2017-2018 Program Music and Choreographers

[angi]

The more I think about this the more I can see the crowd going crazy for this program. It has a lot of emotional highs and lows and has good vocals. Don't get me wrong the song aint my taste... but I think this could be the standout of pairs frees rates once again this season.

Zimmerman using innovation. No Carmen for this team!!!!!

I think them doing "Make it Rain" for the SP is even better, it's a sexy song for a very sexy team, fits them like a glove

 

[Taso]

I think them doing "Make it Rain" for the SP is even better, it's a sexy song for a very sexy team, fits them like a glove

WAIT, is this TOM WAITS version of 'Make in Rain'?!?!:?!?!?!??!??!

 

[angi]

WAIT, is this TOM WAITS version of 'Make in Rain'?!?!:?!?!?!??!??!

Nope, Ed Sheeran (great song): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNXL_-oLJU8

 

[aftershocks]

I don't know it this was mentioned here before but at ACI I think we found out about this two programs:
Seguin/Bilodeau - FS to "SYML - Where's My Love"
James/Cipres - FS to "Say Something"

D/R did an exhibition to Say Something a few seasons ago. I enjoyed both programs by both J/C and S/B at Autumn Classic. J/C will probably be debuting new costumes for these programs later in the season. It looks like J/C were wearing black warm-up attire here.

D/R had nice programs too and I like the haircuts of Meagan and Vanessa! Meagan seemed shook up a bit after her opening fall on 3-lutz and she couldn't get back into form and rhythm on the remaining jumps/throws. Otherwise, D/R probably would have won. D/R were in good form in the sp.

J/C are looking very good and hopefully they will fine-tune and steadily improve and build over the course of the season. This was a good win for them as Vanessa had a fall in fp, and she doubled a triple in 3-jump combo I believe in the sp. Some interesting touches in both programs. I'm glad they brought back the head first leap Vanessa makes into Morgan's arms in the sp.

In any case, S/B are looking quite strong and they have wonderful new programs (choreo by M-F Dubreuil). It will be a battle between S/B and M-T/M for the 3rd spot for Olympics and Worlds.

 

[nimi]

The rumoured Moonlight Sonata for PapCiz confirmed by someone who has seen them practice it (and posted some practice pics). More info here on GS.

 

[nimi]

The rumoured Moonlight Sonata for PapCiz confirmed by someone who has seen them practice it (and posted some practice pics). More info here on GS.

Info about choreographers by the same person:

SD was choreographed by both Romain Haguenauer (MF probably contributed as well) and Christopher Dean. (...)
FD was choreographed by Marie-France. I guess Romain was involved as well. Jeffrey Cirio played a different role compared to Christopher Dean. Jeffrey's contribution imHo was to enhanced the existing choreography as he's himself an experienced ballet dancer.

 

[kwanfan1818]

Cirio is a Principal Dancer at American Ballet Theater. Before that he was a Principal Dancer at Boston Ballet.

 

[Jun Y]

Wouldn't it be fun? cool? interesting? if someone skated to Glenn Gould's version of the Moonlight Sonata, especially the 3rd movement?

 

[Seerek]

The quality of the recording of Richard Kiley's original Impossible Dream from 1965 sounded somewhat distorted in Fernandez's long program (at least from the clip of SC autumn classic). I wouldn't be surprised if that section got substituted out at some point in the season, imo.

 

[SkateGuard]

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[cgirl8]

Papadakis/Cizeron
SD: Shape of you & Thinking out loud by Ed Sheeran
FD: Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven

http://www.centre-presse.fr/article-555608-en-route-vers-les-jeux.html

 

[VGThuy]

Papadakis/Cizeron
SD: Shape of you & Thinking out loud by Ed Sheeran
FD: Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven

http://www.centre-presse.fr/article-555608-en-route-vers-les-jeux.html

I wonder if they will be using the Latin remix of Shape of You that has like 17 mill views on YouTube.

 

[nimi]

Haven't listened to the new Icetalk ep yet but noticed that it features Adam and some talk about "a SP switch". Apparently that means: yes, he's going back to last year's SP.
https://twitter.com/fs_evolution/status/915925478912995328

 

[Rukia]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!

RIP Diamonds as performed by Adam Rippon. I wanted to hear this so bad.

 

[VGThuy]

There’s still a chance that it’ll be an exhibition.

 

[Wyliefan]

Oh, shucks. Who WASN'T looking forward to that one?

 

[Areski]

Papadakis/Cizeron
SD: Shape of you & Thinking out loud by Ed Sheeran
FD: Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven

http://www.centre-presse.fr/article-555608-en-route-vers-les-jeux.html

Ed Sheeran everywhere ... ewww.

Good choice of FD music for me though. I do wonder how it will compare with their Mozart?

 

[Areski]

La Stolbova as Carmen

There was the Dube/Davison Carmen FP almost a decade ago but yeah, at least there has never been any Carmen vs Carmen situations in pairs like in singles and in dance, right?

I am kinda over with Carmens but I think Ksenia's fiery personality can make an excellent rendition

 

[Tinami Amori]

I wonder if they will be using the Latin remix of Shape of You that has like 17 mill views on YouTube.

.... I wonder if they are using a Latin remix of "Thinking out loud"........ because it's not very Latin...

 

[Eeyora1]

What’s going on with Team Raf and all the program issues? Is he encouraging them to go back to old programs? If he is... I hope he convinces Mariah Bell to drop West Side Story and go back to East of Eden. At this point I’m nervous for Nathan,.

 

[Dobre]

http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00012117.htm
Stepanova & Bukin's FD:
Love Story Theme
Love's Dream by Rick Wakeman
Liebestraum No. 3 in A-Flat Minor, S. 541 by Franz Lizst, performed by Martin Jones
http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00012691.htm
http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00012691.htm
Wang & Liu's SD:
Rhumba: Despacito
Samba (unspecified)

Wang & Liu's FD:
Over My Shoulder
Happy Ending

http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00014997.htm
Kaliszek & Spodyriev's SD:
Despacito by Luis Fonci
Deja Vu by Prince Royce, Shakira
Descarga En Sol Para Tito Puente by Alex Torres, Los Reyes Latinos

Kaliszek & Spodyriev's FD:
Young And Beautiful (from "The Great Gatsby" soundtrack)
Swing Break by The McMash Clan feat. Kate Mullins
No Dignity by Minimatic
Maple Leaf Rag by Skeewiff feat. Tommy Dorsey

 

[nimi]

^ I thought we might get away with only one team (Min/Gamelin) using Despacito but looks like I was wrooooong...

 

[Sylvia]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!

RIP Diamonds as performed by Adam Rippon. I wanted to hear this so bad.

There’s still a chance that it’ll be an exhibition.

Yup.

The majority of the ISU bios have been updated with 2017-18 program music for Finlandia Trophy (in the process of updating the spreadsheets with these & the other updated bios).

For example - Papadakis/Cizeron: http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00011507.htm
SD:
Shape Of You by Ed Sheeran
Thinking Out Loud by Ed Sheeran, remastered by Karl Hugo

FD:
Piano Sonata N. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27, No 2. "Moonlight Sonata", Adagio Sostenuto [1st movement], by Ludwig van Beethoven performed by Steve Anderson
"Moonlight Sonata", Presto Agitato [3rd movement] by Ludwig van Beethoven

Choreographer: Marie-France Dubreuil [FD], Christopher Dean [SD]

 

[lauravvv]

Sorry, deleted post.

 

[lauravvv]

Thank you for the information, Dobre.

Kaliszek/Spodirev actually already debuted their programs in a small local competition a while ago:

SD: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Gmf443rb5QI

FD: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DcyPcbzRKDQ

 

[Meoima]

According to her comments to Japanese media after the FS, Anna Karenina will be Medvedeva’s FS from now on.

 

[lauravvv]

According to her comments to Japanese media after the FS, Anna Karenina will be Medvedeva’s FS from now on.

Thanks, Meoima. I have to say I am not sure about this. I thought her FS was fine, if not great, and I don't see how her 'Karenina' exhibition is much better. And is it a good idea to change one's FS so late, especially in an Olympic season? Oh well, of course the 'Karenina' program will be changed to fit the competition format - perhaps it will actually look better then.

 

[zoe111]

Thanks, Meoima. I have to say I am not sure about this. I thought her FS was fine, if not great, and I don't see how her 'Karenina' exhibition is much better. And is it a good idea to change one's FS so late, especially in an Olympic season? Oh well, of course the 'Karenina' program will be changed to fit the competition format - perhaps it will actually look better then.

I posted this over on the Japan Open thread but I'm actually glad to hear this. I liked her fs music but it was very similar in feel to the short and for whatever reason she didn't look comfortable with it. And... It's not like she's reusing a competitive program ala Osmond or Wagner

 

[Yehudi]

http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00012117.htm
Stepanova & Bukin's FD:
Love Story Theme
Love's Dream by Rick Wakeman
Liebestraum No. 3 in A-Flat Minor, S. 541 by Franz Lizst, performed by Martin Jones

Liebestraum is fine on its own. Why add the vocal version

 

[Sylvia]

According to her comments to Japanese media after the FS, Anna Karenina will be Medvedeva’s FS from now on.

Confirmed in this Russian article: https://rsport.ria.ru/figure_skating/20171007/1126843267.html