Heaven, I'm in heaven
And my heart beats so that I can hardly speak
And I seem to find the happiness I seek
When we're out together danding cheek to cheek
Heaven,I'm in heaven
And the cares that hang around me thro' the week
Seem to vanish like a gambler's lucky streak
When we're out together dancing cheek to cheek
Oh I love to climb a mountain
And to reach the highest peak
But it doesn't thrill me half as much
As dancing cheek to cheek
Oh I love to go out fishing
In a river or a creek
But I don't enjoy it half as much
As dancing cheek to cheek
Dance with me
I want my arm about you
The charm about you
Will carry me thro' to heaven
老實說
因為這首曲子太舊
我不知道這首曲子的原唱者是誰
但它每次出現在大銀幕都予我深刻的印象
第一次是「英倫情人」（The English Patient）
第二次就是這部「第六感生死緣」（Meet Joe Black）
第三次是「綠色奇蹟」（The Green Mile）
還有沒有其他電影用過這首曲子就不清楚了
而它這三部片中的出現
又屬「綠色奇蹟」讓我最感動
Somewhere over the rainbow
Way up high
There's a place a land that i heard of
Once in a lullaby
Somewhere over the rainbow
Skies are blue
And the dream that you dare to dream
Really does come true
One day I wish upon a star
Wake up where the clouds are far behind me
Where troubles melt like lemon drops
Way upon the chimney tops
Somewhere over the rainbow
Blue birds fly
Birds fly over the rainbow
Why, oh why can't I?
Where troubles melt like lemon drops
Way upon the chimney tops
That's where you'll find me
Somewhere over the rainbow
Blue birds fly
Birds fly over the rainbow
Why, oh why can't I?
片中另一首Somewhere over the rainbow
是我更鍾愛的曲子
出自「綠野仙蹤」
這部老片說了N年還沒看過
倒是在「電子情書」（You've Got Mail）
和此片又聽到它的改編版
大體上來說
這部電影的配樂有我一貫喜愛的優美旋律和古典編制
契合劇情需要而散發高貴典雅氣息
熟悉的主題旋律穿梭在各段樂曲之間
將Wagner的leitmotif（主導動機）實踐得很徹底
片尾晚宴部分
因為劇情中有煙火施放
配樂也因而濃豔華麗 高潮迭起
即使單獨聆聽都令人動容
這或許是Thomas Newman最棒的作品了
