CHUCK GIRARD- Singer, Songwriter, Recording Artist, and Worship Leader
A Pioneer of Contemporary Christian Music, Member and Co-Founder of the CCM group 'LOVE SONG.'
A Pioneer of Contemporary Christian Music, Member and Co-Founder of the CCM group 'LOVE SONG.'
The Warrior
What a project.
Terry Clark- once a member of my band and a longtime solo artist in his own right- had a song which contained this very classical, heavy instrumental thing in the middle. I don't think he ever recorded his song, but I asked him if I could insert the instrumental in this song as it seemed perfect for it.
The song is intended to be a dramatic, almost symphonic look at the Crucifixion and Resurrection. It is not a simple thing to do in a 5 minute pop song, but I think I succeeded fairly well.
The drama of the story is reflected in the movements of the music and the addition of sound effects made this one of my more ambitious projects. The decrescendo- almost to a whisper in one spot- contrasts with the almost "primal scream" which concluded the instrumental, hopefully creating a very intense experience for the listener. The scream really was a scream executed in musical harmonies, by the way. It was intended to represent the fury of heaven at the death of Jesus on the cross
Production note: We actually went out and bought a little toy piano for this song. It appears in the instrumental build up and can be recognized in the almost Eastern riffs of that section. The huge section of voices in the front of the song are all me, overdubbed many, many times to create the effect of a huge amount of people singing.
Chuck
Terry Clark- once a member of my band and a longtime solo artist in his own right- had a song which contained this very classical, heavy instrumental thing in the middle. I don't think he ever recorded his song, but I asked him if I could insert the instrumental in this song as it seemed perfect for it.
The song is intended to be a dramatic, almost symphonic look at the Crucifixion and Resurrection. It is not a simple thing to do in a 5 minute pop song, but I think I succeeded fairly well.
The drama of the story is reflected in the movements of the music and the addition of sound effects made this one of my more ambitious projects. The decrescendo- almost to a whisper in one spot- contrasts with the almost "primal scream" which concluded the instrumental, hopefully creating a very intense experience for the listener. The scream really was a scream executed in musical harmonies, by the way. It was intended to represent the fury of heaven at the death of Jesus on the cross
Production note: We actually went out and bought a little toy piano for this song. It appears in the instrumental build up and can be recognized in the almost Eastern riffs of that section. The huge section of voices in the front of the song are all me, overdubbed many, many times to create the effect of a huge amount of people singing.
Chuck
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