Expert: Bong Santos - 7/17/2009

Question
Hi Mr.Bong Santos,

My friend loves this song from Beauty and the Beast, she's getting married in 3 weeks and she wants me to sing this for her wedding march. Unfortunately, we can't find any CD/album here in the Philippines which includes a minus one or instrumental version of this song.

We were able to extract piano accompaniments from some videos but the quality is not that good.

My question is if you know any album which comes with a no-vocal version of this song? I've read about "Of Love and Hope" album, but I think there are poem-readings in between the music. We really prefer pure accompaniment (no vocals).

Thank you very much!

Answer
Dear Kei,

Unfortunately, I don't know of any musical accompaniment of that song. Even the instrumental version is not fit for singing as it is very slow (similar to the case of the instrumental version of LOVE THEME FROM ST. ELMO'S FIRE but this time around it is too fast). I have searched Odyssey record bars for videoke version of the song but I can't seem to find one. But I'm pretty sure there is one, just be patient in searching for it. Maybe you would find one in old stocks "on sale" in these record bars which features older songs from the 80s and 90's as well.    

Maraming salamat po!!

BONG M. SANTOS
Manila, Philippines