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Pilot Light Pilot Light
Moderate tempo. Fully orchestrated. Swing feel. Non-religious lyrics, but still based on some biblical principles. So I still call it a Songsermon TM.
I Am for You (memo from God) I Am for You (memo from God)
Uptempo. Key sounds are distortion guitars. Starts off 'heavy' in music and message, but around 1:00 it starts turning jubilant. The "Nineveh nightmare" is a blend of two verses from the Book of Nahum. See "About the song" for more info
What Great Thing Is Gonna Happen Today What Great Thing Is Gonna Happen Today
Uptempo. Upbeat. Fully orchestrated.
ALWAYS EXPECT VICTORY ALWAYS EXPECT VICTORY
Upbeat message. Uptempo music. Fully orchestrated.
MARATHON MARATHON
Upbeat. Uptempo (moves along at a marathon runner's pace). Fully orchestrated. Probably one of my best songs as far as having unusual and interesting things going on... the heaviest amount starting with verse 3.
War Is Tiring War Is Tiring
Upbeat. Uptempo. Christian pop. Though the title seems negative, the lyric matter is not. Should lift you up.
MINORITY GROUP MINORITY GROUP
A driving, uptempo beat. Minor key. Fully orchestrated. There's an audacious line that reads "maintain your supremacy." It refers to verses like 1 John 4:4b, "Greater is he that is in you than he that is in the world."
MEANT FOR DEEPER THINKING MEANT FOR DEEPER THINKING
Uptempo & upbeat. Full orchestration. Fun bit of spoken narration in verse 4, thanks to Sgt. Drake & his lovely wife.
Much Bigger Than Me Much Bigger Than Me
Tropical feel. Moderate tempo. Fully orchestrated. Reflective message.
WHY DOES GOD RISK THAT WHY DOES GOD RISK THAT
Uptempo. Upbeat. Fully orchestrated. Question in minor key. Answer in major key.
Overdue Changes (part A) Overdue Changes (part A)
Upbeat, uptempo. Fully orchestrated, but I used less orchestration, to increase clarity of musical parts. (I tend to overload the instrumentation.)
Get Mad Get Mad
Moderate tempo. Upbeat. Lighter orchestration than normal for me. Only used 3 sounds from my synthesizer, main one being 12-string guitar. The one-and-only time I performed this live (very early 1980's), I just strummed a 6-string acoustic.
CHRIST IN (2013 remix) CHRIST IN (2013 remix)
Alternative pop. Fully orchestrated. Moderate tempo.
Astonishing Power Astonishing Power
Lots of my classical leanings in the orchestration. Minor key based, but certainly not a downer. The minor key is to set up contrast with the hook ('astonishing power'), which is in a major key.
NO PLACE ON EARTH COULD BE SAFER NO PLACE ON EARTH COULD BE SAFER
Fully orchestrated...a slow 7/4 meter.
Out of The Tombs And into A Ministry Out of The Tombs And into A Ministry
My typical style. Upbeat. Uptempo. Fully orchestrated.
