Ralph Carmichael had been a popular arranger for stars such Nat King Cole, Bing Crosby, and Ella Fitzgerald. After being asked to write music for the Billy Graham film, The Restless Ones, Carmichael said, “‘Dear Lord, help me write music to match this magnificent documentation of your love.’ I had already lived through a music change in the secular field with Roger Williams. I had spent years learning to write pretty chords and voicings for strings, brass, and woodwinds. Then suddenly the new ‘kids’ music was influencing even the adult performers…I felt there was a change coming in the gospel field as well. I knew I had to do more than use violins for the ‘good guy’ and oboe for the ‘bad guy.’ The music had to be as relevant as this film and its message” (Ralph Carmichael, He’s Everything to Me, 1986).
Ralph Carmichael “He’s Everything to Me”
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