Just had the opportunity to yodel on this Disney short with Mickey and friends.
Goosebumps Session with Danny Elfman
I’m so incredibly thankful to have the opportunity to sing on the score for the film Goosebumps composed by none other thanDanny Elfman I love the power of his music and the amazing singers in this town constantly blow my mind. There were floating sopranos and rumbling basses. Together we brought Danny’s vision to life and I really did get goosebumps.
Jurassic World Sessions
I had such a blast with these beautiful people. Working with composer Michael Giacchino and his crew is always a delight. I know this movie will be as epic as it’s score, I can’t wait!
Jurassic World Choir Sings Happy Birthday to Oren Waters
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What does it sound like when the entire choir from the motion picture Jurassic World sings Happy Birthday to legendary singer Oren Waters. It sounds a little something like this!
Tomorrowland with Michael Giacchio
Awesome to be a part of another giant session call with Michael Giacchino The movie Tomorrowland, to be released in late May, is an original story from Disney. So very thrilled to be able to contribute to such a creative project.
Fox Studios Session with David Newman
Had a great session with David Newman at FOX studios the other night. He is currently recording an album comprised of film music across the decades, which will be performed live in concert soon. Such a pleasure to run into my old college friend Jason Livesay there. Jason not only arranges music for film scores, but is a great singer and string player as well!
Fun with Nate Ruess and Jeff Bhasker
Recently got to record with FUN frontman Nate Ruess on his latest project using the old choir boy pipes. Amazing producer, Jeff Bhasker, who’s received Grammy Awards for Jay-Z’s “Run This Town”, “All of the Lights” by Kanye West, and “We Are Young” by Fun, gave great direction to us singers. It’s always an incredible experience watching the incomparable vocal contractor, Edie Lehmann Boddicker translate the vision to all the singers. The acoustics in the room at Village Recorders really gave this session a reverent feel.
2015 Grammy Awards
Wow, was the 2015 Grammy Awards a blast. Working with Hanz Zimmer was AMAZING. He was so personable and fun. Pharrell put on such an energetic performance. I am so blessed to work with such talented singers and performers. Not only did I get to meet some new singers, I ran into so many old friends. It seemed like every performer had a choir. What a great night!
Josh Groban Sessions 2015
This years Josh Groban sessions were great. As always Josh is great with his singers, he even called all the musicians into the booth to give one of the tracks a quick listen, all 60 of us. Josh even brought his beautiful dog Sweeny!
Monique Donnelly 