I put out a challenge to my composer friends and podcast listeners to join me in writing music inspired by fortune cookies. Here’s the album we came up with.
Track 1: “祝你聖誕快樂” by J. Wilson
(In Mandarin Chinese) No extraordinary wishes, only some choice words. No sweet talk, only one concern for you. My eyes see only you! Dearest, merry Christmas to you.
In addition to this beautiful song, Mr. Wilson also created a fantastic video documenting his epic quest to find a fortune cookie in Taiwan (not as easy as you’d think).
Track 2: “Do, Dream” by Nick Syman
Track 3: “Welcome to Boisenberg” by Felix Frost
Track 4: “Pizzaman” by Theo Hoglund
Fortune: To one who waits, a moment seems a year.
Track 5: “Follow the Advice of Your Heart” by Tom Snively
Fortune: Follow the advice of your heart.
Tom also did a podcast episode explaining his composition and production process.
Track 6: “The Long Road” by Mary Beth Huttlin
Track 7: “Stand and Fight” by Michael Chadwick and Damon Goodrich-Houska
Fortune: You might want to run, but you should stay and fight.
Track 8: “Finish Line” by Charlie McCarron
Performed by Nick Syman and Maia Hamann. Video of their live performance is here.
Track 9: “Everything Has Beauty But Not Everyone Sees It” by Lee Rosevere
Fortune: Everything has beauty but not everyone sees it.
