The Craft of Writing Podcast Sam Hall

We're back, and this week I talk to singer-songwriter Benjamin Scheuer. Ben's shows include 'The Lion' & 'Mountain for Elodie' and has won several awards including the Kleban Prize for Lyrics.



Instagram/Twitter - benjaminscheuer



Songs featured:

1. 'The Lion' from The Lion

2. 'Cookie Tin Banjo' from The Lion

3. 'Weather The Storm' from The Lion

4. 'Hello Jemima' from A Mountain for Elodie

5. 'A Mountain for Elodie' from A Mountain for Elodie

6. 'Hibernate with Me' from Hibernate With Me (book)

This week I talk to Jordan Paul Clarke about his work as a composer and MD.

Insta - jordanpaulclarke
Twitter - jordanclarkemus

Music featured in this episode:
1. 'Any Day Now' from Angry Salmon (Sung by Grace Mouat)
2. 'Boreham Wood' from Friday Night Sinner (written with and performed by Candy Gigi)
3. 'Everywhere I Look' (written with Francesca Forristal)
4. ' Facebook Ad' from Public Domain (written with and performed by Francesca Forristal)
5. 'Really Good Stuff' from Public Domain (written with and performed by Francesca Forristal)
6. 'Lovely Boat' from Public Domain (written with and performed by Francesca Forristal)

This week I chat with the fantastic singer-songwriter, actor and musical theatre writer Caroline Kay.



Instagram/Twitter - carolinekay117



Music featured in this episode:

1. 'A Million Things' from Daisy

2. 'Light The Way' from Daisy

3. 'Beyond The Common Ground' from Deaf West Musical (title TBC)

4. 'Half of My Heart' from The Space Between

5. 'Holding onto Hope' from The Hardest Part (film currently in development)

6. 'Better Than You' from her 2nd EP 'Tricks'

This week something a little different... I talk to Orchestrator, Composer and Musical Supervisor Tom Deering about his life and work.



Tom has orchestrated such shows as 'Standing At The Skies Edge', the wildly different 'Carousel' at Regent Park 2021, 'Wonder.Land', working with such artists as Damon Albarn and Richard Hawley.



Listen to the soundtrack of 'Standing At The Skies Edge' on Spotify to hear Tom's beautiful work.

We're back! This week I talk with Mark Anderson and Lee Freeman.



We talk about their show 'Proud', a musical about conversion therapy.



Instagram - leeandmarkmusic



Music featured in this episode, all from 'Proud':

1. 'Make Them Proud'

2. 'We Love You s You Are' - Sung by Rebecca Lock & Chris Draper

3. 'The Man Inside'

4. 'Just Us'

5. 'You Almighty'

6. 'The Temptation of Me' - Sung by Jordan Luke Gage

This week I talk to Annabelle Lee Revak about her writing and process.



We also talk about her musical 'Train on Fire' recently performed at MT festival 2023.



Twitter - AnnabelleLRevak

Instagram - annabelleleerevak



Music featured in this episode:

1. 'Sing to Fill the Silence' from Windsong

2. 'Mad Woman' from Train on Fire

3. 'Lullaby for the Burning Girl' from Train on Fire

4. 'Broken Though it Be' from Windsong

5. 'Listen' from Train on Fire

6. 'The Last Tale I Will Ever Tell' from Windsong