Justin Rizzo's blog

Composing music for my first film

Posted on January 20, 2012 - 11:26am
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"Waiting"

My sister Danielle has always been an amazing writer and ever since I can remember has been writing stories, plays, and working on screenplays. She’s completed several short stories over the years and is always working on a new story idea. I’m so excited for her because she has just released her first short film.
The film is called “Waiting” and is 3 minutes and 51 seconds long. You can read about ‘the story behind the film’ and follow the production journey on her blog

The stories behind the songs of "Chasing"

Posted on January 16, 2012 - 9:57pm
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The stories behind the songs

Chasing was written in November of 2011 and came while I was at home in my office. I had sat down to write for the afternoon and wasn’t feeling motivated at all and just began to pray and think about my heart before the Lord and truly what music and worship is all about. Then a phrase began to run through my head “I’ve been chasing the wind…” It wasn’t really a “Oh I’m writing a cool song," moment. It was more of a painful, “ouch!” Because as I continued singing my heart to the Lord I realized that I had lost sight of the one goal and purpose of my music, my minsitry, and my entire life!

Battlefield of this age (chords)

Posted on January 9, 2012 - 9:47pm
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Justin's other chord charts available here

'Battlefield of this age'
Justin Rizzo & Anna Blanc © 2011

Verse 1
             A
I must train like an athlete
                  F#m
Growing a little stronger each day

Justin's new album

Posted on January 6, 2012 - 1:26pm
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Available January 16th on iTunes and bandcamp

Lyrics to a new song I wrote recently

Posted on December 1, 2011 - 12:00am
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I’ve been struck with a fear
So Godly and Holy
Terrified of the cost
Of continually holding
All the things in my life
Which make You take second place
God take them away

I've been working on a new project

Posted on November 21, 2011 - 9:29am
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The past several months I’ve been working on a new writing project. In this project I’m seeking to tell the story of the virgin birth. Sounds easy enough, right? All I have to do is read Luke chapter 1 and 2! Yes, it is easy enough to portray the story that an angel appeared to Mary and said that as a virgin she would give birth, and then have it all end at a humble stable scene. But what I’m trying to convey in this project is that not only did a virgin experience a miracle than she was going to have a child, but I’m trying to communicate the staggering point that it was actually God that she carried inside of her and she gave birth to Yahweh. I agree with Paul that "Great is this mystery... that God became a man" (1 Tim 3:16).

Lyrics to a new song I just wrote called "Chasing"

Posted on October 24, 2011 - 7:45am
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I’ve been chasin’ the wind
Trying hard to win
A race I was never meant to run
Seeking for selfish gain
All the while using Your name
As a stool to stand upon
To hear mine proclaimed 

So many wasted days
I’ve spent living for the dream
Seeking a life of comfort
No matter what the means  
So many wasted days
I’ve spent living for the dream
Until I finally realized
That life isn’t what it seems