Ricardo Scales's video: Ricardo Scales As Time Goes By

"As Time Goes By," is one of the most requested songs in the world for musicians. The misquote "play it again Sam." will forever be associated with this song. I feel it is important that it is heard by the younger generation and has contemporary as well as historical relevance. "As Time Goes By" is from the movie "Casablanca" from the Golden Era of Hollywood. During this period many unjust situations were present in America and around the world but the film integrated blacks and whites, showing a respectful interaction. The scene with black actor Dooley Wilson playing Sam was only a small part in the film, but became large around the world and left large imprint in minds world wide. As a pianist who has lived this role in real life I felt recording this song was important and culturally relevant. Also, the heavy orchestration is a must to capture the historical relevance and the grandeur of the Hollywood Golden Era of elaborate movie scores. The rhythm in the ad lib piano in the middle reflects the piano style of the time. Please consider this song for your vote in "The 59th Grammy Awards", Thank You!