From the original score of the award winning film by Katy Grannan, "The Nine."

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FILM SYNOPSIS
The Nine is an intimate and unflinching portrait of a ravaged community living on Modesto's South Ninth Street—“The Nine”—a barren, forgotten street in California’s Great Central Valley (the setting for The Grapes of Wrath and Dorothea Lange’s Migrant Mother). Directed by photographer Katy Grannan, the film focuses on Kiki, an effervescent and childlike drifter, whose only means of escape is through her imagination, and whose precarious sense of self-worth hinges on the making of the film. 

STEVEN EMERSON BIO
Berkeley-based singer/songwriter, film composer, and filmmaker Steven Emerson got his start with internationally renowned post-punk band True West before beginning a solo career in New York. Emerson’s musical adventure includes recording four critically acclaimed solo albums, performing in 45 states and 12 countries, opening for REM, The Violent Femmes, X, Nick Cave and many others.

He is the owner of the award winning music house Ever Studio, composing for film, television, video games and commercials.

The Nine

Visible Light

Tunneling

Submerged

Requiem

From the original score of the award winning film by Katy Grannan, "The Nine."

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I hold in my heart an image of my love for you
and I hold in my hand an image of your love for me 
all the ways I tried to find you
and all the ways I still deny you

like a seed in the ground reaching for light
I call out your name as I crawl through the night
from the belly of my soul I cry mercy

and I feel whole
when I feel you close
and I won't let go
no I won't

I miss myself so bad, I was the only one I ever had
I want to cry, I want to scream
I want to shake myself awake from this broken dream

and I feel hope
when I feel you close
and I won't let go
no I won't

like a seed in the ground reaching for light
I call out your name as I crawl through the night
I cry mercy

and I feel whole
when I feel you close
and I won't let go
no I won't

I hold in my heart an image of my love for you

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FILM SYNOPSIS
The Nine is an intimate and unflinching portrait of a ravaged community living on Modesto's South Ninth Street—“The Nine”—a barren, forgotten street in California’s Great Central Valley (the setting for The Grapes of Wrath and Dorothea Lange’s Migrant Mother). Directed by photographer Katy Grannan, the film focuses on Kiki, an effervescent and childlike drifter, whose only means of escape is through her imagination, and whose precarious sense of self-worth hinges on the making of the film. 

STEVEN EMERSON BIO
Berkeley-based singer/songwriter, film composer, and filmmaker Steven Emerson got his start with internationally renowned post-punk band True West before beginning a solo career in New York. Emerson’s musical adventure includes recording four critically acclaimed solo albums, performing in 45 states and 12 countries, opening for REM, The Violent Femmes, X, Nick Cave and many others.

He is the owner of the award winning music house Ever Studio, composing for film, television, video games and commercials.

Reaching For The Light

Reaching For Light

Praise

Off Axis

Mystery in Modesto

Mystery In Modesto

Mirage

Miles of Nothing

Miles Of Nothing

Maybe Someday

Heat Sink

Gone Again

Flickering

From the original score of the award winning film by Katy Grannan, "The Nine."

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FILM SYNOPSIS
The Nine is an intimate and unflinching portrait of a ravaged community living on Modesto's South Ninth Street—“The Nine”—a barren, forgotten street in California’s Great Central Valley (the setting for The Grapes of Wrath and Dorothea Lange’s Migrant Mother). Directed by photographer Katy Grannan, the film focuses on Kiki, an effervescent and childlike drifter, whose only means of escape is through her imagination, and whose precarious sense of self-worth hinges on the making of the film. 

STEVEN EMERSON BIO
Berkeley-based singer/songwriter, film composer, and filmmaker Steven Emerson got his start with internationally renowned post-punk band True West before beginning a solo career in New York. Emerson’s musical adventure includes recording four critically acclaimed solo albums, performing in 45 states and 12 countries, opening for REM, The Violent Femmes, X, Nick Cave and many others.

He is the owner of the award winning music house Ever Studio, composing for film, television, video games and commercials.

Facing East

Dimensionless

Circumference

Banished

Absence

From the album, Song of Love, by Steven Emerson.

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in a cloudless sky 
i feel you near 
in the warm sunlight 
i know you’re here 

and the trees grow on, grow on, grow on 
and the earth rolls on, rolls on, rolls on 
and the light shines on, shines on, and on and on 

stepping off the edge of an endless night 
tremble in a dream and i hold you tight 

with my eyes closed tight 
i roam the night 
in broad daylight 
it’s a quite a sight to see 
would you like to come with me

Song of Love

And On And ON

And On And On

From the album, Song of Love, by Steven Emerson.

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how long does it take to be tender 
is a moment more than you can spare 
how much is at stake if we chose to surrender 
a love that was once the answer to our prayers 

it’s so hard to know what you’re thinking 
you’re a million miles away from me 
this widening abyss, I try to narrow with a kiss 
but your heart is out of reach, and I am lost again at sea 

you used to smile so easily 
when your eyes caught sight of me 
somehow, somewhere something changed 
now you look and look away 
is there nothing I can do 
is a bit of love enough for you 

how long does it take to be tender 
am I asking just too much of you 
is it too late to save the last burning ember 
from the night that we fell 
from the love that we felt 
was almost too good to be true

Tender

From the album, Song of Love, by Steven Emerson.

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I’d do anything 
to ease your suffering 
anything at all for you 

you can count on me 
I will set you free 
that’s all i ever hoped to do 

I can’t say I know 
what you’re going through 
or how it feels to feel the way you do 

trying to escape 
the overwhelming weight 
that’s pressing down on you 

and the shadows you fight 
will give way to light 

the sun will rise 
the sun will rise 
I’ll be there for you 
say a prayer for you 

the sun will rise 
and fill the sky 
with every new tomorrow 
there’ll be a little less sorrow

The Sun Will Rise

From the album, Song of Love, by Steven Emerson.

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so much illusion 
emptiness & confusion 
feels like you’re getting closer 
and then it starts all over 

the expectations 
the endless explanations 
worked out so carefully 
all you thought you ought to be 

somehow it shifted 
along the way you drifted 
there’s gotta be more to it 
a whole lot more to you than this 

here comes the next thing 
this time it’s not so vexing 
cause you know you can let it go 
it’s really up to you, what do you want to do? 

to be worlds away 
from all you ever dreamed of 
worlds away 
take the time to know your mind and be here today 
it’s all there is and ever will be 
here today 
the light shines through what you thought was you 
let it slip away 

a long list of problems 
too many to resolve them 
can’t take it all on yourself 
you’re gonna need a little help 

the tree you’re shaking 
might you be mistaken? 
what if you looked around 
to find that you’re already found 

if you stop and listen 
to your intuition 
time will tell, it knows you well 
you’ve been around before 

that long awaited 
flash of inspiration 
when it comes have some fun 
take it for a ride – take it all in stride

Worlds Away

From the album, Set In Motion, by Steven Emerson.

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I woke up last night 
to find you by my side 
the perfect surprise 
a new light in my life 

I’d been waiting for so long 
trying to be strong 
hoping that I was wrong 
thinking that you had gone 

set in motion, set in motion 
suddenly I’m wide awake 
set in motion, set in motion 
with nothing standing in my way 
our love is strong and here to stay 
it’s a new day 

love is a flower 
that blossoms forever 
that weathers all weather 
when two hearts come together 

so take your time if you need to 
say a prayer if you want to 
kiss the sky and it will thank you 
always believe in the real you 

set in motion, set in motion 
suddenly I’m wide awake 
set in motion, set in motion 
with nothing standing in my way 
our love is strong and here to stay 
it’s a new day 

happiness, security 
open heart, empathy 
life and love, heavenly 
forever, you and me 

I was the promise of a wave 
drifting in the ocean 
you are the moon 
that set me in motion 

set in motion, set in motion 
suddenly I’m wide awake 
set in motion, set in motion 
set in motion, set in motion 
set in motion, set in motion 
with nothing standing in my way 
it’s a new day

Set In Motion

From the album, Set In Motion, by Steven Emerson.

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I’m fixing my gaze on a point through the haze 
can’t quite make out what it is 
the image compelling, there’s really no telling 
what may become of it 
drowning a memory to set straight my bearings 
and begin again 

off in the distance, transparent, persistent 
a voice rises and fades 
a thought that escaped me has come back to face me 
there’s no turning away 
the twilight was trembling, I’ve tried not remembering 
I’ve tried, anyway 

if I could only hold you now 
just like before 
when you were mine 
just like before 
when we were still in love 

we took two steps together, then fell from each other 
neither one really letting go 
now I stand on the threshold, comfortably nestled 
in between yes and no 
all that is left of me, after time took the best of me 
there’s nothing to show 

if I could only hold you now 
just like before 
when you were mine 
just like before 
when we were still in love

Just Like Before

From the album, Set In Motion, by Steven Emerson.

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you feel outnumbered, and 
encumbered 
by a need to be so much more 
than this 
you get obsessive, misdirected 
you've come too far to settle for 
a kiss 

always chasing something 
it's just that one thing that 
you've got to have 
longing for the laughter, the 
happy ever after 
that you once had 

and we all move on 
we all move on 
and we all move 
we all move on 

the situation keeps you waiting 
you're unsure who you should 
believe 
it all went your way, then it's 
gone the next day 
you lost your ticket and the 
train's about to leave 

always chasing something 
it's just that one thing that 
you've got to have 
longing for the laughter, the 
happy ever after 
that you once had 

and we all move on 
we all move on 
and we all move 
we all move on 

time to get up 
time to move on 
it's time to wake up 
time to groove on 
time to get up 
time to move on 
it's time to wake up 
time to groove on

Move On

From the album, Set In Motion, by Steven Emerson.

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I was, in your eyes 
perfectly lost 
you were, in my life 
carelessly tossed 
it’s not the falling but the fear 
that causes hesitation 

nothing is forbidden if 
I let you talk me into this 
it’s life again, love again 
the way you smiled before we kissed 
funny but it feels 
like inspiration 

write your life, paint your life 
the color of sacrifice 
lift me up, let me go 
if it is then say it’s so 
I think I finally see my destination 

until we forget ourselves 
fortune favors someone else 
it’s up to you, it’s down to me 
just trust the mystery 
I wouldn’t change a thing about my situation

Destination

From the album, Set In Motion, by Steven Emerson.

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in a time of indecision 
comfort me 
in a world so uncertain 
comfort me 

do you feel yourself a part of something 
too big to ever know 
if all the stars returned your longing 
would you be consoled 
comfort me 

I never know what to say 
until you’ve gone away 
comfort me 

until I see this endless distance 
as just a point of view 
can I lean on your conviction 
would you tell me something true 
comfort me 

I never know what to say 
until you’ve gone away 
comfort me 

all I can do is speak my mind and hope you hear me 
trying to break down this resistance and unveil the beauty 
if it’s the last thing that I do

Comfort Me

From the album, Set In Motion, by Steven Emerson.

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If you fall for love 
and there’s no one there 
and nothing changes 
by the way you care 

the days go by 
as you stand in place 
your thoughts are lost 
like the crashing waves 

oh, I didn’t understand a word you said 
but I love the sound of your voice 
waiting in the wings, hoping for the winds to change 
trying to explain just how it feels 
to close your eyes and slip away 
there are two 
sides to every story 
so baby don’t you worry 

you’re looking for 
a familiar face 
somewhere to hide 
some other place 

well the thaw will come 
though it may be late 
these things take time 
don’t lose your faith 

oh, I didn’t understand a word you said 
but I love the sound of your voice 
waiting in the wings, hoping for the winds to change 
trying to explain just how it feels 
to close your eyes and slip away 
there are two 
sides to every story 
so baby don’t you worry

Fall For Love

From the album, Song of Love, by Steven Emerson.

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when I lose myself in the open 
sky 
everything I see infused with 
light 
I can feel you next to me 
like I know you'll always be 

it's a warm night and my mind 
is clear 
I hold you and I feel no fear 
everything I'll ever need is here 

that's all I know 
my heart returning home 
that's all I know 

we will fall asleep together 
we will dream one dream 
forever 
this is the life we've lived so far 
this is the place we know as 
ours 

I close my eyes and I can see 
my whole life lies waiting for me 
you've given me a reason to 
believe 

that's all I know 
my heart returning home 
that's all I know

Song Of Love

All I Know

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Composer/producer/recording artist Steven Emerson’s musical adventure includes recording four critically acclaimed solo albums, performing in 45 states and 12 countries, opening for REM, The Violent Femmes, X, Nick Cave and many others.

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