Local piper Lorne MacDougall making movie music

[Mary G]

Lorne MacDougall, the young multi-instrumentalist piper from Carradale can now add Disney film musician to his already impressive CV. Along with the cream of the traditional music scene in Scotland, Lorne’s playing will feature in the sound-track of “Brave”.

This next Disney Pixar film is a tale set in ancient Scotland about the headstrong Merida, daughter of Kind Fergus, and her heroic journey. It is released in the summer, and fortunately the producers saw fit to get hold of some of Scotland’s most gifted young musicians late last year to create and record the sound-track. As well as Lorne, Gaelic singer Julie Fowlis features prominently, as do John McCusker and Kris Drever.

This news is ‘leaking’ out now because a wee teaser advert featured in a break at the Oscars on Sunday night. All involved in the film, musicians included, are inevitably required to keep something akin to a vow of silence about it all – especially the plot. So Lorne revealed little about exactly what instruments he plays for the movie, whether whistle, great highland bagpipe or other type of 'pipes. And while editing is still going on maybe even he doesn’t know exactly what part of his musical input has survived through to the final cut.

That said, I am sure I can hear some of his low-whistle playing in the excerpts on the film website. More will doubtless be revealed as the PR machine cranks up in the run up to the summer release. Here is the Oscars special teaser advert: http://io9.com/5888610/sing-along-with- ... ve-trailer. Who knows, if the film picks up a sound-track nomination for the 2013 Academy Awards, maybe it will be Lorne and his accomplices who step out onto the red carpet in Los Angeles this time next year!

More about the film here: http://disney.com/brave. The cast is impressive, featuring Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson, Robbie Coltrane, Kelly MacDonald, Julie Walters, Craig Ferguson and Kevin McKidd, among others.

I have always really enjoyed Lorne’s musicianship, and am delighted that he was picked to do this. It does - again - emphasise what fabulous talent we cultivate in Kintyre.

[jdcarra]

Sounds good Mary,he's a very gifted youngster.(well may be not as youg as i think )

[Kintyre Forum News]

Great post Mary! Many thanks for sharing this with us, very much appreciated. Great to hear Lorne is involved.

Wee trailer from the film below,

[Mary G]

Hey KFN,

Thanks for sorting out this video thing ... I need to do it around twice a year, and each time I learn how and then forget before I need to do it again. Pixar films are pretty special, so I am looking forward to this, even if Hollywood does more Brigadoon than I'd like. To be honest, with a cast like that I hope that any dafter tendencies were curbed. And the music will compensate for any screenplay glitches, I am sure

[Kintyre Forum News]

Hi Mary

The video I have posted is just one I found on YouTube - a general trailer. I can't find the one on the page you posted so just to highlight to readers the one you want to watch, to get a taste of the music to come, can be seen at

http://io9.com/5888610/sing-along-with- ... ve-trailer

Once again Mary, many thanks for posting this, just need to find more to do the same!