Background
Greg Pichler of the Progressive Shamanists produced a new rendition of the song, Pop Tune, on February 20, 2022. Tim Boyland and Keith Swanson originally composed the song, Pop Tune, as an instrumental in 1988 or thereabouts. Boyland, Swanson and Kowtko recorded the song over the course of the weekend, starting, Friday, March 18, 1988 or thereabouts. Rob Kowtko, a founding member of the group, The Progressive Shamanists, mastered the original song, Pop Tune, onto a cassette tape along with six other original works after the session in Tanglewood, Pennsylvania at which Boyland and Swanson attended. Later, Kowtko forwarded a copy of the cassette tape to Pichler with the intent to have Pichler commercialize the material.
On February 20, 2022, approximately thirty-four years later, Pichler re-vamped the song, introducing a number of new passages to the original composition.
Click here to listen to the Boyland and Swanson's song, Pop Tune, recorded over the course of the weekend, starting Friday, March 18, 1988 or thereabouts.
What the song is about
The song, Insomnia Number Nine (Pop Tune) is about the perspective of a pop artist, who undergoes the pressures of writing and producing a hit, pop tune on a regular basis.
Music Contributions
The following contributions were applied to the music video:
- Greg Pichler: guitar, bass guitar, vocals
- Rob Prigge: percussion (pending)
Credits
The photos of the woman were taken on February 19, 2022 at the Beyond Monet exhibit at the Metro Convention Centre in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
The Progressive Shamanists are currently working on the composition, adding instrument parts. What is currently available is otherwise a work in progress.
more information
Lyrics of the Song, Insomnia Number Nine
Outline of the Song, Insomnia Number Nine, in CSV format
Full Score of the Song, Insomnia Number Nine
Tenor Saxophone Score of the Song, Insomnia Number Nine
Tenor Solo Score of the Song, Insomnia Number Nine
Tenor Solo Alternative Score of the Song, Insomnia Number Nine
Piano Score of the Song, Insomnia Number Nine
Oboe Score of the Song, Insomnia Number Nine
Cornet in B Flat score of the Song, Insomnia Number Nine
Bass Guitar Score of the Song, Insomnia Number Nine
Microsoft Wave File version of the Song, Insomnia Number Nine Music only; no visuals, no video
Sibelius version of the Song, Insomnia Number Nine