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Track Listings
| 1. Cry Of The Celts |
| 2. Suil A Ruin |
| 3. Celtic Dream |
| 4. Warriors |
| 5. Gypsy |
| 6. Breakout |
| 7. Lord Of The Dance |
| 8. Spirit Of The New World |
| 9. Fiery Nights |
| 10. Lament |
| 11. Siamsa |
| 12. Our Wedding Day |
| 13. Stolen Kiss |
| 14. Nightmare |
| 15. Victory |
| 16. Cry Of The Celts |
| 17. Lord Of The Dance |
Product Description
Amazon.co.uk Review
Part show-tunes, part classical, and part folk music, Ronan Hardiman's score to Lord of the Dance, the musical starring dancer Michael Flatley, successfully avoids all the inherent pitfalls of such an enterprise. Hardiman has emerged as Ireland's finest interpreter of traditional music for films, TV, and the theatre, and under his guidance the 19 lush orchestral tunes, augmented with many traditional instruments, are rife with the spirit of the Emerald Isle. Two of the tracks feature the taps of Flatley and Co, while the rest highlight the score as composed by Hardiman with all its subtle textures intact and not masked by the live sound of tap dancing. Lord of the Dance is a perfect and very listenable fusion of Broadway and the indigenous heritage of Irish music making. --Derek Rath
Description
Ronan Hardiman's music to Michael Flatley's extravagant stage production picks up directly where the show's precursor, the equally extravagant "Riverdance", left off. The sources for Hardiman's score are ancient Irish folk melodies, fervourous, polyrhythmic percussion and modern new-age keyboard textures; they swirl continuously through the music, creating a perfect backdrop for the flexible stomps of the show's dancers. Violins, accordions and bouzoukis fly above massive drum sounds (both acoustic and programmed), emphasising an interaction of musical heritages. The fact that music with suchdisparate sources can find overwhelming international success is testament to this show's power and its cultural importance.
Part show-tunes, part classical, and part folk music, Ronan Hardiman's score to Lord of the Dance, the musical starring dancer Michael Flatley, successfully avoids all the inherent pitfalls of such an enterprise. Hardiman has emerged as Ireland's finest interpreter of traditional music for films, TV, and the theatre, and under his guidance the 19 lush orchestral tunes, augmented with many traditional instruments, are rife with the spirit of the Emerald Isle. Two of the tracks feature the taps of Flatley and Co, while the rest highlight the score as composed by Hardiman with all its subtle textures intact and not masked by the live sound of tap dancing. Lord of the Dance is a perfect and very listenable fusion of Broadway and the indigenous heritage of Irish music making. --Derek Rath
Description
Ronan Hardiman's music to Michael Flatley's extravagant stage production picks up directly where the show's precursor, the equally extravagant "Riverdance", left off. The sources for Hardiman's score are ancient Irish folk melodies, fervourous, polyrhythmic percussion and modern new-age keyboard textures; they swirl continuously through the music, creating a perfect backdrop for the flexible stomps of the show's dancers. Violins, accordions and bouzoukis fly above massive drum sounds (both acoustic and programmed), emphasising an interaction of musical heritages. The fact that music with suchdisparate sources can find overwhelming international success is testament to this show's power and its cultural importance.