Moving Music
59 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsMoving Music interviews musicians, and those in the music industry, about the film or album that most influenced them. Listeners peek into the intimate and emotional conversations resulting from the inspiration of these art forms. Our aim with this effort is to affect and influence the way people think and feel through artistic collaboration.
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Episode 47: Chris Steberl - "Amadeus"
February 19, 2023 22:09 - 55 minutes - 101 MBDirector Milos Forman is in rare company with two Best Picture films. Moving Music now looks into his 2nd, "Amadeus". No matter the century, time offers proof that some are just simply born with it. Composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart could imagine, interpret, and then paint fantastical pictures for ears that would bend minds. To the dismay of his contemporaries, he bypassed the stage of protégé as the prodigy of his time; he only lived 35 years. Many were appalled by his early immature appro...
Episode 46: Jimmy King - "Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory"
January 26, 2021 00:13 - 1 hour - 161 MBThose born after us believe the restrictive experience of 3 TV sources to be ridiculously arcane. In that world, you watched the calendar for certain traditional viewings. "Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory" was the mother lode event for many. It has signaled the start of "the holidays" each year since 1974, when it first aired that Thanksgiving night. Gene Wilder's iconic portrayal of the eccentric Wonka is original, yet still tied to the language and spirit of Roald Dahl’s book. This cau...
Episode 45: Joe Viers - "Waiting for Guffman"
August 03, 2020 16:51 - 1 hour - 82.6 MBSometimes you just have to laugh. When it's all going crazy or wrong, a bit of humor can prove proper medicine. With “Waiting for Guffman”, Christopher Guest and Eugene Levy present a film that produces snot bubbling giggles through its entirety. Using a mockumentary style, they allow hilarious "improv" comedy to shape this story of Community Theater gone so wrong that it's right. There has been no better friend to the podcast than Joe Viers. Our dialog has been deep and oracular. Each ver...
Episode 44: Bill Foley - "Glory"
May 29, 2020 20:08 - 1 hour - 56.5 MB"Glory" is a pertinent choice for Bill Foley’s 2nd film. They’re both great, but first I have to deal with the pandemic and racial controversies in the room. I habitually push through trauma and drama in real time, then deal. However, this routinely reflective rehab is in my current face. Admitting a profound affect as an artist does peel back a sensitive layer. The conflict and loss is intense and I am on my knees. 2020 has taken an unexpected course and we will adapt our original plan (as ...
Episode 43: Sean Carney - "Dracula (1931)"
March 29, 2020 22:24 - 1 hour - 61.7 MBIn 1931, talking pictures had found their monster voice with Bela Lugosi as "Dracula". The combination of his visual style and speech cadence helped lift his vampire off the screen. Many believe this iconic performance was the best of his life. I had seen Sean Carney play multiple times and recognized a familiar "Fort" professionalism. When I learned that he was Fort Hayes alum, I was not surprised. His playing has a distinct style and he has a flare for stage fashion. We sat with many of ...
Episode 42: Will Newsome - "Xanadu"
February 10, 2020 14:47 - 1 hour - 60.7 MBXanadu? Yes, Xanadu. Even as a huge glorious flop, it still influenced the early 80’s style. For kids, this film seems like another world, animated and glowing. After we agree it’s not a great movie, the adult in us can look past the circus to see the lesson. It’s a teaching spectacle that survives as a musical guilty pleasure for many. Moving Music is responsible for relationships that transcend the project. Our brotherhood with Will Newsome advanced at the same time he lost his brother. ...
Episode 41d: TC and Ty - "The Previous Fifteen"
January 07, 2020 22:38 - 39 minutes - 36.7 MBIt was September 2016 and I had been wrestling with myself all summer. I couldn't crack the combination to my own mind. Only when I cut myself out did the door to Moving Music open. These are stories that belong to other people. I realized my part was to be the steward of the diary, not the author. Ty Barnes has proven to be the best partner for this odyssey. The path didn't always jump off the page. This project demanded to drive its own course as we, at times, struggled with definitive d...
Episode 41c: TC and Ty - "The Previous Fifteen"
January 03, 2020 20:44 - 1 hour - 58.1 MBAs we round 3rd base towards home in this retrospective, I am reminded of all the tragedies we pushed through in these last 2 years. At times, it was our developing Moving Music fraternity that gave us focus. Jimmy Mak shares his love of writing for the laugh, Matt Mees explains "The Righteous Groove", Dr. Phill Wilson teaches beyond the classroom, Mark Rhodes speaks of musical collaboration, and Kelly Bowman proves there is victory beyond just survival. TC
Episode 41b: TC and Ty - "The Previous Fifteen"
December 31, 2019 20:03 - 53 minutes - 49.6 MBThis discovery continued through our next 5. Our identity evolved as our process shifted. There were real growing pains as we, at times, fought the changes. Moving Music was now in new territory without a map. We laughed and cried our way to an understanding. Jennifer Milligan helped us feel for the world, Robert McFarland finds passion through collaboration, Joe Viers taught us that it isn't always so serious, Bill Foley gave us a new perspective on life, and Missie Tong reminds us that i...
Episode 41a: TC and Ty - "The Previous Fifteen"
December 30, 2019 15:04 - 48 minutes - 45.1 MBThese episodes yielded the vision that would start our evolution. It didn't come easy, but we recognized something was happening here. As we look back over our last 2 years, I feel overwhelming gratitude for how these artists entrusted Moving Music. While each has a connection to their film choice, we look between the lines and highlight the discussion within the conversation. Shaun Booker delivers wisdom filled insight, Jess Hanks gave an actor's perspective, Eric Gnezda coaches and teach...
Episode 40: Kelly Bowman - "Sling Blade"
November 30, 2019 19:00 - 1 hour - 58.9 MBNot often does a script deliver like "Sling Blade". Some messages in the film are obvious, while others require multiple screenings. The genius of the writing is its simplicity. The complication is the audience. I won’t spoil it here, but just try not finding yourself somewhere inside the parable. Kelly Bowman is the definition of perseverance. A professional who is genuinely dedicated to the tasks she takes on. Her roles include survivor, mother, writer, singer, entrepreneur, psychic, and...
Episode 39: Mark Rhodes - "The Jerk"
November 08, 2019 22:32 - 1 hour - 60.4 MBIn the summer of 1982 I was playing Atari when I heard grand laughter coming from the living room. Not wanting to miss out on the joke, I ran into the room to find everyone in stitches and "The Jerk" on HBO. The original Saturday Night Live cast were comedy pioneers, and many, like Steve Martin, found their work climbing into the film world. "The Jerk" is humor at its finest, and one of the first from that group. Mark Rhodes is one of the great surprises for me in this Moving Music journey...
Episode 38b: Dr. Phill Wilson - "Spartacus"
September 16, 2019 18:37 - 1 hour - 63.3 MBStanley Kubrick is the Holy Grail for most modern film makers. It has been said that one of his films is like ten from any other director. The film of our focus, "Spartacus", furthered his reputation for being meticulous and unrelenting. This gladiator turned freedom fighter story influenced many long after Kubrick’s passing. It also smuggles in many social messages. Missing a consistent "father", I would have been lost without the composite of benevolent men like Dr. Phill Wilson. I learn...
Episode 38a: Dr. Phill Wilson - "Spartacus"
September 13, 2019 11:49 - 1 hour - 61.9 MBStanley Kubrick is the Holy Grail for most modern film makers. It has been said that one of his films is like ten from any other director. The film of our focus, "Spartacus", furthered his reputation for being meticulous and unrelenting. This gladiator turned freedom fighter story influenced many long after Kubrick’s passing. It also smuggles in many social messages. Missing a consistent "father", I would have been lost without the composite of benevolent men like Dr. Phill Wilson. I learn...
Episode 37b: Matt Mees - "The Wizard of Oz"
July 07, 2019 16:03 - 50 minutes - 46 MBPART 2 In 1939 Hollywood had its greatest year. Ten years into The Great Depression, the population had a grand love affair with a movie that journeyed beyond reality. Through the years, it has been proven timeless as a children’s story, a philosophical metaphor, and as a musical influence. To many of us, it represents all that was pure during an innocent time. “The Wizard of Oz” is perhaps the most viewed film in history and the subject of our current focus. I like vertical conversations...
Episode 37a: Matt Mees - "The Wizard of Oz"
July 02, 2019 20:59 - 49 minutes - 45.3 MBPART 1 In 1939 Hollywood had its greatest year. Ten years into The Great Depression, the population had a grand love affair with a movie that journeyed beyond reality. Through the years, it has been proven timeless as a children’s story, a philosophical metaphor, and as a musical influence. To many of us, it represents all that was pure during an innocent time. “The Wizard of Oz” is perhaps the most viewed film in history and the subject of our current focus. I like vertical conversation...
Episode 36: Jimmy Mak - "Horse Feathers"
May 04, 2019 20:00 - 1 hour - 66.3 MBWhat’s funny? It’s subjective, right? Before television, before movies, traveling vaudeville acts carried the same humor from coast to coast. When motion pictures (later with sound) showed up, these acts became recorded history. The Marx Brothers packaged their brand of vaudeville humor inside this cinematic Trojan horse. These brothers, each displaying a unique character, did it with unmatched genius. “Horse Feathers” is a film I still laugh with to the point of snot bubbles. It’s debatable...
Episode 35: Missie Tong - "The Decline of Western Civilization part 2: The Metal Years”
March 22, 2019 14:40 - 1 hour - 58.3 MBI would race home after school to watch a half hour of 80’s metal music on MTV every day. The REAL good stuff was on a weekend night going into the morning hours. I saw some of the most amazing music videos of my life. Then, out of nowhere, 80’s metal seemed to “jump the shark”. The sound, the look, and the quality began to dive. Nothing was new, the genre didn’t evolve, and it all grew wider not taller. Director Penelope Spheeris held up a mirror to the sunset strip scene in “The Decline of...
Episode 34b: Bill Foley - "Gettysburg"
February 03, 2019 13:58 - 57 minutes - 52.6 MBPART 2 It has been said the hardest fought battles are those among brothers. By mid-19th century America this national sibling scrap reached fever pitch. In 1993, “Gettysburg” was the most ambitious attempt to depict the battle that changed the tide of our Civil War. I watched it on the big screen with big tears in my eyes. I have walked that battlefield and wondered how I might have died. This movie takes you there. Bill Foley has been a close Ft. Hayes brother since we met at the Funny...
Episode 34a: Bill Foley - "Gettysburg"
February 03, 2019 13:55 - 1 hour - 60.5 MBPART 1 It has been said the hardest fought battles are those among brothers. By mid-19th century America this national sibling scrap reached fever pitch. In 1993, “Gettysburg” was the most ambitious attempt to depict the battle that changed the tide of our Civil War. I watched it on the big screen with big tears in my eyes. I have walked that battlefield and wondered how I might have died. This movie takes you there. Bill Foley has been a close Ft. Hayes brother since we met at the Funny...
Episode 33b: Joe Viers - "The Shawshank Redemption"
January 01, 2019 17:43 - 57 minutes - 53.3 MBPART 2 Hope through hopelessness can mean the difference between life and death. Those who give hope and help to others are among our best. “The Shawshank Redemption” is such a story. While poorly received in the theaters, it became the next year’s video rental hit. It rose to the top as the uplifting tale about one’s decision to “get busy living, or get busy dying”. A powerhouse script crafted from a Stephen King effort, this film defies the chains of despair and defines true freedom. J...
Episode 33a: Joe Viers - "The Shawshank Redemption"
December 30, 2018 14:57 - 59 minutes - 54.6 MBPART 1 Hope through hopelessness can mean the difference between life and death. Those who give hope and help to others are among our best. “The Shawshank Redemption” is such a story. While poorly received in the theaters, it became the next year’s video rental hit. It rose to the top as the uplifting tale about one’s decision to “get busy living, or get busy dying”. A powerhouse script crafted from a Stephen King effort, this film defies the chains of despair and defines true freedom. J...
Episode 32: Robert McFarland - "Back To The Future"
October 19, 2018 15:57 - 59 minutes - 54.5 MB1985 was the summer of MTV. The “Pepsi generation” celebrated the heat with Miami Vice, Live Aid, and an unprecedented number of music video styled films. Released on July 3rd, the music of “Back to the Future” had claimed its summer soundtrack role. With a mix of wondrous technology, pop music, and our fascination with time travel, this movie cemented its spot in ‘80s lore. Robert McFarland is a child of the ‘80s. Like most teenagers, he couldn’t wait to watch MTV. The muscle of “The Powe...
Episode 31: Jennifer Milligan - "The Fifth Element"
August 30, 2018 13:11 - 1 hour - 62.6 MBMartin Scorsese talked about film makers, at times, smuggling social messages within their work by artistic design. In 1997, Director Luc Besson crafted such an effort. ”The Fifth Element” flew under the radar and served a commentary purpose questioning war and corporate culture. Each viewing reveals a layer previously missed. Presented in a science fiction format, this movie does have many teachable and cautionary lessons. Fort Hayes alumni are everywhere. We stick together, help each oth...
Episode 30: Paul Cunningham - "The Crow"
July 14, 2018 19:49 - 1 hour - 64.6 MBWe continue our quest for what happens when we die with this episode. “The Crow” furthers my romance with the role of the revenant; a soul that was put down so brutally that it cannot rest until things are set right. Known for the tragic loss of actor/martial artist Brandon Lee during production, this film is eerie yet reassuring. If merciless cruelty befalls us as we pass, is it really possible to gain divine justice? This story explores that avenging fantasy that so many believe is possibl...
Episode 29: Jason Kroninger - "The Lost Boys"
June 19, 2018 12:51 - 1 hour - 61.1 MBIn the heat of the 1987 July sun, “The Lost Boys” came to the theater. Dripping with MTV swagger, it melted screens nationwide, while continuing a string of successful, ‘80’s music video influenced films. That same year, I had become a very pop culture aware future Ft. Hayes student. While flawed, as a pop vampire film, it has grown to iconic status with a soundtrack that bleeds. It’s a great ride, somewhat predictable, but cool as hell… or maybe even cooler. What can I say, Ft. Hayes chan...
Episode 28b: Eric Gnezda - "The Sound Of Music"
May 22, 2018 21:38 - 1 hour - 56.3 MBPART 2 Who hasn’t seen “The Sound of Music”? It’s on TV several times a year on multiple networks. In fact, this Sunday, it’s being re-released in the theaters. Did you sing the songs in school? Maybe you got a part in your High School play. What could be more iconic than this film etched into our memories? It defies introduction, so I won’t try. But, if you haven’t seen it, well you’ll want to after this episode. I learn something with every interaction I have with Eric Gnezda. Somewhere...
Episode 28a: Eric Gnezda - "The Sound Of Music"
May 11, 2018 22:11 - 45 minutes - 41.9 MBPART 1 Who hasn’t seen “The Sound of Music”? It’s on TV several times a year on multiple networks. In fact, this Sunday, it’s being re-released in the theaters. Did you sing the songs in school? Maybe you got a part in your High School play. What could be more iconic than this film etched into our memories? It defies introduction, so I won’t try. But, if you haven’t seen it, well you’ll want to after this episode. I learn something with every interaction I have with Eric Gnezda. Somewher...
Episode 27: Jess Hanks - "Audition"
April 19, 2018 23:27 - 49 minutes - 45 MBEvery once in a while you see a movie that grabs you and burns its way through your mind. “Audition” is one of those films for me. I hadn’t seen it until now and I know I won’t forget it. It’s a Japanese love story that turns into a psychological thriller, which takes a horror twist, just to end up a love story at the end. Films like this don’t come around often, and this one leaves an imprint. Jess Hanks is an artist with several platforms. He studied acting and spent the necessary time i...
Episode 26: Shaun Booker - "August Rush"
March 27, 2018 21:50 - 1 hour - 55.1 MBSometimes we find needed inspiration from the most simple of concepts. Music connects us. That is the comforting truth that the film “August Rush” carries. With an “Oliver Twist” like tale, we go through a child’s journey to find his parents, and the parent’s journey to find purpose. In 2007, amid personal struggles, “August Rush” was a ray of hope and the positive motivation Shaun Booker needed to persevere. Since that time, Shaun has become an international artist and teaches the languag...
Episode 25b: TC and Ty - First Year Retrospective
March 01, 2018 22:39 - 59 minutes - 54.8 MBPart 2 In October of 2016, I reached out to an old Ft. Hayes brother about a project I had wrestled with for over a year. Ty Barnes and I sat down to discuss what would become Moving Music. We now come together to examine how this idea has evolved. In two parts we review and celebrate our first year of 24 episodes. There have been many surprises and we are humbled, beyond words, by what every guest has given us. What started out as a quest to find my artistic self again has turned into the...
Episode 25a: TC and Ty - First Year Retrospective
February 19, 2018 21:15 - 1 hour - 58 MBPart 1 In October of 2016, I reached out to an old Ft. Hayes brother about a project I had wrestled with for over a year. Ty Barnes and I sat down to discuss what would become Moving Music. We now come together to examine how this idea has evolved. In two parts we review and celebrate our first year of 24 episodes. There have been many surprises and we are humbled, beyond words, by what every guest has given us. What started out as a quest to find my artistic self again has turned into the...
Episode 24: Elliot Twelvetrees - "Wings of Desire"
January 27, 2018 14:17 - 59 minutes - 54.6 MBIn 1998 the film “City of Angels” told the story of an angel who shed immortality in favor of the woman he was guarding. Unaware it was a remake; Moving Music brings me the original. Set in Germany before the fall of the wall, we follow this angel into an awakening, as he indulges his “Wings of Desire”. Directing live television brought many surprises to me. That is how I met the wonderful artist, Ms. Elliot Twelvetrees. She walked into the studio in 1998 and performed in a beautifully dis...
Episode 23: Bob Hite - "Boyhood"
January 06, 2018 18:02 - 56 minutes - 52 MBEvery once in a while somebody comes up with an amazing, unique idea for a movie. Richard Linklater designed such an effort by filming the story of a child’s broken home life for 12 consecutive years. The crew and cast signed on for the duration. Continuity in actors and technical aspects assist in the tale of a family just trying to heal and grow up. Whether it’s from a parent’s or child’s path, most can find themselves in this film. “Boyhood” is a movie many of us lived. I met Bob Hite w...
Episode 22: Chuck Oney - "The Warriors"
December 17, 2017 19:45 - 1 hour - 55.8 MBThe drive-in played kids movies first, and then the “grown up” movie would show. From the backseat of the car, while I pretended to sleep, I caught glimpses of a movie I wasn’t supposed to see. This tale of a gang, fighting their way back home astonished me. In future years, it became a film I could not turn off once it began. “The Warriors” is certainly a movie of it’s time. Set in New York, and colorfully told, it revisits the Greek narrative of “soldiers” battling just to see the sun rise...
Episode 21: Donna Mogavero - "Secretariat"
November 26, 2017 02:08 - 1 hour - 59.8 MBEvery Kentucky Derby begins with the hope for a Triple Crown winner, of which there have only been 12. The greatest of these may very well have been Secretariat. I am a romantic about the sport, and have great affection for the horses involved. Behind Secretariat’s immense heart is a resilient lady who refused to give up on her dream. Penny Chenery fought family and foe alike to win her race, and ensure her horse could run his. The legend continues to be immortalized with the film “Secretari...
Episode 20: Will Freed - "Crossroads"
November 12, 2017 02:35 - 1 hour - 62.9 MBThe concept that a deal with the devil could lead to fame and fortune, based on talents lent to you, is not new. Hollywood has done it many ways at various times in cinematic history. However, with the soundtrack efforts of Steve Vai, Ry Cooder, and Arlen Roth, this one is noteworthy. “Crossroads” is a dark film exploring the legend and music of Robert Johnson. This movie begs the question, once a deal of this kind is consummated, can it be reversed? Shaun Booker had been talking about her...
Episode 19b: Todd Greer - "U2: Rattle and Hum"
October 28, 2017 14:00 - 47 minutes - 43.5 MBPART 2 There were few theatrically released concert films in the 1980s, and none that were embraced like U2’s “Rattle and Hum”. While watching the trailer in the theater, I got the same goose bumps Todd Greer recalls and had to see it upon release. It was pure bliss, even to this heavy metal lovin’ teenager. This film delivers both a visual and musical punch with a lot of heart. At times angry, but also with a hopeful tone, as you watch you feel like you are a part of their movement. MTV h...
Episode 19a: Todd Greer - "U2: Rattle and Hum"
October 27, 2017 14:11 - 48 minutes - 44.4 MBPART 1 There were few theatrically released concert films in the 1980s, and none that were embraced like U2’s “Rattle and Hum”. While watching the trailer in the theater, I got the same goose bumps Todd Greer recalls and had to see it upon release. It was pure bliss, even to this heavy metal lovin’ teenager. This film delivers both a visual and musical punch with a lot of heart. At times angry, but also with a hopeful tone, as you watch you feel like you are a part of their movement. MTV h...
Episode 18: Andy Kuhar - "Singles"
October 09, 2017 01:50 - 1 hour - 63.8 MBHow did you meet the love of your life? Are you still seeking? Did you love someone just to find out they were not “the one”? What kind of comical events or crisis brought you to know a personal connection? Is there really someone for everyone, and how do we find that one soul that completes us? Will that person accept us just how we are? Set in the backdrop of the 90’s Seattle grunge scene, Cameron Crowe’s film “Singles” explores the awkward or unlikely circumstances that allow for these fa...
Episode 17: Tom Harker - "The Ukulele Man"
September 22, 2017 21:17 - 58 minutes - 53.2 MBTo say Moving Music was affected by the passing of Tom “Ukulele Man” Harker would be understating reality. You never anticipate editing words from a person no longer around to hear it in the body. We took a week off to breathe and think. What we came up with, we believe, is appropriate and tender enough to feel right. I have long wanted to get Ty in the other chair for an interview and this seemed like a good start. Between the two of us, it is him most affected by this afterlife graduation....
Episode 16: Tom Harker - "Five Easy Pieces"
September 01, 2017 15:51 - 1 hour - 66.1 MBIt has been said, each one of us has a gift. These endowments are unique and just as an orchestra collaborates to yield great music, so it should be in our daily encounters. This film, “Five Easy Pieces”, illustrates one man’s struggle to see his gift as a gratuity rather than a cursed burden. Many of us struggle in this way, so instruction is needed. We now offer to you, in a teaching effort, Mr. Tom Harker’s words, as we all attempt to reconcile gift and acceptance. O Captain! My Captain...
Episode 15b: Will Newsome - "Eddie and the Cruisers"
August 20, 2017 15:02 - 56 minutes - 51.7 MBPART 2 Chances are you have been affected by an artist that burned out, rather than faded away; the bright promise of a star that quickly emitted too much light. The pain kept within an artist that influenced the rise can assist in the fall. But what happens when an artist is smothered by expectations and not allowed to evolve? When Eddie Wilson from our next film, “Eddie and the Cruisers”, takes the chance to expose his progression only to be rejected, his solution to the dilemma creates ...
Episode 15a: Will Newsome - "Eddie and the Cruisers"
August 19, 2017 21:50 - 56 minutes - 51.9 MBPART 1 Chances are you have been affected by an artist that burned out, rather than faded away; the bright promise of a star that quickly emitted too much light. The pain kept within an artist that influenced the rise can assist in the fall. But what happens when an artist is smothered by expectations and not allowed to evolve? When Eddie Wilson from our next film, “Eddie and the Cruisers”, takes the chance to expose his progression only to be rejected, his solution to the dilemma creates ...
Episode 14: Trace Marie - "What Dreams May Come"
August 07, 2017 14:00 - 58 minutes - 53.4 MBWhat happens when we die? Death will come to us all, so I am sure the answer has interest. Many look to religion and faith for answers, while others insist on scientific enlightenment. The truth is nobody really knows until you get there. How does suicide affect that path? Introduce that to the equation and the answers turn into more questions. Do soul mates actually exist? Trace Marie from the band Blue Level chose the film “What Dreams May Come” to illustrate her point of view. It was J...
Episode 13: Brendan Michna - "The Hudsucker Proxy"
July 23, 2017 15:47 - 1 hour - 64.4 MBIt is said that American corporate hierarchy views it as fertilizer that’s good for growth, but often it’s really crap that stinks. True artists are rarely comfortable in such environments. Every company wants you to believe they are “outside the box”, but most are jailed squarely inside. A lack of vision and flexibility cause many to fade. Ironic that they call on artists to create marketing, yet shun the independence that makes great art. “The Hudsucker Proxy” is a reminder of how corpora...
Episode 12: Jeffrey Tayama - "The Breakfast Club"
July 08, 2017 22:23 - 1 hour - 56.5 MBWho were you in high school? Did you hang out back with the hoods, or have practice every day as a jock? Was it prepping for college that drove you, or just trying to survive while navigating a tough domestic life? Did you have a friend, teacher, or coach that affected you? Are we doomed to accept the stereotypes tendered by others? What can we learn from this study of “The Breakfast Club” with Jeff Tayama? We might find, just maybe, “each one of us is a brain, and an athlete, and a basket ...
Episode 11: Tom Harker - "The Matrix"
June 24, 2017 14:45 - 59 minutes - 54.1 MBPrisons, walls, glass ceilings, and even pacifiers all have one thing in common, they are devices of control. On Moving Music, we have discussed liberating from even the self-imposed chains that bind. “The Matrix” stunned me in April of 1999 as I sat there watching this theme play out in a whole new visual way. The Wachowski‘s first installment in this series was mind blowing and right on target with its message. What I am sure was a metaphor for what society has become, "The Matrix" found a...
Episode 10: Mike Hockenberry - "Gladiator"
June 10, 2017 14:47 - 49 minutes - 34.1 MBI have long romanticized the role of the revenant. A person, normally dead or near death, who is allowed to remain on the Earth to right a wrong, then slips away into the afterlife. Hollywood has borrowed from this theme several times. From Brandon Lee’s “Crow” to Leonardo DiCaprio’s “Revenant” and well before, audiences have taken this journey with fascination and wonder. The revenge story of “The Count of Monte Cristo” with only the remuneration of things set right. In a tale that surely, ...
Episode 9: TJ George - "Jacob's Ladder"
May 26, 2017 16:20 - 1 hour - 117 MBWe all dream when the unconscious brain takes over while we sleep. This dream state carries us through a nonlinear world that changes at the will of our own mind. Our hopes, fears, disappointments and desires are explored without inhibition. If it is this way while we live, what happens as we take our last few breaths? How does the mind react to dying? Do we dream, and if so, is it only about regrets or memories? Is it possible to live another lifetime of altered reality within those last f...