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Born in the Deep South, Elbert Eugene Spriggs has tried his hand at just about everything. Business, teaching, the army, and marriage - all with little success. Then God comes calling on a California beach. He starts a tiny church, in 1972, with just a handful of true believers. But not everyone gets on board with his grand plan.

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This series deals with themes including child abuse and coercive control, mental illness and related subjects. Please be advised.

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Credits: 

Voice actor Samuel Haft

Theme: Twisted by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4552-twisted

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Glory to the Lamb - The Kentucky Ramblers. Paramount . 1930 (approx)

Suvaco do Cristo by Kevin MacLeod

Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/4449-suvaco-do-cristo

License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Artist website: https://incompetech.com

 

Firesong by Kevin MacLeod

Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3759-firesong

License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Artist website: https://incompetech.com

 

Rising by Kevin MacLeod

Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/4290-rising

License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Artist website: https://incompetech.com

 

A Sinister Feeling by Nicolas Iglesias

Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/5083-a-sinister-feeling

License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Artist website: https://soundcloud.com/nicolas-iglesias-music

 

Blessed Return by John Bartmann

Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/9570-blessed-return

License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Artist website: https://johnbartmann.com/

 

Fatal Shrine - Myuu - thedarkpiano.com

Angst - Myuu - thedarkpiano.com

 

Magic Drops  by Rafael Krux

Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/5685-magic-drops

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Artist website: https://www.orchestralis.net/

 

Satiate - only percussion by Kevin MacLeod

Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/4320-satiate-only-percussion

License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Artist website: https://incompetech.com

 

Choir for the Universe by Michael Vignola (artlist.io)

https://artlist.io/artist/493/michael-vignola

 

Drums of the Deep by Kevin MacLeod

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Artist website: https://incompetech.com

 

Ambient Bongos by Alexander Nakarada

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Artist website: https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com/

 

Serpentine by WinnieTheMoog

Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/7947-serpentine

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Artist website: https://linktr.ee/taigasoundprod

 

The Question Is (Quizpackage) by Sascha Ende

Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/228-the-question-is-quizpackage

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Artist website: https://www.sascha-ende.de

There Is No Time - Tilman Sillescu (artlist.io) - https://artlist.io/song/31510/there-is-no-time?search=there-is-no-time 

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