Song of the Day: Wings by Gustavo Santaolalla

This is one of my absolute favourites.
This is Wings from Brokeback Mountain.
It was penned by the wonderful Gustavo Santaolalla who is behind many great film scores (most recently The Book of Life) and this is my favourite of his songs.
Enjoy,

Song of the Day: Wings by Gustavo Santaolalla

"You give me the wings to fly
You are the clear blue sky.
I'm floating so free, so high
Falling with grace for you and I"

Brokeback Mountain: The Opera?

News has been released that Annie Proulx, author of works such as "The Shipping News" and working on an opera of her beloved rancher romance. Proulx is said to be writing the libretto to the upcoming opera, based on her short story "Brokeback Mountain", which will premiere on the 28th of January, 2014 in Madrid. The short story was, of course, made into a feature length film by director Ang Lee many years ago and boasted incredibly emotive performances from Jake Gylenhaal and Heath Ledger. What are your thoughts? Do you think Brokeback Mountain could work well as an opera?
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