Twilight Saga (all the way!)

My favorite movie that is not a musical would have to be, sorry Mr. Hutchings, the Twilight Saga. Others may argue that the soundtrack is lifeless, but to me, the soundtrack for all the Twilight movies really draws me in further to the movies. Everyone is in love with the two main male characters, Edward, the vampire, and Jake, the werewolf. Edward wrote Bella, the human girl he fell in love with, a song and named it Bella's Lullaby. Throughout just about every movie, Bella's Lullaby is intertwined within the other background music. I think it is beautiful. The composers probably intertwined Bella's Lullaby in with the rest of the soundtrack because it gives their audience the full effect of the emotions they are trying to portray. Some of the soundtrack uses vocal effects with a da-da-da-da-da-da noise. It brings a lot of suspense and gets the adrenaline pumping. This noise mainly arises when Bella is narrating what is going on and her plan for overcoming whatever challenge she is in. Without these effects, the movie would be very bland and the adrenaline rush would not be present. I think soundtracks to movies really deliver what that movie is going to be about. When the first Twilight movie came out, many people actually bought the CD soundtrack that came out after the movie. Personally, I know someone who said the music was soothing and made her feel like she could be Bella in the movie. She was a little too obsessed with Edward, no kidding. Overall, the best movie is Twilight and I believe the soundtrack is what makes it so good.

WEEK 14

What’s your favourite movie that is not a movie musical? Who is the composer of the score? How does the music impact the movie, and what would be the effect if it were absent? Be as specific as possible.

Don't forget your 250 word minimum.

Coldest Winter

On lonely nights I start to fade

(On lonely nights I start to fade)

Her love's a thousand miles away

(Her love's a thousand miles away)

Memories made in the coldest winter

Goodbye, my friend, will I ever love again?

Memories made in the coldest winter

It's 4 am and I can't sleep

(It's 4 am and I can't sleep)

Her love is all that I can see

(Her love is all that I can see)

Memories made in the coldest winter

Goodbye,my friend, will I ever love again?

Memories made in the coldest winter

Winter, winter, oh

Goodbye, my friend, will I ever love again?

Goodbye, my friend, will I ever love again?

Goodbye, my friend, will I ever love again?

If spring can take the snow away

(If spring can take the snow away)

Can it melt away all our mistakes?

(Can it melt away all our mistakes?)

Memories made in the coldest winter

Goodbye, my friend, I won't ever love again

Never again

Lyricist: Jane Mansfield

The reason why I chose Coldest Winter by Kanye West as my favorite "love" song is because of it's beat. I enjoy listening to this song though i'm not into romantic music. At this time I can relate to this song. When Kanye talks about "lonely nights" and his love being a thousand miles away I think about my girlfriend back in Miami and how this winter will be a cold one without her.

Home

Alabama, Arkansas, I do love my ma and pa But not the way I do love you Well, holy moly, me-oh-my, you're the apple of my eye Girl, I never loved one like you Man, oh, man, you're my best friend, I'll scream it to the nothingness There ain't nothin' that I need Well, hot and heavy, pumpkin pie, chocolate cake and Jesus Christ Ain't nothin' please me more than you Home, let me come home Home is wherever I'm with you Oh home, yes, I am home Home is when I'm alone with you La, la, la, la, take me home Mother, I'm comin' home I'll follow you into the park, through the jungle, through the dark Girl, I never loved one like you Moats and boats and waterfalls, alley ways and pay-phone calls I've been everywhere with you, that's true Laugh until we think we'll die, barefoot on a summer night Never could be sweeter than with you And in the streets we're runnin' free like it's only you and me Jeez, you're somethin' to see Home, let me come home Home is wherever I'm with you Oh home, yes, I am home Home is when I'm alone with you La, la, la, la, take me home Daddy, I'm comin' home Jane, Alexander Do you remember that day you fell out of my window? I sure do, you came jumpin' out after me Well, you fell on the concrete and nearly broke your ass And you were bleedin' all over the place and I rushed you off to the hospital You remember that? Yes, I do Well, there's somthin' I never told you about that night Why didn't you tell me? While you were sittin' there in the backseat smokin' a cigarette That you thought was gonna be your last I was fallin' deep, deeply in love with you and I never told you 'til just now Home, let me come home Home is wherever I'm with you Oh home, yes, I am home Home is when I'm alone with you Home, let me come home Home is wherever I'm with you Oh home, yes, I am home Home is when I'm alone with you Alabama, Arkansas I do love my ma and pa Moats and boats and waterfalls Lay awake 'til break of dawn Home is wherever I'm with you Home is when I'm alone with you http://www.metrolyrics.com/home-lyrics-edward-sharpe-the-magnetic-zeros.html This song was introduced to by one of my best friends. He is always finding things that I really enjoy. This is obviously a love song sang between a man and a woman. I like this version of a love song because it is upbeat and not overly serious or depressing. Personally, I feel that love cannot stay in a constant state of utter depth of love and overwhelming passion. No one would really act like that. I like this version because it shows that love can be fun and entertaining. If you are in love with someone and spend most of your time with them you need to laugh and experience lighthearted fun. Some of the best experiences are had with friends. For one, I love this song because it was shown to me by my best friend. Secondly, I have be blessed with a great roommate. She loves the sun and just like the sun she is bubbly and lively. We have a great time when we listen to this song together because we are total idiots together. Basically this song is the best way I think love can be expressed.

Red - Not alone

"Not Alone"

Slowly fading away
You're lost and so afraid
Where is the hope in a world so cold
Looking for a distant light
Someone who could save a life
You're living in fear that no one will hear your cries
Can you save me now

I am with you
I will carry you through it all
I won't leave you I will catch you
When you feel like letting go
Cause your not, your not alone

Your heart is full of broken dreams
Just a fading memory
And everything's gone but the pain carries on
Lost in the rain again
When will it ever end
The arms of relief seem so out of reach
But I, I am here

I am with you
I will carry you through it all
I won't leave you I will catch you
When you feel like letting go
Cause your not, your not alone

And I'll be your hope when you feel like its over
And I will pick you up when your whole world shatters
And when you're finally in my arms
Look up and see love has a face

I am with you
I will carry you through it all
I won't leave you I will catch you
When you feel like letting go
Cause you're not, you're not alone

And I will be your hope
And I will pick you up
And I will be your hope
And I will be your hope

Slow fading away
Your lost and so afraid
Where is the hope in a world so cold.

I love this song because it reminds me of how God is always there for me in my times of need and he loves me unconditionally. This song reminds me of how I am supposed to love my wife. I am to be there for her, lay down my life for her, carry her when we think we cant go on, and ultimately love her unconditionally. This world does not know this love, and I want to strive to be seperated from this world and its warped values. My experiences with this song were always good. The most memorable time that this song had played was when Allison and I were talking about a hard situation and this song played on the radio. We both lifted our hearts to the lord and held each other in that moment. God gave us piece and held us there too. This is the love that God has in store for those who put there faith in his son, and I am blessed to have a woman in my life that believes and feels the same way. This is also her favorite love song. Written by the Band RED on the album UNTIL WE HAVE FACES.

Whatever It Is by Zac Brown Band

She's got eyes that cut you like a
Knife and lips that taste like sweet red wine
And her pretty legs go to heaven every time
She got a gentle way that puts me at ease
When she walks in a room I can hardly breathe
Got a devastating smile knock a grown man to his knees

She's got whatever it is
It blows me away
She's everything I want to say to a woman
But I couldn't find the words to say
She's got whatever it is
I don't know what to do
And every time I try and tell her how I feel
it comes out "I love you"
You got whatever it is

You know I've never been the type that would ever want to stay
Bring 'em home at night and they're gone the next day
But that all changed when she walked into my life
People ask me what it is
I tell them I don't know
There's just something about the woman makes my heart go haywire
She's gonna be my wife

She's got whatever it is
It blows me away
She's everything I want to say to a woman
But I couldn't find the words to say
She's got whatever it is
I don't know what to do
Because every time I try and tell her how I feel
it comes out "I love you"
You got whatever it is

When she loves me
Girl that's how I feel
When she loves me I'm on top of the world
Because when she loves me I can live forever
When she loves me I am untouchable

She's got whatever it is
It blows me away
She's everything I wanted to say to a woman
but couldn't find the words to say
She's got whatever it is
I don't know what to do
Because every time I try and tell her how I feel
it comes out "I love you"
You got whatever it is

Written by Wyatt Durrette & Zac Brown

This is my favorite love song because the first time I ever heard it, it made me stop in my tracks and replay it a couple times to hear every part of it. It immediately made me think of my girlfriend and how I never knew how to express my feelings to her and this song kind of said it all. When I played it for her later that night, it brought tears to her eyes. I thought the song made her sad but she told me that she finally knew how I felt about her and that she was crying because she knew that I loved her so much. So this has been my favorite love song ever since.

WEEK 13

What is your favourite love song? Post the lyrics, giving credit to the lyricist, then tell us why you love that song. Maybe it’s a story, an experience, the song itself, or someone special that you associate with it. Share a little.

Give Peace A Chance

The song Give Peace a Chance, by John Lennon, which was his first hit away from his band, The Beatles, was recorded on May 31, 1969 at a “Bed-In” that he set up in a room of Queen Elizabeth’s Hotel in Montreal. Accompanied by Yoko Ono, the two stayed in bed for a total of eight days, beginning on May 26, to try to promote one cause, world peace. They got a huge amount of media attention for this, which is exactly what they needed in order to promote world peace. John Lennon, however, was not the only one singing. He actually teamed up with Tommy Smothers, Timothy Leary, Allen Ginsberg, and Petula Clark to produce the song. This song was released during the era of the Vietnam War, so it quickly became the anti-war anthem in the United States for the vast amount of Americans who felt like their country should not be at war with Vietnam. For example, on October 15, 1969, The Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam, which was a huge anti-war protest, took place, and the song Give Peace a Chance is what many of the protestors were singing. The American people’s reaction to Lennon’s song definitely made him proud, as he referred to the day when he heard hundreds of thousands of anti-war protestors singing it outside of the White House as “one of the biggest moments of my life.” I think it’s great that a musical icon like John Lennon wrote a song to promote a cause he really believed in. I believe it gave already anti-war supporters something to relate to and use when they were out protesting, and people who either were pro-war or were indifferent a different view to at least consider.

Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue

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This song is by Toby Keith. He wrote it in late 2001. His father, who was a veteran, had died in2001h 2001. The terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 inspired Toby Keith even more to write this song. This song definitely kept "the cause" alive especially during this time because we then went to war with Iraq. In the song Toby says, "Now this nation that I love has fallen under attack. A mighty sucker punch came flyin' in from somewhere in the back." Here, he is referring to when the plane came in and hit the twin towers. Toby then comes in to say, "Soon as we could see clearly through our big black eye,"Here, he is referring to the moment when America finally found out what had happened and why. He goes on to say, "Man, we lit up your world like the Fourth of July." This is probably the part of the song that Americans felt the most nationalism. It is what labels this song as propaganda. This is the part where Americans felt the most passion for this song and their nation. Then Toby Keith says, "Hey Uncle Sam put your name at the top of his list," meaning men and women should stand up and fight for their country because our nation just fell under attack. Why not? He says, "the Statue of Liberty started shakin' her fist and the eagle will fly..Man, it's gonna be hell when you hear Mother Freedom start ringin' her bell." This was Toby Keith's way of telling terrorists basically that they are in for it and they really made us mad when he refers to American icons being outraged with what they did to our nation. He says we are going to start ringin' our bell once we win the war. For the rest of the song he makes comments like, "We'll put a boot in your ass," and "This big dog will fight when you rattle his cage," and "You'll be sorry that you messed with the U.S. of A." I really like this song and probably would have joined the war in Iraq in 2001 if I were not in first grade at the time.

I got some of my sources from Wikipedia.

Propaganda During World War I (1915)

I Didn't Raise My Boy To Be a Soldier.
By Peerless Quartet.