Brent Bain

I knew that the High Street Broadcast’s show numbered 30 was going to be something special.  When I was told that the subject was going to be War of the Worlds I was intrigued.

For previous shows the incidental music was always just brief reactionary music to the scene.  Sometimes a vamp, sometimes just a brief melody that would be played to set the mood.   But with show #30 I wanted to try and do it differently.  I wanted it to be more like an orchestral score for a movie.  I wanted themes that would play against each other and ostinato patterns that were quickly recognizable as “this is the bad guy” or “our hero just died!”

Of course there were several songs as well.  I had a good ol’ swing song, a rock anthem/march, a straight up musical-esque number and the happiest song about annihilation ever written.

Jezebel was such a song and was super fun to write.  It was inspired by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy and was a super fun song to write music for.  The band had a blast playing it and it really got the show started.

While the monthly shows for the High Street Broadcast are taking a hiatus you can expect something spectacular for them in the fall.  Something utterly amazing and that I am honored to be helping with.