The Prince of Egypt Soundtrack - "Death Of The First Born" (Track 13)

[thequeenundisputed]

To think that this beautiful piece of music was in a children's movie. CHILDRENS. MOVIE. You truly do not find such quality in todays children's movies.

[MAjoseIV]

Oh hey, I'm the first born of my family! Oh wait... x____x

[Kuann1]

I wonder... were Ramses' 96 children to make up for the one he lost here? Interesting psychological question there...

[Hawkalina]

@WoW1323Zeedawg Yes, but the Pharoah isn't supposed to be 'all-loving and all-forgiving' and God is, so I think God is in the wrong here. Mass-murdering innocent children is not nice. In fact, it seems to me that the message this film - and the whole story of Moses in general - gives is that God is not open-minded and doesn't accept people with other religions (like the Egyptians and their gods, for example). So personally I think it's a bad way to look at God.

[Critias77]

@Hawkalina "God is not open-minded and doesn't accept people with other religions" So God, who is well aware that he created the universe, should be open-minded about the existence of other gods who are said to have done the same thing? Especially when the pharaoh (in the film) is planning to slaughter all of the Hebrews even after God has sent forth 9 plagues clearly demonstrating his power and his will.

[Hawkalina]

@Critias77 Yes, God should be open-minded, cos if he created the universe and gave people free will, then he shoulda expected something like other gods appearing. If he's not open-minded, then he's not all-loving, he's not wise and benevolent, and basically he's either thick as a brick, or doesn't exist at all. So by your own argument, you are proving God's non-existence. This is what happened with tha Babel Fish...

[Critias77]

@Hawkalina First, I just want to say I'm talking about the movie, not the existence or lack thereof in reality of God. "If he's not open-minded, he's not all-loving". In this film, God makes no claim of being all loving, he simply states that he wants his people freed from oppression, and takes measures to make this happen. That said, being intolerant of the beliefs of the Egyptians does not suggest he is ignorant or hateful, nor that he didn't predict that other religions would arise.

[Critias77]

@Critias77 Parents may know that their child may someday become involved in behavior they disapprove of, but that doesn't mean that they hate their child when they act against this misbehavior, nor does it mean they are "thick as a brick". Lastly, how is whether or not God exists (in this film) linked to his personality? The film clearly shows he exists, regardless of whether he is benevolent towards all or not.

[Critias77]

@Critias77 In the case of the Babel fish, the assumption is made that without faith (belief without proof) Good cannot be, and any proof, therefore, disproves him. This is not the case in The Prince of Egypt. God clearly states that he is an interventionist God who will display his wrath if needed, and never claims to exist based on blind faith alone.

[Hawkalina]

@Critias77 Right, well then just talking about the movie; You're right, God doesn't claim to be all-loving. But equally, he does claim to want the best for his people, hence the whole 'let my people go' idea. I'm pretty sure it's not good for his people to be hailed as bringers of plague, and heralds of death, yada yada. But sure, just in terms of the film, he's not TECHNICALLY doing anything wrong, although Christians probably shouldn't let their kids watch this.

[HoshiNinja]

What god kills innocent children?

[Batben01]

"You... and your people...have my permission to go."

(Moses reaches out to Ramses)

"LEAVE ME!"

(Moses later breaks down after he leaves)

[wolfmarian]

@Batben01 I want to cry.... that was so damn devastating in the movie

[Batben01]

"You... and your people...have my permission to go."

(Moses reaches out to Ramses)

"LEAVE ME!"

(Moses later breaks down after he leaves)

[TikiFoamy38]

This may sound off topic a bit, but I would like to say that this music would fit very well with Deidara's final attempt to kill Sasuke. Oh yes, I love this movie by the way.

[revygam]

I feel so bad for Moses having to see the place he grew up in and the people he once loved get punished for their sins by God. It had to be hard to watch his brother cry over his dead son. I would've felt guilty. :(

[datsexycapricorn]

@revygam But he did feel guilty....if you recall, once he walked away he broke down. X___X

[xrdb93x]

Every time I hear this song, my heart just starts pounding. It's scary to think what all those parents had to go through, the grief they must have suffered through. Hearing this song always gets to me because I'm the first born in my family. It always reminds me that nothing on this earth or in the entire universe more powerful than our Lord.

God Bless.

[000000poizen000000]

Beautiful and sad song but I thought that God was really cruel in taking all the first-born of Egypt. What kind of deity murders children just to prove a point? - A very nasty one in my opinion. The Judeo-Christian-Islamic God is no different from the petty, childish and vengeful pagan gods of old civilisations.

[inrrivas]

@000000poizen000000 well...the Egyptians did execute all the newborns of the Israelites for a time...payback? its sad but as the bible says, all acts of revenge act on him.

[TheAntiochus]

If my children were put into slavery and treated so badly, I wouldn't show so much mercy as God... Love him and realize that he could have destroyed Egypt whole.

[999theshadow999]

@TheAntiochus

But after all the disasters was there anything left? No food, Now water, everything destroyed, children dead... what was left?

[starpotter04]

@999theshadow999 Hope...

[dbuckleytv]

i thought Stephen Schwartz wrote this

[cdpresberg]

@dbuckleytv Stephen Schwartz wrote the songs. Zimmer wrote the score (the instrumental music without the singing).

[dbuckleytv]

oh that make more sense. Thanks!

[reginacaeli123]

THAT"S IT! Hans Zimmer is a genius! Period.

[Kraken812]

Geeeeeez... the first 6 seconds are all it takes to get me going. Hans Zimmer, you are a true musical genius.

[inugirlo38234]

this scene was so sad, its because of pharaoh, Rames, was responsible for the death of his son, he wanted the hebrews to die, moses warned him not to, but he did it anyway!

[DarkTider]

@inugirlo38234 Well, tecnically, if he had just gone and killed them when he got the idea, he would have beaten god to it, so his fault for "ill do it tomorrow" ;)

Still, love the way the scene is handled, and that it shows it as not "punishing mr. pharao", but as a universal tragedy, well, except for the damn song at the end which is completely out of tune....

[floridabaybe]

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[0Angelfromheaven0]

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[al9221]

I can't find this on iTunes!  :(

[Ahmd4Life]

@al9221 use ilegale stuff like arse or limewire

[stiefmegan]

You know... Listning to this, I was kind of thinking, "Way to soft to be the death of anything..." But then I realized... Wait! It's not showing the death, it's mourning it. It's sad. Ha. It took me long enough to realize that, but now I understand it A TON better.

[kurwaus]

Hey! For those that want me to send this to them, please send me an inbox message with your email address and what song you'd like! Thanks in advance!

[cellobsessed]

@kurwaus You wouldn't happen to have the sheet music too, would you?? I play cello and I'd love to get the music for this!!!

[kurwaus]

@cellobsessed I'm sorry, I don't!

[cellobsessed]

@kurwaus Thanks anyway :)



[TMSVioloncellist]

@cellobsessed Me too! Did you, by chance, end up finding it?

[cellobsessed]

@TMSVioloncellist I didn't, sorry :(

[TMSVioloncellist]

@cellobsessed Aww...

[missmusicgirl0511]

@cellobsessed same here! did you ever find the music?

[cellobsessed]

@missmusicgirl0511 No, sorry :(

[Marishca]

@kuwaus please send to me too! thanks

[RawrEloiseLilly]

@kurwaus hey, could you send it to me?



[mattsward]

@kurwaus is it possible you could send this to me please, id be so happy if you did, thanks (Y)

[mavricksama]

@kurwaus Could you send this song to me as well? Thank you~

[tiffanymae7]

@kurwaus could you send it to me?

[VioletTeen17]

This song is so sad.... *Tear*

[riaarembadii]

@kurwaus i read that in my head as sarcasem