Music Inspired by The Story (2011)

Music Inspired by The Story is a 2-CD various artists compilation project album that was jointly released on September 27, 2011 by EMI Christian Music Group, Provident Label Group and Word Entertainment. The songs were inspired by scripture passages found in the Bible. It was complimented with the hard cover edition of The Story: The Bible as One Continuing Story of God and His People with a forward written by Max Lucado and Randy Frazee and a DVD of the same name featuring dramatic reenacted footage as the movie takes audiences on a journey through 18 timeless Biblical chapters of brokenness and hope, failures and rescue, and God's ultimate love and redemption.

The album was written by CCM singer and songwriter Nichole Nordeman with music composed and arranged by Bernie Herms. The songs were written in the first-person perspective of people in the Bible. Nordeman was taking a hiatus from the music industry as she raised children but decided that she had time to work on this project. It was produced by Herms and Brown Bannister.

Music Inspired by The Story charted on the following Billboard album charts:

#11 Top Christian Albums

#135 Billboard 200 Albums

In 2012, the album won the Dove Award for Special Event Album of the Year at the 43rd GMA Dove Awards awarded to the participating artists and to producers Herms and Bannister. That same year, participating vocalist Natalie Grant earned her first Grammy nomination for Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance for the track "Alive."

Track listing

All songs were written by Nichole Nordemann and composed by Bernie Herms. A listing of the tracks on the disks (whose perspective it is written from) and performing artists.

Disc 1 - Old Testament

1. I Am (Creation) (overture; arranged by Bernie Herms) -3:33

2. Good (Adam & Eve) (Matthew West and Leigh Nash) -6:05

3. Who But You (Abraham & Sarah) (Mark Lee and Megan Garrett) -5:05

4. Bend (Joseph) (Brandon Heath) -4:31

5. It Must Be You (Moses) (Bart Millard) -5:15

6. Bring Us Home (Joshua) (Michael Tait, Lacrae and Blanca) -5:00

7. I'm With You (Ruth & Naomi) (Nichole Nordeman and Amy Grant) -4:15

8. Your Heart (David) (Chris Tomlin) -4:42

9. No Compromise (Daniel) Peter Furler -4:42

10. Born For This (Esther) (Mandisa) -4:17

11. Broken Praise (Job) (Todd Smith) -6:50

Disc 2 - New Testament

1. Be Born in Me (Mary) (Francesca Battistelli) -6:21

2. When Love Sees You (Jesus) (Mac Powell) -4:58

3. How Love Wins (Thief) (Steven Curtis Chapman) -6:56

4. Alive (Mary Magdelene) (Natalie Grant) -5:06

5. Empty (Disciples) (Dan Haseltine and Matt Hammitt) -5:56

6. Move in Me (Paul) (Jeremy Camp) -4:03

7. The Great Day (Second Coming) (Michael W. Smith and Darlene Zschech) -6:47

Accolades

Dove Award -Special Event Album of the Year (Music Inspired by The Story;

awarded to producers Bernie Herms and Brown Bannister and to its

participating artists)

Radio singles

2011 "I'm With You (Ruth & Naomi)" by Nichole Nordeman and Amy Grant -

#28 Billboard Hot Christian Songs, #28 Billboard Christian Airplay, #29 Billboard

Christian AC Airplay

2011 -2012 "Be Born in Me (Mary)" by Francesca Battistelli -#20 Billboard Hot

Christian Songs, #20 Billboard Christian Airplay, #5 Billboard Christian AC

Airplay

2011 -2012 "Alive (Mary Magdelene)" by Natalie Grant -#19 Billboard Hot Christian

Songs, #19 Billboard Christian Airplay, #26 Billboard Christian AC Airplay