Christmas Movie

Rodolfo Planes offered me this great arrangement and suggested the title of 'Professional Liars' as a starting point. I changed the title to Career Liars as it scanned better with the melody and although we didn’t discuss the subject closely we both had our own ideas who these usual suspects might be. You all may also have your own choices other than these potential ‘Comeback Kids’. 

This was first written in 2022, but has developed gradually over the last two years with Ce Mastro’s spectacular chorus harmony arrangement lifting the song to astonishing new heights, then lastly Georg’s additional sax work giving a renewed energy and power. Thanks to everyone for their valued collaboration on this. Thanks for taking the time to listen.

Rodolfo Planes - Music composition, instrumentation, arrangement, production and mix - https://soundcloud.com/rplanes 
Me - Vocals and lyrics
Ce Mastro - Backing vocals and chorus vocal arrangement - https://soundcloud.com/cemastro 
Georg Boehme - Sax solo and fills - https://soundcloud.com/georg-boehme

https://continentalcollision.bandcamp.com/track/career-liars

https://youtu.be/tHFD8lZXQII

 Career Liars by Rodolfo Planes and Mark J Bennett

How are you ever able to live with yourself? 
What do you really care about? 
You can cope just as long as you’re not left on the shelf, 
Hear me out. 

Are you ever conscious of the harm that you do?
 Or is all fair in love and in war?
And there is no depth that you and your crew won’t sink to. 
We’re done for.

Career liars, 
Truth deniers,
Big high flyers,
 Falsifiers.

Making all of your deals with your old cronies,
I think that is all that you’re good for. 
Nothing is ever sincere coz you’re real phoneys.
 Show them the door. 

Lying for a living, as long as we’re forgiving,
 We’ve been truly hood-winked this time for sure.
 We’re learning a lesson about the true cost of living 
Now we’re all poor.

Career liars, 
Truth deniers,
 Big high flyers, 
Falsifiers.

Career Liars - Continental Collision featuring Ce Mastro & Georg Boehme - Now Available on Bandcamp

Track made exclusively with Crowhill company's Pocket Strings Library as per the challenge. 

No additional effects or plugin used
Made in a *very* short time ;D and had a lot of fun doing so! First go at a 'scary' vibe.

Pocket String is an affordable, very well built little jewel. It is highly customizable, from cinematic sound to gritty sound design.

Daemonic Whispers

Daemonic Whispers - Crow Hill Company's Pocket Strings Composing Challenge

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BANG

This week we year one of the finest works in the choral literature, the German Requiem by Brahms. The Orchestra will be joined by the Concert Chorale of New York, soprano Ying Fang, and Artist-in-Residence Matthias Goerne as the baritone soloist. Music Director Jaap van Zweden conducts and Alec Baldwin is your host on The New York Philharmonic This Week.

BRAHMS: Ein deutsches Requiem (A German Requiem), Op. 45
Ying Fang, Soprano
Matthias Goerne, Baritone
Concert Chorale of New York
Jaap van Zweden, Conductor

TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36
Jaap van Zweden, Conductor

00:00:00 Opening and Introduction to Brahms
00:05:32 Brahms: Requiem, I. Selig sind, die da Leid tragen 
00:14:51 Brahms: Requiem, II. Denn alles Fleisch, es ist wie Gras 
00:27:58 Brahms: Requiem, III. Herr, lehre doch mich
00:37:14 Brahms: Requiem, IV. Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen
00:42:28 Brahms: Requiem, V. Ihr habt nun Traurigkeit
00:49:30 Brahms: Requiem, VI. Denn wir haben hie keine bleibende Statt
01:00:12 Brahms: Requiem, VII. Selig sind die Toten
01:09:56 Back-announce to Brahms
01:10:30 Introduction to Tchaikovsky
01:14:37 Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4, I. Andante sostenuto — Moderato con anima
01:33:07 Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4, II. Andantino in modo di canzona
01:43:33 Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4, III. Scherzo: Pizzicato ostinato — Allegro
01:49:12 Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4, IV. Finale: Allegro con fuoco
01:57:04 Closing and credits

NYP 19-34

Host: Alec Baldwin
Producer: Mark Travis
Executive Producer: Vince Ford
Underwriters: Kaplan Brothers Fund; Audrey Love Charitable Foundation; The National Endowment for the Arts

Photo credit: Chris Lee

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