Sister Cities- Sound Design

I thought I would share with you the list of songs we use in the show. As the sound designer, my goal was to use the songs to show how different the sisters were and to also reflect some of Mary's wordly experiences. Also, the play has a very "now" feel about it that is raw as many reality TV shows. We feel as if we are looking in on a very personal moment of a family and that perhaps, we should not be there. The play focuses on a an ex-dancer, Mary, who has four daughters and is suffering from ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease). I wanted to use music that spoke to the past and present lives of each character and that helped us get an idea of their histories that precede the very sad (and often tragically funny moments) in the play. I feel the music helps reveal the contradictions of life and the different ways that we cope with grief, life and the power of our choices.

Sound Track
Preshow
Natural Woman – by Aretha Franklin
Superwoman – Stevie Wonder
Sunday Kind of Love -Etta James
Austin- by Blake Shelton
J'ai Deux Amours- Josephine Baker
Carolina in My Mind- James Taylor
Be Without You- Mary J. Blige ( Kendu Remix)
I Walked From Dallas- Holwin' Wolf

Show Intermission and Transition Music
32 Flavors- by Ani Di Franco
Proud Mary- Tina Turner
Pride and Joy- Stevie Ray Vaughn
Adele Chasing Pavements
Tired of Being Alone- Texas
Grave Potter and the Nocturnals Ah Mary
Lean on me-Bill Withers
BBC News
Raining In Baltimore- Counting Crows
Doorbell Rings

Postshow
Please Don't talk about Me When I'm gone- Billie Holiday
As- Stevie Wonder (from Songs in the Key of Life)
Non, Ne Je Regrette