We drive out to Ghent to meet film director Benny Vandendriessche and talk about a film for ‘On Moonlight and Rain’. Promotion wise, we need two things, two different instruments actually. To reach out to promoters worldwide and be able to get the show sold, we need a showreel, ideally a run through of the show. This is a reel for internal use, it doesn’t need to be edited like a Scorsese movie, the promoters need to experience the show as ‘dry’ as possible. We’ll get a crew together to film the two dates. On the other hand, we also want to reach out to our future audience with a film. That’s what we discuss with Benny, because we’re confident he will come up with something that adds another layer of meaning to our thing. The track we select is ‘The Blue Hood’, the brooding psychedelic climax of ‘On Moonlight and Rain’.
ABOUT THIS JOURNAL
This digital journal chronicles the creation process of the musical experience ‘On Moonlight and Rain’, from its inception to the premiere on May 18th 2017. Rather than recounting a hero story, with an uninterrupted string of hooray messages, we’d like to show you what it’s really like to put a big music show together. It involves many dead ends, failures, frustrations and a tremendous amount of confidence that all will be well in the end. Enjoy your read.
CREDITS

The Golden Glows
Bram Van Moorhem: vocals, guitar, songwriting, lyrics, artistic direction
Nel Ponsaers: vocals, piano, songwriting, composition
Katleen Scheir: vocals
Valgeir Sigurdsson: soundscapes, live electronics
B.O.X (Baroque Orchestration X)
Pieter Theuns: theorbe, artistic direction
Jutta Troch: baroque harp
Jon Birdsong: arrangements, cornetto
Matteo Gemolo: traverso
Liam Byrne: viola da gamba
Steuart Pincombe: baroque cello
Mattijs Vanderleen: drums, vibraphone, marimba, percussion
Guest musicians
Geert Hellings: lapsteel, electric guitar
Nicolas Rombouts: double bass
Visual Team
Lucas van Haesbroeck: light design, projection
Jeroen Theuns: stage design, programming
Bob Verhelst: art director
Dominik Boiy: sound design
Veerle Vervoort: production manager
Fleur Devlieger: assistant manager