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Jacqueline 04:32 am UTC 01/20/07 |
| In reply to: | New Project Suggestion - John_Galt 02:35 am UTC 01/20/07 |
| Grrr....I replied once and then my computer glitched! Now the short and sweet version...Jim would be motivated by ALL of these. My personal favs mentioned here are Highlander & Ladyhawke. I'll add Lost Boys...curious to see what others would add...especially Brian, the new Martin and Vin! xxx JD > 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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