“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.“擁抱藍天”是美國迪士尼/皮克斯2012年出品的動畫長片《勇敢傳說》的插曲，在影片的開場、中場和結尾出現(xiàn)三次，曲調濃濃的蘇格蘭風情則貫穿全片。這首歌由亞歷克斯·曼德爾和馬克·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》以中世紀的蘇格蘭為舞臺，講述了主人公梅莉達抗爭傳統(tǒng)束縛、改變自己命運的故事。影片獲得了第85屆奧斯卡金像獎、第70屆金球獎和第66屆英國電影和電視藝術學院獎等的最佳動畫長片獎。Touch

The

Sky,Julie

Fowlis

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Brave

(Original

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

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