Selmasongs: Dancer In The Dark es un álbum de Björk, publicado en 2000. El disco incluye 7 canciones, entre ellas «Overture», «Cvalda», «I've Seen It All» y «Scatterheart».
Sobre el álbum
El proyecto Selmasongs: Dancer In The Dark es la banda sonora de la película de Lars von Trier, pero trasciende esa definición. En este álbum, Björk canaliza completamente a su personaje, Selma, una obrera que escapa de su dura realidad a través de fantasías musicales. Las canciones fusionan la grandiosidad de los musicales clásicos de Hollywood con los sonidos industriales y repetitivos de una fábrica. Esta dualidad crea una tensión constante entre el sueño y la pesadilla, la alegría y la tragedia.
El álbum sigue el arco narrativo de la película, llevándonos por un viaje emocionalmente devastador. "Cvalda" transforma el ruido de las máquinas en un número de baile optimista. El dueto con Thom Yorke en "I've Seen It All" es un momento de una melancolía y belleza desgarradoras. Los arreglos orquestales chocan deliberadamente con los ritmos mecánicos, reforzando la temática de la historia. Indudablemente, Selmasongs es una obra conceptual brillante, poderosa tanto dentro como fuera del contexto cinematográfico.
Listado de Canciones
- Overture
Letra
- Cvalda
Letra
Clatter, crash, clack! Racket, bang, thump! Rattle, clang, crack, thud, whack, bam! It's music! - Now, dance! Listen, Cvalda You're the dancer You've got the sparkle in your eyes Look at me, entrancer! Clatter, crash, clack... The clatter-machines They greet you and say We tap out a rhythm and sweep you away! A clatter-machine What a magical sound A room full of noises That spins you around... Darling Selma Look who's dancing Faster than a shooting star! Cvalda's here! Cvalda sings... Clatter, crash, clack... The clatter-machines They greet you, and say We tap out a rhythm and sweep you away! A clatter-machine! What a magical sound! A room full of noises That spins us around It spins us around It spins us around It spins us around... - I've Seen It All
- Scatterheart
Letra
Black night is falling The sun is gone to bed The innocents are dreaming As you should, sleepy-head Sleepy-head, sleepy-head All the love above I send into you Comfort and protection I'll watch over you But don't ask me What's gonna happen next I know the future I'd love to lead you the way Just to make it easier on you You are gonna have to find out for yourself My Dearest Scatterheart There is comfort Right in the eye Of the hurricane Just to make it easier on you You are gonna have to find out for yourself All the hurt in the world You know There's nothing I'd love to do more Than spare you from that burden It's gonna be hard If I could only Shelter you From that pain Just to make it easier on you You are gonna have to find out for yourself - In The Musicals
Letra
Why do I love it so much? What kind of magic is this? How come I can't help adore it? It's just another musical No one minds it at all If I'm having a ball This is a musical And there's always someone To catch me There's always someone to catch me There's always someone to catch me There's always someone to catch me When you fall Why do I love you so much? What kind of magic is this? How come I can't help adore you? You were in a musical. I don't mind it at all If I'm having a ball This is a musical! And you were always there To catch me You were always there to catch me You were always there to catch me You were always there to catch me When I fall... I don't mind it at all If you're having a ball This is a musical! And I will always be there to catch you I'll always be there to catch you I'll always be there to catch you I'll always be there to catch you I'll always be there to catch you You were always there to catch me And there's always someone To catch me You will always be there to catch me You were always there to catch me When I'd fall... - 107 Steps
Letra
31, 35, 38, 42... 48, 51, 54, 58... 64.... 68, 69.... 75... 79, 83, 86, 89.... 93... one hundred steps - New World
Letra
Train-whistles, a sweet clementine Blueberries, dancers in line Cobwebs, a bakery sign Ooh, a sweet clementine Ooh, dancers in line Ooh If living is seeing I'm holding my breath In wonder, I wonder What happens next? A new world, a new day to see I'm softly walking on air Halfway to heaven from here Sunlight unfolds in my hair Ooh, I'm walking on air Ooh, to heaven from here Ooh If living is seeing I'm holding my breath In wonder, I wonder What happens next? A new world, a new day to see