For those of you who don’t know, Dr. Healy posed his theory of telescopic evolution in Richard Linklater’s film, Waking Life. His monologue in the film inspired much of the most recent Signal Hill album, More After We’re Gone. A vocal sample from Dr. Healy’s scene is featured in track 4 of the album, entitled “Men Before Them“.
When we added the sample to the tune, Tim emailed Dr. Healy for his blessing and sent him a copy of the tune. He enjoyed the song and was very generous in letting us use the sample for the album.
Since Tim visits Austin frequently, he made it a mission to one time drop by St. Edward’s University (where Dr.Healy works) and share with him a copy of the record. Tim called his office on Tuesday morning asking if he could swing by and Dr. Healy cheerfully said yes!
Tim really enjoyed sharing time with Dr. Healy, who he characterized as super friendly, charismatic, and genuine. Dr. Healy, thanks again for your inspiration and generosity in letting us the sample. Here’s the clip from the movie which includes the sample that we used: Dr. Eamonn Healy – Waking Life
