March 2010
12 posts
Brady’s Section of Rose
Here’s what I...
Rose Lyrics Part 1
Here is the song I have worked the hardest on over the past two years. I feel like I have finally gotten to a point where I’m really comfortable with the style of the music backing the words. I’ll post the mp3 of what I have so for early tomorrow!
This is exclusively Brady’s part of the song… in it, he is singing do his deceased daughter Rose, who happens to be the...
It's Alright Lyrics Part 1
Here are the first set of lyrics I have created for Hilde the nurse to sing to Brady at the beginning of the show.
To set the scene, Brady is screaming in his sleep, and Hilde rushes in to calm him.
It’s okay,
It was a bad dream like the night before
It’s alright,
I think you’ll make it through the rest of the night
I know this place can get to you,
But it’s only for...
The Goal - Day 00
So based on Ian’s suggestions and my wanting to finally get something done, I have decide to set up some sort of goals through out the course of the next year.
That’s right, I want to finish up my end of the project by essentially the start of 2011.
Here’s what I’m thinking:
2 songs a month, lyrics and chords.
That gives me about 10 months to complete 20 songs. If I...
A Song Between Brady and Dr. Emery 03/05/2010
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The Entire Point of this Blog
I was talking with me buddy Ian C. Anderson who is an avid blogger and he offered me a little advice to get myself out of this slump I’m in. He suggested that I start a blog to post little bits of my ideas and work through the process of writing the Committed. In doing so I hope to be continually motivated to continue posting, and the only way to have something to post about is to make...
A First Look Into Song Ideas
One day I was...
The Next Step
So with some small ideas in place, Jojo and I decided to complete some individual brainstorming to come up with other ideas. It was decided that I would try to write the music and most of the lyrics and then consult with Jojo on things like grammar, etc. We were to work on the script together, and then she was going to use her English skills to polish the piece into something worth seeing.
I...
Character List - SPOILER ALERT!!!
Brady Lockhart
Somewhat of an antihero, Brady is married to Jenny, and is the father to Rose. He was late picking his teen-aged daughter, up from an after school event. About a thirty minutes prior to Brady’s arrival to pick up his daughter she was hit by a car and killed. The incident was hit-and-run. The death of Rose and his belief that his tardiness is the reason for her death sends him...
The Plot Thickens
After some some discussion Jojo and I came up with the entire premise for the show. The show would take place in a mental institution. The protagonist would be there because of his depression caused by the loss of his daughter. While in the institution the protagonist meets the lovable nurse, the scheming doctor, and the corky cast of characters that overly dramatize different mental-illness...
The Grand Idea
So almost two years ago I sat down with my former sixth grade Language Arts teacher who I remain close with, and we decided that we were going to write a musical. Neither of us have any experience in doing so, but we have both been in a variety of shows, and we consider ourselves creative people.
So we set out on our task to come up with something that has a nice balance of drama and comedy,...
An Introduction to My Life in Musicals
It’s been a very long time since I have been in a musical, almost six full years to be exact. I find it a little bit ironic that I go to a musical institution, (although I majored in education) and still did not find the opportunity to join anything of the musical nature.
Years back, I had been able to participate in a number of shows:
The Wizard of Oz - (the Wizard)
Roger’s and...