Éric Serra's father Claude was a famous French songwriter in the 1950s and '60s, and, as such, Éric was exposed to music and its production at a young age. His mother died when he was just seven years old. In the early '80s, Serra met director Luc Besson and was asked to score his first movie Le Dernier Combat (1983). Serra has scored all of Besson's directed movies to date, except Angel-A (2005) (scored by Anja Garbarek), and several that Besson has written such as Wasabi.
In 1995, Éric Serra was chosen to compose the score to the James Bond film GoldenEye, and produced a much more modern-sounding avant-garde soundtrack compared to previous Bond films. It met with mixed reviews from film critics. Serra's score is often criticized by Bond fans, and is considered the farthest departure from a traditional Bond score and, by some, as the most inappropriate in the series history. Others find it highly innovative, with the main problem the lack of John Barry's traditional theme. The producers later hired John Altman to provide the music for the tank chase in St. Petersburg. Serra's original track for that sequence can still be found on the soundtrack as "A Pleasant Drive In St. Petersburg".
Occasionally, and mainly due to his album released by this name, he is known in credits as RXRA (pronounced like his name, in French). An example is "Little Light of Love" on The Fifth Element soundtrack, which is credited to RXRA.
From 1980 to 1988, Éric Serra played bass guitar for French singer Jacques Higelin.
Éric Serra is also a songwriter, notably having written "It's Only Mystery" for the film Subway and "My Lady Blue" for Le Grand Bleu. In 1988, Éric Serra released an album of rock music titled RXRA which resembles the artist's name when pronounced as initial letters in French.
Most recently he composed the music for the new Criss Angel/Cirque Du Soleil show 'Criss Angel: Believe' to open at the Luxor Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, in October 2008.
Serra has spent little time in front of the camera, choosing to work behind the scenes instead. However, on French television he has made a number of appearances performing music, and notably appeared in the Luc Besson movie Subway in which he plays 'Enrico the bassist'.
GoldenEye: The Experience of Love
Eric Serra Lyrics
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Holding on to lies
And you wait around
For someone to know where you hide
In your dreams, you feel a lot
But you keep it all inside
And you close your eyes
But the experience of loving
Won't take all the pain away
Just understanding for the first time
What you feel inside, love is in your life
(The experience of love, first time)
And having come this far
Cherishing your dreams
You have realized now
How they help keep you alone
And the experience of loving
Won't take all the pain away
Just understanding for the first time
What you feel inside, love is in your life
(Leave the dreams behind)
Breathing in the scent of love
(Leave the dreams behind)
Sensing life in everything under the sky
And the experience of loving
Won't take all the pain away
Just understanding for the first time
What you feel inside, love is in your life
(The experience of love, under the sky)
Searching forever
(The experience of love, under the sky)
Won't take all the pain away
(The experience of love)
For the first time
(Under the sky)
Love is in your life
(The experience of love)
Take it below, feel the flow
Hold it close, don't let it go
(The experience of love, under the sky)
It won't take all the pain away
(The experience of love)
For the first time
(Under the sky)
When love is in your life
(The experience of love)
For the first time
(Under the sky)
Searching forever
(The experience of love)
For the first time
(Under the sky)
The song "The Experience of Love" by Eric Serra talks about the emotional struggles of a person who dreams a lot and keeps their feelings inside. They hope for someone to understand and find them in their hiding place. Though they feel a lot in their dreams, they try to hold on to their dreams to help them survive. However, they have realized that their dreams have also kept them alone. The song emphasizes the importance of the experience of loving and how it can help the person understand their feelings and bring love into their life, even if it cannot take away all the pain.
The song communicates a powerful message of the need for human connection and love. It talks about the emotional struggles of a person who keeps their feelings inside and hopes for someone to find them. The lyrics explain how the experience of love, although it cannot take away all the pain, helps a person understand and cope with their emotions. The overall message of the song is one of hope and a call to embrace love as a way to move beyond the pain and isolation that can come from keeping one's emotions inside.
Line by Line Meaning
I know you dream a lot
I understand that you dream often
Holding on to lies
You cling to falsehoods
And you wait around
You bide your time
For someone to know where you hide
Hoping for someone to uncover your secrets
In your dreams, you feel a lot
Your dreams evoke strong emotions
But you keep it all inside
But you keep those feelings bottled up
And you close your eyes
You use sleep to escape
It helps keep you alive
It helps you cope with life
But the experience of loving
However, the feeling of love
Won't take all the pain away
Will not eliminate all your pain
Just understanding for the first time
It provides newfound understanding
What you feel inside, love is in your life
Of what love truly means to you
(The experience of love, first time)
This is the first time you realize the true meaning of love
And having come this far
As you progress
Cherishing your dreams
You hold onto your dreams affectionately
You have realized now
You now understand
How they help keep you alone
How they contribute to your solitude
(Leave the dreams behind)
Let go of your dreams
Breathing in the scent of love
Take a deep breath and embrace love
(Leave the dreams behind)
Let go of your dreams
Sensing life in everything under the sky
Feel the vitality of everything around you
(The experience of love, under the sky)
This is the experience of love, under the sky
Searching forever
Endlessly searching
(The experience of love, under the sky)
This is the experience of love, under the sky
Won't take all the pain away
It won't eliminate all your suffering
(The experience of love)
This is the feeling of love
For the first time
This is the first time
(Under the sky)
Beneath the sky
Love is in your life
You have love in your life
Take it below, feel the flow
Embrace it and feel its rhythm
Hold it close, don't let it go
Keep it close, don't let it slip away
(The experience of love, under the sky)
This is the experience of love, beneath the sky
It won't take all the pain away
It will not eliminate all your suffering
For the first time
This is the first time
(Under the sky)
Beneath the sky
Searching forever
Endlessly searching
(The experience of love)
This is the feeling of love
For the first time
This is the first time
(Under the sky)
Beneath the sky
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: ERIC SERRA, RUPERT HINE
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