Jane Campion's 'The Piano' soundtrack

Subject: Jane Campion's 'The Piano'
From: David Brannan
Date: 08 May 00 - 12:37 PM

Michael Nyman, the composer of the brilliant music for the soundtrack for Jane Campion's film "The Piano" says he used Scottish folk tunes for the basis of his compositions (since the character played by Holly Hunter in the film comes from Scotand). I eventually found out that the tune that most often recurs is "Gloomy Winter's Noo Awa" by Robert Tannahill. (See Wolfgang's message: http://www.mudcat.org/Detail.CFM?messages__Message_ID=105890) Does anyone recognize any other tunes in the soundtrack?

Subject: RE: Jane Campion's 'The Piano'
From: Kim C
Date: 08 May 00 - 04:32 PM

I was too busy being appalled by this movie to notice much of anything.

Subject: RE: Jane Campion's 'The Piano'
From: Peter T.
Date: 08 May 00 - 05:46 PM

I don't know anything about the music, but I would like to take this opportunity to say that this is my favourite movie ever. Why every movie Jane Campion has made since is crap is a total mystery to me. Jane, what are you doing?????
yours, Peter T.

Subject: RE: Jane Campion's 'The Piano'
From: GUEST,Mbo_at_ECU
Date: 08 May 00 - 05:50 PM

Ducking flying objects here, but I'd have to say this is absolutely the most boring and pointless movie I've ever seen! Besides, I like when Sam Neil plays good guys!

--Mbo (now all you Judge Mathis haters know how it feels!)

Subject: RE: Jane Campion's 'The Piano'
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 08 May 00 - 06:13 PM

If she'd only played the fiddle instead it would all have been a lot less complicated...

Subject: RE: Jane Campion's 'The Piano'
From: GUEST,Mbo_at_ECU
Date: 08 May 00 - 06:17 PM

Good one, McGrath! A new plotline is developing in my mind...instead of a Maori, I'm seeing a giant Pawky Duke-esque Scotsman...and instead of chopping her finger off, he cuts her bow hair with a machete....

--Mbo

Subject: RE: Jane Campion's 'The Piano'
From: katlaughing
Date: 08 May 00 - 06:21 PM

One of mine, too, Peter!

Subject: RE: Jane Campion's 'The Piano'
From: Bradypus
Date: 08 May 00 - 07:02 PM

... And if she'd played the accordion, it would have been a much longer film !

(A project I have in mind is to transcribe the theme for the accordion, and use that line when I introduce it !)

Bradypus

Subject: RE: Jane Campion's 'The Piano'
From: sophocleese
Date: 09 May 00 - 04:29 PM

Back to the original question....

There was a thread a while ago, months, about this movie and its sound track. I'm blicky-challenged but if you search the forum this is the name of the former thread.

Little girl's song from movie;The Piano?

Subject: RE: Jane Campion's 'The Piano'
From: katlaughing
Date: 09 May 00 - 05:09 PM

Sopho, I think that is the thread which is listed in the first posting of this one which referred to Wolgang's message. Wiht SuperSearch back on, all you ahev to do is put Piano in the filter box, set the time to one year and hit go. It will come up. Still would like to know more.

Subject: RE: Jane Campion's 'The Piano'
From: sophocleese
Date: 09 May 00 - 08:33 PM

Kat, the message referred to in the original post does not come from the thread I mentioned, otherwise the question would make no sense.

Subject: RE: Jane Campion's 'The Piano'
From: David Brannan
Date: 10 May 00 - 07:35 PM

Thanks, everyone. Looking at the thread "Little girl's song from movie;The Piano?" did at least give me an idea of what the tunes might be. Lots of stuff, too, on who is better in the buff: Harvey Keitel or Holly Hunter.

Subject: RE: Jane Campion's 'The Piano'
From: sophocleese
Date: 10 May 00 - 10:30 PM

Harvey Keitel, at least from MY perspective...

Subject: RE: Jane Campion's 'The Piano'
From: Aodh
Date: 11 May 00 - 10:29 AM

I'v got the soundtrack and I'm shure I can detect a bit of fir a bhata. As far as other plotlines go, it wouldn't have worked with bagpipes? would it?

Subject: RE: Jane Campion's 'The Piano'
From: sophocleese
Date: 11 May 00 - 11:07 AM

What about a barrel organ?

Subject: RE: Jane Campion's 'The Piano'
From: Peg
Date: 11 May 00 - 02:30 PM

her best? her worst? I am a Jane Campion fan for the most part and tend to prefer her early works (Sweetie, An Angel at My Table) but I did like Portrait of a Lady quite a lot...

Hated Holy Smoke...

Subject: RE: Jane Campion's 'The Piano'
From: Kim C
Date: 11 May 00 - 04:29 PM

If I wanted to see a full monty of a man in the movies, it would NOT be Harvey Keitel. Plus I cannot stand the sound of Holly Hunter's squeaky little voice. We just rented it for the costuming.

However, it did have a happy ending in a strange sort of way... the two misfits ended up together. And the music really was nice. Having listened to all the media hype about a "great love story" I was expecting something a little less hateful.

Subject: RE: Jane Campion's 'The Piano'
From: Peg
Date: 11 May 00 - 04:32 PM

yeah i am sick of looking at Harvey Keitel's naked ass, too...seems he shows it in every film he's in lately...he's a good actor, but I don't know why he insists on baring all so often...Ewan Macgregor, now...

Subject: RE: Jane Campion's 'The Piano'
From: sophocleese
Date: 11 May 00 - 09:56 PM

Don't worry he doesn't show any ass in U-571. The movie would probably have been better though if there had been a skinny dipping scene.