Big Day Song Article in Eden Prairie Magazine
A DAY FOR DETAILS
By Elizabeth Millard
Photos by Marshall Frankling Long
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Text of article below: Big Day Song- Turning Love Stories into Original Custom Songs.
From the Heart
Every couple has “their song,” some special tune that might have been playing on their first date, or that they both came to love over the years. But how many have a gorgeous song written just for them, with lyrics that tell the story of their romance? The clients of Big Day Song can claim just such a prize.
Started by singer-songwriter Brian David Muller in 2008, Big Day already has produced nearly 40 custom-written songs for couples, based on extensive questionnaires that Muller uses to write the lyrics.
“Usually, when I’m reading their responses, there’ll be some little bit of information that gives me goosebumps, or makes me almost cry,” he says. “That’s when I know what the song will be about, because that’s what makes their relationship special.”
For some couples, that moment might be their first trip together, or the way someone proposed. Muller also asks what type of music they like, so that the song can match their tastes more closely. He jokes that he can even replicate country and western, if that’s the request. “It might not sound authentic from this Minnesota guy, but I do my best,” he says, with a laugh. He then composes and records the song with acoustic guitar and the couple’s favorite instrument—anything except a kazoo, he notes.
Muller has been writing music since he was a teenager, after he was told his mother had cancer, and most likely wouldn’t be alive to see him graduate from high school. That first song, called “That Day,” was so personal that he realized the value of writing from the heart, and later started a group, The Brian David Band, that plays regularly at Twin Cities clubs.
Working with couples has been a wonderful addition to his other music writing, he notes, because it gives him a glimpse into other people’s lives and allows him to create music that will be treasured long past the wedding. “I try to tell their story in a way that’s so memorable, they’ll listen to it for years to come,” he says.
