The Glory Sound

“Music is such a great platform for bringing people together. The main thing is that it’s important to do what’s in your heart, to have the courage to fight for what you believe in and not be swayed by naysayers, even if the naysayer comes from within yourself….So follow your heart!” ~ Herbie Hancock Read the whole interview here .

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This is a song that I composed about a year ago. I was actually working on setting up a film scoring template when this song  was given to me. It is one of my favorites. It meshes the sound of a “Chamber Orchestra” with a few modern twists and turns....

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Tipharah – A Hebrew word meaning Glory, beautiful. This is a song from my album “The Glory Sound”. This is one of my personal favorites from that project. When I was writing it I did not particularly feel too great about it. But once it was finished I was very pleased with the results. I realized that I really don’t have to ”feel” inspired for the grace of God on my life for songwriting to operate....

It’s late. I should be sleeping, but I am blogging. I should be writing music instead of blog posts, but until I hire a social media assistant, I guess this is the best way to go. Well as I am sure you know, my 2nd album “Effervescent” got pushed back. We are still expecting a release before the summer is over however. So be looking out for it. I love you guys! Thank you so much for your prayers and support! ~Donnie

Just in case you are feeling like your art is a waste of time (much like I have been feeling lately), here is something to remind you never to give...

Some say that James Horner’s score for Avatar does not stand well on it’s own apart from the film. I felt the same way about the music while listening to the soundtrack before going to see the movie. After watching Avatar however, I had an entirely different opinion. It is not that the music does not stand well on it’s own, it is simply that it is PERFECT for the Avatar experience. Once you see this film the music really starts to...