The Teaching of Little Crow the journey of the soul
(Click on any title and press play to hear selection)
Original music composed by Steve Lemmon (ASCAP)
* Composed by Ryan Tilby
† Composed by Sam Payne, Steve Lemmon, and Ryan Tilby
‡ Composed by J. Michael Bailey and Ryan Tilby – from the album
“The Surface Beneath” (jmichaelbailey@yahoo.com)
Soundtrack music performed by Steve Lemmon and Ryan Tilby with guest appearances by Drew Williams, Sam Payne, and Brittany Tilby
The original music created to score the audio production of The Teaching of Little Crow was so extraordinary that we had to offer it as a stand-alone item! This fabulous production includes the combined amazing talents of composers, musicians, singers, and lyricists, who are known and respected independent of this particular work. Let us introduce you to a few of them:
STEVE LEMMON (ASCAP): Steve was primarily responsible for the scoring of The Teaching of Little Crow. He not only applies his talent to the audio book industry, but also has scored numerous movies, commercials, and videos. Definitely, we consider Steve a master composer, lyricist and musician, and quite frankly, count ourselves fortunate to have co-created with him. He is the owner of Spiral Studios and has applied his massive talent from the original concept to the final editing of this work, acting not only as a co-producer, composer, musician, singer, but also as the recording engineer! Steve is an independent musician, but also appears with the SAM PAYNE PROJECT and as backup for many other famous artists.
RYAN TILBY: Ryan spent one solid year, day in and day out, recording, editing and engineering Little Crow. His fine tuned ear and impeccable vision and timing is hugely responsible for the success of this project. An amazing musician, composer, and lyricist! His contribution to this production, as with Steve Lemmon, is invaluable! Additionally, Ryan, and his partner, Drew Williams, are well-known bluegrass artists with a number of popular CD’s under their belts, (available on cdbaby.com). He is a master guitarist, banjo and mandolin player, and vocalist, performing as back up for the SAM PAYNE PROJECT, PETER BREINHOLT, RYAN SHUPE & THE RUBBER BAND. We recommend you google this young artist and follow his career --- for it is skyrocketing! (www.ryantilby.com)
DREW WILLIAMS: The majority of the fiddle pieces you hear in the soundtrack are played by this talented young bluegrass artist. Partnering with Ryan Tilby, these two artists are making a large dent in their specialized niche and we were so fortunate to have them both perform for Little Crow. (www.projectdrew.net)
SAM PAYNE: Sam brought his unique vocal style to several of our selections, and we so loved one of his original tunes that he graciously allowed us to include it in Little Crow. Sam is a Utah icon, a poet, musician, composer, vocalist and lyricist. We were thrilled when he agreed to play a small part in our production. With multiple CD’s to his credit, we hope you will explore some of his extraordinary work! (www.sampayne.com)
BRITTANY TILBY: We knew the song “Sacred” required a special violin touch, and though we tried it with a celtic fiddle feel, it just didn’t quite meet our needs. Brittany Tilby, (wife of Ryan Tilby) is a fabulous violinist in the classical tradition and when Ryan suggested we have her come into the studio and apply her art to this song, we were hesitant…. BOY did she blow us out of the water! Her art was exactly, precisely what this piece needed… and we think this song is one of the highlights of this production! We think you’ll agree.
J. MICHAEL BAILEY: We had included a beautiful instrumental piece written by Ryan Tilby within some of our Native American scenes. When it came time to create the soundtrack, Ryan suggested we hear the lyrics and performance of Michael Bailey….lyrics that aligned with the major theme of Little Crow --- the transformation of the soul. We were overwhelmed, not only by the lyrics, but by Michael’s performance and immediately made contact to see if we could include Let Me Fly in the soundtrack. An amazing talent, we highly recommend you check out his cd, From The Surface Beneath. (jmichaelbailey@yahoo.com)
Angelina Heart
Was it your heart fire
Or was it mine
That answered the distant call Divine
Submerged, entwined, in a love so surreal
That deep inside only we two could feel
It was your heart fire,
Deep, strong and true
It was your heart fire
That drew me to you
You reached out to help me
Made me to see
What I longed for
Was right there in me
And from the cold ashes
The phoenix now flies
With new eye’s vision
Takes to the skies
Was it your heart fire
That saw the real me?
Babe, it’s your heart fire
That sets my soul free
Was it your heart fire
That saw the real me?
Babe, it’s your heart fire
That sets my soul free
In darkest moments
The path disappeared
My wings would falter
My heart filled with fear
But, you sent a heart fire
To light up the way
Erased all of the darkness
Brought light to the day
It was my heart fire
Proud, sure, and free
It was my heart fire
That just couldn’t see
Now it’s my heart fire
Deep, strong, and true
Babe, it’s my heart fire
That brings me to you
That seals me to you
Steve Lemmon
It’s so good to have you near me now
Like a beacon in a swelling storm
You’re the voice that guides me home
You’re the fire that keeps me warm
Running circles into nowhere
You keep me walking straight
Fall to pieces in the darkness
Your light will guide the way
It’s so good to have you near me now
An oasis in the desert heat
Though the battle rages on
Your calm is my retreat
Running circles into nowhere
You keep me walking straight
Fall to pieces in the darkness
Your light will guide the way
And I hear your voice speak to my soul
And remove all the shadows of doubt
I will live so your strength can enter my life
And let the insight out
With two hearts that are one
I see my true reflection right there in your eyes
But I can’t see the road ahead
The fear in me is subsiding
As long as you are guiding me
It’s so good to have you near me now
Your love wraps me up in grace and light
You saved me from myself
And we’ve made it through the night
Running lifetime after lifetime
Our paths become as one
There is no longer darkness
Our hearts are as the sun
And I hear your voice speak to my soul
And remove all the shadows of doubt
I will live so your strength can enter my life
And let the insight out
And we hear God’s voice speak to our souls
And remove all the shadows of doubt
Now we live so his love can enter our lives
And let the insight out ..... draw our true hearts out
The Teaching of Little Crow, the journey of the soul by Angelina Heart AND the original musical soundtrack were recorded, mixed, and mastered at Spiral Studios (spiralrecordingstudios.com) in St. George, Utah. (435) 652-9595
Produced by Heart Flame Audio and Spiral Studios.
