Congratulations to one of our very own!  Jeff Franzel, who wrote all of the music on our Solo Piano: Positive CD, and helped adapt the songs on our Hymns Revisited CD has now added the Pope to his co-writing credits.

Placido Domingo has released a new CD titled Amore Infinito.  All of the songs have lyrics by the late Pope John Paul II.   Jeff co-wrote a song for the album that is a duet by Placido and Josh Groban.  Pope John Pauls lyrics were adapted to Jeff’s melody, and the song is truly beautiful.  If you see an ad on TV with clips of Placido and Josh, that is Jeff’s song playing.  Congratulations Jeff.

I guess this makes the Royalty Free Music Revolution just two degrees of separation from the Vatican.  I suppose we’re still a bit further away from Kevin Bacon.

-Scott Meath