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New Project Suggestion

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John_Galt (g_brandon_martin@ureach.com) 02:35 am UTC 01/20/07

Let's each choose a favorite scene from a movie or novel that has a special or interesting emotional dynamic and Jim can write a song inspired by it for the new album in which he collaborates with Darren, the artist featured in Pud's recent blog entry.

The rules: Jim does lead sheets and piano arrangements only and may not spend more than 10 hours on any given song. Jim may not borrow from his existing work for this effort -- even if older materia would make this new work better... a likely possibility. The song has to be internally consistent with the theme: no dark and evil imagery just because it's cool if it isn't consistent.

Here are my entries for screen moments:

(1) The scene in the film adaptation of Shadowlands where CS Lewis, the intellectual's Christian, succombs to sorrow, curses God, questions his life's purpose, and looses faith after finding out that Joy has cancer.

(2) The scene in Highlander where Connor's girlfriend unwillingly plunges a dagger into her boyfriend's heart only to realize in the next scene that she is making love to a god.

(3) The scene in Ladyhawke where the two almost meet, but can't quite touch during the sunrise in the snow.

(4) The scene in Goonies when our asthmatic adventurer is placed through cosmic accident into his older brother's shoes to experience Andy's nervous teenage desire without her realizing it.

(5) The scene in Flatliners when Kevin Bacon's character is winded by a blow of guilt dealt from the little girl he taunted as a child.

For those laughing, I understand that Jim wouldn't actually use any of the above as inspiration for new songs. I understand that our urgining him to write a few sketches for a Broadway crossover artist is not going to make a new album. Nevertheless, I believe in dreaming big... and the conversation which may follow on this board has potential. I'd love to hear everyone else's suggestions.

-=John Galt=-



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