Famous in its original, glorious, pop incarnation by singer-songwriter Annie Lennox, “Why” is a song recast here by Allison Crowes elemental voice and guitar. Art is emotion observed Alfred Hitchcock, and the Canadian musicians singular way of communicating emotion makes her one of the great interpreters in popular music today as well as one of our finest modern songwriters and concert performers. Strings on this version are gorgeously arranged and orchestrated by Hollywood film-scorer Kayla Schmah - herself an artist inspired by the themes and ideas of Hitchs frequent collaborator, the brilliant, pioneering, composer Bernard Herrmann. “This song is stunning. I cant stop listening to it,” says Dartmouth-based dancer Julie Dumont, “it makes me want to cry and dance all at the same time”. The musics visually paired with an excerpt from Jean Vigos marvellous cinema masterpiece – “L’Atalante” (1934) – one of the most beautiful, poetically real, films ever made. Lovers of movies – of life itself - seek it out, and enjoy the full experience. #2 of 16 Songs
Posted on: Fri, 26 Sep 2014 00:01:47 +0000
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