It seems I've slowly been compiling a list of scenes and music from movies and TV shows that give me chills and, in some cases, make me tear up a little. Here they are, in no particular order:
(1) The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe -- The Battle
First of all, Harry Gregson-Williams' score for this part of the movie is amazing. It finds its way into all of my playlists. At about 4:32, when Peter turns to Oreius and asks, "Are you with me?" and gets, "To the death," in response, you know something huge is about to go down. And from the moment Peter leads the charge a few seconds later to the time the two armies actually collide in battle, the timing of the score is perfect. Instant chills.
(2) Braveheart -- the charge at Bannockburn
The score plays a huge role in the buildup on this one too. The first time I saw it, I had no clue what was coming since Robert the Bruce was, well, sort of a traitorous douchebag in the film and I had no idea how the Scots would respond to his request for them to bleed with him as they did with Wallace (although I guess since it's a movie, you can kind of guess how the response would probably go). Then the music starts to crescendo up to the point when you see the claymore wedging into the ground, and you know 100% what's coming next. The look of "WTF??" on the English lord's face as the Scottish begin to charge is just icing on the cake.
(3) Battlestar Galactica -- Adama reunites the fleet
Unfortunately, the only video of this actual scene on YouTube is clips in a fan's music video done up to Evanescence's "My Immortal" (first video above). It's much, much better with the original Bear McCreary score and the dialogue from the show, of course, which is timed perfectly with the moment that then-Commander Adama appears through the brush to see Lee and Kara, who have both bailed on him to join Laura Roslin in her search for the Tomb of Athena on Kobol. I teared up a bit when Adama lowers his weapon and hugs his son; between the music and the action on-screen, you know everything is forgiven (unless you're unfortunate enough to be Sharon Valerii).
(4) Battlestar Galactica -- "If it were you... we'd never leave."
No video of this on YouTube, but here's the pertinent summary: Kara has been shot down and crashed on an otherwise-desolate planet. The two Adamas launch a search and rescue operation and refuse to leave her behind, a move that places the fleet in jeopardy. Laura Roslin obviously is not happy, and tells them to break it off. After the order is given, this exchange ensues between Lee and the then-Commander, who have not always had the most fantastic father-son relationship:
Apollo: I need to know something: Why did you do this? Why did we do this? Is it for Kara? For Zak? For what?
Adama: Kara was family. You do whatever you have to do. Sometimes you break the rules.
Apollo: And if it was me down there instead?
Adama: You don’t have to ask that.
Apollo: Are you sure?
Adama: If it were you…we’d never leave.
The music had no part in this one. The dialogue alone and the delivery by Edward James Olmos was golden.
(5) The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian -- Raid on the Castle
The full castle raid begins in the YouTube user's previous video clip; the actual charge takes place at about 1:40 onward in the one I've linked above.
A scene that did not appear in the book, but was pretty great on-screen. The chill/tear factor was not as great here as for The Battle from LWW, but once again, Harry Gregson-Williams' score was perfectly timed. When the Narnians come charging through the gate, the score kicks up a notch, and Peter draws his sword and proclaims, "For Narnia!", there's still some chills shooting up the spine. And of course, the tragic outcome (I blame Caspian) is pretty tear-worthy.
(6) The Lion King -- King of Pride Rock
Almost didn't remember this one, which would have been unfortunate. Great scene. And I swear, the prevalence of lion-related movies in this list is purely accidental.
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
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