The Journalist

Scott D. Strader | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 4, 2003)
• Original Release Date: August 4, 2003
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Lo-fi Art Rock
• ASIN: B0000C2VSE
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,623,374 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. I Believe

2. My Beautiful Day

3. Falling

4. The Crossing

5. From the Heartland

6. The Photograph

7. The Map

8. Through the Woods

9. Where Was I?

10. (coda)

Editorial Reviews

The Journalist is a rock opera written and performed for piano and voice. It tells the story of a photojournalist caught in a conspiracy as he attempts to find meaning in his life. In Part I, consisting of the first half of the ten-song cycle, he travels overseas and takes a picture of an object certain others wish was kept a secret. In Part II, the second half, he returns home hoping to escape his fate and the burden of the image he carries with him.

It can be listened to as a rock soundtrack for an action movie—with the protagonist singing the narration as the story progresses. The style is influenced by classical and jazz but through those influences ends up as rock. The most defining aspect that ties the songs together is that they all freely share musical themes and progressions. Those shared themes and varied arrangements redeem the over-ambition of classic art rock with a more mature composition style. The Journalist is a cleanly balanced combination of music and story.