“TouchTheSky”

wasfeaturedinthePIXARmovie

“Brave”

(2012)astheopeningsong.ItintroducesthepervasiveScottishflavorusedthroughoutthefilm.Thissongwaswrittenby

AlexMandel

and

MarkAndrews,andsungby

JulieFowlis.

JulieFowlisisaScottishfolksingerandmulti-instrumentalistwhosingsprimarilyinScottishGaelic.ThesettingofthesongwaswhenMeridafinallydecidedtobeindependentandexplorenaturebyherself.Inthefirstscene,sheisseenshootingpiecesoftargetboardswithherbowandarrowwhileridingherhorse.She,beingveryskilled,isseenbeingabletosuccessfullyhitallthetargets.

InthesecondScene,Meridaletsherhorserest,assheexplorethemountainsandhills,climbingthemwithallhermight.Shethenarrivesatawaterfall,wheresheisseendrinkingfromit.Shethenventuresevenmore.Intheendingscene,Meridarestsbesideherhorse,overlookingastunningview,whilethesunwassetting.Sheisseenplayingwithherhorse,thensitsstillandappreciatestheview.Brave

isa2012Americancomputer-animatedfantasydramaadventurefilmproducedbyPixarAnimationStudiosandreleasedbyWaltDisneyPictures.ItwasdirectedbyMarkAndrewsandBrendaChapmanandco-directedbyStevePurcell.SetintheScottishHighlands,thefilmtellsthestoryofaprincessnamedMeridawhodefiesanage-oldcustom,causingchaosinthekingdombyexpressingthedesirenottobebetrothed.

ThefilmwontheAcademyAward,theGoldenGlobe,andtheBAFTAAwardforBestAnimatedFeatureFilm.“擁抱藍(lán)天”是美國(guó)迪士尼/皮克斯2012年出品的動(dòng)畫(huà)長(zhǎng)片《勇敢傳說(shuō)》的插曲，在影片的開(kāi)場(chǎng)、中場(chǎng)和結(jié)尾出現(xiàn)三次，曲調(diào)濃濃的蘇格蘭風(fēng)情則貫穿全片。這首歌由亞歷克斯·曼德?tīng)柡婉R克·安德魯斯創(chuàng)作，蘇格蘭多才多藝的民歌手朱莉·弗麗絲演唱。《勇敢傳說(shuō)》以中世紀(jì)的蘇格蘭為舞臺(tái)，講述了主人公梅莉達(dá)抗?fàn)巶鹘y(tǒng)束縛、改變自己命運(yùn)的故事。影片獲得了第85屆奧斯卡金像獎(jiǎng)、第70屆金球獎(jiǎng)和第66屆英國(guó)電影和電視藝術(shù)學(xué)院獎(jiǎng)等的最佳動(dòng)畫(huà)長(zhǎng)片獎(jiǎng)。Touch

The

Sky,Julie

Fowlis

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Brave

(Original

Score)TouchtheSkyWhenthecoldwindisa-callingAndtheskyisclearandbrightMistymountainssingandbeckon,LeadmeoutintothelightIwillride,IwillflyChasethewindandtouchtheskyIwillflyChasethewindandtouchtheskyWheredarkwoodshidesecretsAndmountainsarefierceandboldDeepwatersholdreflectionsOftimeslostlongagoIwillheartheireverystoryTakeholdofmyowndreamBeasstrongastheseasarestormyAndproudasaneagle'sscreamIwillride,IwillflyChasethewindandtouchtheskyIwillflyChasethewindandtouchtheskyAndtouchtheskyChasethewind,chasethewindTouchthesky擁抱藍(lán)天填詞：白勺演唱：胡維納

寒風(fēng)在將我召喚天空是如此蔚藍(lán)歌聲陣陣山間飄蕩引