A Timeless Hit, "Unchained Melody" in the film GHOST

Film: GHOST /Director: Jerry Zucker/"Unchained Melody"/Written and composed by Hy Zaret and Alex North/Preformed by The Righteous Bothers

GHOST   

Released in 1990

Director: Jerry Zucker

Staring: Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore and Whoopi Goldberg

“UNCHAINED MELODY”

Written and composed by Hy Zaret and Alex North in 1955. There is many version of this song. Elvis Presley, Sam Cooke, and Roy Orbison are some of the artists who have recorded a version of "Unchained Melody."

The Righteous Brothers

In 1965, the Righteous Brothers covered the song and made it on the top 100 lists. In 1990, the song reached the top 100 lists again when it was revived in the film Ghost.

The scene takes place in the middle of the night, Demi Moore staring as Molly can’t sleep so she starts working with ceramics. Patrick Swayze staring as Sam Wheat and as Molly’s boyfriend comes into the scene. The music is diegetic. The song, “Unchained Melody” is coming from the jute box in Molly’s studio. The music fits right into the scene and one automatically starts feeling the romance in the air once the music starts playing. This three-minute scene is known for its romantic essence.

            The romantic music in the scene combined with the imagery in the film, not only physically affected me but emotionally as well. I remember watching Ghost as a little girl probably around the age of five, I don’t remember exactly how I felt when I seen this clip for the first time but it has always been memorable ever since. I remember as a little girl, this scene became my new definition of what LOVE is. Now as I re-watch this clip, I honestly get butterflies, a giant blushing smile and I am just so happy for Demi Moore/Molly because it looks like true love and it feels like true love. This scene is still describes my definition for love. This scene lights up my face and makes me glow; it brings back memories of having a first kiss.  

            This scene succeeded in its intended response in showing the viewers how much love the characters in the film had for each other. This feeling of the overwhelming amount of love in this scene is important in the movie. When Sam dies it is heartbreaking because Molly lost her true love and the audience feels her heart ache. This song is famously well known and has become a forever-memorable classic love scene and love song. I still want to be Demi Moore in scene and have Patrick Swayze touch my hands as I work on ceramics while “Unchained Melody” is playing in the background.