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Once again my frailties have gained me some studio time... I've been down all week with a respritory infection, and I was supposed to sing for Thors project, but I couldn't croak out a note... so I worked on something that I did previously... I wasn't going to post this until closer to Christmas, but when I'm healthy again I'll have to hit the ground runnin'... I'm not sure I'll have time
The environment for this song is a huge cathedral... in the dark ages... For theatre, I picture slavery and forced labor in the darkest places... hopless and forsaken...
human history is replete with examples of
the bondage we live under... and while we here all fall down on all sides of every arguement... one thing I'm sure we all agree on... our longing for some kind of freedom that transends the relentless gravity that has pulled on us from the dawn of time... this is what the song represents for me
A heart felt Merry Christmas to you
Lyrics:
OH COME OH COME EMMANUEL,
AND RANSOM CAPTIVE ISRAEL
WHO MORNS IN LONELY EXILE HERE.
UNTIL THE SON OF GOD APPEARS
REJOICE REJOICE EMMANUEL
WILL COME TO YOU OH ISRAEL
OH COME THOU WISDOM FROM ON HIGH
& ORDER ALL THINGS FAR & NIGH
TO US THE PATH OF KNOWLEDGE SHOW.
& CAUSE US IN HER WAYS TO GO
REJOICE REJOICE EMMANUEL
WILL COME TO YOU OH ISRAEL
OH COME DESIRE OF NATIONS BIND
ALL PEOPLE IN ONE HEART AND MIND
BID ENVEY STRIFE AND QUARREL CEASE,
AND FILL THE WHOLE WORLD
WITH HEAVENS PEACE
REJOICE REJOICE EMMANUEL
WILL COME TO YOU OH ISRAEL
REJOICE REJOICE EMANUEL
WILL COME TO YOU OH ISRAEL
WILL COME TO YOU OH ISRAEL
WILL COME TO YOU OH ISRAEL
WILL COME TO YOU OH ISRAEL
Hardware:
G4, roland and korg synths... my voice and my trusty Drawmer preamp and baby bottle
Software:
logic pro and vocal chords
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stunning &mdash 12/08/06 - 06:08:25 PM
the production on this is sooo good. so rich in texture and your vocal work is remarkable. Hands down my favorite xmass song ever. Can't wait for the dl button to be working.
Scott you are a producer extraordinaire. LOVED the synth work. Great pads, you really created a cool ambience, with minimal footprint. simply awesome [ Reply to This ]
wow John &mdash 12/08/06 - 07:16:34 PM
Thanx so much... question... what is "minimal footprint" I've not heard that before [ Reply to This ]
glorious &mdash 12/08/06 - 06:44:15 PM
The build of this song is so thought through and well done. The pumping bass and the perc/drums gives an image of dramatic surroundings. A storytelling with powerful artistic effects.
And what a fabulous singer you are. The best vocals at macjams as I see it:) Fantastic hamonies. You show such professional music making skills.
I'm stunned, and breathless after this one... Fantabulous! [ Reply to This ]
Hi Thor &mdash 12/08/06 - 07:20:06 PM
Thanx my friend... I'm glad the "DRAMA" was not lost on you... i see this as a very dramatic song... all of human history pivoting on the event...
with any luck I can get to the christmas song tonight [ Reply to This ]
You ought to be a huge star! &mdash 12/08/06 - 06:54:01 PM
Rejoice indeed! A new Scott Carmichael song! Remarkably constructed -- you build so well, and keep it interesting all the way. Love the rejoice! part. This is BIG!!! So is your talent!
What's the baby bottle for? [ Reply to This ]
Hi Clark &mdash 12/08/06 - 07:24:14 PM
your always so encouraging to me... thanx... I appreciate it... It's as big as I can make it with synths and voices... and the baby bottle is the kind of condencer mike that I use
Hmmm what would Freud say [ Reply to This ]
Very nice &mdash 12/08/06 - 06:58:59 PM
i love music even more when it involves religion!..i find powerful even more so cause of the slow build up. good stuff [ Reply to This ]
Thank you Laur &mdash 12/08/06 - 07:26:33 PM
Fantabulous! &mdash 12/08/06 - 06:59:41 PM
Terrific word thoddi, and very appropriate for this piece. Excellent rendition Scott. I love this Christmas hymn, as it fills my heart with the hope that God promises.
I pray you will get better soon,
Rick
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hey Rick &mdash 12/08/06 - 07:30:41 PM
One of my Favorite songs ever... I've always thought it was epic in drama... when I usd to play live we would do his song even in the middle of summer... I thought it was more than a Christmas song
thanx Rick... I feel better already [ Reply to This ]
I'll be listening to this all Christmas season... &mdash 12/08/06 - 09:55:09 PM
This is powerful and clear. Great impact, great power in the harmony voices... they sound STRONG, not tentative... The whole song sounds strong, as it should...
I think this is going to be my song of the season...
Thank you, Scott...
Ed [ Reply to This ]
you're very welcome &mdash 12/09/06 - 08:42:57 AM
Not many words needed &mdash 12/08/06 - 10:20:15 PM
thank you Alimar &mdash 12/09/06 - 08:44:54 AM
Another stunner! &mdash 12/08/06 - 10:52:18 PM
Fantastic vocals! I really don't know what else to add that hasn't already been said. Scott, you have a way of giving this message that's so meaningful and profound. So powerful! Thank you and Merry Christmas. [ Reply to This ]
and Merry Christmas to you &mdash 12/09/06 - 08:49:05 AM
Stopped... in awe &mdash 12/08/06 - 11:00:41 PM
yes... great production, great instrumentation and vocals. But, Scott, you through your song get into the heart of man... his longings for something more, something better... something, it seems, all can relate to. Taking a familar hymn and making it something new and powerful...
If you would, send me a copy... dadai_music@yahoo.com
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Hey J A C K &mdash 12/09/06 - 08:57:28 AM
This song has always seemed very significant to me... Our story across the timeline is truely epic, and this song captures some of that drama... If you ever get a chance listen to Chris Rice "Welcome to our World" I think you'll love it
I sent this to you last night and it came back to me... is that address right ... I'll try again today...
thanx Jack [ Reply to This ]
email... &mdash 12/09/06 - 10:31:03 AM
Yes, the address is correct. Make sure you use the underscore to separate dadai_music@yahoo.com. Also is your file is bigger than 10 MB it won't allow it, so convert to to a smaller file then send.
Wonderful song...
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Dadai
... It's just music [ Reply to This ]
Bravo, Scott!! &mdash 12/08/06 - 11:39:47 PM
Scott, this is radio-ready. Beautiful. Absolutely outstanding in every way. What a tremendous blessing...you are a wonderful talent. [ Reply to This ]
Wow Rick &mdash 12/09/06 - 09:03:16 AM
Radio ready! it's hard to produce things in my studio, because It doen't give me a true monitor... to much room coloring... so I have to take my mixes around to different systems... a real pain... by the time I make a final copy , I'm really just not sure... but this is hi praise and I appreciate it very much
thank you [ Reply to This ]
I just like listening to you sing. &mdash 12/08/06 - 11:40:19 PM
And this song is wonderfully done. The build in instrumentation & dynamic level is powerful and adds to the feeling of anticipation and joy in this song. [ Reply to This ]
Hi Kisty &mdash 12/09/06 - 09:25:50 AM
I was aware that the song is about waiting.. a history of waiting... so I tried to measure it out... I still get a little kick out of being a "singer"... it's that last thing I would have expected... old dog new trick...
G O B E A R S ... sorry [ Reply to This ]
Absolutely amazing! &mdash 12/08/06 - 11:49:56 PM
David Crosby's there from the first sung note - not a bad place to start! Absolutely astounding performance and production - I'm not usually one to be lost for words, but this goes direct to my Xmas CD once I can download it.
Fantastic stuff - as ziti would say, "deepest bow".
Neil [ Reply to This ]
Thank you Neil &mdash 12/09/06 - 09:31:18 AM
Incredible &mdash 12/09/06 - 09:00:06 AM
oustanding musical arrangement....even more outstanding vocal arrangement.....an awesome performance! [ Reply to This ]
thank you McB &mdash 12/09/06 - 09:37:22 AM
I had a big crunching guitar in there from 1/2 way through the arrangment... and it just didn't belong there... I had to find a different way to build it... but I promise I won't remove guitars often... seriously I appreciate the comment [ Reply to This ]
my spirit rejoiced &mdash 12/09/06 - 09:25:11 AM
when I heard this, Scott. Talk about turning misfortune into blessing! Your "down" time produces awesome beauty for us. God in in the house, man. :-) And you had a respiratory infection while recording? God is good, very good. :-) Thank you for recording this for us, it's awesomely moving. [ Reply to This ]
Hi Rox &mdash 12/09/06 - 09:29:32 AM
No... I have a hard enough time singing when I'm healthy... I mixed this while I was sick and added and arranged keys and percussion... the vocal was already done... Very glad this got you rejoicing... music is the language of the heart
thanx friend [ Reply to This ]
Your god &mdash 12/09/06 - 10:22:57 AM
Thanx BS &mdash 12/09/06 - 11:39:05 AM
That would be very cool.. I do know He's been very patient...
peace; Scott [ Reply to This ]
Majestic &mdash 12/09/06 - 10:54:31 AM
IM REJOICING IN THIS MUSIC, thanks for the holiday gift, feel better :) [ Reply to This ]
Hey TW &mdash 12/10/06 - 10:32:31 PM
feeling much better... and you're very welcome... humble thanx
scott [ Reply to This ]
Wonderful &mdash 12/09/06 - 11:13:34 AM
Moving. Great arrangement and vocals. Another of those "Makes me homesick for the Home I've never been to" songs!
Thanks and can't wait for downloads to be fixed. [ Reply to This ]
thanx you Thomas &mdash 12/10/06 - 10:34:01 PM
ahh &mdash 12/09/06 - 12:00:59 PM
What else can be said? Epic. Maybe, but that's about it. I ditto all the other observations! And thank you for taking the time to create and share this with us! --happy holidays, kell [ Reply to This ]
Hi Kelli &mdash 12/10/06 - 10:36:06 PM
Scott!!!! &mdash 12/09/06 - 03:06:30 PM
Wow, this is absolutely beautiful and what an arrangement. I'll bet that this song ends up downloaded year after year and I know I'll be burning it for family members and friends when d/l's come back up.
(Lisa) [ Reply to This ]
Thanx so much Lisa &mdash 12/10/06 - 10:39:03 PM
I really love the idea that people I don't even know would be listening to this somewhere...this might be my fav comment...and you're more than welcome to it.. thanx for the encouragement
scott [ Reply to This ]
appropriate for the season &mdash 12/09/06 - 04:58:16 PM
The richness and complexity of your vocals and instrumental accompaniment is truly impressive on this tune.
You create a "momentous" atmosphere with the rather heavy, sombre orchestration -- as though we'd better wake up and pay attention to the message!
Playing through my MacBook and Soundsticks II speakers, the low end of this recording was very full, bordering on obliterating the higher end, which I would have liked to hear just a bit more of.
Also, the thick texture throughout this piece could be varied, thinned in spots for additional interest, but perhaps you were going for more of a sustained intensity -- in which case you succeeded admirably!
This is a very well-put together, nicely produced holiday tune, which was NOT released too early. Thanks for sharing. [ Reply to This ]
thank you Cameron &mdash 12/10/06 - 10:46:19 PM
I love the Idea of audimating the EQ on this... one of my early mixes i addressed the saturated bottom end by EQing out some of the lows... and it lost the warmth..and the big drum hits became hollow... I could select a few of the muddiest instruments and leave the rest alone... but I like the idea of varrieing the bottom through the song....
Hey maybe I could get some real French horns on this... my close friend Jesse Corti was in the Les Mis cast here on broadway... still a fav [ Reply to This ]
When I noticed this song had the &mdash 12/09/06 - 09:41:12 PM
highest rating this week I felt compelled to give it a listen .. when I opened the page and realized it was a Scott Carmichael I said to myself "well that explains that then" .... you continue to amaze me with your vocal abilities and I will never figure out how you manage to mix numerous layers of vocals in so well and it always comes out sounding clean and clear. By the time I manage to get more than 2 in one of my songs it just ends up sounding like what the orchestra sounds like when they are warming up .... you are truly a master at your craft! [ Reply to This ]
Hi Allanah &mdash 12/11/06 - 02:17:55 PM
I have some tricks and tips.. little things that I've found over the years that work... kind of a default approach that I'll try to sum up and shoot over to you... and thanx again.. you've always been so kind & encouraging with your comments
Merry Christmas; Scott [ Reply to This ]
great stuff scott &mdash 12/10/06 - 08:57:54 PM
you cant go wrong w/ this song-great harmonies as usual very evocative and heartfelt-a happy xmas to ya and hope ya'll feel better! [ Reply to This ]
Hey Pal &mdash 12/11/06 - 02:22:52 PM
Yeh I've always loved this song... and I'm Feelin' much better thanx... I just got notice that you've posted...I'll be by after basketball practice.... I coach after school... thanx again
reguards; Scott [ Reply to This ]
stunning &mdash 12/10/06 - 09:11:31 PM
just stunning. I have always loved this song. The epitome of the coming of hope. You've captured the energy and the longing. You've established a global sound to do it, which is appropriate. The Peter Gabriels and Paul Simon's of the world ought to take notice.
*one small thing---you've got to get yourself a personal symphony! Your arrangement deserves so much more than synth-brass. [ Reply to This ]
Kris thank you &mdash 12/11/06 - 02:29:43 PM
encouraging comments indeed... I love this song too... I have several versions all very different... but this one gets to the heart of the song as I see it... I have a sampeler in Logic that I really don't know how to use yet... but truely, I struggled with the synth sounds... I EQed for hours... there is only so much you can do.. i would love to take your advice or get real players
thanx again Kris [ Reply to This ]
Unique &mdash 12/10/06 - 09:57:40 PM
Your treatment of this song is very original. I love the way it starts out dark and almost industrial. That makes the resolution of "rejoice", even more satisfying. The sound is huge and beautiful. All in all its an arresting piece of music. Regards [ Reply to This ]
"Industrial" yes &mdash 12/11/06 - 02:36:21 PM
That's the word I was looking for... I had invisioned the mines of Moria... Underground in Isenguard... forced slave labor in Mordor.. that kind of thing... and I wanted to contrast this against the release of "rejoice".. I was hoping it would be heard this way
thanx Mathew [ Reply to This ]
Devine &mdash 12/10/06 - 11:11:29 PM
And I cannot believe you hang out here with us earthly amateurs. Y'know, I'm not religious in the slightest, but a person's gotta be without a pulse if he/she cannot feel the spiritual magnificence of this. You got me. Thank you for your music, Scott. Feel better soon, (darnit!), and have a WONDERFUL holiday! [ Reply to This ]
Count me in &mdash 12/11/06 - 05:23:46 PM
with the earthly amateurs... truth is my ears were so tired in the last 5 years or so... I never listened to anything... I wanted something new... Mj has me listening again, and it's proactive not passive, because these are peers and friends... there aren't enough people close by to form any kind of writers quild... but all over the earth there are plenty of us.. and all's we have to do is log on... MJ has me working past my prime and for that I'm grateful...
I read your comment before I went to work, and thought alot about it during the day... I know what I would want to say at the risk of scaring someone away...
... Jesus wasn't much for religion either.. dealing with the religious is the only time you see him angry... and we are all spirtual... body, mind and spirit... I'm fat because I feed my body... some people here are very smart because they feed their minds... in this culture the spirit gets neglected... we starve the spirit... I think that's one reason music has the power over us that it has... we are starved... anyway my point is that as much as we are physical, and intellect, we are spiritual...
from a former sceptic, peace; Scott
and thank you I feel much better [ Reply to This ]
MAN... &mdash 12/12/06 - 01:24:01 AM
Hey Dion &mdash 12/13/06 - 08:55:22 AM
What a blessing &mdash 12/12/06 - 01:09:56 PM
::bowing in deep respect::
While listening to this, I was transported. Scott, you dimmed the lights and clicked on the projector inside of my brain. This is Michael W. Smith good, even better - because your voice is so much warmer to my ears than his. Astonishingly moving and inspiring in the purest sense of the word; wow. Praise God for music - and for your gift! Thank you for sharing it with us. [ Reply to This ]
I remember &mdash 12/13/06 - 09:02:10 AM
sitting in a writers workshop in small room in a hotel 25 years ago... and this kid came up to the piano and played "ROCKET TOWN" I was completely knocked out, and after I refused to play any of my stuff... Michael W went on to do other things... I went home
so I must say thanx very much... as i tell Z, a bow is worth 10 DL's [ Reply to This ]
Nice job &mdash 12/12/06 - 08:09:22 PM
You say you were sick when you worked on this. Man, you don't sound sick to me. This is a wonderful job all around. [ Reply to This ]
Hey JT &mdash 12/13/06 - 09:06:36 AM
I had done the vocals just after thanxgiving... there is no way I could have sung anything last week... I finished keyboards, percussions and production...
thank you very much and merry Christmas [ Reply to This ]
Scott... &mdash 12/12/06 - 11:15:22 PM
I don't think I could add anything more to the many wonderful comments you've received. Thanks for posting this wonderful song, and for allowing folks to download it. Absolutely wonderful! [ Reply to This ]
Downloads &mdash 12/13/06 - 09:16:50 AM
Hi Mike... I'm watching the downloads... I get such a kick from knowing people from all different places may be listening to this... let's say places like the Chicago area (G O B E A R S)... I grew up outside of chicago...
I digress... really DL's tell you if it is working, and you are more than welcome [ Reply to This ]
Vastly expanding &mdash 12/13/06 - 05:08:36 PM
your feel to this song. I like the approach. Your interpretation to this song never had crossed my mind. A plea for freedom and if we come to terms with our higher power, He has offered us salvation. The cathedrals sound relative to the darkest places had me depicting the fortunate and unfortunate, how they pass through time in parallel. It sounded as though the strongest voices were coming from the weak and desperate. Very powerful and thanks for sharing. [ Reply to This ]
hey John &mdash 12/15/06 - 02:06:43 PM
I liked your take on "fortunate and unfortunate" passing thru in parallel... interesting what different pictures music will stir in us... thanx for the listen and comments
scott [ Reply to This ]
This is nice &mdash 12/14/06 - 02:39:12 PM
Nice to see all of the carols on here. Another fine job you've done. I passed this link on to my son, he really likes it as well . - Harold [ Reply to This ]
Hi Harold &mdash 12/15/06 - 02:13:07 PM
yeh, Mj could have a double box set with no prob... all interesting stuff too... not the same old same old here at MJ... thanx for passin' this on harold... I appreciate it [ Reply to This ]
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Scott you are a producer extraordinaire. LOVED the synth work. Great pads, you really created a cool ambience, with minimal footprint. simply awesome
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