Facing Sudan - The Soundtrack
by songs by Tom Flannery and Lorne Clarke
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Publisher: Tom Flannery and Lorne Clarke
Copyright:
© 2006 Tom Flannery (BMI) and Lorne Clarke (SOCAN) Standard Copyright License
Language: English
Country: United States
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Description:Download the soundtrack for the acclaimed Bruce David Janu documentary "Facing Sudan", featuring 16 songs from Tom Flannery and Lorne Clarke. Listed in: |
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My name is Bruce David Janu. I am the director of Facing Sudan. The film chronicles the situation in Sudan---both in the South and in Darfur---but through the eyes of ordinary people. It demonstrates that "ordinary people can do extraordinary things."
The music by Tom Flannery and Lorne Clarke is nothing short of amazing. The music provides a special complement to the images and words in the film. Tom and Lorne have captured the emotional quality I wanted to have for the film and one listen will tell you that this music was created with passion---passion for not only raising awareness about genocide but also for human rights.
The movie opens with Lorne Clarke's "How Do We Sleep at Night?" This song raises a central question of the film, as Lorne sings with a compassionate bewilderment at society's lack of empathy and action in the face of such horrendous atrocities.
When I first heard Tom Flannery's "Crayons and Paper," I was moved to tears. The song is about drawings made by children in Darfur, brought back to the states by Dr. Jerry Ehrlich. Nothing hits harder than seeing war through the eyes of innocent children.
The soundtrack includes other songs as well: "Lost Boys" tells the story of Sudanese children driven from their homes by war; "Requiem for Butare" recounts an earlier genocide in Rwanda; "It's Called Genocide" takes modern western nations to task for ignoring the situation in Darfur.
There are more songs contained on the soundtrack. Take a listen. You will not be disappointed.
I consider myself very lucky to have found Tom and Lorne. Facing Sudan would not be the film it is if it weren't for the work of these two marvelously gifted songwriters.
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