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However, many people don?t know that Jackson is also a talented musician. While playing Vincent Capadora, Jonathan was inspired to write the song "The Deep End of the Ocean." I purchased a copy of the song and I am happy that I did. Jonathan has an amazing gift for conveying the deep emotion of his character through a song.
The Deep End of the Ocean is about the relationship between a mother and her seventeen-year-old son. When they are young children, Vincent and his younger brother Ben go with their mother Beth (Michele Pfeiffer) to her high school reunion. Ben disappears from the reunion, and Vincent blames himself for Ben?s disappearance. He never forgives himself for losing Ben.
Ben returns nine years later and the family tries to put the pieces back together. Vincent cannot forgive himself for the pain he caused his mother and the rest of his family. In fact, knowing that his family forgives him makes it more difficult for Vincent to forgive himself for his mistake.
Jonathan expresses Vincent's pain through lines like "You can't convince me I'm clean. I'm guilty. I lost your baby", "I can't break this shell I'm in" and "It kills me to know that I've been forgiven."
The simple arrangements of acoustic guitar, drums, and wave-like sound effects are very calming. The waves along with the lyrics help paint a picture of the waves of painful emotion that are going inside Vincent's heart. Jonathan's voice is amazingly powerful and sounds more mature than his seventeen years.
Not only does Jonathan have a bright future as an actor, he has a promising future as a musician as well. We will be hearing Jonathan Jackson for a long to time to come.
