- Joined
- Jan 10, 2014
Fans' hearts sink a little when a skater announces that they are going to skate to Carmen, POTO, Les Mis, MR, etc, because we anticipate to hear Habanera, All I Ask of You, I Dreamed a Dream, and Tango De Roxanne, that we seemed to have heard in hundreds of previous FS programs. So can underused and warhorse go together when referring to FS music? Well, I've seen posters express that there are many songs/cuts that remain unexplored in the warhorse suites and movie, musical, and opera soundtracks.
I would like to see someone skate to Empty Chairs at Empty Tables (Michael Ball version). It's quite a potent song where Marius sits alone at the cafe and laments the loss of his friends in the battle, with a tinge of survivor's guilt referenced. It is an underrated song that a skater can use for the SP and many would not recognize that it came from Les Mis. I think someone like Deniss Vasiljevs may be able to pull it off (I think he has the skating and interpretation skills - I liked his Bring Him Home that he did in shows two seasons ago).
What underused warhorse piece would you like a skater explore in a competitive program?
I would like to see someone skate to Empty Chairs at Empty Tables (Michael Ball version). It's quite a potent song where Marius sits alone at the cafe and laments the loss of his friends in the battle, with a tinge of survivor's guilt referenced. It is an underrated song that a skater can use for the SP and many would not recognize that it came from Les Mis. I think someone like Deniss Vasiljevs may be able to pull it off (I think he has the skating and interpretation skills - I liked his Bring Him Home that he did in shows two seasons ago).
What underused warhorse piece would you like a skater explore in a competitive program?