SOFT RAIN  is one of 24 beautiful pieces included in the Willis Music publication NAOKO IKEDA • THE GRADED COLLECTION, selected and edited by Andrew Eales.

This recording was made for promotional purposes with the permission and support of the publisher and composer.

Naoko Ikeda: Soft Rain

Words

Pack your bag yeah
We're going away on a little trip
Don't be sad
Just make sure you pack every little bit
It won't take long
We gotta get away from all of this commotion
Get in the car babe
And let's drive away, get some motion
Got to get away got to get away from these bad bad days
Got to get away got to get away from these bad bad days
Oh oh honey
Oh we've got to get to it
Oh oh honey
We will get through it

Break

We're gonna go real far
We're not going to stop until we're out of the rat race yeah
And when we get to that place
We're going to lay down in our spiritual space
Oh oh honey I've got to have you
Oh oh honey only you will do
Let's get away let's get away yeah
Hmm let's get away let's get away yeah
Let's get away let's get away yeah
Hmm let's get away let's get away yeah

It won't take long
We gotta get away from all of this commotion
Get in the car babe
And lets drive away, get some motion
Got to get away got to get away from these bad bad days
Got to get away got to get away from these bad bad days

Bad Bad Days

We welcome your feedback!

Composed, produced & performed by Srouly Frank

Ups and downs

This is my version of the wonderful Opening by Philip Glass from Glassworks. It largely follows the piece as written, but I've added a a few bits of my own and not followed the structure exactly, hence slight rework.

This is one of the first pieces that caught my imagination when I began learning to play piano and it's taken till now for me to get to a point where I'm ready to share my take on it. I'm still very much a late starting learner with the piano, but hopefully there's enough here to get across the beauty of this piece of music.

A slight rework of Opening

sad song. A dream and ex boyfriend.  Then parents died, 2 kids in village committed suicide, then back to singing about my ex. 
Best parts of a few song put together. 
strange arrangement though. 

The Fire

i know......you think......i'm strong.
the road....just feels....too long.
i'm sorry, i'm sorry....i'm falling apart.
i'm sorry, i'm sorry....haven't got the heart.

you think that....i should try....much more.
but i'm down....can't get off....the floor.
i'm sorry, i'm sorry....i hide my fears.
i'm sorry, i'm sorry....to see your tears....it's over....it's over.

it's not that....i don't see....your pain.
i'm breaking....i can't take....the strain.
i'm sorry, i'm sorry....i'm going down.
i'm sorry, i'm sorry....please don't frown.

i don't want....to hurt....my best friend.
you must know....this is....the end.
i'm sorry, i'm sorry....please don't cry.
i'm sorry, i'm sorry....can't tell you why....it's over....it's over

repeat verse 1 and 2

she knows that he is not well, but he hasn't told her that he's dying.

It's over.  (song for a dying man)

Composed and performed by Megan Jennifer Lewis

Mixed and mastered by Chris Adams


Naked

She stands a’mid the field
They are hiding
She can not see
But she hears their laughter

Are you a boy?
Are you a girl?
What an ugly girl!

She is crimson

Spinning now
Round and round
Naked and exposed
Where to turn?

She runs home
Runs home

Oh, the inner world
Mud pies and leaf whales
Rag dolls coming to tea

She runs home

Naked

"Atmosfera": from notes from 1973

Experience a moment of melancholy and transform it into joy!

Piano: Bosendorfer

Atmosfera

Stranger

I'm fascinated by left handed guitarists like Doyle Bramhall II (being a left handed person myself,who plays right handed). I enjoy seeing the differences in phrasing and other choices.

Blame (Doyle Bramhall II Cover)

Impromptu No.1

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I'm Antonio Porrino, for all Tonino.
Graduated in Physics in March 1979, I was Researcher in Theoretical Nuclear Physics at the "Federico II" University of Naples until November 2019.
I studied music, initially at the Conservatory of San Pietro a Maiella in Naples and then self-taught piano, organ and composition.
I have been married to Anna since July 1982 and we have 5 children, Fabio, Luca, Francesca, Cecilia, Vincenzo and 2 grandchildren, Antonio and Sofia, Fabio's children, married to Sara.
I founded the polyphonic choir "Vicus Novanensis" in 1992 and in 2019 "I Cantori di Maria", which have collected the legacy of the numerous "long distance adoptions" of the previous choir.
The musical activity takes place mainly at the "Pontifical Minor Basilica of Maria Santissima Assunta" in Santa Maria a Vico (Italy).
I have composed music of various genres.
My music would like to express and transmit feelings of peace, serenity and joy, contrasting those of war, hatred and oppression that seem to prevail on planet Earth, causing the degradation of the natural environment that guards us.
Some of my music is also on youtube (porrinomusic)

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Sono Antonio Porrino, per tutti Tonino.
Laureato in Fisica nel marzo 1979, sono stato Ricercatore di Fisica Nucleare Teorica presso l'Università "Federico II" di Napoli fino a novembre 2019. 
Ho studiato Musica, inizialmente presso il Conservatorio di San Pietro a Maiella di Napoli e poi pianoforte, organo e composizione da autodidatta.
Sono sposato con Anna dal luglio 1982 e abbiamo 5 figli, Fabio, Luca, Francesca, Cecilia, Vincenzo e 2 nipoti, Antonio e Sofia, figli di Fabio, sposato con Sara. 
Ho fondato nel 1992 il Coro polifonico "Vicus Novanensis" e nell'anno 2019 "I Cantori di Maria", che hanno raccolto l'eredità delle numerose "adozioni a distanza" del precedente coro. 
L'attività musicale si svolge prevalentemente presso la "Basilica Pontificia Minore di Maria Santissima Assunta" di Santa Maria a Vico (Italy). 
Ho composto brani musicali di vario genere. 
La mia musica vorrebbe esprimere e trasmettere sentimenti di pace, di serenità e di gioia, contrastando quelli di guerra, odio e sopraffazione che sembrano prevalere sul pianeta Terra, provocando la degradazione dell'ambiente naturale che ci custodisce.
Alcune delle mie musiche sono anche su youtube (porrinomusic)

Atmosfera

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