Ever wondered what it takes to compose the perfect score that brings a film to life? Join us as we welcome our special guest, Sean, the genius behind the music of "Sound of Hope." A heartwarming story of how a church in the town of Possum Trot, Texas adopted and cared for 77 foster children.
Miles and Memphis kick off the episode with their signature banter, diving into Sean's fascinating life. With plenty of laughs and a bit of playful confusion between a composer and a composter. Listen in as he shares his process of writing music, the joy of collaborating with orchestras, and the endless cups of coffee that fuel his creativity. Get ready for an episode filled with insights, humor, and a reminder of the profound impact creativity and compassion can have on our lives.
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Miles (00:02):
Hello world, I'm Miles.
Memphis (00:05):
And I'm Memphis.
Miles (00:06):
Welcome to the your Story Club podcast.
Memphis (00:09):
A place where stories are told and legends are made.
Miles (00:15):
That was cute, but I'm here for the interviews and not
the jokes.
Sorry, oh, guys.
And by the way, his nickname onthe podcast is the lame joke
dude.
Memphis (00:25):
Hey, I'm watching you here.
Emily Rose (00:28):
And so am I.
I'm also watching you.
We're going to be interviewingall kinds of creatives, and you
guys are going to be asking themawesome questions about what?
Memphis (00:39):
Their childhood.
Emily Rose (00:40):
I think that if we can chat with people about their
childhood, you creative twowill be inspired and then we can
pass it on to other people.
Miles (00:48):
Should we call you dinosaur dude or lame jokes guy?
Emily Rose (00:51):
I think we're going to call you nickname maker.
That's what we're going to callyou.
Miles (00:54):
I actually don't like that nickname, mr Nickname maker
.
Memphis (00:57):
No.
Emily Rose (00:58):
Okay, okay, everyone , we want to welcome you to.
Miles (01:01):
The your Story Club, where everyone has a story.
Sean (01:10):
Hola, hola, ¿cómo estamos?
Memphis (01:14):
Señor, ¿cómo?
Sean (01:16):
está Memphis.
¿puedes hablar otra vez?
Emily Rose (01:21):
Good morning everybody and welcome to the
your story club.
Yes, I'm so excited for today'sepisode.
I first of all I want to saygood morning boys.
How did you sleep last night?
Memphis (01:34):
uh, that's so good not great, I got about.
I got a sore neck and a sorearmpit okay, and how was
swimming lessons?
Miles (01:44):
better.
Better than my first one, yeah.
Emily Rose (01:46):
That's good, my best one yet.
Well, the reason I'm asking theboys this is because I wasn't
around last night.
Last night I got to go to thisamazing premiere of this movie
called Sound of Hope.
It's the story of Possum Trot.
It's actually a place in Texas.
This is what is so neat.
I went last night because ourawesome friend Sean, who is here
(02:08):
today, was actually thecomposer for that film, and so
today we get the opportunity andawesome privilege of getting to
interview him today.
Memphis (02:19):
So you're saying that he was a composter for the movie
?
He worked on the trash.
Miles (02:26):
No, Memphis, there's a difference.
Emily Rose (02:29):
Well, why don't you tell us, sean, I don't know what
composter means.
Memphis (02:32):
So I just I don't know what composer means, say it
again.
Sean (02:39):
Okay, have you guys ever heard the music behind, like in
the background, in a movie?
Miles (02:47):
Wait, stop singing.
Has ever heard the music behind, like in the background, in a
movie?
Wait, stop singing yeah, dudethat's the musical episode
you're gonna hear it.
Emily Rose (02:52):
What are some scores you guys know uh.
Parts of the caribbean avengerswell, can you hum some of them?
Sean (03:02):
yeah, I think you have to pay for that.
Now, memphis, you're doingactually a really great job of
humming some melodies from somefamous films like Pirates of the
Caribbean and Marvel Top Gunthat was Top Gun, that was Top
Gun.
Yeah, okay, so that's right.
So that's what I do for aliving.
I write the music in thebackground of films.
Miles (03:25):
Oh, that's actually pretty cool.
Sean (03:27):
It's pretty fun.
Emily Rose (03:28):
Let's listen to some of what Sean composed for the
Sound of Hope film.
This is beautiful.
We're listening to it now.
Miles (03:49):
Are you also the conductor or just the composer?
Sean (03:52):
Oh, that's a great question.
That's a great question.
I actually hire people to dothat so I can sit back and enjoy
that a little bit, and then thepeople who work with the
musicians do that every day.
(04:12):
Basically, what I do for my jobis I sit in front of a computer
or write music down on a pieceof paper for a long period of
time sometimes six weeks, eightweeks and then I go into a
studio and work with a bigorchestra and use people that do
(04:35):
that every day, so I don'tactually conduct the music
myself.
Miles (04:44):
So how much coffee do you consume in those six to eight
weeks?
Sean (04:51):
More than is appropriate.
I will sometimes drink likefour, six, seven cups of coffee
a day and because it's soexpensive, we actually make our
own cold brew at home, becauseWhoa Okay, parents, they make
their own cold brew at home.
Emily Rose (05:05):
Because whoa okay, parents, they make their own
cold brew.
Miles (05:07):
This is pretty awesome did you always want to be a
composer?
Memphis (05:11):
you mean a composter?
Sean (05:13):
I don't think I knew that a composer was a job as a kid.
It's not something that there'slots of examples of.
I mean, maybe you've heard johnwilliams music in Star Wars and
you think, wow, that's reallygreat music, I like that.
And Indiana Jones and IndianaJones yes, all the above.
But we don't necessarily knowmuch about him as kids, so we
(05:34):
don't then think about or startdreaming about could I do that?
So it wasn't until I was alittle bit older that I realized
this is a job and I couldactually do this.
Miles (05:44):
But back to my question.
What did you want to be whenyou grew up?
Sean (05:49):
I think I remember being in like somewhere between third
and fifth grade and cryingmyself to sleep because I didn't
know what I was going to bewhen I grew up.
Miles (05:59):
We've had a lot of crying yourself to sleep on this
podcast.
Sean (06:04):
That tracks with being a musician.
Miles (06:07):
And a producer, I think.
Memphis (06:10):
Hey, I'm going into third grade and I haven't even
cried myself to sleep at all.
I've cried once, I have, butthat was when.
I was like two years old.
Emily Rose (06:20):
Buddy, I'm glad there haven't been a lot of
nights crying yourself to sleep.
You've moved much more into thejokes.
Buddy, I'm glad there haven'tbeen a lot of nights crying
yourself to sleep.
You've moved much more into thejokes.
Hey, why don't you go ahead andtell everybody how they can
reach us really quick?
Memphis (06:30):
Hey everybody, memphis here.
We hope you're enjoying thispodcast as much as we are.
We are learning so much aboutinterviewing people, business
and creation.
If you want to partner with usor advertise your business,
please email hello atyourstoryclubpodcastcom.
Or if you have any creativestories or a joke, please let me
(06:51):
know.
Again, that's hello at yourstory club podcastcom.
Can't wait to hear from you,especially as jokes because this
is about childhoods.
Emily Rose (07:01):
I want um sean to tell us a little bit about where
he grew up, and then I thinkthat Memphis will have a
question after that.
So tell us about where you grewup.
Sean (07:12):
Okay, at about 10 years of age or so, my parents sat me
down and said we're moving toArgentina, so your age roughly.
Emily Rose (07:22):
Can you imagine if we sat you down and said we're
moving to Argentina, so your ageroughly?
Can you imagine if we sat youdown and said we're moving to
Argentina Messi.
Sean (07:28):
Messi, messi, we're going to be friends.
Memphis (07:32):
What was it like growing up in another country?
Sean (07:35):
It was pretty amazing.
I will say that the first day Ishowed up at school, I went to
a school where they only spokeSpanish and I sat down in class
and I didn't know a single wordin.
Miles (07:47):
Spanish.
It was like me versus him.
Hola, ¿cómo estás?
Sean (07:49):
Sí, sí, muy bien, gracias, muy bien, muy bien, muy bien.
Yeah, I had to, like literallyjust I sat down and people were
estaban hablando en español y Ijust had to pick it up as I went
along.
Emily Rose (08:06):
You were a new kid in a new area and you didn't
even understand the language.
Everything was new.
Sean (08:14):
And it's funny because with different languages, you
actually even use differentmuscles in your mouth.
So every day my mouth was tiredand my tongue was tired because
I'm trying to learn a differentlanguage and every sign that
you read on the street you don'tknow what it means.
So it's pretty exhaustinginitially, but I'm really
grateful for my time therebecause I got to see how a
(08:37):
different part of the worldlives and it was a great
experience.
How long were you there for?
I came back essentially as likea junior in high school, so
most of my formative years werein South America.
Memphis (08:48):
Wow, Does that affect your work now?
Sean (08:51):
Good question.
I think the people in LatinAmerica are very, very
passionate and I think I'velearned to kind of focus my
energies in my work to be ableto delve in to that.
And I also think thatunderstanding different people's
(09:13):
perspectives is something thatwe learn to do over time and
living in a different country,learning to adapt to that, has
taught me to kind of see thingsthrough different people's lens
has taught me to kind of seethings through different
people's lens.
Emily Rose (09:32):
So, in terms of your music, do you feel like you
hear the different perspectives?
That allows you to heardifferent types of music and
sounds and things like that whenyou're putting stuff together?
Sean (09:39):
It does.
Can I ask?
Memphis (09:41):
one question.
Sean (09:42):
Absolutely.
Memphis (09:44):
What was your favorite instrument?
Sean (09:47):
Favorite instrument I actually.
What I love is how instrumentssound together, more than any
individual instrument.
So when I write for music, whenI write music for films, I'm
not thinking through aparticular instrument.
I'm thinking about how all ofthem come together.
Memphis (10:05):
But what's a skeleton's favorite instrument?
Sean (10:10):
I don't know.
Memphis (10:11):
What is a skeleton's favorite instrument?
A trombone.
Miles (10:18):
The lame jokes guy is back.
The lame jokes guy is back.
Yes, hey there.
Bookworms Miles here and, asyou know, I love to read and the
series I've been reallyenjoying is a Parents' Choice
Gold Award winner, britfield byCR Stewart.
(10:41):
It's a three soon to be fourbook series and it is very
exciting.
It had me hooked through thewhole book series.
Twists and turns, backstabs,stuff you never expected.
Brookfield is a fiction novelseries that is very enticing.
(11:04):
I am going to read you a littleblurb from the back so you know
what I'm actually talking about.
Tom has spent most of his lifelocked behind the cruel bars of
Weatherly Orphanage.
But when he learns that hisparents might still be alive,
tom knows he can find them.
He can't leave Weatherlywithout his best friend, sarah.
So, armed with a single clue tohis past, the word Britfield,
(11:25):
the two make a daring escape bycommandeering a hot air balloon.
Now they're on the run from thefamous Scotland Yard detective.
Along the way they discoverthat Tom may be the true heir to
the British throne.
So, bookworms, it's veryexciting, couldn't put it down.
If you want to read it, my momwill put a link in the
description if you want to buyit.
But if not, go to your locallibrary and pick the book up.
(11:47):
The librarians will help youout.
Remember Britfield?
We'd love to hear what youthink.
See you next time.
Bookworms.
Emily Rose (11:56):
Hey Miles, what is another question on your list
for Sean?
Miles (12:01):
Did your parents like your job at first?
Sean (12:03):
I think every parent wants stable income for their
children.
Stable what now Stable income.
It means, like you as a parent,you want your child to have a
good job that makes good money,and a lot of times in creative
work, the amount of money thatcomes in that isn't always the
(12:24):
same, so it can be a little bithard.
So I think they were a littlebit afraid for me, not sure if
this was a good decision for me.
They're very proud of me now.
Emily Rose (12:36):
You think it's better to have a job that you
make a lot of money at all thetime, or a job that you really
enjoy doing, or one that's both.
What do you think?
Miles (12:47):
I'd rather have a job that I enjoy doing.
Let's all be content guys.
Memphis (12:51):
Let's all be content with what we have, okay.
Miles (12:54):
Hey, you're the one saying skeleton jokes.
It's banter, mom, it is banter.
Emily Rose (12:58):
It is banter, it is banter.
Mom, it is Banter, it is banter, it is banter.
Lord help me.
Memphis (13:02):
Do you have a memory of a big creative moment in your
childhood?
Sean (13:07):
So I think most creative people had a very significant
moment early on that shaped themdeeply, and I think everyone
who is creative I think mostpeople are creative, but some
people really get encouragedinto it.
And I remember an experience Iwas in the third grade and my
(13:31):
whole elementary school andmiddle school did this contest.
It's called a drop the needlecontest.
It's called a drop the needlecontest and what it is is.
They play music and you have totell them who wrote that music
and what piece of music that was.
In this case they were doingmusic from Beethoven.
Emily Rose (13:53):
And where was this again?
Sean (13:54):
This was in the US.
Emily Rose (13:55):
This was in Arizona In.
Sean (13:57):
Arizona Before I moved to Argentina.
Memphis (13:59):
Okay, yeesh, that's difficult.
Yeah, I couldn in Arizona, inArizona Before I moved to
Argentina.
Yeesh, that's difficult.
Emily Rose (14:02):
Yeah.
Memphis (14:02):
I couldn't have done that myself.
Sean (14:05):
So in third grade I won this contest for my whole
elementary and middle school.
Oh my gosh, Sean.
Miles (14:14):
Wait what you had a drop that like literally.
Sean (14:17):
Yeah, it was like they would start a little bit, they'd
play a couple seconds of a songand I would say, oh, that's
Beethoven's Ninth.
Memphis (14:23):
And like classical, symphonies.
Miles (14:52):
Personally, this just put me to sleep.
No, I'd probably fall asleep.
Emily Rose (14:55):
But that's, impressive.
Sean (14:57):
That's impressive.
What was actually mostimpactful about it was that I
walked off stage and all ofthese kids like ran at me,
excited and celebrating the factthat I just won, and I think,
as creatives, we need thosemoments where our friends
acknowledge the good things thatwe do, and it really was very
(15:20):
encouraging and really helpfulfor me in kind of getting me
sent in that direction.
Miles (15:26):
What did you like to?
Sean (15:27):
do.
As a kid, I liked to read books.
I hear you like to read bookstoo.
Memphis (15:30):
He's obsessed with them .
Miles (15:33):
I would just like to say that my dad has been on a series
.
Okay, fine, our dad has been ona series of 12 books for about
three years.
Emily Rose (15:47):
In Miles' land, yeah .
Miles (15:48):
Yes, it has been three years.
Memphis (15:50):
I'm pretty sure Miles.
All he's thinking about isreading his Harry Potter book
right now.
Emily Rose (15:57):
We asked him what he liked to do, he said he liked
to read books and what else.
Sean (16:00):
I like to read books and I liked to practice my
instruments.
Emily Rose (16:06):
And how many instruments did you play as a
kid?
Sean (16:09):
I primarily just played guitar as a kid.
That was the one I was reallymost obsessed with.
Emily Rose (16:16):
What instrument do you want to learn?
Miles, which one are youinterested in?
You said you would want tolearn how to do the guitar.
And then Memphis, which one areyou wanting to learn if we set
you up on lessons, drums, drums,yeah, very much.
What age did you?
Sean (16:31):
start.
I started really playing atlike, probably 10 or 11 years
old.
Emily Rose (16:36):
Okay, good, so I'm not late are 11 years old.
Sean (16:43):
Okay, good, so I'm not late.
No, you're not late, and somepeople really enjoy it.
Some people have a harder timewith it.
I immediately went to like sixhours a day.
Emily Rose (16:49):
Wow.
Sean (16:49):
So I was a little bit obsessed.
Emily Rose (16:51):
That's amazing.
Miles (16:52):
You're sitting at the thing for six to eight weeks now
, drinking like seven cups ofcoffee a day.
Sean (16:59):
It is a very unique job where I get to focus on one
thing for a very long period oftime.
Miles (17:05):
Coffee and jobs.
Memphis (17:07):
Do you like make-believe?
Sean (17:10):
I do like make-believe the books I would read as a kid
were fantasy books.
I really like CS Lewis andTolkien.
Emily Rose (17:19):
I have a quick parent question.
What would you say to parentswho see something musical in
their kids?
How do they support them, howdo they encourage them, how do
they allow them to find theirway in that?
Sean (17:31):
I would say I usually encourage people to start their
kids on piano, even if they wantto learn other instruments,
because it's the best way toreally understand all of it.
So there's some element ofmusic that really is just work.
It's not all fun and you haveto be able to learn and balance
the parts that are work, thatare hard work and that which is
(17:54):
really fun.
So if my kids wanted to learndrums, maybe I would let them
play drums and just bang awayand maybe get some lessons, but
I probably simultaneously wouldencourage them if they really
show talent or a gifting for it.
I would also encourage them tolearn an instrument that helps
them understand music fully.
Memphis (18:14):
Do you like mummies?
Miles (18:17):
Oh no, this is definitely a lead-in to the joke.
Sean (18:22):
Sure, I like mummies.
Memphis (18:24):
Kids cover your ears.
Nope, don't listen to thatthing he just said, or pretty
much anything he says.
Sean (18:30):
We gonna say something about mummies.
Memphis (18:33):
What's a mummy's?
Sean (18:34):
favorite music.
I don't know what is a mummy'sfavorite music.
Miles (18:37):
RAH Music.
If this was a food episode,you'd do the same joke, joke,
except you say what's a mommy'sfavorite food.
So the movie that you'reworking on is it sight or sound
of music or something?
Emily Rose (18:50):
well, that's actually really good.
You're confused.
The reason you're confused Isaid this several times last
night is because this year seanhas composed music for a movie
called the Blind.
He's also composed a movie fora movie called Sight.
How ironic.
Yes, and now he's.
The one we went and saw lastnight was the Sound of Hope, the
(19:11):
possum trot story.
Memphis (19:14):
I hate everything about possums.
They're big fat ugly, they'rejust mean, and they're mean too.
Emily Rose (19:21):
I'm going to bring some sanity to this.
I hope you listeners appreciatemy wrangling abilities.
Sean (19:27):
It's quite epic it's pretty impressive, it's pretty
impressive.
So tell us about the movie thesound of hope, and boys listen
in so you can ask some goodquestions about what he says
possum trot is this very littletown like really, really small
town in East Texas, likenortheast Texas, up in the pines
, and there's a small communitythere, a small church community
(19:48):
of people who didn't have muchbut they decided that they were
going to care for the kids inthe foster care system.
Miles (19:57):
Big shout out to Possum Trot.
I think Huge.
I don't know if that's a raceor a town, because oh, you mean.
Memphis (20:07):
I saw a sign and it said people are running a 10K
and it said Possum Trot.
Sean (20:13):
There are no possums being raced in this movie.
Emily Rose (20:17):
But there are races called Possum Trots, you're
right, and there is a town.
So I understand why that'sconfusing, okay, but he did
races called possum trots,you're right, and there is a
town.
So I understand why that'sconfusing, okay, so, but he did
say it's a town.
So big shout out to possum trotthe town.
Yes, big shout out.
Sean (20:29):
So 22 families 22 families .
You guys were one family, but22 families 22 families in a
small church adopted 77 kidsthat didn't have homes.
In a small church adopted 77kids that didn't have homes.
So it's a really beautifulstory.
Emily Rose (20:50):
It's a very hard story but it's really meaningful
to my family because we haveadopted kids too.
Last night, what was sofantastic is everybody said that
the music in this film was notjust music.
It had an inspiration behind itand a soulfulness behind it.
Because Sean is so connected tothe material.
I mean this one was probably alittle bit more naturally
(21:10):
connected to the material.
But how do you feel like youconnect to material if it's kind
of far off?
What's your process in that way?
It's a big adult question forthe parents that are listening
and are enduring all of theskeleton questions.
Sean (21:25):
Skeleton parts are the best part.
I think writing music is alittle bit like acting.
Have you guys acted before?
Miles (21:31):
Yes.
Sean (21:32):
And you kind of get into, like the person right, like into
the character.
Miles (21:37):
I've tried.
I was three things in a Frozenmusical in my school.
Sean (21:43):
What three things were you in your musical I?
Miles (21:45):
was a troll.
One of the parts I had to playwas the troll falling off a log,
and they did not put a crashmap behind me.
I played a surfer in Frozenwhen Olaf was talking about his
friends in uh, the summer song,and I also played ice.
(22:07):
Right, I played ice wonderful,so I'm so cool yeah, you are
very cool do you?
Emily Rose (22:13):
remember what the question was.
Try to think real hard mom, yousaid it yourself.
Miles (22:17):
It was a big adult question.
I was not listening.
Okay, I'm glad you listened tothat part.
I was asking sean how heconnects to material.
Emily Rose (22:21):
If you said it yourself, it was a big adult
question.
I was not listening.
Okay, I'm glad you listened tothat part.
I was asking Sean how heconnects to material if it's
hard for him to connect to,because this one was easy for
him to connect to.
Sean (22:31):
It's a lot like acting you learn the character and you
draw inspiration from otherplaces and you just try to go to
somewhere that feels real anddeeply emotional.
Emily Rose (22:43):
And so you're not necessarily just home on your
computer, though, thinking ofthis music.
You had to go down on set andbe with the actors and be with
the directors and be in thislike catfish lunches, brunches,
um with cornbread and it wasincredible so you were with a
(23:09):
cat who ate fish no, they hadcatfish, right, yeah, yeah.
So here's the thing, though Iwould say for parents that this
movie would probably be forolder kids and not necessarily
for younger ones, because itdoes a story about children who
don't have the security offamily, and about families who
may not feel like they have alot to give, but that are able
(23:32):
to provide a home for them, andit's moving.
The soundtrack is available,starting now.
Sean (23:38):
I think it is yeah.
Emily Rose (23:39):
Yeah, and then the movie comes out when.
Sean (23:42):
So the movie is coming out on the 4th of July.
It's the Sound of Hope, thestory of Possum Trot.
It's a beautiful story about acommunity that adopts kids, and
I would love for you guys to geta chance to see it and the
soundtrack's available on allformats.
Emily Rose (24:00):
Yes, and I want to say one more cool thing about
this movie At the end, as AngelStudios usually does, there's a
QR code.
But what's different about thisone?
It's not just about buying aticket.
It will send people to a linkand I will also provide that on
our accounts.
And if you're like, okay, Idon't think I could foster or
adopt a kid completely.
(24:20):
You know, look into your heartsand some people can, but those
who are maybe not in a season oftheir life where they could do
that, it provides places forthem to say, hey, this family
needs a refrigerator, hey, thisfamily needs a mattress, this
family needs these specificneeds.
That we can help these familiesget what they need so that
(24:40):
their kids and parents aren'tseparated through just the
financial distress, we can makea huge, huge impact and really
change people's lives Because,as we're finding here now,
childhood feeds into the rest ofour story.
As our podcast is called theyour Story Club podcast.
(25:01):
We like to wrap things up atthe end and maybe reflect a
little bit of your story back toyou, and I'm gonna try to do
the best I can.
Once upon a time, there was alittle boy named Sean and he won
a drop the needle contest.
He won a drop the needle contestat his school where all of his
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friends applauded him andsupported him and said man, that
is amazing that you canidentify all these shapes of
music.
And little did he know that hisfuture was about to change when
his parents sat him down andsaid, hey, we are moving to a
completely different area.
And there he sat, not aware ofthe language and having to take
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everything in and listen tosounds in new and completely
different ways.
It caused him, maybe at timesto be internal and to be
observant, but through this loveof instruments that he
discovered, where he spent hoursand hours and hours discovering
and sitting in front of music,he found this way of expressing
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himself, this different languagethat he could speak In all of
the different ways.
Where this little boy, sean,traveled and he was able to
speak this language, it grewinto an incredible profession.
Able to speak this language, itgrew into an incredible
profession and now we aregetting to see the fruits of all
of that time and how they aresupporting telling stories that
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will actually change otherlittle kids' lives and those
kids can maybe find their ownstory.
Miles (26:37):
Season Rita.
Sean (26:39):
Can we talk about soccer now?
Yes, messi, messi, messi.
The most important question Ihave for everyone is Messi or
Ronaldo?
Memphis (26:53):
Hey, I was about to say that Messi, my friend Liam
sorry, I'm sorry.
I actually like Messi betterthan Ronaldo.
We're going to be friends.
Miles (27:01):
Oh wait, I forgot the $100 question and I need to make
you a nickname.
So million-dollar question dogsor cats?
Memphis (27:11):
Ooh.
Emily Rose (27:12):
Oh, yes, this is a great question.
Please also talk about theother amazing thing that you
guys do.
Sean (27:20):
Please also talk about the other amazing thing that you
guys do.
So we weren't really animalpeople until we had this really
great dog.
We had a Bernese mountain dogthat was so sweet and we fell so
in love with him that wedecided to start breeding dogs
specifically geared towardsfamilies with special needs who
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want, like service, trainedanimals.
And so we have these puppiesthat we raise, make them
available families.
Emily Rose (27:51):
Yes.
So before I forget, if you wantto check these special puppies
out, I've posted about thembefore, but check them out at
Desert Mountain Doodles onInstagram.
At Desert, remember D-E-S.
You only want one desert, youwant two desserts, but
D-E-S-E-R-T-M-O-U-N-T-A-I-NDoodles, d-o-o-d-l-e-s.
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Desert Mountain Doodles you canfind them on Instagram.
They're adorable.
Miles (28:19):
So dogs.
Sean (28:20):
Here's what I would say I Instagram.
They're adorable.
So dogs, here's what I wouldsay.
I like dogs.
I also like cats, as long asthey act like dogs, because some
do.
Emily Rose (28:30):
I think we have one of those.
Miles (28:32):
Your nickname shall be Music.
Memphis (28:34):
Man, I don't like that nickname bro.
Miles (28:37):
Dude Music man is like one of the best nicknames.
Memphis (28:41):
I've given on the show.
No, it's Messy man.
It's Messy man.
Dude Music man is like one ofthe best nicknames.
Miles (28:42):
I've given on the show.
No, it's Messy man.
It's Messy man Dude.
We could get sued for that.
No, music man.
And then that was one of thebest names I've come up with on
this podcast, other than thelame jokes dudes, so good.
Memphis (28:56):
Did Mom not like those?
No, I think they're great,they're awesome.
Emily Rose (29:00):
Go see the Sound of Hope in theaters on the 4th of
July.
It's incredible.
Please support it because bydoing that, you literally can
rewrite stories for many, manykids.
Thanks for listening.
If you enjoyed this episode andyou'd like to help support the
podcast, please share it withothers, post about it and share
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other parents, kids andcreatives can find us to catch
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You can follow me at emily rosela to visit our production
company at north rose picturesand we hope you were inspired by
listening today because,remember, everyone has a story.
See you next week-ish.
Miles (29:41):
Yeah, no, we probably can't make next week, sorry,
maybe a week and a half.
Memphis (29:49):
Let's try that.
This has been a North RosePictures podcast.
Hello world, I'm Miles.
Memphis (00:05):
And I'm Memphis.
Miles (00:06):
Welcome to the your Story Club podcast.
Memphis (00:09):
A place where stories are told and legends are made.
Miles (00:15):
That was cute, but I'm here for the interviews and not
the jokes.
Sorry, oh, guys.
And by the way, his nickname onthe podcast is the lame joke
dude.
Memphis (00:25):
Hey, I'm watching you here.
Emily Rose (00:28):
And so am I.
I'm also watching you.
We're going to be interviewingall kinds of creatives, and you
guys are going to be asking themawesome questions about what?
Memphis (00:39):
Their childhood.
Emily Rose (00:40):
I think that if we can chat with people about their
childhood, you creative twowill be inspired and then we can
pass it on to other people.
Miles (00:48):
Should we call you dinosaur dude or lame jokes guy?
Emily Rose (00:51):
I think we're going to call you nickname maker.
That's what we're going to callyou.
Miles (00:54):
I actually don't like that nickname, mr Nickname maker
.
Memphis (00:57):
No.
Emily Rose (00:58):
Okay, okay, everyone , we want to welcome you to.
Miles (01:01):
The your Story Club, where everyone has a story.
Sean (01:10):
Hola, hola, ¿cómo estamos?
Memphis (01:14):
Señor, ¿cómo?
Sean (01:16):
está Memphis.
¿puedes hablar otra vez?
Emily Rose (01:21):
Good morning everybody and welcome to the
your story club.
Yes, I'm so excited for today'sepisode.
I first of all I want to saygood morning boys.
How did you sleep last night?
Memphis (01:34):
uh, that's so good not great, I got about.
I got a sore neck and a sorearmpit okay, and how was
swimming lessons?
Miles (01:44):
better.
Better than my first one, yeah.
Emily Rose (01:46):
That's good, my best one yet.
Well, the reason I'm asking theboys this is because I wasn't
around last night.
Last night I got to go to thisamazing premiere of this movie
called Sound of Hope.
It's the story of Possum Trot.
It's actually a place in Texas.
This is what is so neat.
I went last night because ourawesome friend Sean, who is here
(02:08):
today, was actually thecomposer for that film, and so
today we get the opportunity andawesome privilege of getting to
interview him today.
Memphis (02:19):
So you're saying that he was a composter for the movie
?
He worked on the trash.
Miles (02:26):
No, Memphis, there's a difference.
Emily Rose (02:29):
Well, why don't you tell us, sean, I don't know what
composter means.
Memphis (02:32):
So I just I don't know what composer means, say it
again.
Sean (02:39):
Okay, have you guys ever heard the music behind, like in
the background, in a movie?
Miles (02:47):
Wait, stop singing.
Has ever heard the music behind, like in the background, in a
movie?
Wait, stop singing yeah, dudethat's the musical episode
you're gonna hear it.
Emily Rose (02:52):
What are some scores you guys know uh.
Parts of the caribbean avengerswell, can you hum some of them?
Sean (03:02):
yeah, I think you have to pay for that.
Now, memphis, you're doingactually a really great job of
humming some melodies from somefamous films like Pirates of the
Caribbean and Marvel Top Gunthat was Top Gun, that was Top
Gun.
Yeah, okay, so that's right.
So that's what I do for aliving.
I write the music in thebackground of films.
Miles (03:25):
Oh, that's actually pretty cool.
Sean (03:27):
It's pretty fun.
Emily Rose (03:28):
Let's listen to some of what Sean composed for the
Sound of Hope film.
This is beautiful.
We're listening to it now.
Miles (03:49):
Are you also the conductor or just the composer?
Sean (03:52):
Oh, that's a great question.
That's a great question.
I actually hire people to dothat so I can sit back and enjoy
that a little bit, and then thepeople who work with the
musicians do that every day.
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Basically, what I do for my jobis I sit in front of a computer
or write music down on a pieceof paper for a long period of
time sometimes six weeks, eightweeks and then I go into a
studio and work with a bigorchestra and use people that do
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that every day, so I don'tactually conduct the music
myself.
Miles (04:44):
So how much coffee do you consume in those six to eight
weeks?
Sean (04:51):
More than is appropriate.
I will sometimes drink likefour, six, seven cups of coffee
a day and because it's soexpensive, we actually make our
own cold brew at home, becauseWhoa Okay, parents, they make
their own cold brew at home.
Emily Rose (05:05):
Because whoa okay, parents, they make their own
cold brew.
Miles (05:07):
This is pretty awesome did you always want to be a
composer?
Memphis (05:11):
you mean a composter?
Sean (05:13):
I don't think I knew that a composer was a job as a kid.
It's not something that there'slots of examples of.
I mean, maybe you've heard johnwilliams music in Star Wars and
you think, wow, that's reallygreat music, I like that.
And Indiana Jones and IndianaJones yes, all the above.
But we don't necessarily knowmuch about him as kids, so we
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don't then think about or startdreaming about could I do that?
So it wasn't until I was alittle bit older that I realized
this is a job and I couldactually do this.
Miles (05:44):
But back to my question.
What did you want to be whenyou grew up?
Sean (05:49):
I think I remember being in like somewhere between third
and fifth grade and cryingmyself to sleep because I didn't
know what I was going to bewhen I grew up.
Miles (05:59):
We've had a lot of crying yourself to sleep on this
podcast.
Sean (06:04):
That tracks with being a musician.
Miles (06:07):
And a producer, I think.
Memphis (06:10):
Hey, I'm going into third grade and I haven't even
cried myself to sleep at all.
I've cried once, I have, butthat was when.
I was like two years old.
Emily Rose (06:20):
Buddy, I'm glad there haven't been a lot of
nights crying yourself to sleep.
You've moved much more into thejokes.
Buddy, I'm glad there haven'tbeen a lot of nights crying
yourself to sleep.
You've moved much more into thejokes.
Hey, why don't you go ahead andtell everybody how they can
reach us really quick?
Memphis (06:30):
Hey everybody, memphis here.
We hope you're enjoying thispodcast as much as we are.
We are learning so much aboutinterviewing people, business
and creation.
If you want to partner with usor advertise your business,
please email hello atyourstoryclubpodcastcom.
Or if you have any creativestories or a joke, please let me
(06:51):
know.
Again, that's hello at yourstory club podcastcom.
Can't wait to hear from you,especially as jokes because this
is about childhoods.
Emily Rose (07:01):
I want um sean to tell us a little bit about where
he grew up, and then I thinkthat Memphis will have a
question after that.
So tell us about where you grewup.
Sean (07:12):
Okay, at about 10 years of age or so, my parents sat me
down and said we're moving toArgentina, so your age roughly.
Emily Rose (07:22):
Can you imagine if we sat you down and said we're
moving to Argentina, so your ageroughly?
Can you imagine if we sat youdown and said we're moving to
Argentina Messi.
Sean (07:28):
Messi, messi, we're going to be friends.
Memphis (07:32):
What was it like growing up in another country?
Sean (07:35):
It was pretty amazing.
I will say that the first day Ishowed up at school, I went to
a school where they only spokeSpanish and I sat down in class
and I didn't know a single wordin.
Miles (07:47):
Spanish.
It was like me versus him.
Hola, ¿cómo estás?
Sean (07:49):
Sí, sí, muy bien, gracias, muy bien, muy bien, muy bien.
Yeah, I had to, like literallyjust I sat down and people were
estaban hablando en español y Ijust had to pick it up as I went
along.
Emily Rose (08:06):
You were a new kid in a new area and you didn't
even understand the language.
Everything was new.
Sean (08:14):
And it's funny because with different languages, you
actually even use differentmuscles in your mouth.
So every day my mouth was tiredand my tongue was tired because
I'm trying to learn a differentlanguage and every sign that
you read on the street you don'tknow what it means.
So it's pretty exhaustinginitially, but I'm really
grateful for my time therebecause I got to see how a
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different part of the worldlives and it was a great
experience.
How long were you there for?
I came back essentially as likea junior in high school, so
most of my formative years werein South America.
Memphis (08:48):
Wow, Does that affect your work now?
Sean (08:51):
Good question.
I think the people in LatinAmerica are very, very
passionate and I think I'velearned to kind of focus my
energies in my work to be ableto delve in to that.
And I also think thatunderstanding different people's
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perspectives is something thatwe learn to do over time and
living in a different country,learning to adapt to that, has
taught me to kind of see thingsthrough different people's lens
has taught me to kind of seethings through different
people's lens.
Emily Rose (09:32):
So, in terms of your music, do you feel like you
hear the different perspectives?
That allows you to heardifferent types of music and
sounds and things like that whenyou're putting stuff together?
Sean (09:39):
It does.
Can I ask?
Memphis (09:41):
one question.
Sean (09:42):
Absolutely.
Memphis (09:44):
What was your favorite instrument?
Sean (09:47):
Favorite instrument I actually.
What I love is how instrumentssound together, more than any
individual instrument.
So when I write for music, whenI write music for films, I'm
not thinking through aparticular instrument.
I'm thinking about how all ofthem come together.
Memphis (10:05):
But what's a skeleton's favorite instrument?
Sean (10:10):
I don't know.
Memphis (10:11):
What is a skeleton's favorite instrument?
A trombone.
Miles (10:18):
The lame jokes guy is back.
The lame jokes guy is back.
Yes, hey there.
Bookworms Miles here and, asyou know, I love to read and the
series I've been reallyenjoying is a Parents' Choice
Gold Award winner, britfield byCR Stewart.
(10:41):
It's a three soon to be fourbook series and it is very
exciting.
It had me hooked through thewhole book series.
Twists and turns, backstabs,stuff you never expected.
Brookfield is a fiction novelseries that is very enticing.
(11:04):
I am going to read you a littleblurb from the back so you know
what I'm actually talking about.
Tom has spent most of his lifelocked behind the cruel bars of
Weatherly Orphanage.
But when he learns that hisparents might still be alive,
tom knows he can find them.
He can't leave Weatherlywithout his best friend, sarah.
So, armed with a single clue tohis past, the word Britfield,
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the two make a daring escape bycommandeering a hot air balloon.
Now they're on the run from thefamous Scotland Yard detective.
Along the way they discoverthat Tom may be the true heir to
the British throne.
So, bookworms, it's veryexciting, couldn't put it down.
If you want to read it, my momwill put a link in the
description if you want to buyit.
But if not, go to your locallibrary and pick the book up.
(11:47):
The librarians will help youout.
Remember Britfield?
We'd love to hear what youthink.
See you next time.
Bookworms.
Emily Rose (11:56):
Hey Miles, what is another question on your list
for Sean?
Miles (12:01):
Did your parents like your job at first?
Sean (12:03):
I think every parent wants stable income for their
children.
Stable what now Stable income.
It means, like you as a parent,you want your child to have a
good job that makes good money,and a lot of times in creative
work, the amount of money thatcomes in that isn't always the
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same, so it can be a little bithard.
So I think they were a littlebit afraid for me, not sure if
this was a good decision for me.
They're very proud of me now.
Emily Rose (12:36):
You think it's better to have a job that you
make a lot of money at all thetime, or a job that you really
enjoy doing, or one that's both.
What do you think?
Miles (12:47):
I'd rather have a job that I enjoy doing.
Let's all be content guys.
Memphis (12:51):
Let's all be content with what we have, okay.
Miles (12:54):
Hey, you're the one saying skeleton jokes.
It's banter, mom, it is banter.
Emily Rose (12:58):
It is banter, it is banter.
Mom, it is Banter, it is banter, it is banter.
Lord help me.
Memphis (13:02):
Do you have a memory of a big creative moment in your
childhood?
Sean (13:07):
So I think most creative people had a very significant
moment early on that shaped themdeeply, and I think everyone
who is creative I think mostpeople are creative, but some
people really get encouragedinto it.
And I remember an experience Iwas in the third grade and my
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whole elementary school andmiddle school did this contest.
It's called a drop the needlecontest.
It's called a drop the needlecontest and what it is is.
They play music and you have totell them who wrote that music
and what piece of music that was.
In this case they were doingmusic from Beethoven.
Emily Rose (13:53):
And where was this again?
Sean (13:54):
This was in the US.
Emily Rose (13:55):
This was in Arizona In.
Sean (13:57):
Arizona Before I moved to Argentina.
Memphis (13:59):
Okay, yeesh, that's difficult.
Yeah, I couldn in Arizona, inArizona Before I moved to
Argentina.
Yeesh, that's difficult.
Emily Rose (14:02):
Yeah.
Memphis (14:02):
I couldn't have done that myself.
Sean (14:05):
So in third grade I won this contest for my whole
elementary and middle school.
Oh my gosh, Sean.
Miles (14:14):
Wait what you had a drop that like literally.
Sean (14:17):
Yeah, it was like they would start a little bit, they'd
play a couple seconds of a songand I would say, oh, that's
Beethoven's Ninth.
Memphis (14:23):
And like classical, symphonies.
Miles (14:52):
Personally, this just put me to sleep.
No, I'd probably fall asleep.
Emily Rose (14:55):
But that's, impressive.
Sean (14:57):
That's impressive.
What was actually mostimpactful about it was that I
walked off stage and all ofthese kids like ran at me,
excited and celebrating the factthat I just won, and I think,
as creatives, we need thosemoments where our friends
acknowledge the good things thatwe do, and it really was very
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encouraging and really helpfulfor me in kind of getting me
sent in that direction.
Miles (15:26):
What did you like to?
Sean (15:27):
do.
As a kid, I liked to read books.
I hear you like to read bookstoo.
Memphis (15:30):
He's obsessed with them .
Miles (15:33):
I would just like to say that my dad has been on a series
.
Okay, fine, our dad has been ona series of 12 books for about
three years.
Emily Rose (15:47):
In Miles' land, yeah .
Miles (15:48):
Yes, it has been three years.
Memphis (15:50):
I'm pretty sure Miles.
All he's thinking about isreading his Harry Potter book
right now.
Emily Rose (15:57):
We asked him what he liked to do, he said he liked
to read books and what else.
Sean (16:00):
I like to read books and I liked to practice my
instruments.
Emily Rose (16:06):
And how many instruments did you play as a
kid?
Sean (16:09):
I primarily just played guitar as a kid.
That was the one I was reallymost obsessed with.
Emily Rose (16:16):
What instrument do you want to learn?
Miles, which one are youinterested in?
You said you would want tolearn how to do the guitar.
And then Memphis, which one areyou wanting to learn if we set
you up on lessons, drums, drums,yeah, very much.
What age did you?
Sean (16:31):
start.
I started really playing atlike, probably 10 or 11 years
old.
Emily Rose (16:36):
Okay, good, so I'm not late are 11 years old.
Sean (16:43):
Okay, good, so I'm not late.
No, you're not late, and somepeople really enjoy it.
Some people have a harder timewith it.
I immediately went to like sixhours a day.
Emily Rose (16:49):
Wow.
Sean (16:49):
So I was a little bit obsessed.
Emily Rose (16:51):
That's amazing.
Miles (16:52):
You're sitting at the thing for six to eight weeks now
, drinking like seven cups ofcoffee a day.
Sean (16:59):
It is a very unique job where I get to focus on one
thing for a very long period oftime.
Miles (17:05):
Coffee and jobs.
Memphis (17:07):
Do you like make-believe?
Sean (17:10):
I do like make-believe the books I would read as a kid
were fantasy books.
I really like CS Lewis andTolkien.
Emily Rose (17:19):
I have a quick parent question.
What would you say to parentswho see something musical in
their kids?
How do they support them, howdo they encourage them, how do
they allow them to find theirway in that?
Sean (17:31):
I would say I usually encourage people to start their
kids on piano, even if they wantto learn other instruments,
because it's the best way toreally understand all of it.
So there's some element ofmusic that really is just work.
It's not all fun and you haveto be able to learn and balance
the parts that are work, thatare hard work and that which is
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really fun.
So if my kids wanted to learndrums, maybe I would let them
play drums and just bang awayand maybe get some lessons, but
I probably simultaneously wouldencourage them if they really
show talent or a gifting for it.
I would also encourage them tolearn an instrument that helps
them understand music fully.
Memphis (18:14):
Do you like mummies?
Miles (18:17):
Oh no, this is definitely a lead-in to the joke.
Sean (18:22):
Sure, I like mummies.
Memphis (18:24):
Kids cover your ears.
Nope, don't listen to thatthing he just said, or pretty
much anything he says.
Sean (18:30):
We gonna say something about mummies.
Memphis (18:33):
What's a mummy's?
Sean (18:34):
favorite music.
I don't know what is a mummy'sfavorite music.
Miles (18:37):
RAH Music.
If this was a food episode,you'd do the same joke, joke,
except you say what's a mommy'sfavorite food.
So the movie that you'reworking on is it sight or sound
of music or something?
Emily Rose (18:50):
well, that's actually really good.
You're confused.
The reason you're confused Isaid this several times last
night is because this year seanhas composed music for a movie
called the Blind.
He's also composed a movie fora movie called Sight.
How ironic.
Yes, and now he's.
The one we went and saw lastnight was the Sound of Hope, the
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possum trot story.
Memphis (19:14):
I hate everything about possums.
They're big fat ugly, they'rejust mean, and they're mean too.
Emily Rose (19:21):
I'm going to bring some sanity to this.
I hope you listeners appreciatemy wrangling abilities.
Sean (19:27):
It's quite epic it's pretty impressive, it's pretty
impressive.
So tell us about the movie thesound of hope, and boys listen
in so you can ask some goodquestions about what he says
possum trot is this very littletown like really, really small
town in East Texas, likenortheast Texas, up in the pines
, and there's a small communitythere, a small church community
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of people who didn't have muchbut they decided that they were
going to care for the kids inthe foster care system.
Miles (19:57):
Big shout out to Possum Trot.
I think Huge.
I don't know if that's a raceor a town, because oh, you mean.
Memphis (20:07):
I saw a sign and it said people are running a 10K
and it said Possum Trot.
Sean (20:13):
There are no possums being raced in this movie.
Emily Rose (20:17):
But there are races called Possum Trots, you're
right, and there is a town.
So I understand why that'sconfusing, okay, but he did
races called possum trots,you're right, and there is a
town.
So I understand why that'sconfusing, okay, so, but he did
say it's a town.
So big shout out to possum trotthe town.
Yes, big shout out.
Sean (20:29):
So 22 families 22 families .
You guys were one family, but22 families 22 families in a
small church adopted 77 kidsthat didn't have homes.
In a small church adopted 77kids that didn't have homes.
So it's a really beautifulstory.
Emily Rose (20:50):
It's a very hard story but it's really meaningful
to my family because we haveadopted kids too.
Last night, what was sofantastic is everybody said that
the music in this film was notjust music.
It had an inspiration behind itand a soulfulness behind it.
Because Sean is so connected tothe material.
I mean this one was probably alittle bit more naturally
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connected to the material.
But how do you feel like youconnect to material if it's kind
of far off?
What's your process in that way?
It's a big adult question forthe parents that are listening
and are enduring all of theskeleton questions.
Sean (21:25):
Skeleton parts are the best part.
I think writing music is alittle bit like acting.
Have you guys acted before?
Miles (21:31):
Yes.
Sean (21:32):
And you kind of get into, like the person right, like into
the character.
Miles (21:37):
I've tried.
I was three things in a Frozenmusical in my school.
Sean (21:43):
What three things were you in your musical I?
Miles (21:45):
was a troll.
One of the parts I had to playwas the troll falling off a log,
and they did not put a crashmap behind me.
I played a surfer in Frozenwhen Olaf was talking about his
friends in uh, the summer song,and I also played ice.
(22:07):
Right, I played ice wonderful,so I'm so cool yeah, you are
very cool do you?
Emily Rose (22:13):
remember what the question was.
Try to think real hard mom, yousaid it yourself.
Miles (22:17):
It was a big adult question.
I was not listening.
Okay, I'm glad you listened tothat part.
I was asking sean how heconnects to material.
Emily Rose (22:21):
If you said it yourself, it was a big adult
question.
I was not listening.
Okay, I'm glad you listened tothat part.
I was asking Sean how heconnects to material if it's
hard for him to connect to,because this one was easy for
him to connect to.
Sean (22:31):
It's a lot like acting you learn the character and you
draw inspiration from otherplaces and you just try to go to
somewhere that feels real anddeeply emotional.
Emily Rose (22:43):
And so you're not necessarily just home on your
computer, though, thinking ofthis music.
You had to go down on set andbe with the actors and be with
the directors and be in thislike catfish lunches, brunches,
um with cornbread and it wasincredible so you were with a
(23:09):
cat who ate fish no, they hadcatfish, right, yeah, yeah.
So here's the thing, though Iwould say for parents that this
movie would probably be forolder kids and not necessarily
for younger ones, because itdoes a story about children who
don't have the security offamily, and about families who
may not feel like they have alot to give, but that are able
(23:32):
to provide a home for them, andit's moving.
The soundtrack is available,starting now.
Sean (23:38):
I think it is yeah.
Emily Rose (23:39):
Yeah, and then the movie comes out when.
Sean (23:42):
So the movie is coming out on the 4th of July.
It's the Sound of Hope, thestory of Possum Trot.
It's a beautiful story about acommunity that adopts kids, and
I would love for you guys to geta chance to see it and the
soundtrack's available on allformats.
Emily Rose (24:00):
Yes, and I want to say one more cool thing about
this movie At the end, as AngelStudios usually does, there's a
QR code.
But what's different about thisone?
It's not just about buying aticket.
It will send people to a linkand I will also provide that on
our accounts.
And if you're like, okay, Idon't think I could foster or
adopt a kid completely.
(24:20):
You know, look into your heartsand some people can, but those
who are maybe not in a season oftheir life where they could do
that, it provides places forthem to say, hey, this family
needs a refrigerator, hey, thisfamily needs a mattress, this
family needs these specificneeds.
That we can help these familiesget what they need so that
(24:40):
their kids and parents aren'tseparated through just the
financial distress, we can makea huge, huge impact and really
change people's lives Because,as we're finding here now,
childhood feeds into the rest ofour story.
As our podcast is called theyour Story Club podcast.
(25:01):
We like to wrap things up atthe end and maybe reflect a
little bit of your story back toyou, and I'm gonna try to do
the best I can.
Once upon a time, there was alittle boy named Sean and he won
a drop the needle contest.
He won a drop the needle contestat his school where all of his
(25:24):
friends applauded him andsupported him and said man, that
is amazing that you canidentify all these shapes of
music.
And little did he know that hisfuture was about to change when
his parents sat him down andsaid, hey, we are moving to a
completely different area.
And there he sat, not aware ofthe language and having to take
(25:47):
everything in and listen tosounds in new and completely
different ways.
It caused him, maybe at timesto be internal and to be
observant, but through this loveof instruments that he
discovered, where he spent hoursand hours and hours discovering
and sitting in front of music,he found this way of expressing
(26:08):
himself, this different languagethat he could speak In all of
the different ways.
Where this little boy, sean,traveled and he was able to
speak this language, it grewinto an incredible profession.
Able to speak this language, itgrew into an incredible
profession and now we aregetting to see the fruits of all
of that time and how they aresupporting telling stories that
(26:29):
will actually change otherlittle kids' lives and those
kids can maybe find their ownstory.
Miles (26:37):
Season Rita.
Sean (26:39):
Can we talk about soccer now?
Yes, messi, messi, messi.
The most important question Ihave for everyone is Messi or
Ronaldo?
Memphis (26:53):
Hey, I was about to say that Messi, my friend Liam
sorry, I'm sorry.
I actually like Messi betterthan Ronaldo.
We're going to be friends.
Miles (27:01):
Oh wait, I forgot the $100 question and I need to make
you a nickname.
So million-dollar question dogsor cats?
Memphis (27:11):
Ooh.
Emily Rose (27:12):
Oh, yes, this is a great question.
Please also talk about theother amazing thing that you
guys do.
Sean (27:20):
Please also talk about the other amazing thing that you
guys do.
So we weren't really animalpeople until we had this really
great dog.
We had a Bernese mountain dogthat was so sweet and we fell so
in love with him that wedecided to start breeding dogs
specifically geared towardsfamilies with special needs who
(27:42):
want, like service, trainedanimals.
And so we have these puppiesthat we raise, make them
available families.
Emily Rose (27:51):
Yes.
So before I forget, if you wantto check these special puppies
out, I've posted about thembefore, but check them out at
Desert Mountain Doodles onInstagram.
At Desert, remember D-E-S.
You only want one desert, youwant two desserts, but
D-E-S-E-R-T-M-O-U-N-T-A-I-NDoodles, d-o-o-d-l-e-s.
(28:14):
Desert Mountain Doodles you canfind them on Instagram.
They're adorable.
Miles (28:19):
So dogs.
Sean (28:20):
Here's what I would say I Instagram.
They're adorable.
So dogs, here's what I wouldsay.
I like dogs.
I also like cats, as long asthey act like dogs, because some
do.
Emily Rose (28:30):
I think we have one of those.
Miles (28:32):
Your nickname shall be Music.
Memphis (28:34):
Man, I don't like that nickname bro.
Miles (28:37):
Dude Music man is like one of the best nicknames.
Memphis (28:41):
I've given on the show.
No, it's Messy man.
It's Messy man.
Dude Music man is like one ofthe best nicknames.
Miles (28:42):
I've given on the show.
No, it's Messy man.
It's Messy man Dude.
We could get sued for that.
No, music man.
And then that was one of thebest names I've come up with on
this podcast, other than thelame jokes dudes, so good.
Memphis (28:56):
Did Mom not like those?
No, I think they're great,they're awesome.
Emily Rose (29:00):
Go see the Sound of Hope in theaters on the 4th of
July.
It's incredible.
Please support it because bydoing that, you literally can
rewrite stories for many, manykids.
Thanks for listening.
If you enjoyed this episode andyou'd like to help support the
podcast, please share it withothers, post about it and share
our instagram at your story clubpodcast.
(29:22):
You know the drill leave arating and review, especially so
other parents, kids andcreatives can find us to catch
all the latest from me.
You can follow me at emily rosela to visit our production
company at north rose picturesand we hope you were inspired by
listening today because,remember, everyone has a story.
See you next week-ish.
Miles (29:41):
Yeah, no, we probably can't make next week, sorry,
maybe a week and a half.
Memphis (29:49):
Let's try that.
This has been a North RosePictures podcast.
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