Once or twice a year, the choir and orchestra go through the process of recording songs that will eventually make their way to something official like a CD or a digital track you'd find on Spotify. In all reality, we record each week as we do Music & the Spoken Word! That program gets sent over the airwaves (TV/Radio) and over the internet for thousands to listen to. But, this particular type of recording I'm talking about is very different. Different because it takes A LONG TIME. Long as in about 90 min for just one 4-minute song.
Yep. Grueling.
Full of patience and even more patience.
BUT, the reward of course, is listening to it later when the editing team has done it's thing and it's as near perfect as we can make it.
This week on Tuesday and Thursday, we got to record some songs from movie soundtracks---which is a huge change of genre from what we normally record. I can't tell you all of the songs that will be on the forthcoming album (I actually don't know them all yet), but since the public listened to us practice a few tracks for this recording two Thursdays ago, I assume it's safe to say what those tracks were. One was from Prince of Egypt called "Will You Believe". One was from Frozen, called "Eatnemen Vuelie". And the other was a medley from The Avengers!
Regarding that latter song, all I've got to say is WOW. Sure, the choir had lots of ooooing and awwwwing and ohhhhing. But the orchestra stole the show! They did an incredible job playing their part in having this medley come to life. It sounded like were in the middle of the movie with the various avengers doing what they do: saving the planet from the bad guys.
I have really loved various (more traditional) songs we've recorded in the past. Their inherent spiritual power and message are soul-stirring and emotionally impacting. In fact, some of my greatest moments in the choir have been singing those songs. But doing this Avengers piece was just really unique and exciting and... FUN. After it was over, our private choir Facebook group just filled up with comment after comment about how great it was and how much everyone just loved listening to the orchestra knock it out of the ball park.
Speaking of fun, I had to laugh at some of the choir members who showed up Thursday night with some, shall we say, modified attire. Two baritones a few rows down from me had signs on their backs--one labeling himself as "THOR", the other as "DR. STRANGE". Haha!
Anyway, it was quite the week.
Now to turn our attention to upcoming Conference, followed by the Christmas Concert.
Until next time, God be with you.
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| Singing "Let Us All Press On" today |
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