British composer performs ‘The Piano’ tracks at fashion show
The 65-year-old played the tracks on a piano during the 12-minute-long showcase of Dominguez’s 1980s-inspired fall/winter collection recently in Madrid which was heavy on blue and black fabrics.
Nyman’s melancholic score to "The Piano", which told the tale of a mute pianist and her daughter in a New Zealand backwater in the mid-19th century, has sold over three million copies since the movie was released in 1993.
The movie won the Oscar for best actress, best supporting actress and best screenplay that year.
The six-day Madrid Fashion Week featured a bigger runway this year which could accommodate live music performances.
Spanish folk group Russian Red performed live during designer Juan Dyos’ fashion show.
A total of 51 designers showed their collections at 43 fashion shows during this edition of Madrid Fashion Week, which is held twice a year. – AFP Relaxnews
The 65-year-old played the tracks on a piano during the 12-minute-long showcase of Dominguez’s 1980s-inspired fall/winter collection recently in Madrid which was heavy on blue and black fabrics.
Nyman’s melancholic score to "The Piano", which told the tale of a mute pianist and her daughter in a New Zealand backwater in the mid-19th century, has sold over three million copies since the movie was released in 1993.
The movie won the Oscar for best actress, best supporting actress and best screenplay that year.
The six-day Madrid Fashion Week featured a bigger runway this year which could accommodate live music performances.
Spanish folk group Russian Red performed live during designer Juan Dyos’ fashion show.
A total of 51 designers showed their collections at 43 fashion shows during this edition of Madrid Fashion Week, which is held twice a year. – AFP Relaxnews
Martin, Baldwin prove 2 Oscar hosts better than 1
NEW YORK -- Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin just might have a future in show biz. Teamed up to co-host this year's Oscarcast, they're offering a pleasant reminder that an often overstuffed, cumbersome TV shindig can be lighthearted fun.
That was the early verdict at the ABC-aired Oscar broadcast's midway point, at least, with these seasoned funnymen demonstrating that Hollywood's so-called biggest night doesn't have to be just a big giveaway.
Neil Patrick Harris (himself a go-to song-and-dance guy for hosting awards shows) started things off with a Vegas-style musical number - "No One Wants to Do It Alone" - to introduce the dual hosts, whom he saluted as "the biggest pair since Dolly Parton."
That was the early verdict at the ABC-aired Oscar broadcast's midway point, at least, with these seasoned funnymen demonstrating that Hollywood's so-called biggest night doesn't have to be just a big giveaway.
Neil Patrick Harris (himself a go-to song-and-dance guy for hosting awards shows) started things off with a Vegas-style musical number - "No One Wants to Do It Alone" - to introduce the dual hosts, whom he saluted as "the biggest pair since Dolly Parton."
