Loreena McKennitt to provide music and narration to new Tinker Bell movie!

[JenSop]

I am a HUGE Loreena McKennitt fan - have been for years. In her latest email newsletter, it announced that she was providing music and narration for the new Tinker Bell movie. I'm so excited! Here's the short article:


Loreena sings theme song and narrates Disney’s Tinker Bell

July 1, 2008.

Earlier this year, Walt Disney Pictures approached Loreena to compose the central theme song for its upcoming DVD release, Tinker Bell. Then they asked her to do the narration as well.

“Loreena McKennitt has had a profound effect on the production of Tinker Bell,” say the producers of the film. “After immersing herself in the film's story, seeing the movie's rich artwork and meeting the filmmakers, she was so inspired that she penned lyrics for Tinker Bell's central theme in a single evening.”

Loreena’s song, which pays homage to the wonders of Pixie Hollow, is called "To The Fairies They Draw Near." She sings during two key segments of the film and producers describe the song as “an enchanting aural illustration infused with old world, Celtic overtones.”

In turn, the filmmakers “were so taken with the singer-songwriter's passion and her ethereal, other-worldly voice, they asked her to supply the film's voice of
narration,” explain the producers.

Tinker Bell is due to be released this fall as a DVD and Blu-rayTM Disc.

 

[tinkergrumpybuns]

Loreena sings theme song and narrates Disney’s Tinker Bell


Thanks for the update! I haven't followed any of the movie plans, I just sort of fall over them.<G> I love Loreena, I think she will find a whole new following with this exposure!

 

[JenSop]

I think she will find a whole new following with this exposure!

I couldn't agree more! Her music is just beautiful, and she'll get alot of new fans. (FYI - she'll have a new Christmas album out this November!)

 

[barbeml]

I also love her! Great news!

 

[pperfectmom]

That is good news. I love her voice and think it will work great for a movie about fairies.

 

[mitros]

Who??

 

[JenSop]

Who??

Loreena McKennitt is a fabulous musician - but she's never been really mainstream. One of her songs got somewhat popular several years ago when the movie "Ever After" came out, as they used her song in all the previews and trailers. I think she might be more popular in Europe? (I first discovered her through a friend who lives in Wales.)

Her style is mostly Celtic, with some middle eastern styles thrown in. She sets lots of classic poetry to music and also does some instrumental stuff too. I have ALL her CD's. I'm actually going to buy this movie (I usually don't buy direct to DVD movies, since I don't have any kids) all because she's part of the project.

Here is a link to her website:

http://www.quinlanroad.com/homepage/index.asp