Dan Manjovi Wing “Somethin’s Comin’ My Way” |
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DAN MANJOVI SONG
FEATURED ON SOUNDTRACK FOR AWARD-WINNING FILM PRECIOUS
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE (New York, NY – November 9, 2009)
Singer/songwriter Dan
Manjovi’s song “Somethin’s Comin’ My Way” is featured on the
soundtrack for the bold new Lionsgate film Precious:
Based On The Novel Push By Sapphire which has dominated the movie
industry with Oscar buzz for months. “Somethin’s
Comin’ My Way” is also used in the film.
Manjovi wrote
“Somethin’s Comin’ My Way” at the request of the film’s director, Lee Daniels, whose previous films include Monster’s Ball (producer),
Shadowboxer and The Woodsman. Manjovi
explains “Grace Hightower set up a
meeting with Lee. He spoke to me about the film, and his ideas for how music
would be used. After reading the screenplay, I thought about how Precious Jones
admires these strong iconic African-American women such as Harriet Tubman, and
the first line – “on my mind Tina Turner” came into my head. After that, I
knew I had the song.” “Somethin’s Comin’ My Way” was included in its
demo form for the film’s premiere at the 2009
Sundance Film Festival. After Precious
took the festival’s Grand Jury Prize
and was optioned by Lionsgate with Oprah
Winfrey and Tyler Perry as
co-executive producers, “Somethin’s Comin My Way” was re-recorded for both
the film and the soundtrack. The current version was also arranged and produced
by Manjovi, and the featured vocal performance is by Grace Hightower, who also
has a role in Precious as a social
worker.
Matriarch/Geffen
Records in association with Lee Daniels Entertainment, Smokewood Entertainment, Lionsgate, Oprah
Winfrey and Tyler Perry will release the soundtrack to the prize-winning
drama Precious: Based On The Novel Push By
Sapphire. The soundtrack is executive produced by Lee Daniels and Mary
J. Blige and is currently available online now and in stores on November 23,
2009. The film opened in limited
markets on November 6, 2009.
Other artists on
the soundtrack include Mary J. Blige, Labelle,
Queen Latifah, MFSB, Mahalia Jackson,
Lenny Kravitz, Jean Carn, Donna Allen, Sunny Gale, Mario Grigorov and
Nona Hendryx.
Manjovi is a highly visible New York
based singer songwriter, with two independently released CDs (Dan
Manjovi, 2005; and Woke Up This
Morning, 2008). Manjovi was a featured artist at the 2006
Tribeca Film Festival's ASCAP Music Lounge where he appeared along with John
Mayer, Nellie McKay, and Elvis
Costello at The Canal Room. He
appears at New York's top music venues including The
Bitter End, and The Cutting Room.
He also performs annually at Byrant
Park’s Piano In The Park concert series. His anthemic song “Things’ll Get Better” is currently
included in the United For The Ride,
Volume I CD.
David Byrne of The
Windy City Times cheers, “Manjovi has a knack for penning pop pleasures,
coming across as a hybrid of Elton John, Dave Matthews and Kenny Loggins.” Joe
Siegel from Edge publications states that Manjovi’s music is “designed to
sooth the spirit and make you think more closely about the world we live in.
Manjovi has scored a major success on both counts.”
Manjovi is
currently finishing the score for a new musical comedy “I Am, I Will, I Do”
for which he has written the book, music and lyrics.
www.DanManjovi.com
Dan Manjovi Music, LLC
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