Harmonie Veneziane CD

Alexander Payne's 2011 family dramedy The Descendants takes place in Hawaii, so who better to occupy the film's soundtrack than some of the region's most notable musical icons. Payne (Sideways, About Schmidt) has always been one to cast the environment as one of the central characters in his films, and his choice to let island favorites from the likes of Gabby Pahinui, Ray Kane, Keola Beamer, Lena Machado, Sonny Chillingworth, Jeff Peterson, and Rev. Dennis Kamakahi shadow the narrative results in a far more inclusive experience for the audience. Like Portuguese fado, Hawaiian slack key guitar, by its very nature, is soulful, sweet, warm, and a bit sad, a notion that dutifully mirrors that of its protagonist, played by George Clooney, who portrays a father attempting to reconnect ...

Track Listing of songs: Ein deutsches Requiem; Ein deutsches Requiem; Ein deutsches Requiem; Ein deutsches Requiem; Ein deutsches Requiem; Ein deutsches Requiem; Ein deutsches Requiem;

Harmonie Veneziane Recording information: Concertgebouw, Amsterdam (09/1981/06/1984).

Harmonie Veneziane  

Harmonie Veneziane Track Listing of songs: Yours; Harbour Lights; Jealousy; Be Like the Kettle and Sing; When the Swallows Say Goodbye; Faraway Places; We'll Meet Again; Windsor Waltz, The; As Time Goes By; If You Love Me; Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square, A; Who's Taking You Home Tonight; When You Hear Big Ben; Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart;

Harmonie Veneziane