"Unseen Forces": Skutle - "Synthphonic Poignancy"

Filmed on January 28, 2008 at the "Unseen Forces: Electronic Music by Atlanta Composers" concert put on by Atlanta Composers Group.

About Brian Skutle:
Brian Skutle's passion is for storytelling, be it through music, film, or creative writing, with the story dictating the medium that best brings it to life. In his music though, it may not be a specific story that inspires him but a feeling. A sense of longing. Of mystery. Of tension. Of serenity. Of sensuality. Of something beyond the humdrum normalcy of life, though sometimes his goal is to just compose for the fun of creating. Inspired by storytellers of all forms, select examples of Brian's personal expressions, and several of his film reviews and commentaries, are found at www.sonic-cinema.com.

About the Piece:
Composed in 1999, "Synthphonic Poignancy" is a canon built around a theme derived from a small, four-note motif heard in an episode of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer." Written by long-time series composer Christophe Beck, the motif is little more than a minor piece of underscore, but it resonated with me and inspired the following composition, which I look at as a work more interested in texture and mood than musical technique, a trait it shares with many pieces of mine. Available on the CD "Creative Beginnings."

Category:

Music

Tags:

• electronic
• classical
• composer