River's Dance - Firefly Soundtrack

[marcus4761]

the alliance disliked this video

[Ghostlyghostgamer]

Dr. Matthias disapproved of River dancing. The other 340 test subjects were inclined to side with River.

[CatsRuleDogsAreTards]

I feel like Robin Hood is gonna come flyin' outa nowhere. Its a pretty shiny song hehe

[0MissMalevolent0]

how can there be a dislike on this??

[LadyTalons]

@0MissMalevolent0 I do not know. *headshake* I do not know...

[roguelead72]

@0MissMalevolent0 Reaver.

[rntbprz]

@0MissMalevolent0 alliance

[AllRiledUp010]

i can play this on my flute :)

[KrautGoesWild]

@AllRiledUp010 Any chance for us to witness that here on the `Tube ;) ???

[xxjanie182]

@AllRiledUp010 Where did you get the sheet music???

[Porcelanesa]

@AllRiledUp010 That's pretty awesome! I would love to hear you do it on YouTube! :)

[mibanui]

The traditional title of this tune is The Sailor's Wife. So, it would be appropriate at a Renn Fest.

[PsychoCynic1231]

This is such a pretty piece!

[snickersthedramageek]

makes me want to figure out how to play this on the fiddle! :) maybe one of these days...

[MusicsMyOnlyEscape]

This makes me wanna dance so bad...but agh I'm too damn lazy. xD

[fragmine1]

it's irish mate

[hafpipe]

@fragmine1 It's actually an old Scottish Jig called "The Sailor's Wife"

[Raznor83]

Bring me another pint of beer lassie, and lets put up the fires and dance drunk around them all midsummer night!

[ZStar227]

I feel like River's fight scene in "Serentiy" were all just her dancing to this in high-speed. lol

[lunarmation]

good idea, poorly executed.. you could have and should have use more than One image... just say'in

[JBRewind]

@lunarmation It's just a soundtrack dude. Why don't you go do better.

[mmimi7]

@lunarmation It's a sound tack. Soundtracks use one picture only, dimwit.

[icyclaw123]

i remember watching this scene and thinking this song and "The Dance" from Battlestar Galactica sound very similar

[jbharuch]

What a well-developed character

[CatsRuleDogsAreTards]

River Tam knows the way to Earth. Enterprise. XD I actually just said that.

[Jstone2525]

I thought this had to do with Michael Flatly?

[arconada]

Come one people!!! lets help Nathan Fillion buy Firefly!!!

[KlausDoitschlaaand]

Browncoats unite!

[ineinerbank]

this song is problematic.

[ArminTheGman]

Fox is kinda worse than the alliance ...

[BambiArmani]

@ArminTheGman and FOX is also worse than Reavers...

[cjzgatefan]

@BambiArmani Yeah, at least Reavers have the courtecy for actualy killing you, not just your career (Jewel Staite is the exception (SGA))

[GuisBaltar]

@cjzgatefan and Nathan Fillian (Castle).

[cjzgatefan]

@ArminTheGman And the Reavers too.

[McCbobbish]

@ArminTheGman

Fox IS the alliance.... That's why they shut the show down! it was spreading the browncoat truth!

[santiano42]

I'm Scottish and have played Scottish music a great deal of my life (living fairly near Dunkeld where this song is from) and never realised that The Sailor's Wife was in Firefly!!

I had one of those Eureka moment when I made the connection that a tune I play loads has been in a tv show I watch loads :D

[FireflyFanatic3]

I learned to play the flute inspired by this piece! And now I can play it!! :D ... well ... it's been a while, and I have to play considerably slower :P lol

[ChewBecca713]

I love how so many genres are mixed in this movie so they can mix so many different sounding instruments :D

[Jshaw71]

Too short a tune, if you ask me, and river was starting to find herself while dancing, til poor Book got shot...

[ennanitsua]

In case you like this song, there's a version that Alasdair Fraser plays with Natalie Haas entitled "The Sailor's Wife/The Lads of Duns". It's definitely different, but just as nice. This song is originally a Scottish jig that also sounds awesome when played on the fiddle. It made me really happy to see it on Firefly :D

[TopGunSGA]

@ennanitsua The Sailor's Wife is the original Scottish version

[NRen2k5]

I'm trying to figure out exactly which wind instrument was used in this piece....

[garagatza]

@NRen2k5 flute

[NRen2k5]

@garagatza Well duh, but I'm wondering if it was any exotic kind of flute, e.g. bamboo or if it was just a plain old transverse flute like you can get at any music store....

[TheGodzilla1955]

@NRen2k5 probably an irish flute

[LinzWolf]

@NRen2k5 It's actually an Irish Whistle, also known as a Tin Whistle. I am currently trying to learn how to play this.

[BambiArmani]

@NRen2k5 A tin whistle perhaps?

[KnowNoFear313]

Note: No dislikes

[TheDaruke]

Firefly/Serenity is a bit more realistic than SC2 as well ;)

[FireflyFanatic3]

@TheDaruke oh Firefly is just the best, and kicks all ass - whether Western or Sci-Fi!! lol :P

No, realistically though, I think that this is VERY much what the world will be like if/when we do start flying around in spaceships (which they put a reasonable time on as well! - 500 years from now)

[SoulboundNun]

I absolutely loved this scene. To see River dancing and smiling has to bring a smile on your face. :]

[mangtakyo]

Anybody curious as how Malcom Reynold's and Jim Raynor from Starcraft 2 are in the same situation? Both outlaws from a corrupt government and both fought a losing war and both have a spaceship they use for mercenary work. Only Raynor's ship is bigger and has badass guns.

[TheMsMorra]

@mangtakyo

And Malcolm Reynolds is obviously the better man.

[mangtakyo]

Anybody curious as how Malcom Reynold's and Jim Raynor from Starcraft 2 are in the same situation? Both outlaws from a corrupt government and both fought a losing war.

[TheDaruke]

This makes me want to break into an Irish jig. Let's dance!

[roddyjo]

"the sailor's wife", right?

[MajinMojo]

@roddyjo yes. A really great tune.

[JeshikaKazeno]

*dances*

[Vadergeek]

I'm wondering: if this song played at a Renaissance fair, how many people would just treat it as nice music, and how many would start cursing at the Hands of Blue?

[Phelan666]

@Vadergeek This is a Renaissance fair, so a vast majority of people there are probably geeky enough to recognize this song.

[Vadergeek]

@Phelan666 Not necessarily Firefly geeky, though. Being able to quote Tom Bombadil doesn't mean you know what Gorram means.

[PippinRally]

@Vadergeek I can vouch for that as until a month ago I could quote Tom Bombadil (being a fan of LotR) but didn't really know what Gorram meant. Now I've seen the entire series (bar the Big Damn Film) and I think this song might be partially to blame...er...

[SABushcraft]

@Vadergeek And how many of those people would be virgins? All of them.

[Vadergeek]

@SABushcraft You'd be surprised at how many girls are Whedonites.

[xannidel]

@Vadergeek Two by two, hands of blue.

[warszawianka]

@Vadergeek I think there is a pretty large Venn intersection between Ren Faire types and Browncoats, so... :)

[Thyme2dream]

@Vadergeek it is now my stated goal to test this theory by playing this tune next time I do a renfest, lol

[TheGetawayGuy]

Hehe. River dance.

(Insert rimshot here)

[MeTheOneth]

@TheGetawayGuy Ba dum tish.

[TheiRenaissance]

hey ladies, there are a few parts of those dance sequences that are beyond hot. keep the clothes on, show some class. proof it pays off is right here. cuz that is hot; part is her character, but there is no doubt the beauty of a woman finding herself in the big dance. companions make edgy characters, women who get it, make great, women.

[Benjaminy2k]

@TheiRenaissance excessive commas, make bad, comments.

[TheiRenaissance]

@Benjaminy2k limited typing space forces creative punctuation.

, ya know?

[mortum000]

this song makes me crave guennis

[MarvelroxDCsux]

Lol... River Dance anyone?

Sorry, Couldn't resist. This was a great show.

[wrdonerd]

.....what?

[flemythesnail]

@wrdonerd its just that good.

[hcig]

@flemythesnail

wat

[himansku]

@flemythesnail sounds like another friday night tradition!

[ajpackman9]

@flemythesnail You're gonna need a bigger bathtub.

[cotloner]

what is the genre of music?

[hcig]

@cotloner

celtic celebratory

maybe classified as celtic, celtic dance, etc

i think there is even a cd called "celtic celebrations"

anyways, its a style of music originated in the celt regions of europe, mainly scotland and ireland. so looking up any of those tags with "scottish" or "irish" attached should also bring up some good music

[onlyamemory1]

One of my favourite tracks/scenes from Firefly, and a perfect example that showcases one of the many varieties of music found in the series. (:

[Egoist1957]

Would anyone like to loan me money to buy this cd with?

Please?

[AnAverageGom]

Get the free youtube to mp3 converter :) Then you can get the music from this video, and any other video on youtube. :)

[Egoist1957]

Great scene. And perfect music for River.

[Adamguy2003]

I love this music, and this scene.

It's funny, a couple days ago, I was in a bit of a rush to complete a paper on time. Then, I went to this video and started playing it. Almost immediately, my fingers were dancing along the keys to match the music, and by the time the video/ song ended, I had completed a nice chunk of work in less than 2 minutes!

[cmc10101]

Tell me that this piece doesn't remind you of The Last of the Mohicans........

[tbk017]

okay, this piece doesn't remind me of The Last of the Mohicans...

[cmc10101]

@tbk017 It's in the same style as "The Kiss" & parts of "Promentory".

[tbk017]

@cmc10101 I was kidding, i does sound similar, you're right.

[InTheWoods91]

makes me want a big smoked Turkey leg....

[garagatza]

@InTheWoods91 and some ale :)

[TheGodzilla1955]

@InTheWoods91 makes me want to sell cattle on a space ship

[peterpun1]

@InTheWoods91

Makes me want a Fruity-Oatey Bar.

[dem0nthesis]

this show by far had The MOST EPIC ending of all time. The music was phenominal.

[SPOTdDRUMMER]

That scene always makes me happy.

[guitarflori]

awsome!

[Jshaw71]

great piece of music, and a great scene, from an awesome show that went before it's time...

[Yeesha8679]

One of the most well done scene in Firefly.

[murmur9685]

Pretty song.

[horszladee]

egggselent 5 stars