i'm back - about the music

it's about time i return to blogging and now things are really moving fast and there is much to talk about. i have to do this at least a little each day.

i should talk about music for the film and how amazing and encouraging it is for me. i have been given permission to use five songs for the film thus far and all five are amazing and inspiring! From Moby three songs "We Start", "Scream Pilots (Ambient)", and "Wait For Me". The first two are not publicly available (part of his gratis site) but Wait For Me, is in fact, off his latest album and is the title track - it's such a beautiful song and will be played as we (three volunteers and three of our hosts) walk through Casino a slum in Molo. this experience (a little over an hour of time spent in Casino) has helped to define my life going forward.

Wait For Me

Sleigh Bell's are very graciously allowing me to use "Tell 'Em" for the trailer. The song is powerful both in it's lyrics and with it's delivery. "did you do your best today?" wow - i try to listen to this at least twice a day for personal inspiration.

Tell 'Em

i was recently introduced to a band called "The Farewell Circuit" - i listened to their music and found a song called "Brothers Eyes" it was "moving" to hear this song and i felt it had to be the title track for the film. it was like this song was written for the film. i had no idea how true that was. after contacting the band and telling them about the project i received an email from the songs writer - explaining that he too was in Molo Kenya (we were there at the same time), he was volunteering at the "tent city" that had been set up to help the war refugees, i was there at the chazon children's centre volunteering too. the song was written as a response to his experience in molo. so both the film and the song have the same inspiration. amazing.

Brother's Eyes

The Farewell Circuit well also score the film.

i'm hoping to get "Grace" from U2 and "If I could Be Where You Are" from Enya - i've been so fortunate thus far - it's just all coming together - and it's so encouraging and inspiring to me personally. i'm so grateful to be having such talented musicians being a part of this project... i never dreamt this was possible.