Soliloquy

Have not updated for some time. I’m having one of those uninspired moments again. Nonetheless, this is one of the songs I wrote late last year for Christophe. Despite it being sung by one of the less desirable characters before his suicide, this piece is quite a personal favourite of mine. We can’t always keep [...]

Like You

I don’t have many songs for Young Jacques and Young Chevalier. But this is one of them.

Like You
(Young Jacques)
Twelve incredibly long years,
Look how time has flown.
You raised me through blood sweat, tears,
You watched me as I’ve grown.
You’re more than a nanny,
A comforter, friend,
You make things hale and dandy,
You always understand.
If I could ask for one [...]

With You As A Friend

This song has been some years in the making. While I had settled on the chorus since 2002, the tunes for the main verses and bridge came about only more recently. Admittably, I find it the most challenging to write melodies for male duets because I can never seem to get the “feel” right. But [...]

Don’t Give In / With You As A Friend (Reprise)

There’s no significantly new melody in this piece. It’s a “transition” song meant to advance the plot and merely takes its melody from 2 other songs – Caron’s “Don’t Give In” and Jacques and John’s “With You As A Friend”. The full versions of both pieces haven’t been completed, although Caron provides a refrain in [...]

It’s Alright

I’m fairly satisfied with this initial draft, although I know there will probably be many revisions. “It’s Alright” arose in Vegas earlier this year when I was navigating the main street past individuals who were trying to pass me cards and flyers. The normal refrain was “it’s alright” and the melody flowed quite naturally from [...]

Calm The Waves

I’m still writing my latest piece “It’s Alright” which has unfortunately hit a road-block in one stanza. In the meantime, I’m putting up another song which I wrote many years back. Chevalier sings this with his father, Pierre, in jail.

Calm The Waves
(Chevalier and Pierre)
Chevalier:
Calm the waves,
And let us be strong.
Free the slaves
For they are not [...]

A Million Pictures

Most songs are long-drawn and can take some time to complete. ”A Million Pictures” is one rare exception. Written on a bus journey home in London in 2002, it tells of Jacques’ “million pictures” which remind him of his historical baggage. He eventually realises that the million pictures are the same ones that will motivate him to [...]

All I Ever See

All I Ever See
(Jacques)
The wheels are set in motion,
I love her with devotion.
For with the rose i send to her,
I hope she knows i hold her dear.
She is the one i’ll always love
I’ll always be there.
I’ll always be near.
The wheels are set in motion
But why this strange emotion?
A beast unworthy of that face,
The least i should [...]

Attracted Hearts

Another duet, this time by Chevalier and Christine.

Attracted Hearts
(Chevalier and Christine)
Chevalier:
I see her there standing,
And then she slowly smiles.
Our chance encounter ending,
She seems a thousand miles
Away from me,
In my fantasy.
Christine :
I see him there standing,
A figure of repose,
My heartbeats never ending,
I don’t know why I froze,
Then he disappeared,
Without a word.
Chevalier:
She is all I see,
Somehow my heart’s [...]

Everyday

Written in 2003, “Everyday” is sung by Pierre and Caron – the parents of Jacques. Both sing it from different locations (Pierre is in jail for his crimes). Although starting from different premises, it concludes with a reaffirmation of their love for each other.

Everyday
(Pierre and Caron)
Pierre:
Everyday, I think of all the actions of my past,
Everyday, I wonder [...]