This video/song was inspired by a story John Arthur Miller is in the process of writing. There is a ghost story about a man, A. Bookbinder, who was a patient at an asylum. When he died, they buried him beneath an elm tree. As they were burying him, many of the people gathered around swore they saw Bookbinder standing by the tree. This vision struck so many people they opened the coffin to verify he was still there. They heard crying from within, but when they opened the lid - all was silent and there he was, even though the casket did seem unusually light. The elm tree died after Bookbinder's burial. The ghost story lives on. John Arthur Miller is using this ghost story as a prompt for one of his many projects in the works.
Miller recently requested help for crafting a children's song for his story. He had penned a nice poem and wanted to use it as a song children/story characters woke up singing. I took his poem and played with it a bit, then sang a simple melody (since I taught elementary music for several years - this came rather naturally) I then downloaded Movie Maker for free and Audacity for free and used those programs to create a tiny video. All of this was done within a few hours of reading his story idea and poem. This song is short and melodically simple, but I think it serves its purpose well. I've posted it here, primarily so John Arthur Miller could view it and hear it.
My father and husband seem to like it and John is pleased with it, so, I've decided to leave it up. My first music video, ever. It was fun. Now I want to do more...elaborate and intricate things...use instruments and such. My wheels are truly spinning out of control. John, you've created a monster!
