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The Strain of Alzheimer’s is shown in film
Min Reid and her squad have transformed a ‘captivating’ cover of the superstar’s 2012 love song ‘Red’ into a music video highlighting the devastating effects of the illness.
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Video/Movie Trailer Review: “Red,” Derrick Boudwin
Derrick Boudwin is a singer from Utah. Min Reid Richards is a filmmaker, whose new movie For the Love of Fred will be released in September, on World Alzheimer’s Day. The movie relates the story of Fred, as he journeys through the devastating loss of his wife, Samantha, who is diagnosed with early-onset Familial Alzheimer’s.
Ms. Reid Richards took the song “Red,” Taylor Swift’s love song from 2012, and used it as the musical theme for a poignant trailer for her film.
As the trailer begins, Fred and Samantha are portrayed as a young couple, lovers out for a drive in the country. The trailer then segues to years later as Fred frantically searches for Samantha, who has wandered away. As the song “Red” progresses, the trailer travels back to the lovers lying on the ground, where Samantha asks Fred to promise he will never leave her, no matter what. Of course, he makes the promise. More importantly, he keeps it. Even though Sam descends into the dim twilight of dementia, he remains faithful and true.
The intro to “Red” is a solo piano, followed by a simple drum beat. Then Boudwin’s voice enters and the song takes off. The original lyrics go like this:
Loving him is like driving a new Maserati down a dead-end street Faster than the wind, passionate as sin ending so suddenly Loving him is like trying to change your mind once you’re already flying through the free fall Like the colors in autumn, so bright just before they lose it all
Losing him was blue like I’d never known Missing him was dark grey all alone Forgetting him was like trying to know somebody you never met But loving him was red Loving him was red
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Single Review: “Change (Dream Mix),” BritRoyal
BritRoyal recently released London, their new pop album. The album provides listeners with a delightful experience. In support of the album, BritRoyal just released the Dream Mix of “Change.”
There’s a vast difference between the Dream Mix version and the album-version of the song. The album version contains a faster tempo, full instrumental backing and is more alt-rock-sounding than the Dream Mix version, with its slower tempo and stripped down instrumentation. Frankly, I like both equally well. The Dream Mix version is “prettier,” more intimate, even romantic, but not in a sappy, saccharine way.
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boudwin. : A Local Father Going Blind, Shares Journey through Music
Boudwin was diagnosed with a retinal degenerative disease “Retinitis Pigmentosa” which has already taken a significant portion of his vision.
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Oxford, UK, movie squad reach out to pop star Taylor Swift in new Alzheimer’s disease video
FILMMAKERS battling to raise awareness of Alzheimer’s disease are hoping their masterpiece will grab the attention of pop megastar Taylor Swift.
Min Reid and her squad have transformed a ‘captivating’ cover of the superstar’s 2012 love song ‘Red’ into a music video highlighting the devastating effects of the illness.
It has been crafted as a trailer for Mrs Reid’s upcoming film ‘For the Love of Fred’, set to shine a light on the progressive neurological disease.
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For Utah Father, Music Eases the Pain of Going Blind
“The hardest thing for me about going blind is wondering if I’ll be able to see my children’s faces, um, or if I’ll forget them,” Derrick Boudwin says.
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Brookes collaborates with local filmmaker for film on Alzheimer’s
Oxford Brookes University has collaborated with a local award-winning filmmaker Min Reid and East Oxford residents to make a film based on the devastating loss of Alzheimer’s disease.
