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Soundtrack and Film: The Secret of Roan Inish

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I wrote about Far and Away previously. You can call this my 90s soundtrack series since I’ve been watching many 90s movies lately.

Since I started getting into the Irish and Scottish lore, I’ve read about the myth of the Selkies. My aunt read a book about it and was beaming with excitement telling me the story. You can say she got infected with my passion for all things Celtic. So, whenever I look for Irish films, it’s for either the myth or the music. The Secret of Roan Inish is a film that can satisfy both. It’s based on the 1957 novel Secret of the Ron Mor Skerry by Rosalie K. Fry. I am going to look for that one. 

The story was set in 1946. It is told from the point of view of Fiona (Jeni Courtney), a young girl who is sent to live with her grandparents in an Irish fishing village. This incident happened after the death of her mother. She also has failing health. I will not give the rest of the story away, but I will tell you that it is worth your time!

There is something intimate and organic about the whole movie. The ease and timelessness of the village and the lovely people around it add to the story’s warmth. And then there’s that selkie mystery thrown in. 

Music: Madon Daring’s traditional score blends well with the atmosphere. It’s a joy to listen to again and again long after the movie is finished. 

Far and Away 30th Anniversary

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Far and Away Trailer

This year marks the 30th anniversary of Ron Howard’s Far and Away. Yes, this film was derided by critics, but you can’t deny that the film has outstanding cinematography and soundtrack. I watched the movie because of Enya and The Chieftains-for those reasons alone. I felt the film was too long, but it has impressive shots of Ireland and Oklahoma. If you love movies that look beautiful and do not overwhelm you, then this is the film to watch. It also gives you a good impression of how America came to be. 

Ron Howard made fascinating films after.

The music: The movie boasts a fantastic soundtrack. I like John Williams, and his work with Superman and the magic is present in this movie. I think the film would have been so bland without Enya and the Chieftains. I love the soundtrack that I bought the record when it was released in the 90s. And I love listening to it again and again. 

Prisoner Zero: Moya Brennan and Aisling Jarvis

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Moya Brennan

Fans of Moya Brennan will love this new project which is now part of her huge body of work as a solo artist. She worked with daughter Aisling Jarvis(noted for her work as a sound Engineer and singer/songwriter). According to her facebook page posted on October 16:

Aisling Jarvis and I have been writing the music for a TV show called Prisoner Zero for the last 10 months, and the trailer is available for you all to watch now! 

I am extremely excited to be working on it, and have been loving working with Planet 55 Studios and Telegael on this production.
Watch the trailer below to hear some of the music we’ve been creating, we are very proud of it and can’t wait for you all to see the show!

https://www.abccommercial.com/content…/program/prisoner-zero

Moya is also busy preparing her An Irish Christmas Tour this holiday. I have to say our First Lady of Celtic Music has a busy year and her energy impressive! I have followed her career since I got my copy of Perfect Time in 1998. Since then I enjoyed her every album.

Irish Film The Street Looking for Bands to be Part of the Movie Soundtrack

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This is interesting. An Irish gangster movie called The Street is being made. I am really excited. I am a big fan of Irish movies like The Commitments, Once and  the sci-fi Grabber are among my favorites. I am looking forward not only to the amazing screenplay, casts and locations but also the soundtrack. Music plays an important part of the movie because it intensifies the moment or the scene. I really enjoy a good accidental song. I hope there will be traditional sounding bands that will be included in this movie.

Description

” The only line between war, is family”
After 7 years in prison, ex gang member Simon Carr, is finally released and back to the streets where it all began. Now a changed man Simon refuses to take up his old role alongside mob boss Irish, who then decides to give the job to Simon’s younger hard-working  gang member brother Declan. As a talk between the two doesn’t work out with his younger blood Simon takes it upon himself to intervene to get him away from it all but Irish has his own say…..

Sounds like there will be lots of punches in this movie. My main concern is the soundtrack so I asked the page administrator. I got this reply:
“Bands can send links to HoodUpFilms@Gmail.Com all genres welcome.”
There you have it folks. All genres. I hope to hear traditional Irish back to back with ambient/new age/punk/trip hop/folk combo.
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How did I learn about this movie? After being away from facebook for a month I developed a detachment from my newsfeed and also status updates. But I checked today and I got several invites and also notices about new pages of musicians. That was really exciting. One of those was an invite to The Street movie page. Rickie O’Neill who is a drummer of The Saw Doctors  and The Cabin Collective has now ventured into the world of acting. He is currently involved in this movie playing the character L-Boy. Below is The Cabin Collective with him on drums.

Iarla Ó Lionáird On A Glistening Afternoon After The Rain

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What’s up? I have two interviews coming up. I have to admit I have concentrated on other projects for the past few days so the update here was slow. But everything will resume next week. I have been listening to Foxlight by Iarla once again. That little chest of magic he always puts in his sound is really something. His music is with me today and this is my little tribute to him for getting me back to my old spirits!