Author: Allison Granai

As the daughter of a Bostonian dad with Irish and Italian heritage, I don’t think there was a single morning car ride to elementary school that “Shipping Up To Boston” by the Dropkick Murphy’s was not played. That and his warranted obsession with Martin Scorsese’s The Departed made this song inescapable for most of my… Continue reading I’m Shipping Up To Boston!

Earlier this year, the cinema battle between Greta Gerwig’s Barbie and Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer re lit a much needed spark in the film industry for new stories, new movies and new songs. One of the breakout songs from the Barbie film is Billie Eilish’s “What Was I Made For?” an alternative track that satisfy both… Continue reading FINNEAS – The Mind Behind “What Was I Made For”

As I was finishing up the last of my schoolwork for the semester, I took a sip of my hot coco, and reveled in the fact that Christmas is less two weeks away. Realizing I haven’t done anything to celebrate the tradition, I promptly turned on my classic Christmas playlist (I’ve had the same one… Continue reading Can New Original Christmas Songs Still Become Christmas Classics?

+Christopher Harris Story I really enjoyed the production style of Christopher Harris’s story. In post, the editor added introductory music and a brief but informative backstory. This production element allows the story teller to jump right in to telling the story and paints a picture for the audience. In Christopher’s case, his backstory is rather… Continue reading Storycorps – Allison Granai