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- I Dreamed A Dream, from Les Misérables. The gulf between stage musicals and films can be an awkward one to leap over for audiences. Every note has to ring perfectly true to the plot, or the entire edifice collapses in a puff of cringe, and that's the kind of intense scrutiny most non-singing films would struggle with too.
- Feed The Birds, from Mary Poppins. Feed The Birds. Julie Andrews. As composer Neil Brand explains in this clip, melancholy is a tricky emotion to introduce in a children's film, especially one that will go on to make up preposterous words (Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious) and show the cast dancing with cartoon penguins.
- Theme, from Schindler's List. BBC Proms 2011: Schindler's List by John Williams. 3rd party content may contain ads - see our FAQs for more info. Sometimes you don't need the context of a story to get the full picture from a film soundtrack.
- Slipping Through My Fingers, from Mamma Mia! Slipping Through My Fingers (feat. Amanda Seyfried) Meryl Streep. ABBA can rightly lay claim to having produced some of the most devastating songs in pop, from Knowing Me, Knowing You to The Winner Takes it All, and a good many of them are featured heavily in Mamma Mia!
If you are already familiar with music theory, but you have a particular pull towards sad songs, just keep doing it. You'll find more happiness in writing sad songs and maybe that's your style.
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Sometimes half the reason you're crying during a TV episode or movie scene is because of the music. The right song can seriously tug at your heartstrings and, sooner than you know it, you've ...
- “My Heart Will Go On” “Titanic” (1997) It’s easy to be at the top when you’re one of the most renowned songs ever, and featured in one of the highest grossing films of all time.
- “Moon River” “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” (1961) While Audrey Hepburn is best known for her superb acting abilities, she shines as a singer for a brief scene in one of her most famous movies.
- “I’ll Never Love Again” “A Star Is Born” (2018) Lady Gaga shone in her performance as Ally Maine in the 2018 adaptation of “A Star Is Born”. Even more, the musical role gave her the opportunity to showcase her singing and songwriting abilities.
- “Wind Beneath My Wings” “Beaches” (1988) While a lot of the sob-inducing tunes on this list are featured in romantic films, this one has us feeling emotional for a different kind of relationship.
Written by Xaquin Lopez Farina, Isaac Palacin Losada, Guillermo M. Fernández García, J. Enrique Comesana Pedreira, Santiago Cribeiro Galego and Anxo L. Garcia Pintos. Performed by Berrogüetto. Courtesy of Boa Music, Spain.
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