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Be Enouraged
Your value is in who you are, not in what you do.
The Story Behind Common Grace
WHY:
"Thank You for your service" is not enough. I pray I can live a life worth you fighting for.
This is a remake of the song I did back in 2003. I used a couple of samples in the original song, but I wanted to have track with my own original composition. So, here it is.
To All The Soldiers - Make Beats In Reason - A Personal Tribute to US Troops
HOW:
WHEN:
9/25/2003 2:35:17 PM
WHERE:
Layton, Utah, USA - Hill Air Force Base
WHO:
Produced and Performed by TaurusBeats (Taurus M. James)
Moods
You already know that I create moody instrumental music, but you may not know that I always want to hear how what I create affects other people.
Here is how I attempted to describe the moods for this music:
dramatic, dark, emotional, reflective, sentimental, thoughtful, sad, mournful, strong, anthemic, bold, confident, determined, patriotic, powerful, sophisticated, victorious
Your feedback is very important to me me. What do you thin?.
What mood does this mood put you in? How does this music make you feel? Please, let me know in the comments section below.
Themes
I think about my music in story form. Every song or beat I make is telling a story or part of a story. Here are some Music Storylines or Plots for this song.
- Overcoming the Monster: Hero and the bad guy.
- Voyage and Return: Boldly exploring.
- The Quest: Seeking and finding.
- Tragedy: The price of fatal flaws.
Overcoming the Monster
- Main character travels to unfamiliar place, meets new characters and overcomes a series of trials, while trying to get home.
- The new friendships and new-found wisdom allow them to find their way back home again.
Voyage and Return
- Main character travels to unfamiliar place, meets new characters and overcomes a series of trials, while trying to get home.
- The new friendships and new-found wisdom allow them to find their way back home again.
The Quest
- Hero sets out in search of a specific prize, overcoming a series of challenges and temptations.
- Hero has hindering flaws to overcome to succeed.
- Hero is accompanied by a group of comrades with complementary, supportive skills.
Tragedy
- Main character travels to unfamiliar place, meets new characters and overcomes a series of trials, while trying to get home.
- The new friendships and new-found wisdom allow them to find their way back home again.
Music for Movies
Do you think my music would fit in one of the movies below? Let me know what you think in the comments section below.
Movies Now Playing
Tom & Jerry
Tom the cat and Jerry the mouse get kicked out of their home and relocate to a fancy New York hotel, where a scrappy employee named Kayla will lose her job if she can’t evict Jerry before a high-class wedding at the hotel. Her solution? Hiring Tom to get rid of the pesky mouse.
Monster Hunter
A portal transports Cpt. Artemis and an elite unit of soldiers to a strange world where powerful monsters rule with deadly ferocity. Faced with relentless danger, the team encounters a mysterious hunter who may be their only hope to find a way home.
Wonder Woman 1984
Wonder Woman comes into conflict with the Soviet Union during the Cold War in the 1980s and finds a formidable foe by the name of the Cheetah.
The Little Things
Deputy Sheriff Joe "Deke" Deacon joins forces with Sgt. Jim Baxter to search for a serial killer who's terrorizing Los Angeles. As they track the culprit, Baxter is unaware that the investigation is dredging up echoes of Deke's past, uncovering disturbing secrets that could threaten more than his case.
Vanguard
Covert security company Vanguard is the last hope of survival for an accountant after he is targeted by the world's deadliest mercenary organization.
Fear of Rain
A teenage girl living with schizophrenia begins to suspect her neighbor has kidnapped a child. Her parents try desperately to help her live a normal life, without exposing their own tragic secrets, and the only person who believes her is Caleb – a boy she isn’t even sure exists.
Use Suggestions
I would love fo my music to be used in films, commercials, videos, video games. But I can also see my music being used in elevators, waiting rooms and lounges - you know, the background music in those places.
What do you suggest? Where can you picture my music being used? In what ways and what venues can you see people using my music? Tell me in the comments section.
Lyrics
"TO ALL THE SOLDIERS"
Copyright 2003 - Taurus M. James. All Rights Reserved.
To all the Soldiers overseas in a land that ain't home/
Staring Death in the face in the many war zones/
Realize, I recognize the courage you've shown/
And I'm praying that God will grant your safe return home/
Dear Soldier, I know you're on your job, I'll make this short/
I just wanted you to know that you got my support/
And the prayers of my wife and I are staying on you/
And the thoughts I'm having lately, are focused on you/
You're on the front lines of battle out to get the job done/
Keep your spirits up, keep your focus, til the battle's won/
I for one, support you in the things that you do/
Accept these words from my heart as my thanks to you/
You may have thought twice, but you still made the sacrifice/
Leaving family and friends to live the "Combat Life"/
I know it's hard, but I won't pretend to understand/
All the things passing through your mind in those lands/
As you march across the grounds I only see on TV/
As you control the airspace and dominate the sea/
I pray, for your protection and your efficiency/
And the ultimate safe return to your family/
To all the Soldiers overseas in a land that ain't home/
Staring Death in the face in the many war zones/
Realize, I recognize the courage you've shown/
And I'm praying that God will grant your safe return home/