by Jeff Kristian
A handful of years ago, a dear friend of mine Tiffaney Wells called me with a dilemma. She had been cast in a feature film by a young director named Salem Kapsaski and needed a song to sing in what was to be a musical: would I write and produce one? Her character Gena was to be a wealthy Jewish woman of a certain age, so the song had to reflect this. She put me in touch with Mr Kapsaski, I got sent a script, and the tune ‘Sing A Happy Song’ was born. Thankfully, everyone liked it and I suggested to the director to let me know if I could help further. “Actually”, he grinned, “we need another twelve songs!” And so my rollercoaster ride with the comedy horror movie Spidarlings began.
Over the next few months, I toiled like a mad seamstress to weave the perfect music and lyrics. A few songs in, Salem suggested that I should be in the film and sing one of my own songs. But the script was already written and the film was already cast, so he would write a part especially for me and add it to the existing story. It was a great honour, but what kind of character would I like to play?