The Great Miracle Soundtrack by Mark McKenzie with Libera!!

Colin · Post by **Colin** » 13 years ago

JimmyRiddle wrote:Yorkie & Lauren - Agree with your findings, there is definately another adult choir singing alongside Libera. I think they sing the 'chants' and the lower harmonies. Although Libera is the most active choir, exemplified by 'Benedictus Deus'. A track totally dedicated to them alone.

The best example of two choirs involved is the last song "Ascension/Gloria Patri (which is growing on me as probably my second favourite track behind 'Benedictus Deus'). This last song on the album uses both Libera's high harmonies (stunning as ever) and the chants of the adult choir. Again at just 1:47 in duration the only negative is it's far too short!

I would die to see a live stage production of this soundtrack after the movie is released. Something like Stefan did for his solo at the Lord of the Rings orchestral performed in Poland.

Did Stephan sing the boy solo of the official Lord of the Rings Symphony (composer Howard Shore) in Poland?

Yorkie · Post by **Yorkie** » 13 years ago

Colin wrote: Did Stephan sing the boy solo of the official Lord of the Rings Symphony (composer Howard Shore) in Poland?

Yes, it's on youtube somewhere (links on a thread on the board) you don't get too much of him though unfortunately.

HERE

Colin · Post by **Colin** » 13 years ago

Yorkie wrote:
Colin wrote: Did Stephan sing the boy solo of the official Lord of the Rings Symphony (composer Howard Shore) in Poland?
Yes, it's on youtube somewhere (links on a thread on the board) you don't get too much of him though unfortunately.

Great to have something in common then with Stephan. I did the boy solo in Antwerp 2004. The first time the Symphony came to Europe and conducted by Howard Shore himself!

Yorkie · Post by **Yorkie** » 13 years ago

Colin wrote:
Yorkie wrote:
Colin wrote: Did Stephan sing the boy solo of the official Lord of the Rings Symphony (composer Howard Shore) in Poland?
Yes, it's on youtube somewhere (links on a thread on the board) you don't get too much of him though unfortunately.
Great to have something in common then with Stephan. I did the boy solo in Antwerp 2004. The first time the Symphony came to Europe and conducted by Howard Shore himself!

You little tiger! You kept that quite

JimmyRiddle · Post by **JimmyRiddle** » 13 years ago

Colin wrote:Great to have something in common then with Stephan. I did the boy solo in Antwerp 2004. The first time the Symphony came to Europe and conducted by Howard Shore himself!

Blimey you kept that quiet. Do you know how many approx. were in the audience? You'll have an idea how nerve wracking it is for the young libera boys. Sometimes I don't know how they do it.

Colin · Post by **Colin** » 13 years ago

JimmyRiddle wrote:
Colin wrote:Great to have something in common then with Stephan. I did the boy solo in Antwerp 2004. The first time the Symphony came to Europe and conducted by Howard Shore himself!
Blimey you kept that quiet. Do you know how many approx. were in the audience? You'll have an idea how nerve wracking it is for the young libera boys. Sometimes I don't know how they do it.

Well, it's a long time ago for and not long after that concert my voice broke. At first we had to record our voice on CD and that was sent to Shore in Canada, I think. Then me and 2 other boys had to audition live and then he decided that I got the solo. It was the best experience ever in my whole life, that's for sure.

JimmyRiddle · Post by **JimmyRiddle** » 13 years ago

Colin wrote:Well, it's a long time ago for and not long after that concert my voice broke. At first we had to record our voice on CD and that was sent to Shore in Canada, I think. Then me and 2 other boys had to audition live and then he decided that I got the solo. It was the best experience ever in my whole life, that's for sure.

Yep, not something you would easily forget in a hurry

Nice story.

JimmyRiddle · Post by **JimmyRiddle** » 13 years ago

Another review here http://www.movie-wave.net/?p=1266" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

...and.... by a member called christopher on this forum

The use of the boys choir is fantastic. Their shining moment comes in “Benedictus Deus,” an obviously religious piece with Latin lyrics. The choir sounds phenomenal, as does the glorious orchestral accompaniment. The piece is so beautiful it makes me want to cry.

I think he's caught the Libera bug.lol

The only thing he's not quite so keen on is the actual animated film.

Just reading through that thread too, it appears Mark McKenzie and his symphony orchestra conducted a performance at Crystal Cathedral, California exactly a year after Libera went there. Maybe that's the connection between how he and Robert Prizeman came by each other.

Yorkie · Post by **Yorkie** » 13 years ago

Colin wrote:Great to have something in common then with Stephan. I did the boy solo in Antwerp 2004. The first time the Symphony came to Europe and conducted by Howard Shore himself!

Well, it's a long time ago for and not long after that concert my voice broke. At first we had to record our voice on CD and that was sent to Shore in Canada, I think. Then me and 2 other boys had to audition live and then he decided that I got the solo. It was the best experience ever in my whole life, that's for sure.

What did you sing? Breaking of the Fellowship?

dearmadine · Post by **dearmadine** » 13 years ago

Colin wrote:
JimmyRiddle wrote:
Colin wrote:Great to have something in common then with Stephan. I did the boy solo in Antwerp 2004. The first time the Symphony came to Europe and conducted by Howard Shore himself!
Blimey you kept that quiet. Do you know how many approx. were in the audience? You'll have an idea how nerve wracking it is for the young libera boys. Sometimes I don't know how they do it.
Well, it's a long time ago for and not long after that concert my voice broke. At first we had to record our voice on CD and that was sent to Shore in Canada, I think. Then me and 2 other boys had to audition live and then he decided that I got the solo. It was the best experience ever in my whole life, that's for sure.

Wow. That's an amazing story! Thanks for sharing it with us

Colin · Post by **Colin** » 13 years ago

Yorkie wrote:
Colin wrote:Great to have something in common then with Stephan. I did the boy solo in Antwerp 2004. The first time the Symphony came to Europe and conducted by Howard Shore himself!

Well, it's a long time ago for and not long after that concert my voice broke. At first we had to record our voice on CD and that was sent to Shore in Canada, I think. Then me and 2 other boys had to audition live and then he decided that I got the solo. It was the best experience ever in my whole life, that's for sure.
What did you sing? Breaking of the Fellowship?

I sung 'the bridge of Khazad-dum', the part when the Balrog takes Gandalf with him and the end of the first part of the symphony which indeed was 'the breaking of the fellowship'.

@Jimmy in the Sportpaleis Antwerp there was about 9000 people.

JimmyRiddle · Post by **JimmyRiddle** » 13 years ago

Colin wrote:@Jimmy in the Sportpaleis Antwerp there was about 9000 people.

singing solo infront of that many people. Not something I could have done at that age. Even had I the talent. My mouth would have opened, but nothing would come out lol Congrats to you. Is there any audio recording of your special moment?

Murkskis · Post by **Murkskis** » 13 years ago

Colin wrote:
Yorkie wrote:
Colin wrote:Great to have something in common then with Stephan. I did the boy solo in Antwerp 2004. The first time the Symphony came to Europe and conducted by Howard Shore himself!

Well, it's a long time ago for and not long after that concert my voice broke. At first we had to record our voice on CD and that was sent to Shore in Canada, I think. Then me and 2 other boys had to audition live and then he decided that I got the solo. It was the best experience ever in my whole life, that's for sure.
What did you sing? Breaking of the Fellowship?
I sung 'the bridge of Khazad-dum', the part when the Balrog takes Gandalf with him and the end of the first part of the symphony which indeed was 'the breaking of the fellowship'.

@Jimmy in the Sportpaleis Antwerp there was about 9000 people.

Wow, Colin

You are amazing!

dani · Post by **dani** » 13 years ago

Colin wrote:
I sung 'the bridge of Khazad-dum', the part when the Balrog takes Gandalf with him and the end of the first part of the symphony which indeed was 'the breaking of the fellowship'.

@Jimmy in the Sportpaleis Antwerp there was about 9000 people.

Was that " In Dreams" , i have that on my iphone

by an Edward Ross who sang it origanally on the soundtrack.

paul · Post by **paul** » 13 years ago

Yorkie wrote:
Colin wrote: Did Stephan sing the boy solo of the official Lord of the Rings Symphony (composer Howard Shore) in Poland?
Yes, it's on youtube somewhere (links on a thread on the board) you don't get too much of him though unfortunately.

HERE

Thanks Yorkie.

Being fairly new to LD i missed that thread. Stefan is very very talented indeed.

His voice on this soundtrack is epic.

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