Too Old To Be Justin Bieber
May 10, 2012 in General
Just as a movie is enhanced by a great musical soundtrack, I believe that a book or book series is likewise made more special if it is accompanied by a terrific soundtrack album.
I am endeavoring to record and release a music soundtrack to accompany my fiction book trilogy The Wayfarers. I’ve written enough songs to make this project an intriguing concept album, so to speak. It seems with most movies the songs that make up the soundtrack have little to do with the actual story line, but in the case of The Wayfarers the musical material parallels the narrative and helps to further illustrate the image that the words of the story portray. Indeed, the songs that will comprise the soundtrack were written to be part of the scenery along the journey!
You don’t believe that you can hear scenery? Then certainly you must not believe that you can visualize sound. I am hear to tell you that sound is color and color is obviously visual…
In order to complete this recording project I am going to need your help. It’s difficult to get record company financing unless you are Justin Bieber or a finalist from American Idol. I’m a middle-aged adult male, therefore I’m not what the major labels want to spend promotion money on. But as a middle-aged man I am not past my prime but instead aged like a fine wine! I’m mature and refined, having been around the block hundreds of times. Thusly, I’m an independent, or “Indie” as we are commonly referred to. My books are released independently, and so is my music.
So, how do you help bring The Wayfarers music project into the marketplace?
I have created a fundraising campaign through Kickstarter.com. Through my campaign, you can pledge various dollar amounts and receive CD’s, t-shirts, and books. The pledges break down this way:
- Pledge $1.00 or more and receive immense gratitude and sincere thanks – which I know is probably not much incentive to throw down your money; but rest assured that it is indeed sincere and appreciated more than words can say!
- Pledge $10.00 or more and get a copy of “The Wayfarers” CD autographed by me
- Pledge $25.00 or more and get a copy of “The Wayfarers” CD and a copy of “The Wayfarers | Walking Dreams” which is part 1 of the book trilogy, both autographed by me, plus a “The Wayfarers” t-shirt
- Pledge $40.00 or more and you’ll receive a copy of all three books of “The Wayfarers” trilogy autographed by me, copy of “The Wayfarers” CD also autographed, and “The Wayfarers” t-shirt.
Hopefully, the above is incentive to take part in the journey to The Wayfarers soundtrack. For all of the details and to make pledges, visit my Kickstarter campaign at http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jim-yackel/journey-to-the-wayfarers-soundtrack-album
If you missed the embedded Wayfarers link above, you can get access to the books and Kindle downloads on Amazon at this link: http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B004ZRCZL6
Thanks for your support and God bless you – Jim Yackel


















