MTM is in…drum roll please

There are now copies of Map the Music in Israel, Japan, Australia, UK, Netherlands, USA, Germany, Canada, Spain, Portugal, Finland, Mexico, Tanzania, France, Singapore, Norway, Denmark, South Africa and Poland that I know of! WOW.

 

New MTM flyers for the new year and stuff

Second Edition DVD available now!

Oh my goodness I meant to update this earlier. So – the limited release of Map the Music sold out!!! Woooo hoooo! We just released a second edition on www.Insound.com – it won’t be hand signed and numbered because we want to keep that special for the people who bought the first edition – BUT – it will have new artwork featuring some of those wonderful people who already picked up a copy!  ;)

Here is the direct link to check it out : http://www.insound.com/Map-the-Music-DVD-Samantha-Hale/P/INS78992/

And here’s that new footage with Tori Amos!

So proud of this!

Tori Amos: Welcome to Amsterdam

Putting together new footage – how my brain works

Hope this works! This is how my brain works itself out when I am piecing together new footage :

 

Untitled Tori Amos bonus footage

Titles appear over clip of Tori improvising into Yes Anastasia (no lyrics)

*Amsterdam 3 Tori*  14:16:16

 

Come in with Star of Wonder studio track or live?

Set up the venue with B roll

*Amsterdam 1* 12:21:15  shots of marquee, of Heineken venue, of street signs with arrow to music hall. Tori poster in window 12:25:48

Tori with Metropole sign Amsterdam 3 – 14: 45:03

 

Fade out song to fans talking about how far they traveled to see this show –

Noah – Amsterdam 1 – from denmark saw her 15 times – open hand on heart

Jenn – Amsterdam 1 – saw tori 24 times 12:38:31

Laura – from Scotland – 12:41:36

Lisa – Amsterdam 1 – I came from LA 107^th show 12:41:16

Char – Amsterdam 1 – here to witness most magical show of year

Lisa waves and char says first time at bimbo’s 12:12:38

Yuta – Paris tape 15:03:29 – I came from Japan took 10 hours

Jeannette and Hamilton — Amsterdam 2 – 13:27:20 Norway and Puerto Rico

Rachel – Amsterdam 2 – 13:08:19 seen her 70 times went to Russia

John – Amsterdam 2 – 300 times and names countries

Michael –Amsterdam 2-  started ’91 seen her 70 times 13:07:05

Melanie – Amsterdam 2 – how many times seen her? No idea 13:21:30

Jim – Amsterdam 2 – 94^th show 13:24:27

David and chris – Amsterdam 2 – hear the songs of your life play out in front of you 13:00:25

Maria – Amsterdam 2 – people fly in from all over the world 13:19:45

 

 

Transition into fans talking about what Tori has done for them and friendships – Why do you do this?

Rachel – Amsterdam 2 – combining travel and music 13:09:20

John – Amsterdam 2 – tori brought all the people I love in my life – people fly in from all over the world. Who else can say that? 13:14:40 john and char hugging

Rachel – Amsterdam 2 – chance to meet amazing people. Chose your own family 13:10:08 – shots of people talking at meet n greet and hugging – jeannette talking to john – Amsterdam 2 – 13:26:35

Matt – follow your passion – Amsterdam 3 14:41:00

Chris and david – there is a whole community wouldn’t be here without her – Amsterdam 2 -13:05:20

Jeannette – Amsterdam 2 – friends from everywhere. Family feeling. 13:28:30

Char – Amsterdam 1 – it’s a oneness where we all come together 12:33:36 – cut in shots of people cheering at restaurant  – Sam speech “I think we are the normal ones. We are all here because of tori” – Amsterdam 3 – 14:03:00

 

 

Transition into what its like to Meet Tori

Jeanette – Amsterdam 2 – met this woman she is so warm 13:30:05

Lisa – Amsterdam 1 – tori looks right at you genuinely interested 12:12:38. How do you feel after you meet her? Happy. She makes me smile. 12:14:30

Jim – Amsterdam 2 – tori plays better live shows than anyone. Rare to be connected to fans 13:24:27

 

 

 

 

Start cutting in the Meet n Greet footage

 

Tori comes out “hi guys. Oh.” 13:40:35

“oh you came from Moscow. Hello.” 13:45:33

“how is the traveling going?” 13:46:18

“it means so much that you are here.” 13:46:18 double hug

13:50:29 talking to Hamilton

13:51:00 nice close ups

13:51:18 close up hand signing book

13:52:05 big hello to noah – dances and smiles

13:52:48 big smile hello

13:54:25 big clear hello and grabs guy and poses

13:56:44 YUTA talking to her. Emotional – cut in with his VO –

on PARIS tape – 15:03:29

13:58:14 holding hands and waving

13:58:55 hugging john

 

 

 

Transition into live performance footage

Jeannette – Amsterdam 2 – listen to tori with my heart 13:28:20

Hamilton – she brings out something hidden in us

 

-VO of fans talking about live performance intercut with various shots of Tori performing

 

Tori performance clips – Amsterdam 3 –

14:04:41 smiling and playing clear shot

14:11:53 blurry into focus on girl disappearing

14:30:30 clear still shot

14:24:42 look down toward camera

14:31:33 tori waves and smiles at composer

14:35:32 zoom in fade to black gorgeous silhouette  – HAND UP

14:37:02 zoom out to piano solo precious things zoom back between shoulders

 

Beautiful chunk STAR OF WONDER 14:32:26 – 14:34 :38 watch whole clip

Solid clip of WINTER 14:25:38 – 14:27:46 or longer – zoom in at end of song as she throws her head back

 

Transition into post show reactions

Noah – Amsterdam 3 – it was brilliant 14:44:33

Chris – there are no words – Amsterdam 3 – 14:45:40

 

End with shot of Tori smiling after ending Precious Things – Amsterdam 3 – 14:40:12

 

Transition into fans saying thank you to Tori

Matt – Amsterdam 3 – 14:43:00 thank you tori amazing ride

Chris and david – thank you met the love of my life – Amsterdam 2 – 13:04:26

Char – thank you its that simple – Amsterdam 1 – 12:09:37

 

Sam  – Amsterdam 1 – I’d be crazy not to document this. 12:42:37

 

End with Tori waving goodbye at Meet N Greet

“bye guys much love.” 13:59:04

 

 

TONE : Love.

Visual : Hand holding, smiles, hugs, laughter

Message : Connection. Oneness.

 

Map the Music in Tori’s hands – Tori Amos

Tori Amos has been a huge inspiration to me over the years. So of course I had to get her in on Map the Music! I told her about my little film about 3 years ago and have been looking forward to handing her a completed copy for what seems like forever. I was lucky enough to travel to Amsterdam to see her play with a full orchestra and finally made it happen before the show. She said I was a true filmmaker now…a precious memory I will have for the rest of my life!

Map the Music is in your hands

Words cannot describe how I feel now that my little film is out in the world and people are actually watching it – which is why I have been listening to A LOT of music lately. It really blows my mind to be honest. I always knew, deep down in the pit of my stomach, that people could and would relate to my story. We have all suffered loss – whether it be loss of a parent, friend, lover or any relationship…music is here to help. This film was initially inspired by the loss of my father, but after I went out on the road and started meeting music lovers and artists from around the world…I knew it was no longer just about me. It was about all of us. All of us who have come together in celebration of MUSIC – an art, a higher expression of communication and humanity, and a healing weapon that should not in any way be a secret one.

My absolute hope and dream while making this film was that it could help people…remind us all of the power of music, and  reassure us that we are all in this thing called life together.

To think there are copies of MTM in Spain, Sweden, Australia, The United Kingdom and the US is just….can’t describe it. Maybe I should write a song about it.

Big Love,

Sam

ps – I still cry when I watch that particular scene (for those of you who have seen it you know what I mean) so I am so moved that a lot of you are too.  xxoo