The Get Down Movie Club With Series Composer / Music Producer Elliot Wheeler

Welcome to another episode of Spread Love FM. In this Episode we take a deep dive into the soundtrack of the cult netflix series The Get Down with producer/composer Elliot Wheeler. Enjoy the show, and if you would like to hear our curated playlist of the tracks discussed in the episode, visit the show notes.

SHOW NOTES

You can listen to the tracks discussed in this episode on our Spotify playlist.

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4mGisLAutWKeWAY4yL2Cna?si=1bGYXyM5R7G3bK-VllCDXg

Elliot Wheeler website

https://www.elliottwheeler.com

Additional notes from Elliot...

“A little more background on the Keep a Light in My Window track. It was from the New York Community Choir, who put out a bunch of amazing cuts around that time. Here's a quick blurb on them:

Formed in the early '70s as an offshoot of the popular, Grammy-nominated Isaac Douglas Singers, The New York Community Choir originally consisted of some one hundred members under the direction of Benny Diggs and included prominent writer Arthur Freeman. The Choir first came to national prominence in the U.S. in 1971 on a much-acclaimed recording by renowned poet Nikki Giovanni, The Truth Is On Its Way. Another offshoot of the choir, Revelation Movement (which included Diggs and Freeman) was formed to primarily do secular rather than gospel shows and morphed in 1974 into Revelation consisting of Diggs and Freeman along with Philip Ballou and Arnold McCuller. The quartet signed to RSO Records where they recorded one album. In 1977, The New York Community Choir signed with RCA Records: their self-titled debut LP included the dance hit, "Express Yourself".

Released in 1978, their follow-up set, Make Every Day Count (with a group name change to NYCC), was produced like its predecessor by RCA executive Warren Schatz, and included seven original songs along with a cover of I’ll Keep My Light in My Window, a tune originally recorded by the duo Caston & Majors for Motown (later also cut by Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye). The album boasted arrangements by Leon Pendarvis (the co-leader of the Saturday Night Live band) and featured such stellar New York session musicians as Paul Shaffer and Richard Tee on keyboards, Jeff Mironov and John Tropea on guitars, Errol Crusher Bennett on percussion, Will Lee on bass and Steve Gadd on drums.

The album s infectious title track became popular particularly in East Coast discos, and has remained a popular inspirational anthem among gospel and R&B music lovers. The original LP is making its worldwide CD debut with this release by Real Gone Music in association with Soul Music Records, and this Expanded Edition includes six-minute plus 12 single versions of Make Every Day Count and I ll Keep My Light in My Window, with liner notes by SoulMusic Records founder David Nathan and remastering at Sony s Battery Studios. Funky, soulful, spiritual!
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