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| Cover Art for Lana Del Rey's version of "Once Upon A Dream" for Disney's upcoming movie Maleficent |
Hi everybody! It’s
Kimberly here for my tenth post for the genre “Children’s
Music.”
It’s the
beginning of May, which means that it’s about one month until Disney’s Maleficent
comes out. It’s also May 2nd
today, so go ahead and say, “HAPPY BIRTHDAY!” to Lindsey who turns 19
today. Given these important events in
May, I thought it would be appropriate to review Lana Del Rey’s version of “Once Upon A Dream,” which is the song
that will be playing during the credits of Maleficent.
Disney
originally released their animated version of Sleeping Beauty on
February 6, 1959. Being that Sleeping
Beauty just celebrated its 55th anniversary this year, it is an
opportune year for Disney to release a spinoff of Sleeping Beauty, which
is titled Maleficent. Maleficent seems to be taking a page out of Wicked’s
book in that both flip the conventional story on its head and focus on the
antagonist’s side of the story. Wicked has proven itself to be as
popular if not more popular than its predecessor The Wizard of Oz, but only time will tell to see how successful Maleficent
becomes.
In Sleeping
Beauty, “Once Upon A Dream” is sang by Aurora after she meets Prince Philip. Ergo, “Once Upon A Dream” in Sleeping
Beauty is more about a girl who is happy and thinking about the man of her
dreams. Contrastingly, since Maleficent is about the villain it would
be strange to have a happy-sounding song as the credits song. That’s where Lana Del Rey comes into the
picture.
I don’t
know much about Lana Del Rey, but I can say that I like what I’ve heard from
her so far. I remember watching The Great Gatsby and having that one
line from “Young and Beautiful” on repeat in my head: “Will you still love me
when I’m no longer young and beautiful?”
To me, her voice sounds like something from an old record player that’s
being winded slowly and perfectly. Lana
Del Rey’s voice combined with a mystifying track makes her version of “Once
Upon A Dream” sound hauntingly beautiful like Maleficent herself. The song becomes more than just a song about
a cliché girl thinking about a guy she just met. It ends up sounding more like a song about a
villain out for revenge who haunts the dreams of an innocent girl. I will admit that this version of the song is
kind of creepy, but I like that it gives a different take on the original
version. I’m giving Lana Del Rey’s
version of “Once Upon A Dream” 5 stars because her voice fits the track so well
that the lyrics will leave you in a trance.
I hope you enjoyed my review of “Once Upon A Dream” and
again remember to say Happy Birthday to Lindsey in the comments! J
Below is the audio for “Once Upon A Dream.”
Here is “Young and Beautiful” that was featured in The Great Gatsby soundtrack.
Rating: 5 RECORDS
Photo: Pretty Much Amazing
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