Wendy & Lisa: Former Prince divas become heroic composers
Series: Echo Location: Soundings for New Music
From: John Diliberto
Length: 00:03:30
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Piece Description
Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman came to renown in Prince's 1980s band, The Revolution, helping him compose the music of albums like Purple Rain. But the duo has been on their own for more than 20 years and can now be heard on TV shows like Crossing Jordan, Nurse Jackie, and Heroes. Wendy and Lisa talk about the music of Heroes and their new album, White Flags of Winter Chimneys.
Echo Location is a 3 1/2 minute weekly feature an artist, event, album or trend in new music. Radio producer and music critic John Diliberto has had a long and deep relationship with new music and each week he shares the excitement of new discoveries with Echo Location.
Diliberto's interests are wide-ranging, from the French retro-lounge duo Air, to Balmorhea's Americana chamber music, to Gerry O'Beirne's Celtic fingerstyle guitar and more.
He's a segue master. Each edition of Echo Location features a beautifully edited music blend, that's combined with John's thoughtful insights and artists's comments to make a sound-rich journey for listeners.
Echo Location can be scheduled as a weekly series or individual episodes can be used as desired on their own, within an arts, news magazine or music program.
Broadcast History
WXPN Philadelphia, WITF Harrisburg, WYPM Chambersburg PA
Transcript
[sonar sound] + This is an Echo Location: Soundings for New Music.
MUSIC
:13
DID YOU CATCH IT? THAT'S THE THEME TO THE TV SERIES, HEROES AND IT MIGHT BE THE SHORTEST THEME ON TELEVISION RIGHT NOW. THE THEME WAS CREATED BY LISA COLEMAN AND WENDY MELVOIN.
:12
WM: You know what? We were absolutely blown away when they said they wanted 10 seconds. And how were we going to make something memorable at 10 seconds?
MUSIC
:16
THE THEME TO HEROES MAY FLY BY QUICKER THAN ITS CHARACTERS JUMP THROUGH TIME, BUT THE REST OF THAT SHOW IS A NON-STOP CINEMATIC SWIRL THAT RANGES FROM THE ORCHESTRAL TO AMBIENT, EAST TO WEST, POIGNANCY TO RAGE.
MUSIC
:10
YOU MIGHT REMEMBER LISA COLEMAN AND WENDY MELVOIN AS WENDY AND LISA, THE THE VAMPED UP GUITARIST AND KEYBOARDIST FOR PRINCES REVOLUTION IN THE 1980S.
MUSIC
:17
PRINCE FIRED THEM IN 1986 AND AFTER A FEW CDS THAT RECEI...
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Timing and Cues
Incue: [sonar sound] + This is an Echo Location: Soundings for New Music.
Outcue: I’m John Diliberto and this has been an Echo Location, Soundings for New Music
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