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invigorating about books and the
movie, and I really enjoy getting out
there and talking with new readers.
When I step away from all of this,
you can probably find me out on a
walk. I cannot stand to be inside on
a nice, sunny day watching TV. I need
to be out doing something, walking,
golfing or hiking.
How does your radio career play
into your routine?
Well, this is my day job. I really enjoy
doing my daily three-hour radio
show. A lot of people ask me if
having my own live, radio show every
day is hard? It is actually the easiest
thing I do. It is harder for me to
write than do my show. I just love
the interaction with listeners and
callers. After almost 18 years in TV
news, I like radio even more than
I ever imagined. There is this close
bond with talk show listeners that is
two-way. TV is one direction. On TV,
you broadcast, an anchor talks and
someone receives the show. With
radio, like writing, you say or
express yourself, and someone
connects with you and what you
are saying more closely than
most mediums.
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Who is your favorite Salem
VI character?
In writing the book initially, it was
Abigail. I got a real sense of her and
what made her tick. But Rebecca was
really a driving force, and I like how
she rises and John really got a sense
of this too. I like how when she gets
really pissed off, you can feel her
rise within John Andrews to get him
to do what she wants him to do.
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of so many
readers who enjoy stories he
has to tell. Who knows what he’ll be
doing next, once the film is released
(holidays 2015)? If you are interested
in learning more about Jack Heath
and his work, please go to www.
jackheathradio.com or
Jack Heath is a one-of-a-kind guy
who just keeps making big things
happen. His modern-day take on the
Salem witch trials has changed my
life on so many levels, and the lives
OF FRANCINE
BOECHER.
www.salemwitchtrilogy.com.
The Salem VI series is published by
Pressque Publishing and co-authored
with John Thompson.
Book Inspires Jazz Musician to Write A Musical Score
By Sherrie Wilkolaski and
Andrew Andron
Salem VI: Rebecca’s Rising, the
book by Jack Heath and John
Thompson, has been an inspiration
to many artists. The first musician
to write a piece of music after
reading the book was Grammy
award winning artist Sean
Pallitroni. His music has been the
“theme song” for the book series
since the spring of 2013, when he
released a YouTube video playing his
piece, while a copy of the book
rests on his piano.
Next, the book enthused film
producer Michael DeRoker of
Wonderland Pictures, Inc. to write
the screenplay. Now, this inspired
artist is on his way to making the
film with plans to release late 2015.
worships Satan. Fueled by the need
to understand whether his wife’s
death was really an accident or
something far more sinister,
Andrews, along with his beautiful
assistant editor, risk everything to
discover a truth so horrifying it
threatens to destroy everything
and everyone he knows and loves.
Here are the musical tracks written
and produced by Andrew Andron.
Final remastering was done by
Richie Cannata.
several pieces of music. It’s the
start of what could become the
musical score for the film. If you’ve
read the books and then listened to
the music, you feel the connection.
He has captured the essence of the
story in music.
We’ll be hearing from Andrew in a
future issue. But for now, let me give
you a sneak preview of what he has
composed for the upcoming film title,
Chain of Souls, based on the book
Salem VI: Rebecca’s Rising. I’ve
included Andrew’s descriptions of each
of the songs along with an audio clip.
Things Remembered
This piece was composed being
mindful of John Andrews’
unfortunate past and the
tremendous grief he experienced,
especially towards the beginning of
the novel. It was written to
accompany his thought process
while he attempts to connect his
past to his present.
Salem Visited
The unsettling melodic structure of
this piece was inspired by the
presence of the ghost of Rebecca
Nurse and her many unexpected
encounters with John Andrews. The
trill at the beginning of each phrase
is intended to provide an eerie
musical complement to the highly
detailed reappearances of Rebecca
Nurse.
Discovery
Because so much of John’s past was
conveyed to the reader in the form
of a flashback,
it became a recurring element in
telling the story of Rebecca’s
Rising. The recurring harmonic
To get you in the mood, here is the
book synopsis:
Having stepped off the fast track
of primetime network television
news, John Andrews has chosen
a quieter life as editor of Salem
News, a small paper in a quiet New
England town.
Life is perfect until Andrews’ wife
is killed in a tragic accident. After
several years of trying to numb the
pain with alcohol, Andrews is
visited by the spirit of a long dead
ancestor who opens a door to a
shocking family history.
While I was working on an upcoming
story about jazz pianist, Andrew
Andron, I happened to give him a
copy of the first two books in the
series as a thank you for his time.
He dove right into the books and
before I knew it, he had written
After he experiences a surreal
glimpse into the past, Andrews
must confront the question of
whether he is losing his mind or
whether for several hundred years
his ancestors have been engaged in
a secret battle with a coven that
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pattern central to this piece serves
a similar musical purpose.
Visions from the Past
The many pauses in this piece
illustrate the uncertainty that
can be sensed by the reader in
anticipation of what is yet to come
in the life of John Andrews, and the
changes that he experiences as he
becomes increasingly “aware” of
the presence of occultism in Salem.
Rising
This piece was inspired by the
paranormal aspects of the novel,
and places great emphasis on points
of both high and low intensity,
through dynamic contrast. It