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S E R A P H I M | B I O
THE CREED
“Light up the darkness.”
Pop, Progressive R&B, Hip-Hop, Dance
“Seraphim” - a derivative of the word “angel” - represents light, fire, ardor & passion. Pop/R&B singer-songwriter, producer, dancer, Marck Angel’s new LP, “SERAPHIM”, metaphorically delivers that anthem into a seamless, urban-pop symphony that delves into multiple social, political & cultural issues affecting our world today.
The socially conscious, concept album, arced into 4 movements (architected in classical symphony form), lyrically addresses hard-hitting subject matters, such as: racism, bigotry, xenophobia, misogyny, political corruption, global warming, war, addiction, gun control, and suicide/depression… just to name a few. Angel, juxtaposes substantive lyrics over uptempo, danceable Pop, R&B and Hip-Hop grooves, infused with flares of Rock, Funk, House, Jazz, Folk, Classical & Gospel.
Delivering the message is Angel’s energetic, contra-tenor timbre - both full voice & falsetto - layered over lush melodic harmonies. With Angel at the helm of production - playing, writing, composing, arranging, producing & engineering 11 of the 14 tracks - additional production was harnessed from hip-hop production maestro, DJ Swanny River (“Fvckboy”), and production prodigies - Brian “B-Dubs” Wilson (“Faded”) & Joshua “Jenkster” Jenkins (“Candid”). Angel also totes an arsenal of featured artists on his musical trek, including: Fly Young Red (of “Throw Dat Boy P*ssy” rap hit fame), electro-hop royalty Baron Artist, Likwuid, Splash T, Los Lauren 718 and R.E.D. The album is also narrated with historical soundbite interludes from iconic public figures, such as: Nelson Mandela, James Baldwin, John F. Kennedy, Barack Obama, Nina Simone, Eartha Kitt and the great Dr. King.
Since it's release, "SERAPHIM" has earned a plethora of accolades, including three (3) Musicianship Wammie Awards finalist nominations: Best Pop Artist - 'Marck Angel', Best Pop Album - 'Seraphim', Best Pop Song - 'UP'. With the hit singles/visuals: “Justice” (spawning multiple 'Official Selection' laurels, including winning Cannes Shorts Film Festival for 'Best LGBTQ Short'), “Wings” (spawning an artist cover feature in “Get Out” Magazine), the 4 million viewed YouTube juggernaut, “Maybe” - Angel is set to release his forthcoming short film, “SERAPHIM: The Motion Picture”. The musical-drama, inspired & soundtracked by music from the LP, is set to be released in select theaters & via exclusive digital video platforms.
Inspired by the socially conscious works from artists such as Janet Jackson, Michael Jackson, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Lauryn Hill, Bob Marley, Madonna and Prince, just to name a few, Marck Angel’s “SERAPHIM” is his love letter to the “Movement” - the collective movements for equity, equality & agency of marginalized & oppressed groups across the globe. The “message” - activism through music & dance… “Light Up The Darkness”.
Musical, Romance, Drama, LGBTQ
From the creators of the critically acclaimed album, “SERAPHIM” & based on the award-winning short film, “JUSTICE”, comes “SERAPHIM: The Motion Picture” - starring Pop/R&B sensation, Marck Angel (“Finding Me”, “Christopher Street”), web-series heartthrob, Donta Hensley (“Honest Men”, "Davenport Diaries"), and up & coming stage prodigy, Donnie E. Thomas (“Love & Therapy”) - directed by R.E.D.
“SERAPHIM”, seamlessly arcs a symphony of anthological music visuals, with an intimate “day in the life of” romantic-narrative surrounding two lovers attempting to rekindle their relationship. During their musical trek, efforts are daunted by the couple’s troubled past, all while confronting a racially charged Brooklyn, New York.
Inspired by iconic avant-garde, musical visuals such as “Rhythm Nation 1814” & “Purple Rain”, juxtaposed with urban-romantic classics like “Moonlight” & “Noah’s Arc” - “SERAPHIM” takes a musical journey - wielding empowering musical scoring, hi-octane choreography, breathtaking cinematography, and provocative social nuance.
A TradeMarck 1122 Inc. Presentation
An ATBMJ Production
A Marck Angel Film
Starring: Marck Angel, Donta Hensley, Donnie E. Thomas
Directed by: R.E.D.
Music by: Marck Angel
Edited by: Tahkyia Willis & Marck Angel
Choreography by: Marck Angel & Meech White
Costume Designer: Brian Wilson
Production Design by: Sterling Soundstage Productions
Director of Photography: Tahkyia Willis
Executive Producer: Viola Royster
Produced by Marck Angel
Screenplay by: Marck Angel & Donta Hensley
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Cinematic, Theatrical, Soundtrack, Score
The album became the inspiration. The music became the story. Now, the story has its own soundtrack—SERAPHIM: The Motion Picture (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the definitive musical companion to Marck Angel’s award-winning feature film—a newly curated, cinematic reimagining of the music that helped give birth to SERAPHIM itself.
The original motion picture soundtrack revisits the music of SERAPHIM, reimagined through the narrative arc of the film, alongside newly remastered recordings, alternate versions, previously unreleased film exclusive material, and a bonus studio session. The original SERAPHIM LP was conceived as a socially conscious urban-pop symphony; a genre blending body of work rooted in Progressive R&B, Pop, Hip-Hop, Gospel, Classical, Rock, Funk and House, exploring identity, injustice, love, humanity and the enduring creed, “Light Up The Darkness.”
As SERAPHIM evolved from concept album into motion picture, the music evolved with it. Songs were reshaped around character. Themes became motifs. Reprises became emotional bridges. Medleys were rebuilt around narrative movement. Familiar recordings took on new meaning inside the lives of the film’s characters.
The result – SERAPHIM as the film hears it. Across 19 tracks, the soundtrack follows the emotional architecture of the completed motion picture—through recurring themes, dramatic reprises, alternative soundtrack versions and bonus recordings, reimagined through the film, that extend the world of the cinematic presentation beyond its final frame.
Listeners who know the original album will recognize its musical DNA, but the context has changed. Songs including “Maybe,” “Justice,” “Faded,” “Wings,” “Human” and “Cry” now carry new dramatic weight through their placement within the film, while the recurring “Seraphim” reprises serve as a musical thread connecting the story’s shifting emotional landscape.
At its core, the project continues the artistic lineage established by the original LP: socially conscious music, theatrical storytelling, kinetic choreography, romance and visual expression working as one language. The film itself was conceived as an anthological musical journey fused with an intimate romantic narrative, drawing inspiration from landmark works spanning Rhythm Nation 1814, Purple Rain, Moonlight and Noah’s Arc.
What began as music inspired a film. What became a film reshaped the music. This is the sound of the motion picture.
