In the novel Moby Dick, there's a pretty funky sermon at the very start given by a character called Father Mapple. In it, he essentially lays out the whale-themed tribulations of Jonah. It's a critical moment for the novel as the rest of the story essentially follows a captain who defies every virtue of the parable. 

In 1952, Orson Welles took the role of the preacher for the film, and suffice to say he triumphs in the Nantucket chapel. 

In Melville's book, an interesting name surfaces in this scene. The book features a tribute to a character called John Talbot, supposedly ousted by the murderous whims of a sperm whale. 

Thankfully, up here in the 21st century, we have a new John Talabot and Fin, released in February 2012, is one of my favourite albums. So with this song I wanted to join together the 1851 novel, the 1952 film and the 2012 tune Depak Ine. In so doing, the three geniuses involved with them are heartily united.  Enjoy! x

John Talabot - Vs - Herman Melville - Vs - Orson Welles

My far-from-perfect one-take interpretation of one of the 80's finest offerings. Timing is off at parts and the improvisational approach mightn't be every Human League fan's cup of tea, but the disco-charged ambition is there ^_^

Don't You Want Me (piano cover)

Morgan Freeman reading 'Rhapsody on a Windy Night' by T.S. Eliot. 
Backing Songs:
Rill Rill by the Sleigh Bells -vs- Part 1 of the The Köln Concert by Keith Jarrett 
At The River by Groove Armada
Twice by Little Dragon -vs- Aquarium by Nosaj Thing
Bittersweet Symphony by Brad Mehldau
Bittersweet Symphony by The Verve

Morgan-Freeman-Lullaby on a Windy Night

Christopher Lee reading Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll put to a slightly altered version of Cherry by Ratatat. The drop at 1:01 is my favourite moment out of all Ratatat's songs so I'm happy to be using it. On top of that, Mr. Lee really becomes Jabberwockyesque.

Christopher Lee-vs-Ratatat

A remix of "Bells of Notre Dame" by Alan Menken. No baby hunchbacks were imprisoned during the making of this song. 

Notre Dame

Cosmic Runners by Solar Bears put to Christina Ricci's Pocahontas speech (after which she proceeds to overrun the summer camp with an army of Apaches) during the Thanksgiving play in Addam's Family Values.  

Christina Ricci-vs-Solar Bears

A beat I made earlier in the summer. The Polynesian hymn during the chorus is from 1978 and it would be oh so ideal if one of the singers, now significantly aged, heard this track. Enjoy! 

Graffitied Skies

In terms of giving musical accompaniment to the spoken work, Charlie Chaplin's speech at the end of The Great Dictator is something of an Everest. Whatever about the multi-million-view sensations on Youtube that use Howard Shore's Inception music or Window by The Album Leaf, it's also one of cinema's most powerful moments and any soundtrack that partners it needs to be truly epic. I finally came to the conclusion that Todd Terje's godly disco number, Inspector Norse, was worthy of the challenge. Enjoy!

Charlie Chaplin-vs-Todd Terje

My input has been absent from Soundcloud for an extended amount of time. I intend to reapply myself on this field of creativity and continue to marry songs and the spoken word together (hopefully with happy endings). Thank you to everyone who's been listening in this long hiatus, it's been lovely seeing that my page is still frequently visited ^_^
This one is a bit different to earlier ones in that the speech is pretty angry, but Peter Finch won a posthumous Oscar for his role in Network and this speech is the apex of his performance. it's exceedingly passionate and I think it makes for a decent recessionary anthem. The music is from the second half of Chilly Gonzales' Smothered Mate. Enjoy!

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