Julia Thomsen, Shine A Light | Song Review

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rom the “Keys For Calm” collection album, “Shine a Light” is a moving, ethereal piece by award-winning composer Julia Thomsen, Lise Jonsson and Catty. L. Specially composed to increase awareness for mental health, this piece is a therapeutic experience, a beautiful mix of strings and piano. Also, Julia’s recent triumph at the Global Music Awards in Los Angeles is not surprising given her musical influence, which produces a beautiful and profoundly emotional piece of work.

Starting with a soft piano theme, the work moves elegantly and every note has emotional resonance. The piano offers a calm basis for the accompanying strings to float over, therefore adding a layer of warmth and richness. Lise Jonsson’s contribution is just as amazing; her work leaps with purity and power. Catty. L improves the track even more, therefore strengthening the reflecting quality of the work.

The contemplative attitude of the music is clear-cut. “Shine a Light” has a gentle contemplation quality, as though the music itself were calling the listener to stop, inhale, and consider times of inner serenity. This is a very intimate work that explores emotional depth where one may find comfort throughout the ups and downs of life. The simplicity of the work reflects the ideas of the “Keys For Calm” album: mental health awareness and the need of achieving balance and calm in the middle of difficult circumstances.

You can take a listen to the new single”‘Shine A Light” by Julia Thomsen here. 

Four out of five – George James. 

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