Mervyn Warren, Great

From the film 'The Out-of-Towners' (1999)
Arranged & Produced by yours truly.

Mervyn Warren & Josie Aiello "Isn't It Romantic" (1999)

Written in 2008 for a Nelson Mandela tribute project that was in development, but which never materialized. (Prelude to the song "Deep In My Heart," which I've also posted here.)

"Mandela Prelude"

this is the demo of a song that i wrote (both music and lyrics). i'm also singing all of the vocals. although intended as a demo, this recording was actually used in an episode of the tv show "noah's arc," circa 2006.

Mervyn Warren - "Slow Motion" (demo)

A tribute to Alma Blackmon, a primary musical influence in my life. As a member of her choral group, "The Aeolians," I (we) sang this piece -- "E'en So, Lord Jesus, Quickly Come" by Paul Manz -- all over the globe (literally). This is my reinterpretation of an excerpt of that piece.

Mervyn Warren - "E'en So" (Tribute To Alma)

demo of the love theme for the play 'the interlopers.'

Mervyn Warren - Love Theme For 'The Interlopers'

2010 collaboration between multi-award-winning producer, Mervyn Warren (piano, production) and Kier (vocals). Song originally performed by The Doobie Brothers in 1978.

What A Fool Believes (demo collab w/ Mervyn Warren)

This is the demo of a wedding song that I wrote with Siedah Garrett -- and which I recently sang live (with Nita Whitaker) at Siedah's own wedding to Erik Nuri.

This demo features Siedah and myself on vocals.

"Bless This Union" (Song Demo)

An unreleased track I arranged and produced for the vocal group 'For Real' in 1994. (Yeah, before Auto-Tune existed. LOL.) These girls can SING!

For Real - "Just My Imagination"

track from an entire album i produced on the unparalleled chris willis (cousin of claude and brian mcknight). sadly, the album got caught up, at the time, in politics at warner bros. and was never released.

chris continues to record and perform, having achieved a number of dance hits, partiularly in europe.  http://www.facebook.com/chriswillismusic

recorded and mixed by tony shepperd.  http://www.tonysound.com/

Chris Willis - "Shine" (1992/Unmastered/Unreleased)

an unreleased version of a track from the #1 film "the wedding planner." 

i wrote the underscore for the film, and this song's melody is based upon my main theme from the film. lyrics by david zippel.

although the song does appear on the official soundtrack (http://amzn.to/oIbQTE), there was a problem making a deal with dana glover's label. so, on the soundtrack they released the DEMO, which featured another vocalist.

oh, the politics of the music business.  :-)

Dana Glover & Mervyn Warren - "Plan On Forever" from 'The Wedding Planner' (2001)

words & music by Mervyn Warren
performed by Mervyn Warren

"Say It Isn't So"

just a quick demo of a quirky song i wrote with mark kibble (of 'take 6') eons ago. one reason it's quirky is that it's in 6|4. (rod temperton sometimes wrote in 6|4. see siedah garrett's "baby's got it bad.")

at the time, it was recorded by vocal monster chris willis (on an album that i produced, but which warner bros. never released, for political reasons). i'd love to post that version, here, but it still may be released at some point.

this is a more-recent demo -- this time as a duet with trippy drums, featuring the amazing judith hill (from michael jackson's 'this is it').

Mervyn Warren & Judith Hill - "Love Is Just That Way" (Song Demo)

this is a jingle that mark kibble (of take 6) and i created, arranged, performed, and produced together in ~1981 for a clothing store in huntsville, AL. mark's on lead vocal, and we're both on keys and BGVs.

we were 17. lol.

Mark Kibble & Mervyn Warren - "Oaktree Jingle" (~1981)

another jingle we recorded, while in college. (i'm guessing at the year on this one.) 

* imported from a cassette that had a serious *dropout* at the top. so, for those who've been asking for this one (and a few have - lol), that's why: 

(a) the intro's cut off, and 
(b) i'm singing the first line you hear.

the dropout went all the way to mark saying "pizza," so i replaced that first line, so it makes musical sense.

(NOTE: if anyone has an intact copy of this, PLEASE let me know, so i can get a copy from you. thanks!)

Alliance (aka Take 6) - "Dominos Pizza Jingle" (~1984) [*modified]

A score piece I whipped up for Sony Pictures Imageworks, a few years ago. Lots of fun!

"Catch Me (Think You Can?)"

This is a demo of a song I wrote for my 2012 film "Joyful Noise," starring Queen Latifah and Dolly Parton. 

I was asked to write an uplifting, choir ballad with no solos and minimal drums. (Of course I hear ad-libs and drums all over this thing, but omitted them, as requested.)  :-)  I'm playing and singing everything you hear.

Ultimately, this song did not make it into the film. Them's the breaks!

Mervyn Warren - "Joyful Noise" (Song Demo)

From the Eddie Murphy film "A Thousand Words" (2012).
Music by John Debney & Mervyn Warren.
Lyrics by Mervyn Warren.
Produced & Arranged by Mervyn Warren.

Mary Mary - "Out Loud"

This is a *demo* of a song I wrote with Jeff Marx (of 'Avenue Q') to lend our support to the It Gets Better Project (www.itgetsbetter.org). I'm on piano and vocals.

Far too many young LGBT people commit *suicide* because they feel isolated and hopeless. So, the It Gets Better Project was created to show these young people the levels of happiness, potential, and positivity their lives will reach — if they can just get through their teen years. The It Gets Better Project reminds them that they are not alone — and it WILL get better.

The project is mounting a live, touring show to reach out to, and educate, families and communities. That show will feature this song.

"You Have More Friends Than You Know" (Song Demo)

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Lyrics by Mervyn Warren
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Written in 2008 for a Nelson Mandela tribute project that was in development, but which never materialized.

Just now (6.30.13), on MSNBC, I saw a clip of President Obama in Africa, saying "If they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love."

Those are lyrics in the 2nd verse of this song! Although it's *possible* he might have heard this demo, I'd say it's unlikely. But -- wow.  :-)

Mervyn Warren, Great

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