Trevor was born in London, Ontario, Canada. He was helped by his grandmother onto the piano bench before he could walk, she sat him in her lap and played "Puff the magic dragon" (a melody Trevor still does variations on in his compositions). After being introduced to music by his Grandmother, Trevor's parents enrolled him in St. Mary's elementary school for the arts at age 5. Studying choir, violin and contrabass throughout, Trevor also gravitated toward the piano, which he began studying privately in tandem.
In grade 8, Trevor was approached by his school for a commissioned composition: a piece for his graduating class to sing for the coinciding visit of Pope John Paul to Ontario Canada. Unfortunately security did not allow for the class to sing live for the Pope, but they did perform Trevor's first composition at their graduation ceremonies, held at St.Mary's cathedral. Composed for 4 part choir and piano, "Sacred young people", a variation on a literal theme of the Pope's, was performed and recorded by Trevor's graduating class. It represented the first step down the path that Trevor would follow from that point on.
High school and ultimately college led Trevor toward the recording arts, gaining a degree in Recording Engineering from Canada's top school, Music Industry Arts. He graduated top of his class being awarded the prestigious "most promising engineer / producer". Graduation from College led him immediately to Toronto, home of Canada's largest community of composers, producers, engineers and musicians.
With production, recording and the recording studio becoming Trevor's focus, 10 years spent in the Toronto community saw Trevor's rise through the ranks of the largest recording studio in Toronto and various top commercial production houses. This path led Trevor back to his original true love, composition. Exposed to the enriched scene of commercial production, there isn't a top music house, ad agency or studio Trevor didn't write for.
The desire to have a longer medium in which to speak musically, steered Trevor toward Television and Film work. After a few small independent features and his first network 1 hour drama, it was evident the he had found his life's work, writing music to picture.
While still in Toronto, Trevor got accepted to the prestigious ASCAP scoring workshop in Los Angeles. Deep in work on his first dramatic television series, he flew down to LA and back home again 4 days every week for over a month in order to attend. With his exposure to the film scoring community, and the opportunity to compose and conduct the "L.A. All-Stars" orchestra, the decision to move to Los Angeles followed shortly.
The year 2000 saw not only a Millennium change, but a trans-continental change as well, Trevor Moved to Hollywood. Trevor immediately found freelance work doing music for "E! True Hollywood Story" as well as network promotional music for "Just Shoot Me" and "King of Queens". But ultimately it was his engineering roots and production background that would bring him in touch with one of his musical idols, James Newton Howard. Trevor assisted James on a few films, supporting him in orchestra preparation and pre-records.
It was shortly there after, that Trevor connected with what would his most fruitful musical friend, Hans Zimmer. Trevor spent 2 and a half years working closely was Hans as studio designer, engineer, orchestra wrangler, technical supervision, producer and co-composer for Hans. They collaborated in this capacity on such films as "Black Hawk Down", "Shark Tale", "The Last Samurai", "Pirates of the Caribbean 1 and 2" and "The Ring 1 and 2". Many trips to the scoring stages of Los Angeles, and London England would follow, allowing Trevor to compose, produce and conduct the best players in the world on Feature Film and Television work for both Hans and Trevor's own projects.
Trevor currently lives and works in west Los Angeles, and shares studio space with Hans Zimmer at his state of the art Remote Control Facility.
He won the prime time EMMY award for Outstanding Main Title Theme music for his work on "The Tudors" in 2007.
Official website: http://www.trevormorris.com
The Dawn Will Come
Trevor Morris Lyrics
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And hope has fled.
Steel your heart
The dawn will come.
The night is long
And the path is dark
Look to the sky
The dawn will come.
The shepard's lost
And his home is far
Keep to the stars
The dawn will come
The night is long
And the path is dark
Look to the sky
For one day soon
The dawn will come.
Bare your blade
And raise it high
Stand your ground
The dawn will come
The night is long
And the path is dark
Look to the sky
For one day soon
The dawn will come.
The lyrics of "The Dawn Will Come" by Trevor Morris is a hopeful ballad that expresses the perseverance of the human spirit in the face of darkness and uncertainty. The opening lines of the song, "Shadows fall and hope has fled. Steel your heart, the dawn will come," suggest a sense of despair and hopelessness. But as the song progresses, the chorus emphasizes that even in the darkest of times, there is still hope.
The repetition of the lines, "The night is long and the path is dark. Look to the sky for one day soon the dawn will come," highlights the idea that even though we may feel lost or alone, there is always a glimmer of light on the horizon. The metaphorical language in the song, such as "shepherd's lost and his home is far" suggests that the journey towards hope may be long and difficult, but it is always worth it. The final lines of the song, "Bare your blade and raise it high. Stand your ground, the dawn will come," reflects the idea that sometimes we need to fight for hope and not give up in the face of adversity.
Overall, "The Dawn Will Come" is a powerful and uplifting song that encourages listeners to stay strong and have faith that a better future is ahead. It speaks to our collective struggle as human beings to persevere in the face of hardship and reminds us that we can overcome even the darkest of moments with hope and determination.
Line by Line Meaning
Shadows fall
The darkness of this situation is approaching.
And hope has fled.
No expectation for a positive outcome can be found.
Steel your heart
Prepare yourself for the worst.
The dawn will come.
But do not give up hope, things will get better.
The night is long
This struggle is far from over.
And the path is dark
We cannot exactly see the right way to move forward.
Look to the sky
We must search for direction from above.
For one day soon
Things will get better with time and perseverance.
The dawn will come.
We will see a new beginning after the hardships.
The shepherd's lost
We may feel abandoned and unsure of our way.
And his home is far
Our desired destination (a solution) feels so distant.
Keep to the stars
We must keep our hope and focus alive in the things that guide us.
The dawn will come
Things will get better, we just need to keep going.
Bare your blade
Prepare yourself to fight and work hard.
And raise it high
Give everything you have to the battle, efforts will not go unnoticed.
Stand your ground
Do not give up the position taken.
The dawn will come
Victory and a new beginning is imminent with patience and perseverance.
The night is long
The struggle is ongoing, but not insurmountable.
And the path is dark
Although we may feel lost, there is a way forward.
Look to the sky
A source for hope and direction can be found above us.
For one day soon
Although it may not be immediate, a solution and resolution is inevitable.
The dawn will come.
With hope and perseverance, we will see a new beginning.
Contributed by Brooklyn S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.