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The Hill is a 1965 British prison drama war film directed by Sidney Lumet and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It depicts the physical and psychological power struggles of a British military prison in North Africa, near the end of the Second World War. The title refers to a large mound prisoners are made to repeatedly climb.
McBroom believes the song struck a universal nerve because "It's a message of hope that's very easily understandable". [2] McBroom's composition was one of seven songs selected by Midler from thirty song possibilities proffered by Paul A. Rothchild, the producer of The Rose soundtrack album. Reportedly Rothchild had listened to over 3,000 songs ...
The Rose soundtrack also included one song that since its original release has become a mainstay in Midler's live repertoire, Jerry Ragovoy's despairing blues ballad "Stay With Me". The Rose peaked at #12 on Billboard's album chart in the Spring of 1980, making it Midler's bestselling album since 1973's Bette Midler.
The album won the César Award for Best Music Written for a Film. It was also nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Film Music , (but lost to the score of Los Diarios de Motocicleta ). The song " Look To Your Path " (original title: "Vois Sur Ton Chemin") was nominated for an Academy Award but ultimately lost to " Al otro lado del río " from ...
"The Hills" received critical acclaim, with most reviewers praising the Weeknd's return to form after his pop-oriented direction with "Earned It".Billboard wrote, "His recent singles ditched his murky sound for shinier, poppier fare, but R&B outlier The Weeknd goes back to basics with "The Hills," an ode to druggy, illicit booty calls.
"The Rose Song" is an emotional piano ballad. [7] [8] USA Today described it as "sweet [and] uplifting". [3] The song is written solely by Rodrigo. [9] Composed in the key of F major, it has a moderate tempo of 142 beats per minute. [10] [11] During "The Rose Song", Rodrigo's vocal range spans from the low note of G 3 to the high note of G 5. [11]
The song also has a hidden political meaning of resistance against British invasion of Quebec, and it was sung by the Québécois as a sign of resistance: the Rose representing the British, the clear fountain representing the St. Lawrence River, and the sentence "I've loved you for a long time, I will never forget you" is intended for France ...
"Marche Henri IV", alternatively "Vive Henri IV" or "Vive le roi Henri", is a popular French song celebrating King Henry IV of France (also known as Le Bon Roi Henri, "Good King Henry"). The melody was heard of as early as 1581, when it was mentioned in the book of Christmas songs of Christophle de Bordeaux, under the name "Chant de la