ZARZUELA DE OVEJUNADOR (THE SHEEPHERDER'S OPERA) SAMPLE SONGS
To all of you who have supported over the past decade or so my efforts to promote the songs for which I wrote the lyrics, my deepest and sincerest gratitude. I wish you the best for the new year: health, happiness and success.
If anyone among you happen to have experience or interest in composing for Musical Theater, which requires a very specific skill set--the ability to write original music to pre-existing lyrics (mine) for a dozen or more songs which are both distinctive and yet obviously connected to each other, developing plot and character in a dramatic arc--the entire score of the musical WEST SIDE STORY, for example is based on TRIPLETS (THREE NOTES IN SEQUENCE) please contact me directly for details.
All of my projects are COPYRIGTED and ON SPEC. If a show is optioned for commercial production we would--in most instances--split the Author's Advance (option money with a producer secures the rights for ONE YEAR, renewable if all parties are agreed) and ALL royalties EQUALLY, instead of the Dramatists' Guild standard split of two-thirds to me for the book (plot and dialogue) and lyrics and only one-third to the composer.
Each of my projects requires a distinctive musical interpretation which conveys the locale and historical era in which it is set, while appealing to a broad 21st century audience and showcasing the composer's individual style. PLEASE INCLUDE A LINK TO YOUR WEBSITE OR MP3S OF YOUR ORINGINAL MUSIC--NOT NEW ARRANGEMENTS OF ANOTHER COMPOSER'S WORK, YOUR RESUME'/C.V. AND LETTERS OF REFERENCE OR MEDIA REVIEWS OF YOUR SONGS--RECORDED WITH LIVE SINGERS INSTEAD OF MIDI. I'll send my support material by return email, including a list of my current COPYRIGHTED projects with capsule descriptions and further details.
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