[Fmpro] A piece I wrote based on The Odyssey

[James Ryan]

The address, Myspace.com/CaseyEdwardsMusic.com, doesn't appear to  
work.  Should it be different or longer?

J


On Mar 26, 2008, at 11:50 PM, caseyedwards at comcast.net wrote:

> Hi all, I'm just looking for some constructive criticism on a recent  
> piece I wrote for a college English course.  It was a "creative  
> extra credit" assignment so I composed music based on The Odyssey,  
> which we read this semester.
>
> The piece is at :      Myspace.com/CaseyEdwardsMusic.com
>
> NOTE:  I'm a student composer at a university that doesn't teach  
> film composition, but I'm being classically trained, which I'm sure  
> isn't to far off from what being a film COMPOSER is.  I know this  
> board is comprised of many professionals but I'm interested in  
> everyone's opinion.  I've never been given the opportunity to score  
> to picture so I just make it up in my head the best I can.
>
> Also, here is a little time-line to follow if anyone is interested.
>
> I. The first movement is a basic introduction of themes outside of a  
> plot line. The first 2 themes stand for the love of home and family,  
> and then for love of Penelope (a more romantic love).
> 0:00 – 0:26 is the love for home
> 0:26 – 0:51 is the love for Penelope
> 0:51 – 1:15 is the love for home reprised, just on a grander scale.
> 1:15 – 1:28 is Odysseus’ theme standing alone without harmony. I  
> used percussion and a war like chant undertone to create a more  
> ‘manly’ and heroic feel to his character for an introduction.
>
> II. 1:28 – 2:06 is where mvt 2 begins. It carries a dark and  
> mysterious tone for all the creepy things that happen in the  
> Odyssey. This particular theme represents Circe, much more  
> mysterious than frightening.
>
> 2:06 – 2:56 is the underworld scene. The end of this scene is a  
> frantic run out of the underworld when Odysseus feels suddenly  
> overwhelmed by the spirits surrounding him.
>
> 2:56 – 3:40 is his grand escape. Despite the fact he does get  
> frightened I wanted to depict his heroicness of being great no  
> matter what is happening. So immediately after returning to the ship  
> he gives orders and off they sail to Ithaca. Also, Odysseus’ theme  
> is brought back, but with an ‘epic travel ahead of us’ feel to it.
>
> III. 3:40 – 4:33 Fast forward later in the journey to Odysseus’  
> arrival. He see’s Ithaca’s shores and is glad to be home. The love  
> for home reprises here but without the romantic theme following  
> because he cannot interact with Penelope just yet.
>
> 4:33 – 5:33 after a brief musical interruption in the love for home  
> theme, Odysseus remembers what he must do now that he is home. Kick  
> some suitor ass
> and he does. (The suitors are the guys who took over his home while  
> he was away at Troy)
>
> 5:33 – 6:15 is the reunion of Penelope and Odysseus with some added  
> flavor of a quote from King Priam in the mix.
>
> 6:15 – END is the third coming of Odysseus theme which cuts off the  
> love theme kind of at its climax. We know his journey’s are not over  
> yet, so I felt ending with his theme felt more appropriate.
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