If (Rochester’s Farewell) - Michael Nyman

A reflective piece full of longing, it originally appeared in an animated version of “The Diary of Anne Frank“, and later modified for the soundtrack of The Libertine (2004), a film by Laurence Dunmore starring Johnny Depp. It actually began to rain through the piece (you can hear it more at the end) but instead of starting again and waiting for a rain-free couple of minutes, I thought that it added something to the quality. ORIGINAL LYRICS: If … at the sound of wish The summer sun would shine And if … just a smile would do To brush all the clouds from the sky If … at the blink of an eye The autumn leaves would whirl And if … you could sigh a deep sigh To scatter them over the earth *I’d blink my eyes And wave my arms I’d wish a wish To stop all harm (*Repeat) If … at the wave of a hand The winter snows would start And if … you could just light a candle To change people’s feelings and hearts