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Abstract
"LifeSongs: Scoring the stories of survivors of homicide victims" is a project merging journalism and music to provide healing through storytelling. Drawing on my experience as a breaking news reporter at the Boston Globe, as a survivor of homicide, and of course as a musician and composer, I conducted interviews with individuals who lost a family member to violence and wrote original music to accompany audio excerpts from those interviews. The project seeks new approaches to storytelling through music and offers new avenues for musicians and journalists to engage more deeply with community, share important stories of trauma with emotional complexity, and bring healing through their work. The project culminated in four songs accompanied by original video, and offers unique perspectives on cyclical violence, murder, grief, loss, and community.
Publication Date
7-1-2023
Campus
Boston Campus
Recommended Citation
Phillips, Lucas. “LifeSongs.” Master's thesis, Berklee College of Music, 2023. https://remix.berklee.edu/graduate-studies-global-jazz/150.