The First Gospel Musical - The Underground Railroad movie
We’re currently in pre-production for ‘The Underground Railroad’ which I call ‘the world’s first Gospel movie.’
You know, I talk to the younger generation all the time about Gospel hymns and slave spirituals of old - “I’ll Fly Away”, “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot”, “A City Called Heaven”, “Were You There?” etc and I’m finding a lot of them have never heard these songs which is kind of surprising. But the real kicker is many of them don’t know ‘Amazing Grace’.
I think we’re losing a valuable part of our American heritage as we solely focus on the Top 40 pop songs.
I really hope our film will captivate a new generation on the story and the powerful, uplifting songs that showed a gratefulness to God.
Best,
Tim
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