Release Date: February 1, 2020
Label: Sprout Recordings
Jonathan Sprout and Joe Mennonna is the Force For Good-Music That Makes A Difference and their maiden voyage is Passions.
When you go to the website you are met with these inspirational words:
When you go to the website you are met with these inspirational words:
“Let’s join in creating a bold,
visionary world that is not driven by fear but inspired by hope.” — Jonathan Sprout, Founder
The music presented on this
sixteen-track CD is a new age flavored contemporary instrumental with the
keyboards as the base instrument. Jonathan plays the acoustic 12-string guitar
while Multi-instrumentalist Joe Mennonna
played all keyboards, woodwinds and brass instruments, and performed midi
programming including cello and bass viol, percussion, and strings, and in
addition to all of that, he did all the engineering. Leslie Chew also provides
electric guitar on five of the tracks.
Keyboard or piano centered music
is very flexible with the amount of instrumentation that can be added to every
track. This is the kind of project that illustrates that kind of mix
beautifully. What you will find with this project is how the intent is to add
imagery to the music via other media such as videos, like “Harmony” which I
have added to this review for your enjoyment.
The CD case is a nice tri-fold
cardboard presentation with many messages in the images and how it all fits
with the music. If you look at all the titles of each track, they most
certainly carry a positive message.
There has been a lot of negativity
in the world for many years now, and projects such as this offer an olive
branch to the people of the world. As another decade ushers in, we are all
hopeful for change and the healing of mother earth and her inhabitants. All
kinds of lifeforms are in danger now and we must unite to change that course.
We all know this and it helps to see projects like this form and carry a
message through beautiful music and images that everyone can understand
regardless of race, religion, creed or culture. In the end, we are all the same
and anyone can appreciate beautiful music.
Passions is perfect for films, videos or soundtracks
for many types of documentaries. The multitude of purposes for this music makes
it consumable on so many levels. The project evolved after the music was
created then Jonathan started adding videos for the tracks. It pushed the entire
project out over a 2-year period to sync all of the media into one amazing
presentation.
I think it was important to point
out the meaning of this project besides the music, which relaxes you and
focuses you on the deeper meanings of every track. That it is how it worked for
me and hopefully it will for those of you that wish to support this endeavor by
purchasing the CD and subscribing to the You Tube Channel now.
This is gorgeous instrumental
music that will carry you through many emotions and thoughts. Any good music
has the power to do that. Thank you, Jonathan, Joe, and Leslie, for creating
such beautiful healing sounds with an incredibly important message to the
world!
Another
release is expected in February of 2021.
Keith “MuzikMan” Hannaleck
January 7, 2020
Founder of:
TRACKS:
01. Force
02. Safe
03. Ice
04. Community
05. Refuge
06. Happiness
07. Exceptional
08. For
09. Organic
10. Solar
11. Harmony
12. Mountains
13. Courage
14. Hope
15. Grace
16. Good
