The Fifth Element

:Fifth Element is also the original name of the Estonian girl band Vanilla Ninja.

Music

Some pieces in the score have a Middle Eastern flavour to it. The popular taxicab chase scene music, "Alech Taadi", by Khaled, is excluded from the movie soundtrack, however.

Related Topics:
Middle East - Khaled - Soundtrack

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In the second half of Plavalaguna's performance, the music as well as the singing suddenly and dramatically turns from classical to techno style. This change is accompanied by scenes alternating between the performance and Leeloo's fight with a dozen aliens in Plavalaguna's chamber, with the fight moves and film editing choreographed to the music.

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Classical - Techno

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The diva dance opera performance used music from Lucia di Lammermoor Part Two, Act Two, N. 14 Scena ed aria, "O giusto cielo!" and was voiced by Inva Mula-Tchako. As Plavalaguna is an alien, the music was scored with some vocalisations that are rumoured to be physically impossible, however in the documentary on the Special Edition version of the film it is stated, in fact, that the singer's voice was NOT digitally altered.

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Lucia di Lammermoor - Inva Mula-Tchako

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The Opera House scenes were actually filmed at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, except for the scenes showing the spaceship window with its view of Planet Fhloston behind the Diva.

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Royal Opera House - Covent Garden

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