"Love and Whispers" (Music by Christopher J. Orton/Lyrics by Robert Gould - from the musical "Elephant Juice") - vocal by Christopher J. Orton; "Love Dies In Silence" (Music by Ben Messenger/Lyrics by Robert Gould) - vocal by Ben Messenger; "Love On The Edge Of Our Tears" (Music by Christopher J. Orton/Lyrics by Robert Gould - from the musical "My Land's Shore") - vocals by Becky Davies & Ross Leadbeater; "If I Close My Eyes" (Music by Tristan Bons/Lyrics by Robert Gould - from the musical "Nova") - vocal by Sean Lewis; "Daylight's Breaking"["Nessun Dorma"] (Music by Giacomo Puccini/arr. Andrew Griffiths/Lyrics by Robert Gould) - vocal by Jordan Puleston; "Where Did All The Loving Go?" (Music by Tristan Bons/Lyrics by Robert Gould - from the musical "Nova") - vocal by Alex Phillips.
Influences
Stephen Sondheim, William Finn, Jason Robert Brown, Fred Ebb, Alan Jay Lerner, Jimmy Webb
Bob Gould is a lyricist and musical theatre librettist living near Swansea, Wales, UK. He also writes lyrics for pop, rock, folk songs and collaborates with many composers worldwide - including Ty Kroll (Wisconsin, USA), Dean Heller (New York, USA), Filip von Uexkull (Sweden), Tristan Bons (Holland), Ben Messenger (UK) and Christopher J. Orton (UK). His musical theatre credits include LOVERS, ALONE, NOVA, VOCALIZE!, and THE DYING GAME (a musical that speaks for the victims of HIV/AIDS in Africa, with Book & Lyrics by Bob Gould & Jimmy Granstrom and music by Filip von Uexkull, Ty Kroll & Tristan Bons). He is currently working on the development of 4 musicals with Christopher J. Orton - ELEPHANT JUICE, B.O.A.T.S., GRACE NOTES and MY LAND'S SHORE, which received its premiere production at The Gate, Keppoch Street, Cardiff on August 3, 4 & 5, 2007 (www.mylandsshore.com). Bob is also in the process of developing a brand new musical, AFTER THE TURN, with a pop/rock score by composer Tim Jones.
