When we sing on a video game score, we rarely get to perform that music live. Recently we took to the stage at the Dolby Theater to perform the soundtrack to Final Fantasy. I had the pleasure of working with Arnie Roth again– he conducted the orchestras on the Weird Al Strings Attached tour– and guest artist “Yosh” who sings the song “hallow” on the score.
We tucked in our little COVID cubbies prepared to sing our hearts out and that’s exactly what we did. Nothing can stop us from having a ton of fun on epic sessions like these.
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What a treat to be a part of the choir backing up Michael Buble on his new release “Smile”.
There’s nothing more rewarding and enjoyable than singing, working and playing with your friends. Big thanks to my dear friend Kara Britz for allowing me to be a part of this incredible choir backing up award-winning artist, Lauren Daigle! Such talent. I LOVE her heart. I’ve been a BIG fan for many years so it was such a treat to meet her!
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It is never lost on me how lucky I am to work with such wonderful people. Mulan Sessions were a blast! Check out the final product below.
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The creation of a musical from start to finish is an amazing feat. I was honored to be invited to record vocals for Alan Silvestri as he shopped Back to the Future: The Musical. We had a blast bringing the music from such an iconic film to the stage.
Check out the pitch performance here:
What a thrill to meet and sing for Don Hahn, the producer of Disney’s animated film “Beauty and the Beast”. Disney’s Epcot Center is opening a new attraction where the guests and sing along to a shortened version of the movie. I was hired for my “kid voice”, but also got to use my “mommy voice” and “dramatic teenager” voice. It was a super easy, fun session and was thrilled to be a part. (That height difference though! Ha!)
Got to sing on some special attractions for Disneyland Paris. We did both a Halloween song —”Are You Brave Enough” with lots of key changes and yummy crunchy chords— as well as recording several Christmas songs for a guest sing-a-long. My first gig back from the tour and it was awesome to have my best friend Baraka there with open arms!
Monique Donnelly 