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Strength, Skyfall and Theme Songs #atozchallenge #Monday #movie #meme
Monday, April 22, 2013 at 9:53PM ;)
“Let the Skyfall. When it crumbles, we will stand tall. Face it all together.”
British singer Adele penned and performed one of my favorite songs of all time – “Skyfall.” Winner of an Academy Award and Golden Globe for Best Original Song, it is the theme to the latest James Bond movie of the same name. I find it especially inspirational because the above lyrics from this tune could be used by anyone as a sort of mantra for getting through tough times.
In the last 60 days, I found out that at least two people I know lost a close family member, two more individuals have been in and out of the hospital for serious health issues and several others have faced technological, legal, financial, physical and personal problems. This isn’t anything new – at any given time we are all dealing with like 99 problems and counting. Just last summer, I met a dude with lung cancer (I think it was in the lungs…it’s been a while, so I forgot the location of the cancer) who told me that he wanted to blow himself away. What does this song have to do with the unrelated difficulties these strangers’ are dealing with? The common ground they have in shared setbacks.
On Saturday this past weekend, someone said to me “At least you woke up this morning,” after I mentioned having a very long and not-so-pleasant week. I’m all too familiar with that saying, as it’s been repeated by many people over the years. In fact, I have developed a rather strong aversion to it because I could never understand the point of it. I always thought “What’s so damn special about waking up in the morning; especially if you’re still in the same predicament (or worse) than you were in yesterday?" Fortunately, I’ve began to realize that I may be looking at it all wrong. The special sauce in waking up in the morning is your ability to get out of or go through your predicament. This can be done even quicker if you learn from someone else who has already done it or is doing it, which is where Adele comes in.
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I perceive the lyrics to the “Skyfall” song to be a testament to the fact that no matter what you’re going through, regardless of how bad it is, there is someone else who has either dealt with the same problem or is currently facing it now.
Although the friends and family that many people look to for solace in whatever issues they have, is an awesome source of support, there is also a sense of unity in the fact that you can find strength in strangers.
Men, women and even children whom you would have probably never met otherwise had it not been for you stumbling in life are now a source of strength. This doesn’t just work one way either – you might be a source of support or inspiration for someone and not even know it.
So, maybe that’s what’s so special about waking up in the morning – you just might learn something about someone that makes you glad that you did wake up – or you just might be the person who makes someone else glad that he or she woke up in the morning. I suppose, when you look at it that way, there’s nothing like knowing you have the world on your side to stand tall with when it seems like sky is crumbling down. Keeping on topic, the theme for this week’s Monday Movie Meme is inspired by Adele, Stumbling Blocks and YOU: Inspirational Movie Theme Songs.
Share on your blog or in the comments section, the most inspirational movie theme songs that you ever heard. It would also help if you add why the song(s) inspire you. I already made it clear what one of my top selections for this week’s meme is; now it’s your turn!
What are some of the most inspirational movie theme songs YOU ever heard?
How do YOU cope with the falling skies in your life?
Reader Comments (7)
I love the song, but never thought of it as inspirational before Nicole. I would have to say "A Lovely Day." It's not profound or anything, but when I used it as my alarm song it made the whole day better.
I like the "Master and Commander" and "Lord of the Rings" themes because they sound triumphant. Thanks so much for all your work on the Challenge!
MakingtheWriteConnections
One of the most inspirational songs I treasure from a movie is "I will Always Love You" from the movie The Bodyguard. It resonates with me because we don't always tell the people in our lives what they mean to us, and this song prompted me to do that.
Nice song by Adele. I liked it better after I heard it in the context of the movie. Offhand no inspirational movie theme songs are coming to me.
Lee
A Faraway View
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Skyfall is my favourite song this year... so far. It's just a beautiful piece of music too. I loved the movie too, which helps! As an author, I find many movie / TV theme tunes inspirational... as soon as I hear them, they make me want to write. Some examples which do this to me are:
Harry Potter theme
Lord of the Rings (music by Howard Shore)
X Files (Mark Snow)
Practical Magic (Amas Veritas)
Suzy Turner, YA Author
I think the theme song is "Girl on Fire" by Alicia Keyes (think that's it) for Hunger Games. Aside from referring to the fiery moment, it's an inspiration to push harder and stand strong in the midst of all that has to be dealt with.
Thank you for sharing this insight. Indeed, there are countless things that we should be thankful for everyday. Waking up is just among these blessings that we might even forget to be gracious about. Someone once told me (I do not know if he got it from someone else, read in a book or simply a product of his wise mind) “Smile. You do not own all the problems in the world. Some are mine.” Indeed, we do not own all the burden in life. Others are suffering more than we do so we should always find a reason to smile. A theme song that really inspires me and sometimes even brings me to tears is “Little Wonders” by Rob Thomas from the animated movie Meet the Robinsons.