Ratatouille Music and Big Announcement

Today is a very special day.

First, it’s Clara’s 5th birthday. Actually, she’s currently going by the name Seven. In fact, she insists that we NOT use the number 7, because it is now her name. What can I say - she’s unique.

Secondly, today is the nationwide release of the new Pixar movie ‘Ratatouille’. My husband Clayton absolutely loves this film. Told me about how great it was over three months ago. You might be wondering how he was able to sneak a peak back in March.

Well, Michael Giacchino, composer of the soundtrack, who also wrote the music for ‘The Incredibles,’ ‘Mission Impossible 3’, ‘Alias’ and ‘Lost’, had Clayton in mind when he created the music for ‘Ratatouille.’

ALL the violin solos you’ll be hearing were written for and performed by none other than my husband, world-class violinist Clayton Haslop. That’s how he was able to get his sneak peak on the recording stage in Hollywood. We’re celebrating by taking Clara to her first movie theater experience tonight.

The 3rd reason is …

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With Warm Regards,
Tania Gabrielle French

P.S. According to Clayton, ‘Ratatouille’ is no ordinary kids cartoon. He says adults will appreciate it as much, possibly even more, than children. He also raves about Michael Giacchino’s score. Today’s Chicago Tribune calls the soundtrack, ‘the most delightful musical score of the year.’ Enjoy the positive frequencies, fun and joy of this unique film.

Creating Heaven on Earth

Last night Clayton and I watched a DVD sent to us from a friend in Germany.

It’s a marvelous Oscar-nominated Swedish movie called ‘As it is in Heaven’. The story revolves around a world-famous conductor whose concerts are booked eight years in advance.

Can you imagine every day of your life being booked nearly a decade ahead of time? I feel tense just thinking picturing the calendar of such a person. Not surprisingly, the stress of the conductor’s grueling schedule forces him to suddenly retire due to bad health.

Faced with a completely open schedule, he decides to return to the village of his birth. Soon he takes on the job of Cantor in the small parish church.

Well this little post forces him to completely re-invent his approach to making music. He undergoes a tremendous transformation while teaching his small group of amateurs singers about moving their bodies and - most importantly - listening to each other.

For weeks, not even one melody is sung. The singers vocalize and play with sound. Soon, what was previously seen as work turns into delightful practice. Every character wakes up and discovers their inner voice.

What caused the major shift in consciousness?

At one point during a rehearsal, the conductor says to his little group, “We are here to listen. Music surrounds us all, and our job is only to open our ears to it.”

So how do you know if you have heard it?

You are moved. Your soul is stirred. You feel a lovely sensation in your heart. And you feel blessed.

Whether you are creating the music or hearing it, makes no difference – as long as you breathe deeply and listen. Take the sounds on any of the five ‘Secret Power of Words and Music’ CDs - The Secret Power of Words and Music - no matter where you are and what you’re doing, they’ll inspire and uplift you.

So, next time you want to relax, turn off the all stressful sounds and listen to magical, calming high frequency music.

Warm Regards,
Tania Gabrielle French

P.S. The DVD ‘As it is in Heaven’ can only be played on multi-region DVD players, which will play movies from any region in the world. If you have one, you are in for a beautiful treat. Enjoy.

Music Swapping of the Cellular Kind

As I’ve mentioned in this newsletter before, I’m not a big fan of cell-phones. Especially when it comes to kids.

Supposedly more than a million kids in the United Kingdom under 10 years of age already have a mobile phone. Imagine. That’s one in four children. The average age a child receives a cell phone in Europe is eight. Hmmm. So what might they be doing with their phones, besides calling their friends ad nauseam.

These children are using cell-hones as mp3 players for one. Listening to digital music.

And, they are sharing music illegally, which basically means, they’re spending a lot of time with their ear to the phone. Not only are they swapping songs, they’re entering dangerous territory by using the phone next to their young brains.

One of our neighbors walks her dogs every day. She’s on her cell phone every time we see her drive or walk by. I know lots of people love talking on their mobile when they’re out and about.

But when the calling behavior results in sloppy driving, inconsiderate and loud talking - as in restaurants, illegal sharing of music, and a general nervous tension in the person being called at ALL times, the cell phone has turned into a addictive gadget. I’m referring to the ‘I can’t live without it’ feeling you get from people with mobiles glued to their bodies at all hours. Interrupting any and all conversations when their phone chirps.

Must be the same parents who are giving their eight-year-young kid a cell phone. Ugh.

May your ears ring to another much more uplifting tune – the sounds on The Secret Power of Words and Music CDs. They won’t harm or disrupt your day. Far from it. Listen to this music and you’ll be reminded at how powerful positive sounds truly are.

Go and order your 5 CD set today.

Warm Regards,
Tania Gabrielle French

Milking Mozart in Spain

Here’s a fascinating benefit to playing classical music. Listening to Mozart greatly enhances the amount of milk dairy cows produce.

Farmers in Spain and Israel also claim that playing Mozart’s music to their cows enhances the taste of their milk by making it sweeter.

700 cows were exposed to Mozart’s Concerto for Flute, Harp and Orchestra. Once these animals were just normal, run-of-the-mill dairy cows avoiding milking time with a vengeance. Believe it or not, since the strains of Mozart’s music have been wafting through their stalls at milking time – a dramatic shift in temperament AND production was witnessed by the farmers.

Now, these formerly agitated cows line up quietly to be milked. They don’t seem to mind all the poking and prodding one little bit.

What’s even more exciting is that these happy cows are now producing anywhere from 1 to 6 additional liters of milk a day, compared to the cows who aren’t listening to Mozart.

Remember, these are cows. Not people. There is NO placebo effect happening here.

The ‘Mozart Effect’ has been known to boost IQ and make people smarter and more creative. Only recently has it been tested on animals.

Mozart, in a nutshell, wrote music which does two things simultaneously. Its beautiful harmonies, legato melodies and florid allegros stimulate the brain. At the same time Mozart relaxes the muscles. This is how humans - and now cows - can live up to their fullest potential.

I reckon we might be hearing more about the Moozart Effect.

The farmers have said how much more relaxed and alert they themselves feel as well. I’m sure they’re thrilled about the results their cows are getting for one thing.

As it turns out, the cows’ milk also has higher levels of healthy fats and proteins, as well as that sweeter taste.

You too can reap the relaxing AND rejuvenating benefits of classical music. Just listen to the sounds on the 5 CDs making up The Secret Power of Words and Music - they will take you to a place of ultimate calm and alertness.

Warm Regards,
Tania Gabrielle French

P.S. Cows aren’t the only beneficiaries of classical music. Adding beauty to your life is always a win-win situation. If you have a pet, play this music for them. Not only will it help them, you’ll reap the benefits of these healing and uplifting sounds as well. Order your 5 CD set today in time for summer.

Hospital Hires 24/7 Music DJ

Recently the Exempla Good Samaritan Medical Center in Lafayette, Colorado began a grand experiment.

They asked Don Campbell, author of the ‘Mozart Effect’ to be their sound-scape advisor. He devised a way to become their 24/7 DJ - a living sound architect.

The hospital decided to hire Campbell after the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation released a report based on 600 studies of hospital settings. What they found is that the design within hospitals - especially the quality of light and sound - have a dramatic effect on whether patients recover fast or slowly.

Better designed hospitals had much less noise. This resulted in fewer errors, because nurses and doctors could concentrate while they remained calm. Fewer drugs were dispersed, mostly because patients were under far less stress and slept so much better.

Isn’t it amazing how something as simple as ‘less noise’ has such a great effect on health and well-being.

I noticed this today after I left my studio with its buzzing computer, printer and numerous music recording devices. I stepped outdoors to spend time with our four-year-old daughter Clara.

Immediately I heard the breeze blowing through the tall trees. I was reminded at how beautifully alive natural sounds are. They have a rhythm all their own. And they certainly are not noisy, low frequency hums. Like you would encounter in any office or hospital.

Lest you think this was a new discovery for me, you’re only partly correct. I may have ‘known’ this to be true from previous experience. But I can only be truly conscious of it, if I’m feeling it on a deep cellular level. I may have known low frequency noise isn’t good for me, but until I experience high frequency sounds, such as found in nature, this knowledge doesn’t do me much good.

I look at Clara to see the joy of experiencing everything as if it’s the first time, every time. She teaches me about being conscious.

So when I heard about this large new study seeking to relax the sound-scape in hospitals, I was thrilled. There’s just nothing like feeling the effects of a whole new environment.

Don Campbell has assembled 9000 musical selections. They will in specific places and stages of recovery, which the hospital has separated into unique ‘harmonic zones’. These locations are designed to enhance and improve patients’ And health professionals’ experience - in circumstances normally producing stress and anxiety.

The specially selected music will feed each ‘harmonic zone’ in the hospital 24 hours a day in an order that never repeats itself.

What’s the goal of this unique project?

To improve the healing process in patients. To create the healthiest environment possible for them, their caretakers and visitors.

Positively charged music is the key ingredient to making this equation work. Wafting through the halls and rooms, these sounds will soothe the soul, distract the mind from the whirrs and buzzes of machines, and flood the hospital environment with joy and serenity. How wonderful, and how timely.

But please don’t wait until you get sick to realize how important it is to relax. Start now. Your mind and body function at optimal levels when you are calm. Listen to The Secret Power of Words and Music Cds for the ultimate in rejuvenation music and sound.

Warm Regards,
Tania Gabrielle French

P.S. Use the incredible power of happy music to lift yourself into the ultimate state of relaxation. You’ll immediately notice a higher level of efficiency and creativity. You’ll feel better too.