Song: In These Arms
Album:Strict Joy
The Swell Season are best known for starring and composing the music for the 2007 film Once and winning a Best Song Oscar for Falling Slowly. In These Arms was the first single from the 2009 album Strict Joy. Glen Hansard has been lead singer of the Irish group The Frames since 1991. He was also in Alan Parker's 1991 film The Commitments. He first met Marketa Irgalova in 2001 whille appearing on a music festival in the Czech Republic organized by her father. He started helping her with her music and they recorded the 2006 album The Swell Season. They are named after Hansard's favorite novel. Director Jan Hrebejk asked them to record the songs for his film Beauty In Trouble. After the album was released, director John Carney asked if he could use the songs in his next film. Carney was formerly bassist for The Frames. Cillian Murphy was supposed to star in Once with Marketa. But he dropped out because he didn't think he sang well enough. Carney asked Hansard to fill in. Hansard and Marketa became romantic during the filming. And then Once was a big hit and Falling Slowly won an Oscar. The Swell Season signed with ANTI Records for the 2009 album Strict Joy. In These Arms was the first single. The album sold well and was highly acclaimed. They were supposed to record a third album after Hansard's 2012 album Rhythm and Repose. But instead they split up. Marketa has released two albums. She got married and moved to Iceland and now has three kids. Hansard has released four solo albums. The latest was released in 2019. And he continues to lead The Frames. They last recorded in 2015. Though they were short lived, The Swell Season are worth checking out. Here's the video for In These Arms by The Swell Season.
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