Today I have Dianne Gardner here on my blog talking about the creation of an album based off of her novel. How cool is that? Since music is such an integral part of my writing process, I think it would be awesome to have an album based off of any one of my novels. But since I don't, let's learn a little about someone who does.
I’ve always written poetry, ever
since I can remember. Poetry to me has been a sort of abstract
language that soothes my soul and digs deep inside, excreting thought
that I don’t normally expose. So it’s no wonder that I included
poems in my Ian’s Realm Sage.
Deception Peak is a story about a young
boy who, with his father a widower, enters a portal through their
computer into a magical land. The first experiences they share are
brought to them with a haunting song sung by a voice on the wind
warning of the consequences of their trepass.
You come, you come to lands unknown
You venture farther than you think
You write your purpose on the stones
You can’t go back until you’ve grown
Your ways are marked; your steps are forged
Beware, be strong; be now alarmed
For duty beckons, honor calls
Your fate is written on the walls
This cup of valor you must drink,
This cup of valor you must drink.
Throughout
the story Ian learns that the songs on the wind are known as the
Songs of Wisdom, and entity that the native people trust as their
counselor.
It’s
a little wonder that when I made the trailer for The Dragon Shield,
book 2 in the series, that I felt compelled to find someone that
could help me put a song or two to music. When I asked my
videographer, Alex Chandler if he knew of a vocalist he referred me
to Lexa Rose. She was so excited to accommodate my request that she
called me that evening and in a day had recorded, with four part
harmony the Ballad of The Dragon Shield, using the lyrics from the
book and her talents to create a hauntingly beautiful piece of music.
Well,
needless to say the story continued and we agreed to create an album
with all the songs, and some bonus pieces, one which will be Abbi’s
Song (for those who know the story, they’re going to love it. It
was originally titled My Shit Love Life). All done in Lexa’
wonderful Enya style. The album will have 10 tracks at least and will
sell for $10 on bandwidth and our websites. But we’re currently
doing a RocketHub fundraiser to pay for sleeves and discs.
Some of what we’re offering besides the CD are posters of
Stenhjaert the Dragon, the donor’s name on the label, an ebook, and
the entire series for the really generous donors. If you want to hear
Lexa, watch the trailer. She’s an extremely talented young lady and
I’m thrilled to work with her!
The Dragon Shield Trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_c2rm6mGBrM
My Website with links to all my books
and trailers http://gardnersart.com
Lexa Rose’s Website Facebook Page
Rocket Hub Crowd fund fundraiser for
Songs of the Saga
http://www.rockethub.com/projects/27787-songs-for-the-saga-lexa-rose-and-author-d-l-gardner
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