2025-26 Program Music and Choreographers

[Winnipeg]

Is it even in question at this stage.

At what stage? I must have really missed something. I saw her at Canadian Nationals last January and she looked okay to me??

 

[Wyliefan]

At what stage? I must have really missed something. I saw her at Canadian Nationals last January and she looked okay to me??

I must have missed something myself -- why is this in the program music thread?

 

[lauravvv]

I must have missed something myself -- why is this in the program music thread?

Because @On My Own called Marie-France Dubreul a hag in the program music thread. You should have asked this to them at the first place.

 

[Wyliefan]

As far as I can tell, @Winnipeg started the topic. Unless there are some deleted posts or something that I'm not seeing. That's why I asked Winnipeg.

 

[tony]

As far as I can tell, @Winnipeg started the topic. Unless there are some deleted posts or something that I'm not seeing. That's why I asked Winnipeg.

Solved

 

[Wyliefan]

I don't think I have anyone in this thread blocked. It doesn't have that "Show Ignored" link on the bottom that threads have when people you've blocked have posted.

ETA: Okay, I see it now (with some assistance)! But it's probably not a rabbit hole we need to go down in a thread where people are looking for something specific like program music.

 

[Rukia]

I don't think I have anyone in this thread blocked. It doesn't have that "Show Ignored" link on the bottom that threads have when people you've blocked have posted.

if you're missing the initial post then you are definitely not seeing someone's post lol

 

[Wyliefan]

if you're missing the initial post then you are definitely not seeing someone's post lol

Just missed it while scrolling. I see it now.

 

[On My Own]

At what stage? I must have really missed something. I saw her at Canadian Nationals last January and she looked okay to me??

It's an offhand comment about that group. Anyway, I agree it's not where this thread needs to go.

 

[Winnipeg]

Sorry I caused such a distraction. I guess it was raised in this thread because she was cited as a choreographer and someone then said "that hag?" and it went from there.

We can drop it now

 

[angi]

Kaori Sakamoto (JPN)
SP: Time To Say Goodbye performed by Sarah Brightman, Andrea Bocelli

FS:
La vie en rose by Patricia Kaas, Édith Piaf
Hymne à l'amour by Patricia Kaas, Édith Piaf
Non, je ne regrette rien by Patricia Kaas, Édith Piaf

Source: https://isu-skating.com/figure-skating/skaters/kaori-sakamoto/

ETA: edited the country (though it was fun while it lasted)

 

[tony]

Kaori Sakamoto (USA)
SP: Time To Say Goodbye performed by Sarah Brightman, Andrea Bocelli

FS:
La vie en rose by Patricia Kaas, Édith Piaf
Hymne à l'amour by Patricia Kaas, Édith Piaf
Non, je ne regrette rien by Patricia Kaas, Édith Piaf

Source: https://isu-skating.com/figure-skating/skaters/kaori-sakamoto/

I might get behind these programs, throwback to the late 90s/early 2000s with the short, and the DUN DUN of Patricia Kass’ La vie en rose

 

[Debbie S]

I feel like Kaori needed to do something more powerful.

 

[NinjaTurtles]

Piaf can be pretty powerful. I’d swap La Vie en Rose for Milord to keep the intensity up, but this can be quite the thematic and moving farewell from Kaori nonetheless.

I’m less convinced by Time to Say Goodbye.

 

[yankees2]

I feel like Kaori needed to do something more powerful.

For the love of God, YES!!!

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

Piaf can be pretty powerful. I’d swap La Vie en Rose for Milord to keep the intensity up, but this can be quite the thematic and moving farewell from Kaori nonetheless.

I’m less convinced by Time to Say Goodbye.

Well, I’m not the biggest fan of either of these songs, especially since I played out the Brightman Bocelli song to the max 20 years ago I think Time to say goodbye is very powerful, especially the way that it ends. I could see that ending with a spin. That’s not a lame or weak piece of music at all, don’t get me wrong it’s not my favorite, but it is powerful.

 

[Wyliefan]

I don't know when Kaori signed on to skate for the USA, but I'm happy to have her.

 

[honey]

I think Non, je ne regrette rien can be plenty powerful depending on the arrangement.

 

[jenny12]

I feel like Kaori needed to do something more powerful.

I know this is horribly on the nose but I kinda wanted her to skate to the soundtrack of Speed.

On the other hand, I’m always here for skaters bringing back World Professional Figure Skating artistic program realness .

 

[kwanfan1818]

Only if she’s dressed like Kadavy.

 

[Karen-W]

Does it matter what music Kaori is using when it's still Marie-France doing the choreography?

 

[Theatregirl1122]

Kaori Sakamoto (JPN)
SP: Time To Say Goodbye performed by Sarah Brightman, Andrea Bocelli

Uggghhhhhhh. Nooooo, I don't want to be wailed at all year.

 

[peibeck]

Ugh, skaters it's "Time to Say Goodbye" to Sarah Brightman's strained soprano vocals. From this piece to POTO mixes and everything in between.

And perhaps it's a slightly personal bias as my former roommate in NYC was her manager briefly, and Brightman's batsh*t crazy behavior didn't endear me more to her high pitched turkey warbling.

 

[tlk]

Uggghhhhhhh. Nooooo, I don't want to be wailed at all year.

Maybe I'm the only one who can't not see Jimmy McElroy skating when I hear that music ...

 

[Theatregirl1122]

Ugh, skaters it's "Time to Say Goodbye" to Sarah Brightman's strained soprano vocals. From this piece to POTO mixes and everything in between.

And perhaps it's a slightly personal bias as my former roommate in NYC was her manager briefly, and Brightman's batsh*t crazy behavior didn't endear me more to her high pitched turkey warbling.

I feel like you have to be on a lot of cocaine to enjoy listening to Sarah Brightman. Which explains her on and off stage work with Andrew Lloyd Webber.

 

[Jay42]

I feel like you have to be on a lot of cocaine to enjoy listening to Sarah Brightman. Which explains her on and off stage work with Andrew Lloyd Webber.

Weren't they married at one point?

 

[skateboy]

I feel like you have to be on a lot of cocaine to enjoy listening to Sarah Brightman. Which explains her on and off stage work with Andrew Lloyd Webber.

Sarah was quite talented but pushed her voice (and lost its freshness) beyond its limits. She admitted this later on and has been an advocate of young singers pushing their voices too soon.

 

[Theatregirl1122]

Weren't they married at one point?

That would be the offstage work

 

[ginsengtea]

Wakaba Higuchi (JPN)
SP: My Way - choreo by Jeffrey Buttle
FS: Wonder Woman soundtrack - choreo by Shae-Lynn Bourne
Source: https://sports.yahoo.co.jp/column/detail/2025061300001-spnavi

 

[Jay42]

Wakaba Higuchi (JPN)
SP: My Way - choreo by Jeffrey Buttle
FS: Wonder Woman soundtrack - choreo by Shae-Lynn Bourne
Source: https://sports.yahoo.co.jp/column/detail/2025061300001-spnavi

I don't like My Way so that's meh just generally but I've been wanting to see someone skating to the Wonder Woman soundtrack for years and I love Wakaba so I am very here for this.