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==History== | ==History== | ||
Joe went on a family trip to Hawaii in 1997, and while there, a melody came to him which formed the basis of the song Dream Sweet In Sea Major.<ref>Joe Hawley (wHaleJoey.) [https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/a5ouhk/comment/eboabg7/ Miracle Musical Reddit AMA] ''Reddit.'' Retrieved 18th May 2024.</ref> The rest of Hawaii: Part II was formed around the song, as Joe mentioned that it was being saved for "a special project" and that it was the "anchor" for the rest of the tunes.<ref>Joe Hawley (wHaleJoey.) [https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/a5ouhk/comment/ebp0w19/ "I admit I had been saving "Dream Sweet in Sea Major" for a special project; the rest of the tunes required that anchor"] ''Reddit.'' Retrieved 18th May 2024.</ref> | Joe went on a family trip to Hawaii in 1997, and while there, a melody and chord progression came to him, which formed the basis of the song Dream Sweet In Sea Major.<ref>Joe Hawley (wHaleJoey.) [https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/a5ouhk/comment/eboabg7/ Miracle Musical Reddit AMA] ''Reddit.'' Retrieved 18th May 2024.</ref><ref>Joe Hawley (wHaleJoey.) [https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/a5ouhk/comment/ebp43zy/ "The main melody/chord progression for "Dream Sweet in Sea Major," to be as literal as possible, wrote itself; fourteen year-old I was "taking dictation" from the Pacific"] ''Reddit.'' Retrieved 18th May 2024.</ref> The rest of Hawaii: Part II was formed around the song, as Joe mentioned that it was being saved for "a special project" and that it was the "anchor" for the rest of the tunes.<ref>Joe Hawley (wHaleJoey.) [https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/a5ouhk/comment/ebp0w19/ "I admit I had been saving "Dream Sweet in Sea Major" for a special project; the rest of the tunes required that anchor"] ''Reddit.'' Retrieved 18th May 2024.</ref> | ||
[[Zubin Sedghi]] had recorded vocal placeholders for Dream Sweet In Sea Major, which were replaced for Stephanie Koenig's vocals.<ref>Joe Hawley (wHaleJoey.) [https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/a5ouhk/comment/ebp4t8z/ "Were it not for Zubin, some of ミラクルミュージカル's finer moments wouldn't be the same, notably the "White Ball" bridge. We should have considered keeping some of his "Dream Sweet" vocal samples, placeholders for Stephanie at first, in the final mix"] ''Reddit.'' Retrieved 18th May 2024.</ref> | |||
When asked what song was the most gruelling to finish, Joe said that ''""Dream Sweet" was a challenge"''<ref>Joe Hawley (wHaleJoey.) [https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/a5ouhk/comment/ebpbk3c/ Yes, and "Dream Sweet" was a challenge] ''Reddit.'' Retrieved 18th May 2024.</ref> | When asked what song was the most gruelling to finish, Joe said that ''""Dream Sweet" was a challenge"''<ref>Joe Hawley (wHaleJoey.) [https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/a5ouhk/comment/ebpbk3c/ Yes, and "Dream Sweet" was a challenge] ''Reddit.'' Retrieved 18th May 2024.</ref> | ||
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* The title has ties to musical language, it's a homophone of 'Dream Suite in C Major' | * The title has ties to musical language, it's a homophone of 'Dream Suite in C Major' | ||
* The song is referenced in Joe Hawley's [[Bahamian Rap City]] on his solo album [[Joe Hawley Joe Hawley]] with the line "Dreaming sweet in C" | * The song is referenced in Joe Hawley's [[Bahamian Rap City]] on his solo album [[Joe Hawley Joe Hawley]] with the line "Dreaming sweet in C" | ||
* Dream Sweet In Sea Major is the longest song on Hawaii: Part II running at 7 full minutes | |||
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