In the Dark of the Night

"In the Dark of the Night " is a song written by lyricist Lynn Ahrens and composer Stephen Flaherty for the 1997 Fox Animation Studios film Anastasia. It is sung by Rasputin (Christopher Lloyd speaking, Jim Cummings singing) and serves as the villain song. The song was produced by Jim Steinman, known for his work with artists such as Meat Loaf and Bonnie Tyler.

For the novel by John Saul, see In the Dark of the Night (novel).
"In the Dark of the Night"
Song by Jim Cummings
from the album Anastasia: Music from the Motion Picture
ReleasedOctober 28, 1997
Length2:36
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Lynn Ahrens
  • Stephen Flaherty

Synopsis

Rasputin is in his lair singing about his plan to kill Anastasia, and sends off his minions to do this task.

Critical reception

FilmTracks wrote, "The villain's song for Rasputin isn't particularly popular, and some may even wish that Christopher Lloyd had attempted his own vocals. Yet, the deep male vocals paired with high female ghost hauntings are very creative, and outstanding lyrics and a fine balance between the Russian doom and gloom and the slight comedy needed for the genre is decently accomplished. The bass region is well treated in this song, too."[1] DVDTalk describes the song as grand.[2] AWN described it as "a wonderful mixture of rock and traditional Russian choral music, with a gaggle of wormettes providing backup."[3] LegendOfFlaura described the song, "It's a dark declaration of vengeance, and, in my opinion, it justifies Rasputin's inclusion in the film at all".[4]

References
  1. "Filmtracks: Anastasia (Stephen Flaherty/David Newman)". www.filmtracks.com. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  2. "Anastasia Family Fun Edition". DVD Talk. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  3. "Anastasia: Fox's Great Hope". www.awn.com. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  4. "Film Review: Anastasia (1997)". animate this. 2013-09-16. Retrieved 2020-03-11.


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