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Glen Hansard

The Dublin singer-songwriter of The Frames, whose "Say It to Me Now" opens the film Once.

The Frames and Once

Glen James Hansard was born on April 21, 1970 in Ballymun, Dublin, and died on July 29, 2026, aged 56. He led the Irish band The Frames, whose second album, Fitzcarraldo (November 1995, ZTT/Warner Music UK), was produced by Pete Briquette, and with Trevor Horn on the 1996 reissue.

The film Once (2007) and its soundtrack, released on May 22, 2007 in the US and May 26 in Ireland by Canvasback and Columbia, reached number 7 on the Billboard 200 and number 1 in Ireland. Hansard is credited as producer and the soundtrack was recorded in 2006.

Albums

  • Once (soundtrack) 2007 · soundtrack · Canvasback/Columbia

    The soundtrack to the 2007 film, with Hansard's solo "Say It to Me Now" as track 13.

Songs

  • Say It to Me Now Once (soundtrack) · 2007

    The opening song of the film Once, first heard on The Frames' Fitzcarraldo (1995).

Sources

  1. Glen Hansard, Wikipedia
  2. Once (soundtrack), Wikipedia
  3. Fitzcarraldo (The Frames album), Wikipedia
  4. Glen Hansard, The Irish Times (2026-07-29)