Cue(s) of the Week: "Gaming Steve"
Given my druthers, I'd time travel back to the late 60s and be a writer/arranger for Motown or Atlantic at the height of the soul music era. Ergo, when my old friend and colleague Stephen Glicker, a.k.a. Gaming Steve, asked me to write some Motown-style theme music for his popular podcast, I leapt at the opportunity.
So hot off the proverbial press, here are the main and closing themes for the show. (Since both are stylistically similar, I thought I would give you a double feature this week.)
Gaming Steve Opening Theme Song
Gaming Steve Closing Theme Song
I was lucky enough to rope in an all-star team of horn players for the session. John Papenbrook, our first trumpet, had been playing with Aretha Franklin that weekend, so he was in the right frame of mind to say the least. The rest of the horns - I can't bring myself to call trumpets and saxes "brass and wind players" in this context - boasted similar talents and impressive resumes.
And if that bluesy growl belting out the lyrics sounds familiar, it may be because you recognize Oren Waters' voice from the Jeffersons theme song. (It is Oren who informs you that beans don't burn on the grill.) Kudos also go to Gennine Jackson for her backing vocals, and Tom Strahle for his jaunty fender solos.
Needless to say, this gig was a lot of fun.
So hot off the proverbial press, here are the main and closing themes for the show. (Since both are stylistically similar, I thought I would give you a double feature this week.)
Gaming Steve Opening Theme Song
Gaming Steve Closing Theme Song
I was lucky enough to rope in an all-star team of horn players for the session. John Papenbrook, our first trumpet, had been playing with Aretha Franklin that weekend, so he was in the right frame of mind to say the least. The rest of the horns - I can't bring myself to call trumpets and saxes "brass and wind players" in this context - boasted similar talents and impressive resumes.
And if that bluesy growl belting out the lyrics sounds familiar, it may be because you recognize Oren Waters' voice from the Jeffersons theme song. (It is Oren who informs you that beans don't burn on the grill.) Kudos also go to Gennine Jackson for her backing vocals, and Tom Strahle for his jaunty fender solos.
Needless to say, this gig was a lot of fun.
2 Comments:
Both cues are quite enjoyable. The vocals, admittedly, made me chuckle because of the content, but they leave a smile after the laughter. Brass was immaculate and the juxtaposition of them with guitar and piano worked well.
One nitpick, though: Did you use sampled drums? They sound fine, but seem a little flat.
Love the new music. Well done!
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