Rough sketch of a musical idea for "My Father's World" film used for editing.

My Father's World Musical Ideas.MP3

"I have a structured songwriting process. I start with the music and try to come up with musical ideas, then the melody, then the hook, and the lyrics come last. Some people start with the lyrics first because they know what they want to talk about and they just write a whole bunch of lyrical ideas, but for me the music tells me what to talk about."
         --John Legend

"For me, songwriting is something like breathing: I just do it. But that doesn't mean you're fantastic."
       --Adam Duritz

"For a songwriter, you don't really go to songwriting school; you learn by listening to tunes. And you try to understand them and take them apart and see what they're made of, and wonder if you can make one, too."
       --Tom Waits 




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