Three of my latest audio fetish sources, all of which have given me delighful moments of laughter, tears, and bittersweet inspiration, are as follows:
1. Soundtrack to "Grey Gardens" - the award-winning Broadway musical -- Having been a fan of the original documentary for quite sometime (and I can't wait for the HBO film with Drew Barrymore and Jessica Lange), I had to procure this collection. Believe me, it did not disappoint. It brlliantly captures the beautiful absurdity of the Beale's, and of life in general.
Tear-up alert: "Another Winter In A Summer Town".
2. Soundtrack to "Once" -- the little musical movie the media called "the anti-Dreamgirls" -- No stars, just talent, with so much raw passion, sincerity, and love. The lead male was in "The Commitments" a few years back, and has matured wondrously, with a voice of fiery melancholy wisdom.
Tear-up alert: "Falling Slowly" - the big song from this work, an instant classic
3. Soundtrack to "Beethoven's Last Night" - a non-holiday multi-media event by the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, edgier and more creative than its longtime competitor, Mannheim Steamroller. It's a dark ode to the meaning of life, fate, and faith.
Grey Gardens the movie
Grey Gardens the musical
Once
Beethoven's Last Night
Try 'em out yourself, or projects like them over at my Pandora page--see my Some of Me links.
Let's keep broadening our horizons, and make our own personal Song Portfolio the eclectically marvelous masterpiece it deserves to be. What do you think? Response welcomed now...
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