Harry Gregson-Williams (born 13 December 1961) is an English composer, orch… Read Full Bio ↴Harry Gregson-Williams (born 13 December 1961) is an English composer, orchestrator, conductor, and music producer. He has regularly written for video games, television and films, such as the Metal Gear series, Spy Game, Phone Booth, Man on Fire, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Déjà Vu, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, The Martian, and the Shrek franchise. He is the older brother of composer Rupert Gregson-Williams.

Gregson-Williams won a musical scholarship to St John's College School, Cambridge at the age of seven, where he was a child chorister, and later attended Stowe School, a boarding independent school in the civil parish of Stowe in Buckinghamshire, where he was a music scholar, followed by the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London.

Operation Dinner Out
Harry Gregson-Williams Lyrics

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La terra lacrimosa dolce
il vento che vola sopra
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la terra lacrimosa dolce

Overall Meaning

The lyrics in "Operation Dinner Out" evoke a sense of melancholic beauty, with a poetic and cryptic quality. "La terra lacrimosa dolce" translates to "The sweet tearful earth," which hints at a profound sense of sadness and loss. The second line, "il vento che vola sopra" means "The wind that flies above," creating an ethereal image of nature in motion. The repetition of "la terra lacrimosa dolce" amplifies the sorrowful tone and conveys the idea that there is beauty in sadness. The ambiguity of the lyrics leaves room for interpretation, but it's clear that the song aims to elicit an emotional response from the listener.

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