My co-operation with director Philip Gardiner is getting yet another episode. Today I finished the title song for a new movie called ‘Cam Girl’. Filming will start next week and the release is planned for just after the summer. It is a Film Noir production that will be released only on DVD around July of this year. The script for the film was written by Philip and John Symes.

The movie, that will be an experimental one in many ways, will launch new British actress Layla Randle-Conde onto the scene. The song is as melancholic as I they come. It was a short and emotional process to write it. Just a piano, a cello and some strings to sketch a musical landscape for a single vocal line.

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London, 4th January 2010

Dutch singer/songwriter Corjan will feature in a new British Psychological Thriller movie titled ‘The Stone’.

The Stone is a movie production by bestselling author and award winning film maker Philip Gardiner who will be the director and co-wrote the script with John Symes. The film will be released in 2010 to festivals across the world before being distributed on major release.

In the film, Corjan will play himself in and will perform his single “Haunting me down” which he wrote especially for the occasion. His show will be filmed on an abandoned RAF airbase near Rendlesham, United Kingdom that previously served as the backdrop for StarWars and Mission Impossible.

Gardiner and Corjan got in touch as a result of Corjan’s Mystery Pop project, an upcoming album full of songs each inspired by a bestselling international Mystery book and and endorsed by its author. Corjan wrote a song inspired by Philip Gardiner’s book ‘The Bond Code’ and performed in his talkshow on SKY TV last year.

The film ‘The Stone’ will feature special effects by the same team who produced ‘Shaun of the Dead´ and actors such as Tony Scannell (The Bill), Bunny Reed (Hammer) and several unnamed A-list actors a.o. from the Harry Potter cast.

In the film, Corjan will perform alongside Staffordshire Rock Band ´No Redemption´ of Gemma Simpson and James Earnshaw who will also do the musical direction.

For more info check The Stone Official Movie Website

In the coming weeks, the 4th single will be released in the Mystery Pop series. The song was inspired by the book The Masonic Magician by the wonderful British authors Philippa Faulks and Robert L.D. Cooper. The book deals with the life and death of the 18th century adventurer Allessandro Cagliostro, cult figure of European society in the tumultuous years leading to the French Revolution. An alchemist, healer and Freemason, he inspired both wild devotion and savage ridicule as well as artists like Alexandre Dumas, Mozart and Goethe. Cagliostro was above all a Freemason, who introduced an Egyptian rite of immortality. He appears to have thought he was immortal himself. Sadly, he was proven wrong by the Holy Inquisition who condemned him to death for being a Mason.

The Masonic Magician tells Cagliostro’s extraordinary story, complete with the first English translation of the Egyptian Rite ever published. The authors examine the case made against him, that he was an impostor as well as a heretic and finds that the Roman Church, and history itself, have done him a terrible injustice.

I wrote this atmospheric uptempo song from Cagliostro’s perspective, overthinking his life in his cold stone prison cell. He is said to have been shouting his wife’s name at night, the same wife that probably betrayed him to the Church. He knew he would die and hoped he had achieved immortality through the rite.

In de komende weken wordt de 4e single uitgebracht van het Mystery Pop project. De song is geïnspireerd op het boek The Masonic Magician (De Magiër Metselaar) door het prominente britse schrijversduo Philippa Faulks en historicus Robert L.D. Cooper, curator van de Grootloge der Vrijmetselaars van Schotland. Het boek gaat over het leven en de dood van de 18e eeuwse avonturier Allesandro Cagliostro, een cultfiguur in Europese societykringen in de tumultueuze jaren in de aanloop naar de Franse revolutie. Als alchemist, heler en vrijmetselaar leidde zijn verschijning zowel tot aanbidding als verguizing. Zijn leven inspireerde artiesten als Alexandre Dumas, Mozart en Goethe. Cagliostro was boven alles een vrijmetselaar die een Egyptische ritus van onsterfelijkheid introduceerde. Hij geloofde waarschijnlijk dat hij zelf door deze ritus onsterfelijk was geworden. Helaas werd het tegendeel bewezen door de Heilige Inquisitie die hem ter dood veroordeelde voor zijn lidmaatschap van de vrijmetselarij.

Het boek The Masonic Magician vertelt het bijzondere verhaal van Cagliostro, inclusief de eerste engelse vertaling van de Egyptische ritus ooit gepubliceerd. The auteurs onderzochten de rechtszaak tegen hem waarin gesteld werd dat hij een bedrieger en een ketter was. Ze concluderen dat de kerk van Rome en de geschiedenis groot onrecht hebben gedaan aan deze man.

Ik schreef deze jaren-tachtig-stijl uptempo song vanuit Cagliostro’s perspectief terwijl hij zijn leven overdenkt vanuit zijn koude stenen cel. Er wordt gezegd dat hij ‘s nachts in wanhoop de naam van zijn vrouw schreeuwde. Dezelfde vrouw die hem waarschijnlijk verraadde aan de kerk. Hij wist dat hij zou sterven en hoopte te ontdekken dat hij inderdaad onsterfelijk was.

		Haunting me Down | Single | expected From the upcoming movie 'The Stone' lyrics
		Kill my Darlings | Single | expected Title song of the upcoming Social Networking Horror Movie 'Back Slashers' lyrics
		Book of Souls | Single | June 2010 The song "Book of Souls" is inspired by the book of the same name by American author Glenn Cooper. Glenn had his debut on the world stage of writing with the publishing of his first book Library of the Dead (Secret of the Seventh Son) which became a bestseller almost overnight. Book of Souls is a great sequel to that great book. The song deals with the fact that you start looking at things from a different angle when it appears they were predestined. lyrics
		Love | Single | April 2010 Love is an intense song about attraction and seduction in a relation that can't be. A story about longing and giving yourself to someone else even though you know it's not right. Love is a meticulously carved and atmosperic sketch of the forbidden desires that live deep inside everyone. lyrics
		Cam Girl | Single | January 2010 Title song of the Film-Noir movie Cam Girl by Philip Gardiner and John Symes featuring glamour model and actress Layla Randle-Conde. lyrics
		The Masonic Magician | Single | December 2009 The inspiration for the fourth song in the Mystery Pop series comes from the book The Masonic Magician co-written by British bestselling authors Philippa Faulks and Robert L.D. Cooper who is a British historian and curator of the Grand Lodge of Scotland Museum and Library. The song deals with the life and death of the illustrious 18th century adventurer Count Allesandro Cagliostro. He was a cult figure of European society in the tumultuous years leading to the French Revolution as well as an alchemist, healer and Freemason. The song is written from Cagliostro's perspective as he was awaiting his death sentence in an Italian prison. lyrics
		The Bond Code | Single | October 2009 Third song in the Mystery Pop project. Inspired by Philip Gardiner's bestselling book The Bond Code. The book deals with legendary creator of James Bond, British intelligence officer and author Ian Fleming, who discovered the ancient concepts of Gnosis through the works of Carl Jung and worked the ideas into his books. In his song, Corjan gets into Fleming's head and sketches how Fleming lost himself in the character he created and who was everything he ever wanted to be. In Gardiner's own words: "Corjan has written the most amazing Bond song - basically the one they should have used on Quantum of Solace. Brought a tear to my eye" lyrics
		City of Secrets (the Grail in you) | Single | September 2009 Second song in the Mystery Pop project. When Patrice Chaplin's book City of Secrets was published in 2004, it caused quite a stir. The book basically recounts how a young woman gets involved with the keeper of the Grail in the Spanish city of Gerona. The book, which is an autobiographical account, is beautifully written and has many touchpoints with the mysteries that are so dear to me. In this song Corjan zooms in on the impossible romance between Patrice and Josep Tarres, the keeper of the Grail. "Evocative and memorable!" Patrice Chaplin lyrics
		The Book of Love | Single | September 2009 First song in the Mystery Pop project. After the New York Times bestselling novel The Book of Love by American author Kathleen McGowan. The song The Book of Love is about Love with a capital L. It tells of Mary-Magdalene, the woman who fell in love with the Man who knew he wouldn’t get very old and intended to die for the salvation of everybody else. lyrics
		Thief | Single | June 2009 Thief was Corjan's first English single. It is a love story told in sharply carved methaphors. Thief was previously released as a bonus-track on Corjan's first full lenghth (and Dutch language) album "Scènes". lyrics
		Scènes | Album | May 2009 Corjan's first full lenght album in the Dutch language. It's pretty much a concept album consisting of 14 songs about relations, how they start, how they end and everything that's in between. lyrics
		Dief | USB-Single | September 2005 Dief was the first single ever to be released on a USB Stick: the USB Single. It earned Corjan a recording contract and a place in the Dutch music scene. lyrics

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My appearance on SKY TV has resulted in another spin-off. Philip Gardiner, the show’s host is also a bestselling author and award winning film maker. Philip is the author of Gnosis: The Secret of Solomon’s Temple Revealed; The Ark, the Shroud, and Mary; Secret Societies; and Gateways to the Otherworld. He has appeared on hundreds of radio and television shows and created several award-winning documentaries, including Freemasonry for the Discovery Channel. His most succesful book to date has been The Bond Code. The book deals with legendary creator of James Bond, British intelligence officer and author Ian Fleming, who discovered the ancient concepts of Gnosis through the works of Carl Jung and worked the ideas into his books.

This weekend I finished a song that was inspired by The Bond Code. Although I didn’t set out to write a typical Bond-song, the result would fit seemlessly into the score of a Bond movie. It’s got the horns and the trumpets, the percussion and the strings. The song deals with Ian Fleming, who lost himself in the character he created and who was everything he ever wanted to be. It was fantastic to sing about tuxedo’s, champagne, saving the world and the betrayal of a hero. Thoroughly loved every minute I spent in the studio with this one. The song is now with The Masters to get mastered. Philip Gardiner’s production company will make a video for this song in the next couple of weeks. I feel like I am being spoilt rotten and love every minute of it.

Let the music play!
Mijn optreden op SKY TV heeft wederom een staartje aangegroeid. Philip Gardiner is niet alleen de host van de talkshow, hij is ook een bestseller auteur en filmmaker met diverse awards op zijn naam. Philip schreef Gnosis: The Secret of Solomon’s Temple Revealed; The Ark, the Shroud, and Mary; Secret Societies; en Gateways to the Otherworld. Hij verscheen in talloze radio- en televisieshows over de hele wereld en maakte een aantal aansprekende documentaires zoals Freemasonry (Vrijmetselarij) voor Discovery Channel waarmee hij een award won. Zijn meest succesvolle boek is The Bond Code. Het boek gaat over de legendarische bedenker van James Bond: de Britse spion en auteur Ian Fleming. Fleming leerde over de oude Gnostische concepten door het werk van Carl Jung die hij op zijn beurt in zijn Bond-boeken verwerkte.

Dit weekend heb ik de laatste hand gelegd aan een song die door de Bond Code werd geïnspireerd. Hoewel ik totaal niet van plan was om een typische Bond-song te maken, kan het resultaat zo in de volgende Bond film. De hoorns, de trompetten, de percussie, de strings; het zit er allemaal in. De song gaat over Ian Fleming die zichzelf verliest in het karakter wat hij zelf heeft gecreëerd en wat alles heeft wat hij ooit had willen zijn. Het was echt heerlijk om een avond lang te zingen over smokings, champagne, de wereld redden en het verraad van de held. Heb genoten van iedere seconde in de studio. De song ligt nu bij The Masters om te worden…gemastered – u raadde het al . Philip Gardiner’s produktiebedrijf maakt in de komende weken een videoclip voor deze song. Ik voel me alsof ik schandalig verwend wordt en ik geniet daar nog maar eventjes schaamteloos van.

Maestro muziek!