VID: Lullaby For A Stormy Night (Doctor Who, wee baby Amelia)

[such_heights]

Lullaby For A Stormy Night
fandom: Doctor Who
character: Amelia
music: Vienna Teng
summary: Little child, be not afraid.
download: 25MB direct download | megaupload mirror
notes: thanks to avendya for the sprinkling of beta magic! Spoilers through the finale.

password: lullaby

Untitled from such heights on Vimeo.

Little child, be not afraid
The rain pounds harsh against the glass
Like an unwanted stranger
There is no danger
I am here tonight

Little child
Be not afraid
Though thunder explodes
And lightning flash
Illuminates your tearstained face
I am here tonight

Little child
Be not afraid
The storm clouds mask your beloved moon
And its candlelight beams
Still keep pleasant dreams
I am here tonight

Little child
Be not afraid
The wind makes creatures of our trees
And the branches to hands
They're not real, understand
And I am here tonight

And someday you'll know
That nature is so
This same rain that draws you near me
Falls on rivers and land
And forest and sand
Makes the beautiful world that you see
In the morning

For you know, once even I
Was a little child
And I was afraid
But a gentle someone always came
To dry all my tears
Trade sweet sleep for fears
And to give a kiss goodnight

Well, now I am grown
And these days have shown
Rain's a part of how life goes
But it's dark and it's late
So I'll hold you and wait
'til your frightened eyes do close

And I hope that you'll know
That nature is so
This same rain that draws you near me
Falls on rivers and land
And forests and sand
Makes the beautiful world that you see
In the morning

Everything's fine in the morning
The rain will be gone in the morning
But I'll still be here in the morning.

Comments

[gavagai]

Ohhh this is gorgeous! It's a little sadder than I was expecting to work with wee-Amelia (I normally focus on the ways in which she is sharp and bouncy and unflappable in terms of the omgluv) but this worked so well! And I love the song, which helps :) My favourite bits were the sequence with the stars, and the sixth verse - casting Amy as the "gentle someone always came" was just so right and oh. *sniff*

[such_heights]

Thank you - I'm so glad it worked well for you despite expectations! There should totally be bouncy Amelia vids as well, I agree. :D

[were_duck]

I love this so much! Wee Amelia!! Absolutely perfect song choice! The whole vid captures that sense of wonder and ethereal feeling of being a young child so well. It's so intimate and quiet and full of every bit of joy. I really really really loved the section in the middle during the instrumental, with the side-by-side star clips, oh. Beautiful!

[such_heights]

Thank you so much! I'm delighted it captured that sense of wonder for you.

[thingswithwings]

!!! AW!!! This is so adorable and sweet and lovely, oh my goodness. The ending made me tear up, because, AMY! AMELIA! She doesn't have to lose her childhood protector and friend when she grows up/wakes up, aw aw aw. I adored the transitions you did with the stars/drawing of moon and stars/starry night - that was beautiful, and really communicated Amelia/Amy's wonder and imagination and power. I am seriously just so full of AWWW right now I cannot deal. What a fabulous song choice, and so well done. *hugs the vid tight*

[such_heights]

eee, thank you so much! I'm glad it hit that aww factor for you. I really loved that theme this series, that you don't have to give up your imaginary friends, and that a wedding can be the beginning of an adventure, not the end. ♥

[sunnyrea.livejournal.com]

Aw honey, this was the sweetest thing!

[such_heights]

Thanks so much!

[tree_and_leaf]

Absolutely gorgeous vid! It's so Amy.

[such_heights]

Thank you, I'm glad it worked for you!

[vonniek]

What a fortunate marriage of a song and a vid. This has such bittersweet loveliness, and it makes me choke up a bit. Amy, the girl who waited, and the Doctor as a little child in fear in need of consoling (the switch to the Doctor on that verse is my favourite thing in the vid -- well, maybe only next to the ending.) Thank you for that.

[such_heights]

Thanks so much! I'm glad it worked that well for you.

[crystalshard]

That's beautiful. Slow and liquid and dreamlike, and it left me with a smile at the end.

[such_heights]

Thank you so much!

[katlinel]

Oh my, this was so very beautiful. It's a wonderful match of story and song, full of sadness and joy. And I am shedding tears because of that match.

[such_heights]

*passes tissues* Thank you so much, I'm so glad the emotion came across for you.

[filomena]

Right after watching the finale, I went back to rewatch "The Eleventh Hour," trying to pull together the emotional threads to my own satisfaction (and failing). But now, you've done it for me. You've made Amy make sense (a strange and complicated sort of sense, but such a compelling, resonant one). Thank you for this.

[such_heights]

That's great to hear, thank you so much!

[alwaystheocean]

Awww, this is so lovely! :D

[such_heights]

Thank you very much!

[snow]

Oh, lovely

[such_heights]

Thanks very much!

[elb]

OMG, that was so gorgeous it actually made me tear up.

[such_heights]

Thank you, what a great compliment!

Late to the party, I know

[ineptshieldmaid]

But i only just got to see the finale!

This is *gorgeous*. Absolutely perfect song choice :)

Re: Late to the party, I know

[such_heights]

Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[geonncannon.livejournal.com]

I found you through a comment on Greensilver's journal, and... wow. Just amazing. I absolutely love this video. It's just so perfectly done, and so perfect for the story... and every single clip was chosen perfectly. You did an amazing job with this! Very well done!

[such_heights]

Thanks so much, I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[azdaja_dafema]

Gorgeous!

[such_heights]

Thanks very much!

[(Anonymous)]

That was extremmely sweet and lovely !

--buffyann

[such_heights]

Thanks so much!

[gozer]

OMG, I accidentally subscribed* to you and I think the reason was so that I could find this fabulous vid on my reading list!


*Seriously, am I the only person who does that?

[such_heights]

Haha, hi! I'm sure you're not the only one. But thanks you, I'm glad you liked it!

[likeadeuce]

This is beautiful. Thank you for sharing it!

[such_heights]

Thanks so much!

[grlnamedlucifer]

This is such a beautiful vid! My favorite bit is definitely the transition from wee baby Amelia with the Doctor to the Doctor being the child with Amy for his grown-up, or the end where she can still have her imaginary friend when she's a grown-up in the morning. So much about what I love of this season's themes. <3

[such_heights]

Thank you, I'm so glad those ideas worked for you!

[ontology]

♥ ♥ ♥!! I actually beamed when you cut from Amy's stars to Vincent's. The way you wove together Amy's past, present, and future, along with the Doctor's fear and delight, was beautiful.

WANT MORE ICKLE!AMY, SHOW. PLEASE? I HAVE BEEN SO GOOD. :D

[such_heights]

eeee, thank you, sweetheart!

AND YES PLS, MOAR. <3333

[spaciireth.livejournal.com]

This was just recced on the Doctor Eleven community on LJ, and it is abolutely beautiful. I am all teary now. Having Amelia as a companion would have been the most amazing thing ever (not that I disliked Amy, she was also amazing, but still). Think I might download this now.

[such_heights]

Thank you so much!

[sea_thoughts]

This is beautiful. I have always loved this song and it fits the relationship between Eleven and Amelia so perfectly. In the end, underneath it all, she looks to him to make things better (because he's the Doctor) and in the end, everything IS all right, just like he said it would be.

[such_heights]

Thank you so much!

[china_shop]

Oh, gorgeous. *hearts*

[such_heights]

Yay, thank you!

[ladymercury-10.livejournal.com]

Awww, it's so sweet! This song fits so well, which I didn't expect. Lovely job. :)

[such_heights]

Thank you, I'm glad it worked for you!

[tearful-eye.livejournal.com]

oh my heart, *sniffles*
i have such a special love for bb!amy & this, combined with the song you used & your wonderfully smooth yet simple editing ... so good. i really really love this. *snags files & rewatches*

[such_heights]

Thank you, I'm so pleased you liked it! Amelia is made of love.