Agreed. Incredibly powerful movie, dark as can be, yet also full of hope. And at any rate, a movie that doesn't take the younger audience for a bunch of idiots, and that's already a lot.
Just saw it again on light T.V. It reminds me of better,sweeter,times. When this wonderful movie came out, people were talking about how bad things were. They'd probably faint, with what's going on now.
I agree with that I'm one of those kids who grew up watching Disney movies from the 1980's starting with the Little Mermaid which came out back in 1989
Totally. I've grown severely tired of all the 3D CGI big budget films of the modern era. Even if 80s animation had its faults, there was still an ambition and drive to create great animated art, sometimes outside of the studio system, as was showcased with The Secret Of NIMH and The Brave Little Toaster, and Japanese animation really flourished during that era as well.
It’s so great seeing how many people are still moved by the song. It’s so simple, and not something you would think is so powerful. But it somehow captures magic and innocence and hope. And most of all, love. It is such a nostalgic feeling that I am transported to every time I hear it.
I sang this to my babies when they're still in my tummy :) and still sing this to my kids to bed now!! It was one of my favorite movie and song - there was about 20 years between when I watched the movie and when I got my kids but I remembered every word!!
I thank God for parents like you to sing something so wonderful to your children and show them good films that teach us who we really are may your children grow up and change the world for the better,love is the key...
I sing this song every night to my little son. He loves it even though he doesn't understand the lyrics as English isn't our native language. I hope it will be as special for him as it was for me, when i was a little kid
It's an shame that Disney rejects of making Secret Of NIMH when Don Bluth suggests to them, but we glad Bluth left the company and made this masterpiece.
God this song is beautiful! :.) To me, this song would be the anthem of hope. I have become a very sarcastic, cynical person conditioned through years of the consistent gaunlet of disappointment life has seemed to routinely deliver without fail. Listening to this gorgeous song as an adult has brought me back to a more innocent time as a child where I can find my hope in life again. :.)
I know exactly how cruel this world is. Wish it wasnt that way. This song also reminds me of being young and not having to worry about the worlds problems.
The 65 people who had the unmitigated gall to dislike this have never had the opportunity to watch and appreciate a movie of such caliber as that which The Secret of NIMH provides.
This gave me Nostalgia Chills last night. I found my VHS of Secret of Nimh and I just had to rewatch it. I remember watching it so much back in 4th grade that I made my own comic series of it based on a Fanfiction movie I made. And I remember hearing the soundtrack and this song a lot and rewatching just made me super happy and gave me great memories 😌
Fun fact about this particular song - Paul Williams was commissioned to sing this, but Bluth and Goldman claimed he couldn’t carry a tune at the initial recording session. Later, when they came to visit him at his home, he was inebriated, but sung beautifully when they did another recording there.
It doesn't help that the MGM family entertainment became cartoon network which means all of the people who could bring this stuff back have long left the industry if the current state of the channel is any indication
There's only one other animated movie I think is as good, and that's Watership Down. Both movies hold up strong decades later too. You don't need to be a kid to really enjoy them. :)
Alex Palmer The same guy who made Watership Down also did a film called the Plague Dogs. about 2 dogs that escape from a test laboratory. It is heart breaking but such a strong story.
I am 8 the secret of nimh was on the hbo channel yesterday I watched it with my mom and I heard the credit song and I was like wow so graceful and I didn't pay attetion so I will watch it again
my favorite song will be lean on for a while now but I have a feeling that I am obbsessed with the movie to me it is like the jungle book cuz of the anamaton but they are completly different storys :)
God hearing this song takes me instantly back to being 5 years old again. I'll be 31 this year, and this is still not only one of my favorite animated movies, or one of my favorite childhood movies, but one of my favorite movies period. This song in particular makes me misty eyed, thinking of my mother.
Automatic water fountains for me with this song... 😭 I have to be in a pretty foul mood to not have my heart softened at least a little by this unmistakably angelic, Celestial music...
One of very few movies I remembered when I was a little kid. An exciting movie with excellent animation and powerful soundtrack. Those were good times...
Ugh, I miss films like this. When was the last time we had a film that focused more on drama and wonder, rather than cheap laughs or pop-culture references.
toxic tabby I truly believe that music like this is what I would call "Celestial" music. This kind of music transcends genre, from certain movie themes, to certain popular songs (more in the past, like some of the Carpenter's songs), to much of the classical works that have more "heart".
I am 48 years old and still feel the need to watch this movie every few years. Just got done watching it. Wanted to see if anyone had every done this song professionally and saw this.
Lovely comment Benjamin and agree. Can understand why it can remind you of a departed love one you miss, reminds me of mine and she loved this film long ago, as i always have done :)
I think about my unborn son 😢 every time I hear this I cry like a baby I lost my baby 3 months into my pregnancy I was for forcEd upon when I was in my early 20s… and sometimes I’d like to pretend that he’s around while I’m listening to this song and crying wondering what he’d look like wondering a lot of things
I find it impossible to listen this song and not cry. I used to have this on VHS and I watched it over and over and over again as a child. I showed it to my daughter and I still remembered many of the lines by heart. How Paul Williams managed to take this inexpressible feeling we all have and express it so poignantly and beautifully and perfectly, I'll never know. It's downright miraculous.
DEthe5150 Yeah CG can be cool when done right....but if you knew that CG was going to basically kill hand drawn musical animations....which would you choose.
They're currently in pre-production to make a live-action/cgi comedy reboot in the vein of Alvin & the Chipmunks. How they plan on making the story funny, I have no idea... and I honestly hope the project fails before it begins.
Did you see how the Lord of the Rings trilogy ended? I believe it was a song like this, with illustrated cast members. Brilliant old school touch by Peter Jackson going back to films and moments exactly like this one.
Despite not growing up with this film and just watched it a few days. All I have to say its beautiful classic witch I personly think is underrated. If you want a movie with Heart and the Power of fantasy this masterpiece is worth the watch.
A truly beautiful song from one of Don Bluth's best films! Everything about this version works perfectly together. The lovely lyrics, Paul Williams's warm vocals, and Jerry Goldsmith's fantastic score all come together to form a wonderfully romantic retooling of the Sally Stevens lullaby that appears within the film. Such a fantastic film and song from a bygone era of animation that was special in every way!
My first born has a soundtrack that takes about two hours for him to fall into a deep sleep. This is the one that always does the trick for him. I knew which song would be his before he was born.
My first favorite Don Bluth movie song ! So warm and gentle! Like this version the best too. When I finally got the CD in my twenties I cried happy tears!
Love the story of the Secret of NIMH. My grown sons, so enjoyed this movie and this particular song. This is a beautiful song. Thanks for sharing it with us.
My husband and I used this song, this version, during a short rose ceremony during our wedding to honor our mothers and deceased loved ones that couldn't be there. Everyone seemed to love it, and I'm glad we got to use it.
The book is a must! I kept putting it off, but now it's one of my favorites at the age of 15. I'd have to say I read it at least once every month or so. It doesn't take too long, I was able to read it aloud to my little sister at a few chapters a day, so about a week. It's mildly different from the book, in the sense that there is no magical stuff in it. Still a very good read, I recommend it to just about everyone.
Dangeresquelover Allow me to emulate the thoughts of those who dislike this song; AHEM "What?! Where da money and da boobs n butts?! It no good, don't tuch mah lief, i had bad chieldhood, no dark gritty lectric gweetar mske me feel da pane (window) beefhor i was ehdult."
+otakuploader .... THE SINGER IN THIS VERSION IS PAUL WILLIAMS... THE MAN WHO WROTE THE LYRICS ... A wonderful person with a heart of gold... and if anyone is offended by his voice they are pretty superficial
happy 40th anniversary secret of nimh!!! :3 favorite don bluth work along with the land before time,dragon's lair/space ace,all dogs go to heaven & an american tail.
This was my sister's favorite movie. She would play it all the time, and this song randomly came to head from her playing it so much when younger. Great movie.
One of my favorite songs of all time! Wish there were still animated movies like this. The last movie that I remember Don Bluth working on was Titan AE, loved it. Wish animated movies were still like this classic:)
+scifi75 I think I was 7 too and it was my favorite movie when I was a kid. I used to wait all month for it to come on. It was an event. Feel bad my kid will never know that feeling of anticipation.
Thank you for posting "Flying Dreams" by Paul Williams. I love his rendition and it is impossible to find. Thank you again for taking your time to share this touching song.
I actually watched this movie for the first time a few days ago, and I can completely see the intrinsic beauty within not only this song, but also this movie. I was really impressed by it. even without nostalgia goggles, this movie is a masterpiece of work, and should be cherished by many more generations. Don Bluth, you are amazing
OMG.....I havent heard this song or seen the movie in over 30 years. Glad I stumbled on to this on, ty for the upload and those Rats. Dragon the cat was always my fav, and of course Dom Deluise (RIP) being in it made the comedy. Dom was funny as hell. To all of us that remember this from our 80s childhood..we had the best Music, Movies (especially horror movies ), and Saturday morning cartoons. No IPHONE can beat an 80s Saturday morning cartoon block of all morning to afternoon.
only a few selected songs in my lifetime that made me cry a tear for no apparnt reason. This is one of them. Dam onions. *sobs....maybe i miss my childhood, ....my departed momma. :(
I do love this song . I haven't see the movie in years, but grew to love it. I think I was to young to get some of the things brought up in the film. Though I think some people love because this is one of the few movies where the the main character is not only a woman but also a widow and she goes through so many amazing things just to save her sickly son.
