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Lullaby by François Nicholas Riss A lullaby (/ ˈ l ʌ l ə b aɪ /), or a cradle song, is a soothing song or piece of music that is usually played for (or sung to) children (for adults see music and sleep). The purposes of lullabies vary. In some societies, they are used to pass down cultural knowledge or tradition.
Krzysztof Komeda, though still relatively unknown in the United States at the time, he was already regarded as one of the most important jazz musicians and film music composers in Europe, scoring films such as Andrzej Wajda's Innocent Sorcerers (1960), Henning Carlsen's Hunger (1966) and most of Polanski's previous works, most notably Knife in the Water (1962) and The Fearless Vampire Killers ...
McCartney was the lead vocalist. He begins the song in a soft tone appropriate for a lullaby, with piano, bass guitar, and string section accompaniment.The drums come in on the line "Golden slumbers fill your eyes", and McCartney switches to a stronger tone, both of which emphasise the switch to the refrain.
Hear the glorious music ringing All through the night. Songs of sweet ethereal lightness Wrought in realms of peace and whiteness; See, the dark gives way to brightness All through the night. Look, my love, the stars are smiling All through the night. Lighting, soothing and beguiling Earth's sombre plight: So, when age brings grief and sorrow,
Scottish Lullaby is a traditional melody that comes from the clans of the Scottish Highlands. Only the air Cdul gu lo (Sleep on till dawn) and not the original Scottish verses were used when a dramatization of Sir Walter Scott’s Guy Mannering was presented. For this, Sir Walter Scott composed the verses ‘Lullaby for an Infant Child’.
The lyrics salute the nightlife of Broadway and its denizens, who "don't sleep tight until the dawn." The song was introduced by Wini Shaw in the musical film Gold Diggers of 1935 , [ 1 ] and, in an unusual move, it was used as background music in a sequence in the Bette Davis film Special Agent that same year.
"Lullaby" is a song by American rock singer Shawn Mullins from his fourth studio album, Soul's Core (1998). It was released in August 1998 and is Mullins' most successful song to date, reaching number one on the US Billboard Adult Top 40 , number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 , and number nine on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.
Franz Schubert's Wiegenlied "Schlafe, schlafe, holder süßer Knabe", D 498, Op. 98, No. 2, is a lullaby composed in November 1816. [2] The song is also known as "Mille cherubini in coro" after an Italian language arrangement for voice and orchestra by Alois Melichar .