Deep Breakfast
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Deep Breakfast is Ray Lynch
’s second album and was released
in 1984. It is certified Platinum by the R.I.A.A.
, featuring selected pieces. The book presents each piece in standard notation for both hands, and also features a short interview. It includes six pieces from Deep Breakfast: "Celestial Soda Pop", "Falling in the Garden", "Your Feeling Shoulders", "Rhythm in the Pews", "Kathleen's Song" and "Pastorale".
Ray Lynch
Raymond "Ray" Lynch is a classically trained guitarist and lutenist. He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah to a musical and artistic family. His mother was a classical pianist and watercolor artist. At age 6, Lynch began studying the piano until age 12, where he was inspired by the music of Andres...
’s second album and was released
in 1984. It is certified Platinum by the R.I.A.A.
Track listing
- "Celestial Soda Pop" – 4:37
- "The Oh of Pleasure" – 5:18
- "Falling in the Garden" – 2:44
- "Your Feeling Shoulders" – 7:28
- "Rhythm in the Pews" – 4:09
- "Kathleen's Song" – 4:05
- "Pastorale" – 5:26
- "Tiny Geometries" – 6:08
Personnel
All music composed, arranged, and produced by Ray Lynch except “The Oh of Pleasure” which was co-written by Lynch and Tom Canning.- Ray Lynch – keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with... - Tom Canning – keyboards on "The Oh of Pleasure"
- Beverly Jacobs – fluteFluteThe flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening...
- John Strauss – violaViolaThe viola is a bowed string instrument. It is the middle voice of the violin family, between the violin and the cello.- Form :The viola is similar in material and construction to the violin. A full-size viola's body is between and longer than the body of a full-size violin , with an average...
Sheet music
Ray Lynch has produced a piano anthology, Ray Lynch AnthologyRay Lynch Anthology
Ray Lynch Anthology is a compilation of sheet music for piano, featuring selected pieces from the albums of Ray Lynch. The book presents each piece in standard notation for both hands, and also features a short interview...
, featuring selected pieces. The book presents each piece in standard notation for both hands, and also features a short interview. It includes six pieces from Deep Breakfast: "Celestial Soda Pop", "Falling in the Garden", "Your Feeling Shoulders", "Rhythm in the Pews", "Kathleen's Song" and "Pastorale".
Media featuring tracks from the album
- Several tracks from the album were commonly used during the late 1980s and early 1990s as atmospheric music in Wonders of LifeWonders of LifeThe Wonders of Life pavilion was an attraction at Epcot at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. The pavilion was devoted to health and body related attractions. It is located inside a golden colored dome between Mission: SPACE and the Universe of Energy...
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at Walt Disney World. - Currently, the music is used for the Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: Movie Set AdventureHoney, I Shrunk the Kids: Movie Set AdventureHoney, I Shrunk the Kids: Movie Set Adventure is a playground at Disney's Hollywood Studios in Orlando, Florida. It is located in the Streets of America area and is based on the 1989 film, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. The playground, which opened almost a year after the film, features blades of grass...
. - "The Oh of Pleasure" is used as the theme song for Dreamland, a radio program hosted by Whitley StrieberWhitley StrieberLouis Whitley Strieber is an American writer best known for his horror novels The Wolfen and The Hunger and for Communion, a non-fiction account of his perceived experiences with non-human entities. Strieber also co-authored The Coming Global Superstorm with Art Bell, which inspired the film about...
, and prior to him, Art BellArt BellArthur W. "Art" Bell, III is an American broadcaster and author, known primarily as one of the founders and the original host of the paranormal-themed radio program Coast to Coast AM. He also created and formerly hosted its companion show, Dreamland...
. - "The Oh of Pleasure" can be heard in the video game "Grand Theft Auto IVGrand Theft Auto IVGrand Theft Auto IV is a 2008 open world action video game published by Rockstar Games, and developed by British games developer Rockstar North. It has been released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 video game consoles, and for the Windows operating system...
" on the fictional radio station "The Journey". It can also be heard as background music while visiting one of the in-game internet cafes. - "The Oh of Pleasure" is featured in the film Gentlemen BroncosGentlemen BroncosGentlemen Broncos is a 2009 comedy film written by Jared and Jerusha Hess, and directed by Jared Hess. The film stars Michael Angarano, Jemaine Clement, Sam Rockwell and Jennifer Coolidge.-Plot:...
. It can also be heard in one of the film's trailers. - The Stone MountainStone MountainStone Mountain is a quartz monzonite dome monadnock in Stone Mountain, Georgia, United States. At its summit, the elevation is 1,686 feet amsl and 825 feet above the surrounding area. Stone Mountain granite extends underground at its longest point into Gwinnett County...
Laser Show in Atlanta, GA uses "Celestial Soda Pop" as one of the tracks in the show, set to animated shapes and colors.