Ok, I just spent the last two weeks seriously listening to the film soundtrack to “Carousel”. As in, seriously listening to the soundtrack. And I have formed an opinion. Richard Rodgers once said that of all the scores he composed, “Carousel” was his favourite. That coming from the man who also composed “Oklahoma!”, “The King [...]
Archive for April, 2008
“Carousel” Soundtrack: A Review
Thursday, 17 April, 2008
New Series Of NBA Ads
Wednesday, 16 April, 2008
Check out this series of the latest NBA ads, released just before the playoffs start in a few days’ time: (Kobe/Shaq) (Lebron/KG) (Steve Nash/Jason Kidd) (Dwight Howard/Chris Paul) Firstly, I think it’s a fantastic concept. So fresh and original. Excellent stuff. And notice they paired up players from the same conference? There’s a likelihood that [...]
The Demise Of Arsenal
Wednesday, 16 April, 2008
It could be argued that Eduardo’s horrific injury on Feb 23 marked the beginning of the end of Arsenal’s season. I’ll lay the facts before you: Since (and including) that fateful game against Birmingham on Feb 23, Arsenal have only won one out of eight Premiership matches, their latest result being a gut-wrenching loss to [...]
My Baby Is One Year Old This Friday, And You Are Invited To The Celebration
Tuesday, 15 April, 2008
Photo (”campfire, folkerdey”) by wimdejonge Date: Friday, 18th April ‘08 Event: “Songcraft Under The Stars” – Songcraft’s 1st Anniversary Session-cum-Celebration Time: 7pm Details (here). Okay, so my baby (i.e. the Songcraft Songwriting Circle) is turning one this Friday and you’re all invited to the celebration. It was exactly one year ago that we held our [...]
Chord Freak
Monday, 14 April, 2008
I am a chord freak. I obsess about chords and harmonisation in songs. Fellow friends in the Songcraft circle might be aware that whenever I hear an interesting chord being used in a song, I will always ask what chord was being used, and then I will start to analyse why it worked like it [...]
F1 Talk
Thursday, 10 April, 2008
What? Three races into the season and I’ve not talked about F1 yet??? Anyway, here goes: Great result from Massa. I dare say it was the MOST important victory of his career. Zero championship points after the first two races meant he was under tremendous pressure to deliver. I can’t even begin to imagine the [...]
“The Musical Theatre Writer’s Survival Guide”
Tuesday, 8 April, 2008
The book I’m currently reading is “The Musical Theatre Writer’s Survival Guide”, which came in my latest Amazon package. I’ve only just started on it, but it seems like a fascinating read already. The author clearly knows of what he speaks. This isn’t exactly your typical “how to put together a musical” kind of book. [...]
Alleluia (A Prelude)
Saturday, 5 April, 2008
A prelude. Direction: A cappella, for male and female voice. A very short and simple piece, nothing really fancy. Done with the help of Sibelius. =) (click here to view full score in pdf) Copyright © Jeremy Yew 2008
21.28 Seconds…How?!?
Thursday, 3 April, 2008
“I have been in this sport for a VERY long time and I have never seen such a drop in time from an elite level swimmer.” “Sprinters spend YEARS trying to shave off a tenth of a second.” “We’re not talking about a half second drop in age group swimming here. We’re talking about a [...]
New CDs
Wednesday, 2 April, 2008
My latest shipment of CDs from Amazon just arrived today. Spent the last hour importing all the songs from these CDs into my new iPod Classic. Really cool. I’m so excited I’ve got to talk about it. The CDs are: Carousel (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack): Of all the musicals he wrote, this was Richard Rodger’s [...]
