"When you put the picture up - and you'd better be recording, if she(Lisa) sees the picture and starts singing amazing things will start happening and you'd better capture it." - Hans Zimmer in an interview)
Lisa uses a "language grown by itself" as she puts it. It's not a real language- she improvises them...Yet it may sound like Greek or Turkish, it is totally made up. Hence the "watching the screen and just singing, and you better be recording when she starts or you'll miss the best stuff." from the quote by Zimmer above.
Composed by: Hans Zimmer; Klaus Badelt; Lisa Gerrard
(THIS QUOTE IS FROM A BIOGRAPHY/INTERVIEW WITH LISA GERRARD)
It is enchanting during the finale of Ridley Scotts Roman epic and the question on everyones mind is: Which language did you sing in?
I sing in the language of the Heart, begins Gerrard. Its an INVENTED LANGUAGE that Ive had for a very long time. I believe I started singing in it when I was about 12. Roughly that time. And I believed that I was speaking to God when I sang in that language. Now I am filled with the Holy Ghost, that is the promise in the Bible the Church will not talk about, because this secret would mean the fall of the religion. The idea is that one can have a personal relationship with God without the interference of an organisation like the Church.
Friday, December 31, 2010
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Everybody hurts
R.E.M: (Berry/Buck/Mills/Stipe)
When the day is long and the night, the night is yours alone,
When you're sure you've had enough of this life, well hang on
Don't let yourself go, 'cause everybody cries and everybody hurts sometimes
Sometimes everything is wrong. Now it's time to sing along
When your day is night alone, (hold on, hold on)
If you feel like letting go, (hold on)
When you think you've had too much of this life, well hang on
'Cause everybody hurts. Take comfort in your friends
Everybody hurts. Don't throw your hand. Oh, no. Don't throw your hand
If you feel like you're alone, no, no, no, you are not alone
If you're on your own in this life, the days and nights are long,
When you think you've had too much of this life to hang on
Well, everybody hurts sometimes,
Everybody cries. And everybody hurts sometimes
And everybody hurts sometimes. So, hold on, hold on
Hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on
Everybody hurts. You are not alone.
When the day is long and the night, the night is yours alone,
When you're sure you've had enough of this life, well hang on
Don't let yourself go, 'cause everybody cries and everybody hurts sometimes
Sometimes everything is wrong. Now it's time to sing along
When your day is night alone, (hold on, hold on)
If you feel like letting go, (hold on)
When you think you've had too much of this life, well hang on
'Cause everybody hurts. Take comfort in your friends
Everybody hurts. Don't throw your hand. Oh, no. Don't throw your hand
If you feel like you're alone, no, no, no, you are not alone
If you're on your own in this life, the days and nights are long,
When you think you've had too much of this life to hang on
Well, everybody hurts sometimes,
Everybody cries. And everybody hurts sometimes
And everybody hurts sometimes. So, hold on, hold on
Hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on
Everybody hurts. You are not alone.
Sunday, December 5, 2010
With a little help from my friends
One should not make the mistake of thinking they can make the land and sky meet just because it appears so over the horizon.
Some presumptions can be very dangerous at times. The mistaken sense of entitlement always turns into a full circle within the life time itself and mostly results in a shock. While some strong and wise ones learn from it and move on to create a better destiny by overcoming the mental agony, others mostly fall back dwelling in past glories and sulking with their adamant ego's.
Associating satisfaction with other's opinion is one of the most commonly acquired trait thanks to the social nature of the animal called Man. The hunger keeps on increasing as the praise keeps on satisfying, feeding the ever more hungry devil residing inside everybody. A big cat, a Tiger, does not wait for a standing ovation from other creatures after a successful kill. The Tiger eats up to his fill satisfying the requirement of survival and moves on. No hard feelings, no soft emotions.
Somehow, somewhere in the evolution, humans seem to have lost this bit and acquired a totally useless skill of feeding on other's acceptance and approval. Hence the prizes and rankings. Now ofcourse, this can be successfully disputed based on a difference in intent and calling it the advancement of the human race and ensuring the continuity of humanity. But I am just saying.
This brings forth the subject of understanding ones own self and knowing the others around us. Being an excellent communicator does not guarantee others acceptance and approval, it only ensures that the idea is passed around with relative accuracy as was intended in the originators mind.
The truest and the most accurate form of unbiased, uncorrupted communication is the one which happens with and within ones own self. Its the one which happens without any particular requirement of language or skill set. Its the purest form of simple understanding. You will almost magically, just know. Unlike popular belief, this form of communication is not limited or constrained to ones own self. It also occurs between closely bonded individuals. A mother and her baby, an owner and pet dog, in between a couple truly in love for instance.
The more one tries to convince and garner acceptance and approval, the tougher it becomes to accomplish. There will always be differences of opinion. There will always be an overworking mind. There will always be a bias. There will always be an ego. There will always be a selfish intent. And, so will there be a sinful existence.
Some presumptions can be very dangerous at times. The mistaken sense of entitlement always turns into a full circle within the life time itself and mostly results in a shock. While some strong and wise ones learn from it and move on to create a better destiny by overcoming the mental agony, others mostly fall back dwelling in past glories and sulking with their adamant ego's.
Associating satisfaction with other's opinion is one of the most commonly acquired trait thanks to the social nature of the animal called Man. The hunger keeps on increasing as the praise keeps on satisfying, feeding the ever more hungry devil residing inside everybody. A big cat, a Tiger, does not wait for a standing ovation from other creatures after a successful kill. The Tiger eats up to his fill satisfying the requirement of survival and moves on. No hard feelings, no soft emotions.
Somehow, somewhere in the evolution, humans seem to have lost this bit and acquired a totally useless skill of feeding on other's acceptance and approval. Hence the prizes and rankings. Now ofcourse, this can be successfully disputed based on a difference in intent and calling it the advancement of the human race and ensuring the continuity of humanity. But I am just saying.
This brings forth the subject of understanding ones own self and knowing the others around us. Being an excellent communicator does not guarantee others acceptance and approval, it only ensures that the idea is passed around with relative accuracy as was intended in the originators mind.
The truest and the most accurate form of unbiased, uncorrupted communication is the one which happens with and within ones own self. Its the one which happens without any particular requirement of language or skill set. Its the purest form of simple understanding. You will almost magically, just know. Unlike popular belief, this form of communication is not limited or constrained to ones own self. It also occurs between closely bonded individuals. A mother and her baby, an owner and pet dog, in between a couple truly in love for instance.
The more one tries to convince and garner acceptance and approval, the tougher it becomes to accomplish. There will always be differences of opinion. There will always be an overworking mind. There will always be a bias. There will always be an ego. There will always be a selfish intent. And, so will there be a sinful existence.
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