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This piece, entitled “Abduction,” was composed for a one-minute clip from the silent horror film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, one of four scene options in TCM’s 4th annual film scoring competition.
Listen to .mp3 sample of Turner Classic Movies 4th Annual Young Film Composer Competition submission.
Instrumental.

© & 2007, 2003 Mark S. Meritt

Listen to .mp3 sample of After the Holidays.
Sung by Mark S. Meritt.

2007, 2002 Mark S. Meritt
Lyrics
Jingle Bells and Winter Wonderland
Take a Sleigh Ride, Let it Snow
But like Frosty’s one day
All these songs melt away
Though there’s so many winter days to go
They could light and warm the dark and cold
Not a holiday word sung
Yet somehow [...]

This song received an Honorable Mention certificate and Top 500 prize from the 11th Annual Billboard Magazine Songwriting Contest, July 16, 2003.
Listen to .mp3 sample of Someone Duplicated the Key to My Heart.
Sung by Mark S. Meritt.

2007, 2002 Mark S. Meritt
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Lyrics
For so long we’ve been [...]

Listen to .mp3 sample of Lost in Paradise.
Sung by Mark S. Meritt.

Lyrics
If their life were good
Most people would
Be happy with their fate
Still, down deep inside
It’s not denied
They want a life that’s great
Spite of what they have, they want it all
Lucky me, I’ve got it wall to wall
I’m lost in a wonderful paradise
I’m lost in a [...]

The music for this song was originally written for You Could’ve Been Something Special (Love Theme from Gratuitous Violence). Mark felt the music worth reusing for a piece with a greater likelihood for longevity. Other than the title being a nod, the lyrics are essentially unrelated to the original.
Listen to .mp3 sample of Gratuitous Silence.
Sung [...]

In Summer 2000, correspondent Lara Spencer taped a video diary of the planning of her wedding for an ongoing feature on Good Morning America. For the episode in which she covered her dance lessons, she and her instructor came to the studio to give a live demonstration of her progress. Mark was invited to perform [...]

This song was written as a submission for Wendy’s Search for Sizzlin’ Sounds Contest, in which Wendy’s sought to judge the best song about hamburgers. Learn more about Potluck’s custom songwriting service which uses Appreciative Inquiry to draw out your needs and desires as the basis for an original song.
Listen to .mp3 sample of Three [...]

The Chukwu Octuplets were born in Houston, TX, in December 1998. One died a week after birth. The remaining seven appeared on Good Morning America shortly afterward. They were invited back to the show to celebrate their first birthday, and Mark was invited to perform “Happy Birthday” on the piano for them.

The cake and audience [...]

Mark was invited to perform on the piano on Good Morning America for this special spot with Rosie O’Donnell. Known for her love of Christmas songs, Rosie played “name that tune,” with Mark playing snippets of Christmas songs and Rosie having to guess as many as she could in one minute. This was Mark’s first [...]

This was a proposed television series in which host Dr. Wiley Bonefish and a crew of puppet lab assistants would humorously help kids explore paranormal science using the scientific method.
Read the The Unexplainable Bonefish - Series Proposal .pdf.
© 2000 Edwin Budd, Tamara Budd, Mark Meritt and Alex Diehl
Read the The Unexplainable Bonefish - First Episode [...]