Sotiris wrote:It is, even though I feel a more traditional performance would have elevated it. It would have also made it more commercial. I understand why they chose the singer they did, but I think a more trained or skilled vocalist would have accentuated the song's musicality. They should have at least recorded another version of the song by a different singer.
Personally, the way she performs it is one of the things I liked about the song, but I don't know much about singing. I guess you're right that a more traditional performance would've made it more commercial. Recording a second version by a different singer probably would've been a good idea.
Sotiris wrote:Based on a cursory check, it seems they are original works. I didn't care for "Don't Disturb Me", but "The World Is in My Hands" was cute. Neither of them are Oscar material though.
Thanks for checking if they were original or not. I much prefer the second one too, but I agree they're not Oscar material. I posted them mainly in case, like me, someone else was curious about what the songs from this movie sounded like. Plus, I don't think any Ghibli song has been nominated at the Oscars, right? In my opinion, some of them have been Oscar worthy, like for instance, the
end credits song from Spirited Away. But I guess Western countries don't have the same taste in music, plus it's probably more difficult for a foreign film to be nominated in categories like Best Song.
