"The Proposal/The Night Was Alive" from TITANIC

[Wanna Be A Foster]

"The Proposal/The Night Was Alive" from TITANIC#1

Posted: 11/5/06 at 12:09pm

This song, from TITANIC, is, in my opinion, one of the most gorgeous duets ever written for two men. Brian d'Arcy James and Martin Moran sing beautifully and their characters shine through so well. It still gives me the chills listening to it to this day.

"Winning a Tony this year is like winning Best Attendance in third grade: no one will care but the winner and their mom."
-Kad

"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)

Updated On: 11/5/06 at 12:09 PM

[ILoveMyDictionary]

re: 'The Proposal/The Night Was Alive' from TITANIC#1

Posted: 11/5/06 at 12:41pm

I agree. It's wonderful.

[Adam Chris]

re: 'The Proposal/The Night Was Alive' from TITANIC#2

Posted: 11/5/06 at 12:51pm

I agree as well. It is the highlight of the cast recording.

[WesternSky2]

re: 'The Proposal/The Night Was Alive' from TITANIC#3

Posted: 11/5/06 at 1:04pm

I don't care for much of the recording, but love this song. Brian is amazing.

[Katie2]

re: 'The Proposal/The Night Was Alive' from TITANIC#4

Posted: 11/5/06 at 2:00pm

That was one of my favorite songs when we did the show. I also loved "Lady's Maid", the opening, and the "Lifeboats" song.

[Atrias]

re: 'The Proposal/The Night Was Alive' from TITANIC#5

Posted: 11/5/06 at 2:11pm

We did this for a review I was in this summer. The boy playing the telegraph man was "tapping" on something that looked suspiciously like a computer keyboard.

[rose_pearl]

re: 'The Proposal/The Night Was Alive' from TITANIC#6

Posted: 11/5/06 at 2:33pm

Oh, this song is so gorgeous. Yay Brian! His voice...gah. *melts*

~*Sara*~
Who would play you in the movie? "Taye Diggs." --Brian d'Arcy James

[Julian2]

re: 'The Proposal/The Night Was Alive' from TITANIC#7

Posted: 11/5/06 at 2:49pm

This song is one of my all time favorites.

I have several names, one is Julian2. I am also The Opps Girl. But cross me, and I become Bitch Dooku!

[Mythus]

re: 'The Proposal/The Night Was Alive' from TITANIC#8

Posted: 11/5/06 at 3:06pm

I love this song. It's one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard. It's been stuck in my head for a month or two, now...ahhh, Martin Moran, I love you.

[Enjolras77]

re: 'The Proposal/The Night Was Alive' from TITANIC#9

Posted: 11/5/06 at 3:56pm

For a performance company class my senior year in college, the professor had us break into groups and choose a scene from a musical or an opera to stage and then perform them for class for our final grade. I chose to do this scene from Titanic and it turned out to be the class favorite. I played Barrett and I friend of mine played Bride. My voice professor was so impressed that we were asked to perform it several more times at other functions.

"You pile up enough tomorrows, and you'll find you are left with nothing but a lot of empty yesterdays. I don't know about you, but I'd like to make today worth remembering." --Harold Hill from The Music Man

[little_sally]

re: 'The Proposal/The Night Was Alive' from TITANIC#10

Posted: 11/5/06 at 6:01pm

Definitely my favorite song in that score, and one of my favorite showtunes. It's the song that made me a life-long fan of Brian d'Arcy James. His voice is just gorgeous.

A little swash, a bit of buckle - you'll love it more than bread.

[DRSisLove]

re: 'The Proposal/The Night Was Alive' from TITANIC#11

Posted: 11/5/06 at 6:34pm

I think I'm the only one who loves the cast recording, has TITANIC as their favorite show, but still thinks this one song is awful.

[Wanna Be A Foster]

re: 'The Proposal/The Night Was Alive' from TITANIC#12

Posted: 12/17/06 at 11:29am

I was just listening to this gorgeous song. I'm so glad that both Martin Moran and Brian d'Arcy James are back on Broadway -- in SPAMALOT and THE APPLE TREE, respectively. I'd love to hear the two of them perform this song in a concert some day. It is so beautiful.

"Winning a Tony this year is like winning Best Attendance in third grade: no one will care but the winner and their mom."
-Kad

"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)