16. KATE BUSH - LYRA (2007) Taken from: The Golden Compass (soundtrack) Reached: 187 https://youtube/watch?v=NcGaDlGPBsk § · Bush’s voice om “Lyra” has rarely been so soaring as on this surprisingly affecting offcut that played out the 2007 fantasy film “The Golden Compass” based on Philip Pullman’s book. Featuring the voices of Oxford’s Magdalen College choir. · The song reached number 187 on the UK Singles Chart charting on downloads from the album alone. · Bush was commissioned to write the song, with the request that it make reference to the lead character, Lyra Belacqua. · According to Del Palmer, Bush was asked to do the song on very short notice and the whole project was completed in 10 days. It contains the introduction of an unused song written for Disneys Dinosaur”. · Lyra was nominated for the International Press Academys Satellite Award for original song in a motion picture… As a matter of fact, it should have gotten the Oscar for best film song . . .
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