Prayers For Cassie
An Anthem of Hope in The Fight Against Cancer
JOSH CAVAZOS
Josh has a passion for creating music that takes listeners on an all immersive, encompassing, and emotional journey. At age 15, he began composing music in response to his grandmother undergoing successful cancer treatment and has since written, arranged, and produced countless pieces throughout his career. Josh is inspired as a composer by large scale ideas and global relief efforts that are most dear to him. His goal is to provide a musical outlet of peace and joy to the world around him, through custom scoring, music production, and independent compositions.
Tina GUO
GRAMMY and BRIT Female Artist of the Year nominee Tina Guo is known for her genre-fluidity as a virtuoso cellist, multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, composer, and entrepreneur. One of the most recorded solo cellists of all time in Film, TV, and Game Soundtracks, Tina’s recent projects include DUNE, DUNE 2, Gran Turismo, Top Gun: Maverick, Dragon Age: The Veilguard, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora. Tina co-composed the Main Theme for Wonder Woman with long-time friend and collaborator Hans Zimmer.
Cassie martinez
Cassandra Martinez grew up in the vibrant city of San Antonio, TX, in a family of educators who instilled in her a love for learning and a passion for music. From a young age, she developed a deep connection to the piano, finding joy in each note and rhythm, which would later serve as her greatest source of strength.
In her senior year of college, Cassandra faced a life-altering challenge when she was diagnosed with T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma, a rare and aggressive form of blood cancer. Rather than allow this diagnosis to define her, she approached it with unwavering determination and resilience. Though she had to drop out of college immediately to begin chemotherapy treatment, her spirit remained unbroken. With the support of generous scholarships like the Dear Jack Foundation Music Scholarship, she returned to school after a year and completed her degree. In May 2018, she triumphantly graduated with a Bachelor of Music and a teaching certificate, a testament to her perseverance and faith.
Throughout her treatment, Cassandra discovered the profound healing power of art and music, thanks to a nonprofit organization called HeartsNeedArt. This organization provides art and music therapy to patients in hospitals and chemo clinics, allowing her to find solace and inspiration during her darkest days. From 2018 to 2019, she worked for HeartsNeedArt, playing piano for patients in the very clinic where she had once received treatment, sharing her gift of music and offering hope to others facing similar battles.
In 2020, Cassandra met her soulmate, and they joyfully married in 2022. Now five years post-treatment and thriving, she continues to inspire the next generation as a Catholic music teacher for students from Pre-K through 8th grade. Her journey has taken her from Texas to California, and now to Ohio, where she and her husband are embracing the adventure of life together.
Cassandra’s current goals are not only to share the healing power of music with her students but also to start a family of her own. With each new chapter, she carries the hope and faith that have guided her through life’s challenges, proving that resilience and love can illuminate even the darkest paths.
In Pictures: Prayers for Cassie's Journey
Full Documentary Soundtrack
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This is, without a doubt, the most personal collection of music I have ever released. Having had many friends and family members who have been impacted by cancer, the cause for cancer relief efforts has been of the upmost importance in my life for many years. Having the opportunity to produce and compose the score for this documentary about my friend Cassie Martinez's cancer journey, which encourages hope for others in their walk with cancer, is something I will forever be grateful for.
Our official score soundtrack is an atmospheric classical collection - a unique blend of soundscapes, vocal textures, and effects together with strings, piano, brass, and orchestra. It features collaborations, as well as instruments by many wonderful friends and companies, joining together for this collection of Hope in The Fight Against Cancer.
Tina Guo: Cello on Prayers for Cassie Duet
David Brown: Audio Mix / Master
Douglas Fellows: Editor at Thoughtcast Studios
Izzy Hernandez: Associate Producer
Stephanie Vasquez: Album Cover
Clara Sorace: Featuring Clara's Vocals from Atlantis 3, produced by Stefano Maccarelli
Strezov Sampling: Featuring Brass from Afflatus Brass
Spitfire Audio: Featuring Pianos and Strings from Olafur Arnald's Composer Toolkit, Cinematic Soft Piano, Symphonic Strings, and OACE
Matt Bowdler: Featuring Soundscapes from The Unfinished's Amara and Colossus collections.
A very special Thank You to Dear Jack Foundation, American Cancer Society, and Hearts Need Art for collaborating with us on the documentary and providing their incredible insight to us on the production.
We hope this score soundtrack provides you with an all immersive emotional listening experience and fills you with a sense of hope and resilience as you continue to persevere on your like's journey.
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