butterfly can be found on the Bothy Band 1975 album, but for my taste,
Roan Inish is a better version. I wish I knew the others. Pete Brady
Barry Hall
Technically, the Butterfly is a slip jig, in 9/8. I agree that the Roan Inish
soundtrack is excellent. The playing is very nice, the sound, especially the flute,
is superb, and if you liked the movie, listening to the soundtrack will bring back
that "mood" of Ireland presented in the film.
Somewhere I read a lot of details about the film, including about Mason Daring and
how he developed the soundtrack. I think it was on a promotional web page for the
film. Try this web page: http://www.flp.com/
Highly recommended.
RevLeo
number so we can order it...I can't find it on the shelf
here in my town.
RevLeo
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