Take Me Back - Jonathan Ogden (Official Video)

Take Me Back is the title track from my latest EP, and really the central theme of the project. This song means so much to me and has become a pretty significant marking of a chapter in my life too. There isn’t much I need to add that isn’t already told through the lyrics. I sometimes describe my songs as ‘prayers set to music’ and each song I release is a genuine prayer of my heart. In the time since this song was released I’ve already seen some answers to the prayer. After a long and confusing season of life where I’ve been unearthing questions I was too scared to ask for most of my life. Some days I have felt as close to God as ever, and others I have felt lost and confused. Life just seemed to be getting more and more complicated and I longed to return to the simplicity of my youthful relationship with God. What I’ve experienced since then I can only describe as a ‘restart’. Going back to the foundations and relearning the basics of the gospel all over again.<br />
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I had the honour of working with the team from Salt Studio on this project. They have become dear friends of mine since meeting them in Korea, and I was so delighted to be able to shoot some of these scenes with them last time I was there. We spoke about the song and its meaning and I left the rest in their capable hands. Their ability to explore concepts through visual art and tell stories through the simplest of details really stands out to me. I’m so delighted with what they were able to capture and convey in video form, for this song.<br />
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Salt: saltedbits.com/<br />
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Words and music: Jonathan Ogden and Gideon Lim<br />
Producer: Isaac Wardell<br />
Piano: Gideon Lim<br />
Drums: Brian Wolfe<br />
Bass: Michael Libramento<br />
Guitar: Alan Good Parker<br />
Synths: Kai Welch<br />
Backing Vocals: Lauren Goans<br />
Mixing / Master: David Michon<br />
Engineer: Jon Class<br />
Vocal engineering: Dan Stirling<br />
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Directed by YOUNG CHUL KIM<br />
Music JONATHAN OGDEN Production SALT.STUDIO<br />
DP ALEXANDER ISACC <br />
Assistant Director YUNSIM NA<br />
Editor & VFX ALEXANDER ISACC<br />
Colourist YOUNG CHUL KIM<br />
Hair & Make Up JIEUN LEE <br />
Assistant HARAM CHOI, SARANG PARK. YOOHAN GO<br />
Starring JONATHAN OGDEN, DASOM KIM, HENRIKE NIETZOLD, JOEL BENNETT, ANGUS KETT, YEIL JEON, RACHEL KIM<br />
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