Buy this album DIGITALLY: High quality FLAC/MP3, Decide your Price & Tip the artist: Loudrfm: LoudR.fm http://www.loudr.fm/release/illumination/kurqA iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/illumination/id545693307 Cdbaby: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/jenniferthomas2 Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Illumination/dp/B008O0NUSM/ref=tmm_other_meta_binding_title_0 Buy this album in PHYSICAL CD FORM: Jennifer's Website: http://jenniferthomasmusic.com/store/index.php Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Illumination-Jennifer-Thomas/dp/B008KW9V1O Buy the SHEET MUSIC: http://jenniferthomasmusic.com/store/productdetail.php?product=179 Find Jennifer on Social Media: Facebook: http://on.fb.me/10Mtjsk Twitter: http://bit.ly/10Mtnsg MUSIC CREDITS Original music by Jennifer Thomas Performance by Jennifer Thomas - Piano, violin and orchestration http://www.jenniferthomasmusic.com Additional orchestration and production by Glen Gabriel in Stockholm, Sweden http://www.youtube.com/user/glengabriel Record at Tickled Ivory Studios, Seattle, WA Mixed and mastered by Rob Beaton in Los Angeles, CA http://www.meetbeaton.com STORY BEHIND THE MUSIC There is a long story behind this song, and if you want to read the full story and also how the composition came about and my methods with orchestrating and so forth - you can visit my music blog post here: http://jenniferthomasmusic.wordpress.com/2013/01/04/diary-of-a-song-illumination/ For this video, the idea of it has been in the works for the last year and a half. It has gone through many ideas, changes, and so forth -- everything from fast car chase scenes, a romantic story, to a heist. But in the end, I really felt strongly that I simply wanted to represent me, Jennifer Thomas, and who I am as an artist/composer through a video featuring performance, authenticity, and something that resonated with people and left a powerful positive impression. I wanted to show that dreams simply start with an idea in someone's head, and with hard work and ingenuity they can become a reality. Before I ever started composing my own music (which I started doing about 5 years after I graduated from university in music), I was heavily involved in the world of Classical music. I have performed with various orchestras and symphonies as both a violinist and a pianist over the years, and there is something adrenaline rushing about soloing with a group with that sort of sheer energy and magnitude of sound. Often times, when I am composing my own music, I write specifically for that large symphonic sound. I felt so very fortunate for this video to have the power of a symphony behind me and for the time and dedication they took to be part of it. So many people had a part in this video and I want to thank each of them in the notes below. VIDEO CREDITS Cinematography by: Ali Mohsenian http://www.arcmediastudios.com Shot on a RED Scarlet Camera in 4K resolution edited down to 1080 Directed/Produced by Jennifer Thomas and Ali Mohsenian Edited by Alex Jones http://www.thievescrescendo.com Color grading and effects by Ryan K. McNeal http://www.rkmstudios.com Filmed at the Ballantine Estate in Snoqualmie, WA (Thank you!!) This estate is for sale, you can check it out at John L. Scott Realty. Please also visit Sharon Ballantine's website, a wonderful life coach and author - http://www.sharonballantine.com. Featuring the Evergreen Philharmonic Orchestra (Thank you!!) Director: Doug Longman http://evergreenphil.org/drupal6/ Filmed at the Issaquah High School Theater SYMPHONY MUSICIANS Violins Chai, Johana Chau, Ethan Jeon, Jennie Johnson, Anna Kan, Andrew Kim, Allen Kim, Daniel Kono, Michael Lee, Jacob Lee, Jenny Liu, Kuikui Ray, Carter Tan, Jo Trinh, Edmund Tseng, Tom Wang, Tiffany Wu, Anne Wu, Nason Yi, Andrea Violas DeJong, Melanie Hsu, Megan Moroney, Claudia Nakao, Joey Repp, Emily Somani, Khalil Cellos Hsu, Allison Kim, Brian Mantrala, Anurag Po, Nicole Suh, Jason Tang, Jeremy Yose, Stephanie Zol...