Once is a 2007 Irish musical film written and directed by John Carney. Set in Dublin, this naturalistic drama stars musicians Glen Hansard (of popular Irish rock band The Frames) and Markéta Irglová as struggling musicians. Collaborators prior to making the film, Hansard and Irglová composed and performed all of the original songs in the movie.
Shot for only €130,000 ($160,000), the film was very successful, earning substantial per-screen box office averages in the United States. It received extremely enthusiastic reviews and awards such as the 2007 Independent Spirit Award for best foreign film. Hansard and Irglová's song "Falling Slowly" received a 2007 Academy Award for Best Original Song and the soundtrack as a whole also received a Grammy nomination.
The soundtrack album was released on May 22, 2007 in the U.S. and on May 26 in Ireland.
A collector's edition of the soundtrack was released on December 4, 2007 with additional songs and a bonus DVD with live performances and interviews about the film. The additional songs were two previously unreleased Van Morrison covers: Hansard's "And the Healing Has Begun", and Hansard and Irglová's "Into the Mystic".
Different versions of a few of the soundtrack's songs were previously released on The Frames' album The Cost and on Hansard and Irglová's The Swell Season (both released in 2006). An early version of the last track, "Say It to Me Now," originally appeared on The Frames' 1995 album Fitzcarraldo. "All the Way Down" first appeared on the self-titled album from musician collective The Cake Sale, with Gemma Hayes providing vocals. The song "Gold" was written by Irish singer-songwriter Fergus O'Farrell and performed by Interference.
Tracklisting:
All songs written and composed by Glen Hansard, except where noted.
| # | Title | Performer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Falling Slowly" (Glen Hansard, Marketa Irglová) | Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglová | 4:04 |
| 2. | "If You Want Me" (Irglová) | Irglová and Hansard | 3:48 |
| 3. | "Broken Hearted Hoover Fixer Sucker Guy" | Hansard | 0:53 |
| 4. | "When Your Mind's Made Up" | Hansard and Irglová | 3:41 |
| 5. | "Lies" (Hansard, Irglová) | Hansard and Irglová | 3:59 |
| 6. | "Gold" (Fergus O'Farrell) | Interference | 3:59 |
| 7. | "The Hill" (Irglová) | Irglová | 4:35 |
| 8. | "Fallen from the Sky" | Hansard | 3:25 |
| 9. | "Leave" | Hansard | 2:46 |
| 10. | "Trying to Pull Myself Away" | Hansard | 3:36 |
| 11. | "All the Way Down" | Hansard | 2:39 |
| 12. | "Once" | Hansard and Irglová | 3:39 |
| 13. | "Say It to Me Now" | Hansard | 2:35 |
| 14. | "And the Healing Has Begun" (Van Morrison, Collector's Edition only) | Hansard | 5:19 |
| 15. | "Into the Mystic" (Morrison, Collector's Edition only) | Hansard and Irglová | 4:21 |
Reception:
The nomination of "Falling Slowly" for the best original song Oscar was questioned because of the different versions previously released on The Cost and The Swell Season. The AMPAS music committee determined that, in the course of the film's protracted production, the composers had "played the song in some venues that were deemed inconsequential enough to not change the song’s eligibility". "Falling Slowly" won the 2007 Academy Award for Best Original Song.
The soundtrack was twice nominated for Grammy Awards, under Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media and, for "Falling Slowly", Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media. It won the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Music., and it was ranked at number two on the Entertainment Weekly 25 New Classic Soundtrack Albums list (1983–2008).
The soundtrack album reached #20 on the Irish Albums Chart in its first week, peaking at #15 a few weeks later.[citation needed] Following the Oscar win, the album reached the top of the chart, while "Falling Slowly" reached a new peak of #2.
In the U.S., it ranked as the #10 soundtrack on June 1. As of July 11, 2007, the album has sold 54,753 copies in the US. The album reached #27 on the Billboard 200 according to Allmusic. It also reached #2 on the Soundtracks Chart and #4 on the Independent Chart.
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