Fire Dash - a silent movie set to an atonal piano accompaniment

Non-tonal composition written for the Delian Society's Nu-Music event for 2009 -
the project being writing music for a silent movie. I chose a segment from a mad dash through New York in 1926 by Kenlon, the famous Fire Chief of that time, and I set it to a frenetic piano accompaniment based on tritones and a regular rhythm of 3-3-4. Very different from my usual style!
The film was obtained, with thanks, from the Prelinger Archives.
The score for the music can be obtained, free of charge, here:
http://www.dwsolo.com/fire.pdf

Category:

Music

Tags:

• atonal
• non-tonal
• dash
• fire
• Kenlon
• New York
• 1926
• Solomons
• piano
• original composition

[Usulgurt]

This is music of natural mafioso.

[dwsolo]

@Usulgurt Not sure what you mean by that, but I'm glad you liked it :-)

[dwsolo]

Hi PUYL - the programme is Finale with Garritan sound (a sort of soundfont)

[dwsolo]

hmm ;-)

[JoeFielding72]

You play the Piano my friend. That is awesome. This is out of this world awesome. I love how crazy of a feeling the music brings to the video. You made my evening. I hope you have the best night ever. God bless you and your family YOU ARE A LEGEND. Mom and Austin said hi.

[dwsolo]

Hi to Austin and your Mom :-) BTW it's my computer playing, not me :-) I'm strictly a guitarist still....

[shannong86]

this is really great! nice work!

[Anchupom]

Pretty awesome, could I use this in a video of mine? I'd give you creds etc.

[PickUpYourLighters]

What program are using? If that is midi, it is certainly nice sounding midi!

[arthursulit]

This score nails it spot on! Now if only the fire truck would actually Run Over some people, it could've been an early South Park.