New York, NY (Top40 Charts) The newly released original song "Better Times" from the motion picture Jacob the Baker is now available across music streaming platforms. The piece features lyrics by Noah benShea and music by Sharon Farber and is performed by the remarkable newcomer Eden Kontesz who recorded the single at only 11 years old. Eden is backed by the Star of David Gospel Choir directed by Patrick Bolton, and the song is mixed by mixing engineer Michael Stern. The full Original Motion Picture Soundtrack will be released through MovieScore Media on December 15th.
"Drawing on a poem of the legendary Noah benShea, I wanted to create a song that will not only convey the message of the film but will also sing to the inner struggle in all our lives and help all who heard it know that Better Times have now begun," comments Sharon Farber. "Better Times is a power ballad performed by my daughter, Eden, who recorded the song when she was 11 years old. Her mature voice and personality led to a performance beyond her years, demonstrating a profound emotional depth. May Better Times begin now, for each and all."
Noah benShea adds, "Better Times is a song sung by the incredible Eden, a perfect pitch 12 year old prodigy. The song invites the world to come home to hope. The song is from the motion picture Jacob the Baker, and Jacob reminds the world, Of all the things you can make in life, why not make a difference. Listen to Better Times and you will hear a song that will profoundly make a difference."
Listen to the uplifting song on streaming platforms everywhere and immerse yourself in the music video featuring Eden Kontesz and the Star of Dave Gospel Choir. Jacob the Baker will be available on Amazon Prime Video and On Demand beginning December 15th.
Listen to the song: https://hypeddit.com/wvk6l4
Watch the music video:
Music Video Credits:
Directed by Gev Miron
Produced by Catherine WenChen Cheng
Executive Producer Summer Xinlei Yang Director of Photography Omer Lotan
Production Designer Jisoo Jeong
Art Director Emily Mingyue Li
Wardrobe Supervisor Mikahela Zabalerio
Costumer Tracy Yan
Hair and Makeup Akihiro Sawada
ABOUT JACOB THE BAKER:
When a young, skeptical reporter is assigned to interview the author of a bestselling book series, she discovers the incredible story of how Jacob, a fictional character, provides help and hope to countless people around the world.
Noah benShea is one of North America's most respected and beloved poet philosophers. He was nominated for the Grawemeyer Award for Ideas that Improve the World, 1st winner of the Prize at the European Intellectual Book Fair and international Best-Selling author of 30 books translated into 18 languages.
Noah has spoken to institutions such as The Library of Congress and The US Department of Defense. He was an Assistant Dean at UCLA at the age of 22 and at 30 a Fellow at several esteemed "think tanks". He has served as a private advisor to corporate and political leaders, Visiting Professor of Philosophy University of California SF Med School, Philosopher in Residence/ Dept of Internal Medicine Cottage Health Hospitals, Santa Barbara, Ethicist for Sansum Diabetes Research Institute.
Noah is the Producer and the lead role in Jacob the Baker movie which will be theatrically released Nov. 10th and is scheduled for release on Amazon Prime. The film is based on Noah's best-selling book series.
Noah is the lyricist of "Better Times", the film's theme song, composed by Sharon Farber.
Sharon Farber is a celebrated GRAMMY winning and 4-time Emmy nominated Film, TV and concert music composer. She is a member of the Executive Committees of both the Motion Picture and TV Academies and serves on the ASCAP Board and acts as VP of the Alliance for Women Film Composers. Sharon Farber has won multiple honors including the Society of Composers and Lyricists Award for "Outstanding work in the Art of Film Music", the Visionary Award In Music by The Women's International Film & Television Showcase, and a Telly Award.
Sharon works with networks such as NBC, CBS, Showtime, Lifetime, and WB as well as writes music for feature films. Her film music has been released commercially and performed in concerts. Her recent film, Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power, premiered at Sundance and Berlin Film Festivals and went on to earn her award nominations for Best Score at The SCL Awards and ASCAP's Composer Choice Awards in 2023. Her most current work can be heard in the film Jacob the Baker, which features an original song she co-wrote called "Better Times".
In the concert music world, Sharon has many national and international credits to her name, including The Los Angeles Master Chorale, The Juilliard School of Music, and many more.
12-year-old Eden Kontesz is a singer and actress who has already made a name for herself in Hollywood. Eden has been performing/singing in concerts, shows, TV, sporting events, musicals, and galas since she was 5, in venues such as the Beverly Hilton, The Saban Theater (Beverly Hills), the Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA (in front of a crowd of 45,000), and more.
As an actress, Eden was featured in commercials, filmed for the TV show Transparent, sung on The Simpsons and she recorded the theme song for the feature film Jacob the Baker, "Better Times", (when she was 11 years old) which was released in 2023. As a voice over actress, Eden was recently the lead character (Anna) in BIRDBOX BARCELONA and she has recorded voice over for Netflix and other networks.
Eden's voice was featured on Director Catherine Hardwicke's (Twilight) series Don't Look Deeper and she participated as a lead singer in a global project for Corona Relief I'M STANDING WITH YOU- a collaboration between OSCAR winner Diane Warren, award winning composer Sharon Farber, award winning director Gev Miron and the United Nations.
