"For Love of the Dame" is an orchestral piece on the Season 5 soundtrack. It plays during "The Variable".
Main appearance[]
In 1977, Daniel Faraday warns a young Charlotte Lewis, to never come back to the Island or she would die, fulfilling Charlotte's dying words about Daniel visiting her when she was a girl.
Then, Daniel meets Jack and Kate at the Motor Pool, where they are caught getting guns by Radzinsky. The two groups exchange gunfire, before Daniel, Jack, and Kate escape in a DHARMA Jeep.
Full list of appearances[]
The motif plays during the following scenes:
- Desmond convinces Charlie to follow them to the parachutist. ("Catch-22")
- The survivors prepare for the Motor Pool battle. ("The Variable")
Influences[]
The piece's first movement is Faraday's theme. It then plays its own motif, before ending on Eko's action motif.
Title significance[]
The title refers to the book or film For Love of the Game. The film featured Michael Emerson, Daniel Dae Kim and Tracy Middendorf and coincidentally included a mention of "Oceanic Airways."[1] In the episode's context, the phrase refers to Daniel's love for Charlotte being his motivation during "The Variable".
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