Main Theme from Neal Morse’s One

I was at Easter Mass today, and as communion was being handed out, the organ and chimes played an instrumental piece that sounded strikingly familiar to me. I was pleasantly surprised when I realized that it was the main theme from One by Neal Morse (heard in almost every song on that album, most notably in The Creation and Reunion)! Does anybody know what this song is called? I'm not entirely sure what I think about the fact that Mr. Morse used an existing song as a repeating musical theme on one of his albums, but it was still really cool to hear . I think in the end it's an appropriate song for him to use, considering the lyrical theme of the album and the association with the theme of rebirth and Easter. Kudos to him for using it, although I think it would have been nice if he had cited the original piece more obviously.

There are not many albums that I have listened to more than Morse's One album.  It is easily one of my top 5 favorite albums of all time.  Yet I have no idea what you are referring to when you say that there is a specific theme that appears throughout the album.  In fact, I cannot think of any parts of The Creation and Reunion that are even similar.  I am very interested in this if there is indeed a musical cornerstone on which some of the songs on that album are based.

Rorro wrote: I haven't listened to One yet, but I've listened to ? and i love it, it's incredible, is One as good or better? how is it like, is it similar?

The three prog releases by Neal Morse are good and you won't be disappointed. But if I had to rate them it would be in this order:

1- Testimony.

2- ?

3- One

Very good album anyway. The only bad thing to say about it is that there are a couple of melodies on that album that  sound like "deja-vu", perhaps they are similar to something he has used previously on the Spock's Beard or the Transatlantic albums, although I don't know exactly. But I insist, One is a very good album anyway.

 

I've heard some melodies in ? that sounds similar to other spock's beard melodies, but that doesn't bother me, i like SB a lot

I only have Testimony and i like it a lot.

? and One is on my wishlist..

Snow Dog wrote: Neal Morse is just one terrific songwriter!

just one terrific songwriter amongst how many?

Snow Dog wrote: Tony R wrote: Snow Dog wrote: Neal Morse is just one terrific songwriter! just one terrific songwriter amongst how many? You know what I mean ya big galook!

I was just interested thats all....

Rorro wrote: I haven't listened to One yet, but I've listened to ? and i love it, it's incredible, is One as good or better? how is it like, is it similar?

If you like ?, then I would highly recommend ONE.  Songs like The Creation, The Separated Man, Author of Confusion and Help Me/The Spirit and the Flesh are just great prog music.

Dirk wrote: Might it not be possible that someone knowing Neal Morse and knowing that he's a deeply religious musician has used his tune in church?

Not at this mass, since the music was strictly traditional (normally they play more contemporary songs, but, for some reason, the music ministry decided to go completely traditional this Sunday). It's not like they just played Neal Morse's songs anyways; they were just playing an old church song in which one of the main melodies was the very same one found on Neal Morse's album. I'm not surprised that Neal based some of his music on traditional Christian music, and I'm sure he's given credit where it was due... I just thought it was really neat to hear those few seconds of familiar music repeated a few times at church.


Edited by Ty1020

eddietrooper wrote: Rorro wrote: I haven't listened to One yet, but I've listened to ? and i love it, it's incredible, is One as good or better? how is it like, is it similar? The three prog releases by Neal Morse are good and you won't be disappointed. But if I had to rate them it would be in this order: 1- Testimony. 2- ? 3- One

That would be my order of preference too!