About "The Reader" and "The Pianist", "The Shawshank Redemption"

"The Reader":

1. "The Reader" is a 2008 British stage play film based on the 1995 novel written by Bernhard Schlink Reader as background. The story tells the story of Michael, a German teenager in the 1950s, who began a love affair with a middle-aged woman, Hannah, but Hannah soon left without saying goodbye. When Michael, now a young lawyer, meets Hanna again, she is a defendant on trial for war crimes for her actions while serving as a guard at a concentration camp during the latter stages of the war. Michael knows that Hanna has been harboring a secret that she believes is worse than her Nazi past, a secret that could overturn the charges against her. But Mi Gao's momentary hesitation created lifelong regret for both of them.

2. Thoughts after watching the reading of Life and Death

Forgiving the unforgivable - Derrida

(1) Hannah Schmich before gaining freedom He committed suicide one day in prison. Mike Berg endured great grief and guilt and walked into her prison cell. The audio tapes he sent her were neatly placed on the bookshelf, as well as some books she borrowed to read after she learned to read and write.

One of the books Schmich read was "Eichmann in Jerusalem: Report on the Banality of Evil" by the famous political philosopher Hannah Arendt 》.

Eichmann was the section chief of Section B-4 of the Fourth Bureau of the Third Reich Security Headquarters. He used his expertise in railway transportation to send millions of Jews to concentration camps. Towards the end of the war, when there were not enough train cars, Eichmann had the captured prisoners walk to the death camps on their own.

Arendt (a Jew) attended the trial of Eichmann in Jerusalem as a special correspondent for The New Yorker. What shocked Arendt was that this "murderer" looked no different from ordinary people. He behaved respectfully, even like a gentleman.

In Eichmann, Arendt saw: "The terrifying, indescribable, unimaginable banality of evil."

Eich Mann is indeed a dedicated, rigorous and diligent official. He is immersed in timetables, reports, trains and headcount statistics every day, and is extremely efficient at work. The "national rationality" of the Third Reich completely dominated and legitimized the behavior of "mediocre" bureaucrats like Eichmann. He repeatedly emphasized that he was just a small cog in a huge system.

Arendt believed that most of the people who made the Nazi crimes possible had this "mediocre" characteristic, and they easily gave up their right to personal judgment. Under the totalitarian rule of evil, the disasters caused by people's thoughtlessness can be far greater than the sum of the harm caused by people's evil instincts. This is the lesson to be learned from Jerusalem.

(2) Hannah is indeed "mediocre" because she is illiterate and tries her best to cover up this with lies. In other words, due to her inability to read and write (illiteracy), Hannah was unable to obtain normal dignity from culture and its social order, and then covered up this failure as the dignity itself that she fought to maintain throughout her life.

Hannah is keen on listening to readings. The stronger her yearning for the beautiful things in the cultural world, the stronger her disgust and fear of her illiterate identity. They are two sides of the same emotion. This led her almost crazy to embark on a path of maintaining and pursuing dignity, even lying and abandoning her job and the people who loved her.

This traumatic dignity persisted throughout Hannah's life and formed the spiritual core of what made her who she was. This basic characteristic has fundamentally determined that she is a sympathetic figure in the first place.

Compared with Eichmann who gave up personal thinking, judgment and dignity as a cultured "expert", what Hannah pursues is exactly what Eichmann gave up easily, although the starting point of this pursuit Very low and difficult. The greatest difficulty was the numbness that prevailed in Germany at that time, and Hannah was obviously unable to transcend this.

This kind of numbness permeates not only the perpetrators of the concentration camps, but also the victims; it pervades the judges and the defendants in the court; it pervades the lives of every ordinary person. middle. (The novel illustrates this key point more clearly than the film, which only features a single defendant knitting a sweater in court).

In concentration camps, whether prisoners or guards, if they want to continue their lives and survive day by day, they have to regard gas chambers and crematoria - killing and death as daily life. Some have to take their own role very lightly, and have to let a state of numbness take hold of them, as if they were drugged or drunk.

On top of this shared numbness, they formed a cooperative relationship that normalized evil. In this environment, basic ethical issues such as right and wrong, good and evil, life and death disappear, leaving only the daily calculations of various professional jobs.

The unfortunate thing about Hannah is that on her paranoid but respectable path, before she became a person with culture and dignity, before she could think about human dignity, she had no choice but to She faced a cruel test of human dignity - she failed to rescue the Jews in the church. This was cruel and sinful, but it was in line with her ability to think and act at the time, and in line with the environment that could easily be imposed on a person. Illiterate everything.

(3) Is the trial just enough for Hannah?

The labels of "Nazi", "murderer" and "concentration camp female guard" are really too big and heavy for a humble illiterate like Hannah. Hannah may never be able to accurately Understand the meaning of these words. However, these labels are enough for most people to judge her before even understanding her.

In court, Hannah told the truth. She obviously had no idea about the rules of the game, nor about her own and other people's expressions, let alone guilt or innocence, sentencing or release. A mediocre court often hinges on these superficial things.

Throughout the entire trial process, people of various identities were full of evasions, lies, strategies, and calculations, but lacked deep thought about human nature and piety for justice. Hannah was eventually found guilty of concealing her identity as an illiterate and was sentenced to a heavy sentence. An accidental factor ended the trial happily.

The trial never touched on what was really important about Hannah (Hannah's rejection was only one reason). The word "understanding" that Mike uttered in the seminar was weak. Many people will ask righteously, do we really need to understand a "cold female guard in a Nazi concentration camp"?

Hannah is indeed guilty, but this does not mean that the judge can simply punish her based on abstract charges and simply use the law. A trial cannot be just if it is not based on a true understanding of the whole particularity of "this" defendant, but on a game (a balance between various calculations).

The French philosopher and Jew Derrida pointed out when thinking about Law and Justice: "If a judge wants to make a just decision, he (or she) cannot be complacent. Yu merely quotes the law. He (or she) must reinvent the law each time, "that is, reinvent a relationship of justice in a unique situation, which means that justice cannot be reduced to restraint, punishment, or justice." Calculation of rewards. What is right or legal may well be unjust."

Hannah's sentence is "right or legal" and also "unjust."

Understanding Hannah is not to absolve her of her crime and punishment, but to make the law truly have a personal and just relationship with her particularity. Otherwise, the trial will degenerate into violence, or even just the winner versus the winner. The violence of losers. Arendt believed that in order to fairly judge the crimes of the Nazis, general domestic laws were invalid, and we must create new laws based on thoughtful consideration of human dignity.

The figure of Hannah fundamentally calls for justice, not just sympathy.

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So, is Mike just enough for Hannah?

The relationship between Mike and Hannah accurately represents the complex love-hate relationship between the older generation of Germans and the younger generation who experienced World War II and cooperated or were silent or numb in the face of Nazi crimes. .

“When I try to understand, I get the feeling that a crime that I feel was reprehensible becomes less reprehensible. When I condemn as reprehensible , there is no room for understanding. I want both: understanding and condemnation,” the novel expresses this complex feeling.

The most critical thing is Mike’s two silences: the first time, Mike knew that Hannah was illiterate, but did not tell the court this fact, and chose to remain silent; the second time, when Hannah He learned to read and write in prison, and wrote Mike a letter with poor font but full of hope, but Mike chose to remain silent and did not give Hannah the response she needed most.

In the first silence, the worst possible reason is that Mike does not want Hannah to be relieved of his guilt and return to his daily life because of his intervention; the best possible reason is that , Mike feels that exposing her illiterate status is tantamount to ruining her, and silence is to respect her decision; or both or more complicated. In the second silence, there were even more realistic factors that Mike needed to worry about.

In Mike's silence, we can even see the numbness described earlier. This numbness is the price to pay for allowing daily life to continue. "This will make it possible for me to return to my daily life and continue to live in this life."

The only thing Mike did was to continue to send Hannah his readings recording. This is the only suitable position that Mike can find to contact Hannah amidst all the contradictions. At this time, the reading aloud changed from the physical and face-to-face to the abstract voice. The reading continues, but the love has disappeared. Hannah finally learns to read and write through tapes, but ultimately does not gain true understanding (justice) and forgiveness.

Hannah did not save the Jews, and Mike did not save Hannah.

In the face of sin and the various obstacles in life, Mike did not have the courage to face the love he once had, nor did he have the courage to turn his love into true forgiveness.

Derrida said that to forgive "the impossible to forgive" is to forgive. What he means is that every concrete practice (realization) of true forgiveness will break the original experience and boundaries about what can be forgiven and what cannot be forgiven (deconstructing the original possibility of forgiveness), just like every concrete practice of justice. The realization of the city requires the re-application or even invention of the law (deconstructing the original possibility of the application of the law), just like true love is loving those things that transcend you and renewing you (deconstructing the identity of the self), otherwise it is just loving yourself in disguise. (Narcissism) Just.

Whether it is forgiveness, love and justice, they all need a transcendent dimension, otherwise they will be swallowed up by the banality of daily life, or overwhelmed by sin, or corrupted by calculation.

At the end of the film, Mike brings his estranged daughter to Hannah's grave. Indeed, he has the responsibility to retell Hannah’s story to the next generation (the future), and this retold story should not only be about crime and punishment, but also about love, justice and forgiveness. 3. Award record

The 66th American Film and Television Golden Globe Awards for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Movie, Kate Winslet, "The Reading"

The 81st Academy Awards Best Actress Kate Winslet "The Reader"

2009 British Academy Film Awards Best Actress Kate Winslet "The Reader"

2009 Screen Actors Guild Award Best Supporting Actress Kate Winslet "The Reader"

2009 German Kobi Award for Best Actress Kate Winslet "The Reader"

4. Album Tracks:

1. The Egg (01:06)

2. Spying (02:27)

3. The First Bath (02:50)

4. It's Not Just about You (01:29)

5. Tram at Dawn (01:05)

6. You Don't Matter (02 :41)

7. Reading (01:51)

8. Cycling Holiday (01:40)

9. Sophie / The Lady with the Little Dog (03:00)

10. Go Back to Your Friends (05:21)

11. Handwriting (02:19)

12. The Failed Visit (04:59)

13. Verdict (01:35)

14. Letters (02:39)

15. I Have No One Else to Ask (03:42)

16. Piles of Books (02:13)

17. Who Was She? (06:48)

The Pianist on the Sea:

1. Introduction to the film

The original title is La Leggenda del pianista sull' oceano (Italian).

Three works of Italian director Tornatore - "Cinema Paradiso" (also translated as Starlight Accompanying My Heart), "The Pianist on the Sea" (also translated as Sound and Light Accompany Me Flying), "Sicily" "Beautiful Legend" (also translated as True Love Accompanying Me), we can define them as the "Time and Space Trilogy" or the "Searching Trilogy". The director uses the same narrative structure - "return", allowing us to constantly shuttle between the "present" and the "past".

Plot summary

The first day of 1900. The cruise ship Virginia docked in New York Harbor carrying a bustling cheering crowd. Encouraged by their dreams, the crowds of people poured out of the boat to welcome a bright future full of possibilities. After the commotion, there was not much left on board except the crew. Coal-tanking worker Danny Boodman then sneaked into the restaurant to search for valuables left behind by the guests, but found nothing. Disappointed, he found a beautiful baby on the piano stand. He picked up the baby and saw his clear eyes and fair skin. Danny Boodman was very surprised by this unexpected gain, so he adopted the child and named him Danny Boodman T.D. Lemon Nineteen Hundred (Danny Boodman T.D. Lemon 1900) to commemorate the child being adopted by him on the first day of the new century.

The kind-hearted Danny Boodman loves little 1900 very much, teaches him to read and does not let him suffer. But because he did not have any documents such as a birth certificate, Danny Boodman was afraid that 1900 would be snatched away by others, and he was not allowed to leave the cabin.

When 1900 was eight years old, Danny Boodman died. When the ignorant 1900 was confused before his death, he suddenly heard a beautiful and moving voice coming from the distance. He turned around and an Asian woman next to him told him, This is music.

A few days later, 1900 sneaked into the restaurant at night, came to the piano where the dedicated musicians entertained the first-class passengers during the day, and played his own improvised music. The singing woke up many passengers. They were curious to find out what was going on, but they were all intoxicated by the little guy's music, which was like the sounds of nature. It wasn't until the music stopped that the captain went over and said to him, "1900, all this goes against the rules." The young 1900 replied willfully: "Damn rules." (Fuck the regulations)

A few Years later, the adult 1900 became the pianist of the Virginia band. Although he never got off the ship, he was already famous. During a storm, he happened to meet Max who was seasick, and the two of them fell in love. From then on, Max became his lifelong confidant.

Max admires his musical talent very much, but at the same time he is confused by his stubborn refusal to get off the boat and onto land. He hopes that 1900 can show his talent to the world, be recognized by the world, gain fame and wealth, and live a good life. But for 1900, the life that the world longs for is too far away for him to understand, and therefore not attractive at all.

Even though he played the piano better than Jelly Roll Morton, the ancestor of jazz, which made 1900 famous, and record publishers wanted to record him and guaranteed that he would gain both fame and fortune, his heart was still calm and he was content with life. and the joy that music brings him. Until he meets a simple and charming girl. That day he was recording a record, and the girl looked in through the window and met his eyes. Although the girl was just looking at the mirror with the reflection of the window, he fell in love with her immediately. I spontaneously played a tender song about love. (That woman was the accordion maker's daughter. The old man walked out of his own world and came to the United States. He opened a fish shop and built a new world of his own. But 1900 could never let go. Until the last moment.) The recording of the record was completed , the publisher played the record to 1900, but he did not give the record to the publisher because he did not allow others to take the music away from him. He hesitated again and again, wanting to give the record to the girl he had never met before, but he failed to do so when the girl got off the boat. Unable to conceal his sadness, 1900 disappointedly destroyed the record and threw the pieces in the trash. (Max later hid the fragments of the record in 1900's piano. This was the only music record left by 1900)

A few weeks after the girl disembarked, 1900 was in great pain and wanted to find her. . Max's persuasion and longing for love life moved him, and in the spring of a certain year he finally decided to get off the ship and land on a strange land. All the crew members waved goodbye to him that day. He wore the coat that Max gave him and slowly walked down the ship's ladder. But when he was about to step onto the land, he looked blankly at the huge New York City. After staring for a while, he suddenly He picked up the top hat and threw it into the distance, then turned back and returned to the ship. He said to Max, I will never get off the boat again.

It was not until many years later that the war ended. Max, who had already left the Virginia, accidentally discovered that the dilapidated Virginia was about to be bombed. He firmly believed that 1900 was on the ship, but 1900 did not show up. , until the ship was about to be blown up, when Max got the record of that year and played it alone on the ship, 1900 appeared in the corner. But 1900 refused to get off the ship. The world was too vast, which frightened him. The streets in the city were endless, just like an endless piano with countless keys, which frightened him. He would rather withdraw from the stage of life and give up his life. An end to oneself. Max finally left sadly, watching the Virginia and 1900 being shattered by bombs from a distance.

That day he told the owner of the musical instrument store to whom he had mentioned the legendary story of 1900: 1900 died, and the boss felt sorry for him, so he returned the trumpet that Max had sold out of embarrassment to him. Tell him a good story is worth more than an old trumpet. With the story of 1900, which was only worth an old trumpet, Max left. From then on, few people will remember the talented pianist who will never set foot on land in his life and his legendary life.

2. After-viewing

This is a soul-stirring poetic journey film, and the ubiquitous piano sound brings the audience into the depths of the 1900s. The film adopts the most extreme romantic style, causing polar reactions: some people regard it as a masterpiece, while many people in the West regard it as "the best bad movie." The shortcoming of the film lies in the characterization. The protagonist is too mysterious and it is impossible to penetrate into his inner world, so it is difficult to truly sympathize with him. If you can shift your mentality away from the angry youth stage, this film will have the romantic magic to touch people's hearts.

The whole film follows the two main axes of Max's memories of 1900 and Max's pursuit of the whereabouts of 1900 in reality. They are intertwined and interspersed, tightly touching the hearts of the audience. When Max learns from the owner of the musical instrument store, The story reached its climax when it was learned that the Virginian was about to be dismantled.

Max, who had never heard of the 1900 since leaving the Virginian before the war, firmly believed that the 1900 must still be on the ship. He worked hard to delay the dismantling of the ship and came to the dilapidated ship. Looking for the last trace of 1900 on the hulk. Will 1900 still be on board? As Max expected, he found a place, married a wife, gave birth to a child, and mentioned Max as a good friend to them after dinner...

In addition to the twists and turns of the plot, there are several wonderful bridges. The passages are even more fascinating, including when Max first met in 1900, when the two loosened the fastening bolts of the piano during a storm at sea, sat in front of the piano and swayed with the ship, while playing the piano and sliding around in the hall, like A dancer who is extremely good at waltz or tango; and in the face of the arrogant Jelly's menacing challenge, how 1900 showed his extraordinary piano talent, which turned the attendees from contempt to shock; and the unknown girl (who was once The old man's daughter, who played the accordion with 1900, emitted a dazzling light like a comet but quickly left, making 1900's faint sadness and sentimentality of memories more apparent in the yellowish-tinged images that filled the film. distinct. As for the immigrants who came to the New World by boat with their dreams in mind, and the joy of exclaiming "America!" when they saw the Statue of Liberty, it also echoed the indifference of the lonely 1900 people watching the passengers go up and down...

1900 This character, because of his experience of loneliness, is able to see through people's hearts more keenly, and he can use this to play and compose touching music. But facing the ocean, facing the piano, and everything on land all his life, there were too many uncertainties for him, which made him hesitate to move forward on land. As he said: "I can't see the end of the land." Perhaps for 1900, the sea and sky were all visible on the horizon, and cruise ships traveling to and from many places also docked at the port. The 88 keys of the piano were limited, and he could use them according to the limit. He can create infinite music, but the endless large cities on the land are beyond his ability to see clearly and grasp.

3. Awards

1999 Italian Film Awards (david di donatello awards): Best Director (Giuseppe Tornatore), Best Director 5 awards including photography, best costume design, best music (ennio morricone), best art direction etc.

Scholars Jury David Award (director Giuseppe Tornado Ray won)

1999 European Film Awards: Best Cinematography

1999 Italian Film Journalists Association Silver Ribbon Award: Best Director (Giuseppe Tornado Lei), Best Costume Design, Best Producer, Best Screenplay (Giuseppe Tornatore), Best Art Direction, etc. 5 awards; in addition, Yannio. Moliknay received a special Silver Ribbon Award for his work on the composition and research of the film's original score.

2000 Guild of german art house cinemas: Guild Film Award-Silver Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

2000 U.S. Golden Globe Award: Best Original Film Score (Yenio Morricone)

4. About the soundtrack

The film’s soundtrack comes from Written by the master Yannio Moricnet, he once again captured the hearts of the audience and music fans with his soulful and elegant music style. "The Pianist" was hailed as one of the most unmissable movie soundtracks in 1999, and it won the Golden Globe Award for Best Film Score as expected.

1.1900's Theme

2.The Legend of the Pianist

3.The crisis

4.The Crave

5.A Goodbye to Friends

6.Study For Three Hands

7.Playing Love

8.A Mozart Reincarnated

9.Child

10.1900's Madness

11.Danny's Blues

12.Second Crisis

13.Peacherine Rag

14.Noctume with No Moon

15.Before the End

16.Playing Love

17.I Can and Then

18.1900's Madness#2

19.Silent Goodbye

20.Ships and Snow

21. Tarantella in 3rd Class

22. Enduring Movement

23. Police

24. Trailer

25. Thanks Danny

26. Magic Waltz

27. The Goodbye between 1900 and Max

28. Goodbye Duet

29. Portraits

30. Lost Boys Calling

"The Shawshank Redemption":

The Shawshank Redemption) is adapted from "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Prison" included in Stephen King's "Different Seasons" "The Redemption". The film "The Shawshank Redemption" broke through the limitations of genre films among prison-themed films and captured a human touch and warmth rarely seen in similar films. Therefore, it became a dark horse hit when it was released.

1. Plot introduction

The story takes place in 1947. Banker Andy was mistakenly accused of killing his wife and her lover with a gun while drunk because of her extramarital affair. Dee was sentenced to life imprisonment, which meant he would spend the rest of his life in Shawshank Prison.

Reed was sentenced to life imprisonment for murder in 1927 and was paroled several times without success. He has now become the "authoritative figure" in Shawshank Prison, and as long as you can pay, he can get almost anything you want: cigarettes, candy, alcohol, and even marijuana. Whenever a new prisoner arrived, everyone would bet on who would cry on the first night. Rhett thought that the weak and bookish Andy would cry, but Andy's silence cost him two packs of cigarettes. But it also made Rhett look at him differently.

For a long time, Andy did not have contact with anyone. While everyone complained, he took a leisurely walk in the yard, just like in the park. A month later, the first thing Andy asked Red to help him was a stone hammer. His explanation was that he wanted to carve some small things to kill time, and said that he would find a way to escape the prison's routine. examine. Soon, Rhett was playing chess designed by Andy. Afterwards, Andy made a huge poster of Rita Hayworth and posted it on the wall of the cell.

Once, Andy and several other prisoners went out to work, and he overheard the prison officer talking about tax collection. Andy said that he had a way to make the prison officer legally exempt from this large amount of tax. In exchange, he won 3 bottles of beer for each of a dozen prisoner friends. Over a beer, Red said he felt free again for the first time in years.

Because Andy was proficient in financial system knowledge, he quickly got rid of the heavy manual labor in prison and the harassment of other perverted prisoners. Soon, the famous Andy began to handle tax issues for more and more prison guards, and even their children came to him for advice on their education. At the same time, Andy has gradually become an important tool for Shawshank Warden Norton to launder money. Prison life is very dull, and you always have to find something to do. Because Andy kept writing to the state assembly, he finally got a small amount of money for the prison to build a prison library. At the same time, in order to show the charm of music and let more people know about it, Andy risked being punished and played a piece of music and gave Red a harmonica.

The arrival of a young prisoner broke Andy's peaceful prison life: this prisoner had heard about Andy's case when he was serving time in another prison, and he knew who the real murderer was! But when Andy asked the warden to report the situation in order to seek a retrial of the case, he was flatly refused and was severely punished with a month of solitary confinement.

The warden came to visit Andy in confinement. When he learned that Andy insisted on finding the real murderer and gained a new life, the warden became angry. In order to prevent Andy from being released, the prison did not hesitate to kill the insider and gave Andy another month of confinement as punishment!

Facing the cruel reality, Andy became very depressed... One day, he said to Rhett: "If one day you can get parole, you must go somewhere to complete a mission for me. That's where I proposed to my wife. I dug out a box under a big oak tree there and there was something for you. "That night, there was a storm and thunder, and you had the salvation of your soul. Dee successfully escapes from prison.

It turns out that Andy has been digging holes with that small stone hammer every day for twenty years, and then covering the hole entrance with posters. At the same time, because of his smart economic mind, the warden has been asking Andy to do black accounts for him, launder money, and transfer the black money he earned using the prison's cheap labor out one by one. And Andy placed all the black money under the name of a person named Steven. In fact, this Steven was a fictional character created by Andy. Andy made various certificates such as driver's license and ID card for Steven. Seamless. After Andy escaped from prison, he used the pseudonym Steven and took part of the black money stored in the prison as Steven, and used this large amount to live a good life. And exposed the truth about the prison warden's corruption and bribery. What the warden saw in the safe where he kept his small account book was a Bible left by Andy. The title page said: "Warden, you are right, the way to salvation lies in it." When he saw The hollowed out part inside is just right for placing a small stone hammer. The warden realized that Andy had never surrendered. At this time, the police were rushing to the prison to arrest the warden. In the end, the warden committed suicide by drinking a bullet.

Red was granted parole. After he found a box of cash and a letter left for him by Andy under the oak tree, he decided to violate his parole and find freedom. Then set off for Zihuatanejo. Two old friends, Andy and Red, finally reunite on a sunny beach in Mexico.

2. Thoughts after viewing

The great uncrowned king in film history: "The Shawshank Redemption"

If you compare a movie to a novel, then "The Shawshank Redemption" The Shawshank Redemption is undoubtedly a great novel. It reflects real social life, uses classic dialogue and various modifications to depict multiple characters, organizes the main line of the story in a simple way and is accompanied by multiple auxiliary lines, and expresses the theme of the story with artistic pictures, giving Our profound education and long thinking.

One sentence comment

Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free.

A blockbuster film that exposes the dark side of American justice

A picture of life painted with friendship and hope

A metaphorical work containing the philosophy of life

3. The Shawshank Redemption (1995) The Shawshank Redemption 1994 Oscar Best Score Nominated.

Composed by film score master Newman.

Album tracks:

01. May - The Ink Spots

02. Shawshank Prison [Stoic Theme] - The Ink Spots

03. New Fish - The Ink Spots

04. Rock Hammer - The Ink Spots