The piano - Big my secret - scene

[ThinkingChristian29]

If you like Nyman, you should like my latest composition. Search "Ballade of the stars" and click first video. I hope it moves you in some way

[tellmehowtoblow]

1:29 mistake owns

[ArtDome1]

@tellmehowtoblow LOL i noticed that too :D

[invinciblec1]

i love this peace of music and i once saw Holly H and she said her mother made her take piano lessons for which she is now grateful beautiful job HOLLY .

[Monamourchka]

beautiful scene - music with two beautiful persons.!

L o v e *-*

[wl02801691]

Piano melody , With the pianist's mood will

[bellabanda08]

I cant believe she fell inlove with that guy. he's freaking ugly!

[Nefahat]

Just Fantastic !! Really I love this Musik. Thank you.

[GCluver3]

that was perfect!!!! what is the name of this song? big my secret? i like this better than the sacrifice

[RoLorenz]

Not the most beautiful piece of the movie - but still one of the most beautiful pieces ever composed!

A lot of "piano experts" run Holly Hunter's play down: "too fast, cack-handet, no talent." -- Whew!

I am a pianist, playing since 20 years - and I assert: She deserves esteem! Ms Hunter had only a few weeks to study these pieces, particularly she isn't a professional pianist. But hats off, she aces it!

(By the way: Look at her face, her eyes in this scene! I love her expression at 1:02.)

[physalia2]

@RoLorenz Wow, OK. Hadn't realised the reaction to her had been so unkind. In truth her character is not supposed to be the most perfectly tutored or professional player, possibly just the most passionate. She does that quite well, I think.

[pklinh97]

Beautiful scene,beautiful music^^

[LipsLikeSugar78]

Beautiful film, absolutely breathtaking score. <3

[tedsler]

I had totally forgotten how fast she plays it in the film. I love the track on the CD, with the slow beginning and the increasing tempo but here is it haunting from the very first note and as it has been said before it really tells Ada's mood and feelings I think. I love this track!

[licatoa5947]

i dont know what everyone's smoking but i love it played at this speed. there is a beautiful fluidity to it when it's played a bit faster, not to mention that the last thing ada is trying to do at the moment is to be sensual. the moment right before this, ada's daughter comes in, unaware of the sexual "transaction" taking place and ada has to tell her to go back outside. ada has to start the song again here. there's clear tension, and the speed reflects that. so everyone shut up. thank you

[TheMusiclover1705]

Quick question: What does "OST" mean? I see it everywhere, but I don't understand it... ^^

[Passi0nata]

@TheMusiclover1705, It means "original soundtrack" ;))

[TheMusiclover1705]

@Passi0nata

Aha! Thank you ;-)

[flisanhours]

@Passi0nata In swedish it means 'cheese'. :)

[TheDinoist]

@flisanhours Also in danish :D

[jennycat616]

what beautiiful and sad~~

thank you for sharing~ 

[powerrec]

thanks for this video.

[nicky12358]

oh, I adore him. he s sucha great composer!!!!!

[tomdopdakar]

BORING PEOPLE who always say TOO FAST.

The fact that YOU cannot play it that fast doesnt that it must not be played that fast.

If you suck at piano don't encourage people to suck too.

Work, work, work. No secret.

[CrellBoy]

it's not necessarily a matter of ability and frustration :) it's rather a matter of tastes. Personally i appreciate both versions, but the point is that in this scene she is in such an altered psychological and emotional state that she wouldn't be able to play slowly...the slow version would have made no sense in this scene, but of course it's just my opinion

[BBoyJako]

@tomdopdakar you mean... The one who says it cannot be done should never interrupt the one who is doing it. ?

[tomdopdakar]

@BBoyJako I would agree with Crellboy and add that piano is emotion. And if people like some piece to be played slow when they weren't designed to, they must not say "its too fast", because with speed, things and emotions appear and disappear depending the speed you play the piano. To me, slow piano is not artistic, yes piano is a fantastic music instrument so one note can be appreciated by itself, but that's not the way we must enjoy piano pieces, in my opinion.

[BBoyJako]

@tomdopdakar you still didnt answered to my question...

and I think that in this case,the routine has to be little faster,for the emotions to be more clearly visible,while playing some Piano songs slow,it loses some of it's weight,and offends the composer also.

[tomdopdakar]

@BBoyJako And I won't answer cause i'm unsure of what it means.

Many composer like various interpretations of their work, and I think that slow play ADDS weight to a song, since every single note is better analyzed and resonate in the head better. For some songs slow play is nice, for some others not.

Do you play piano ? I do.

[whatalovelywaytoburn]

this takes my breath away. so haunting and full of longing.

[baronvg]

Oh, Sookie. I will always remember you as the cute little girl in this movie. If only we could all turn back the clock.

[SilverLocket95]

Not only is she a brillant actress the fact that shes actully talanted enough to play the piano like that is amazing :) x

[CheBoluda10]

it doesn't sound so good this fast

i also play it much slowlier

it's really way TOO fast

[CheBoluda10]

i didn't know this is played so fast

i play it much slowlier

[almanita100]

superbe film sur la naissance du désir

[evas99]

Holly Hunter...so much talent. For those that do not know she played all the piano pieces herself for the movie. And Anna Paquin..all grown up now.

[lilbill88]

:-0..........AMAZING!!!!!!!!

[sarahinuyasha]

OMG ITS ROGE FROM X-MAN!!!!!!!

[I4gotmyMANTRA]

This is my favorite scene in the whole movie. :)

[SamGHLR]

too fast for me :P

[Maddin1929]

yes. it is, but it has its style in the movie in this way.

[mistakenshyness]

I prefer it played this fast!

First part sounds a liiiitle bit harried but the faster speed brings out the high notes in the melody beautifully in the second section.

[nvidiafan0909]

i agree she's playing it way too fast.

[MusicStudyMan]

You can't say that. She had the composer teaching her, the film director tewlling her how she shoudl play it and this the final cut - she must be playing exactly as intended. You should say, "she's playing it way to fast for me". Don't criticise her when she'd doing her job exactly as asked.

[copyandprint22]

This song is played a bit too fast for my liking :P

I can't savour the sweet notes when the song is played at the speed of Flight of the Bumblebee.

[renatoharris]

The more beautiful piano's music in the last years

[licatoa5047]

the way holly hunter plays this song is JUST PERFECT. the speed, the emotion, everything is beautiful. i think this movie is one of the most underrated pieces of art, jane campion is a genius!

[zengenSanji]

God...

just beautiful scene with that song!!!

[WhoDoYouWant]

BTW - does anyone know if Michael Nyman's own soundtrack version is on YouTube somewhere. I get lots of people doing their versions but I can't find the man himself?

[WhoDoYouWant]

It's nice in the movie but I think the tempo is merely speeded up to fit the timeframe of the movie itself - i.e. time and movie length is money!

But I personally prefer Nyman's own version. He wrote it and knows what tempo suits it best. You catch so much of the intricate melancholic beauty of the piece when it's slowed down - well I do.

[darkangelcl4]

Yes the original piece is slower but in this scene she plays it so fast because it reflects her feelings at the moment which are stress, possible anger and passion. As a person who does not speak all of her feeling are shown in the way she plays

[baronvg]

@darkangelcl4

EXACTLY! Well said.

[qwertyyau]

all the shite that is going on in the world ... this gives me a break!

[Passi0nata]

You´re right...How can exist things so perfect and beautiful, how can people create things like this, when this world is turning fooler and madder now?! It´s like they were two diferent realities...It just don´t seem the same world.

[teddybears1232001]

Exactly. I think that it is when you hear melodies like this here than the world seems to make a bit of sense for once.

[matiasnoy]

@Passi0nata perhaps the stupidity and madness are also forms of beauty...who knows?

[matiasnoy]

@Passi0nata perhaps the stupidity and madness are also forms of beauty... who knows?

[Bullock1991]

I actually prefer this piece at this speed, it adds some depth to the piece, i prefer this version to Mr Nymans tbh

[rodrigo13h]

very very beautiful its so..great

[juss4me1234]

I can't play piano and I love this song to death, but it would have so much more sensuality to it if she would just SLOW DOWN!!

[LLL78]

Yeah, but she is nervous, troubled, whatever, you can see it on her face... And the music expresses it. I think its fine in the movie, in this scene. I play it slower at home... :)

[Passi0nata]

i think this song sound good in Michael Nyman´s version, but in this scene i prefer it like this, in this fast it sounds more...passionately, like if she want to play it very hard and eager, and she can´t wait more for listening the notes.

[Himarisch]

veramente stupenda

[1111BLAKE1111]

woh its harvey keitel

[asisecanta]

Is Holly Hunter who plays the piano each time her character is supossed to be playing??? I didn't know this! Another fact to consider this is an awesome performance of an extremely difficult character.

[banjeol]

what a perfect match of everything...

[artmania1990]

that's the best description of this movie i've ever read!!! thank yoU!

[rangimareikura]

I can play this, learnt it by ear! Its an amazing piece of music, i think every pianist should learn it!

[00Rotem00]

This entire soundtrack is a pianist's dream :)

[ginnie97]

is holly hunter really playing????????????

if she is she's really good!!!!

[squirrelmilk]

yes it is.

[ytbfcl]

why..but..if it's the original..how could my ost album one's not the same tune..???

[Passi0nata]

This is the interpretation by Holly Hunter (playing it in this scene), and the track of your Ost is played by Michael Nyman (I suppose...)

[ytbfcl]

thank you for that...:-)

but why not take holly's perform into that album as well??

:-)

[flexurmind]

i didn´t know holly was actually playing it!! thats very nice, acting and playing at same time...anyway i like rather the version slower than this althought Holy plays with truly feeling...and the piano from the movie is really neat, do u think i could buy it on ebay loooool

[oboelowboe]

Yes, Holly Learned the piano for the role.

[drodriguez1958]

but is it really her all the time?

[Passi0nata]

Yes! IS incredible how she plays the piano while she performs this scene, isn't it? I think she feels it. And I love the personal touch She gives to this song, even more the original.

[drodriguez1958]

I know! I haven't heard anyone play it like she does. It really is amazing

[Tigerbos]

Holly Hunter already knew how to play the piano before she won the role. She started playing the piano at age nine; in fact, music was her first love before getting involved in acting.

[Passi0nata]

That´s true. But She had to practise a lot for the role. In the documentary of the movie she explains she had forgotten her technique a bit, and really wondered if she would be able to play those brilliant pieces.

Even Jane Campion considered for the role other actress first, I don´t imagine The piano without Holly Hunter.

[drodriguez1958]

does she really play the piano?

[BRDCHGO]

The movie was done in 1993, not 1996

[Passi0nata]

I know. My mistake.... Thanks!

[harryxr]

My favourite scene,best bit of music too