I guess it was several years back when I had been supporting an online petition to get the complete orchestral film score of The Lion King released by Disney Music. That music means a lot to me on a personal level, and it was always my dream to own a wholesome version of it instead of the 15 minutes released on the commercial CD. Everybody I met told me that the release is impossible as the general public does not listen to orchestral music, online petitions seldom work and told me to remain satisfied with a cheap sounding bootleg version that was floating around online. I still used to post the petition link everywhere possible, emailed a lot of people and worked on it for almost 6 years. Eventually, the composer Hans Zimmer himself seems to have noticed our efforts (if his interviews are to be read) and slowly things got into motion. Finally the complete score was released two years back… coincidentally the release was announced on my birthday. 🙂

Perusing a seemingly fruitless venture may be a fantasy but like Tintin who persevered in what his heart believed, despite all his friends and all circumstantial evidence pointing otherwise, I believe that the path of true love is the hardest and most painful, but the right one.