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CMC 9:
Step Back into the Light
"Six years ago, you've gone into hiding, because they're looking
for you. As each year painfully passes, you're dismayed to find that they
have not forgotten you, nor have they forgetten what you've done. You've
been outcasted - posters of your face haunt dimly-lit street corners across
all districts of this metropolis. The light of day cannot touch your face.
But you remain close by, because there is one person you wait to see.
You cannot leave them behind. Instead, you patiently await the day to
come when the two of you can once again reunite under the daytime sun
without their eyes trailing you. After six years - is today the day? (Inspired
by Byakuyakou)"
-Joseph Liao
Results!
Text results and critiques
There are 8 entries
for this round...
Karl Nord- "On
the Path into the Light"
No description given...
Rich Douglas- "The
Long Wait"
"I could give you a bland normal description of what I was trying
to accomplish, instead... I'm going to give you the 'found' journal entries
of the main character of the story who has gone into hiding. But first,
a short description about the world surrounding this piece of music. A
military state has been declared due to the recent activist bombings around
the metropolis, anyone who does not succomb to regular check ins is immediately
guilty of treason and considered an enemy of the state. These outcasts
have been forced to go into hiding deep in the depths of the city, away
from sunlight, away from society, away from those they love. Their time
for revenge and to retake society is coming, that day is today.
Journal Entries (3 entries that correspond with the cues in the suite
of music):
15th of May, 2042
Day 100
After the military uprising on the surface, many of us have gone into
hiding. It was awful my love... I tried to find you, but couldn't. Chaos,
fires, looting, and death were all around the few of us that were able
to flee down here. The military, the soldiers of the DCC marched through
anyone who stood in their way.
21st of August, 2045
Day 1108
My skin has become pale, the visions of what were... now dim. I must continue
to retain my sanity. We are now pale memories of our former selves...
outcasts of the now militaristic society residing on the surface. I must
not focus on the past, but I must focus on the future and how to correct
the mistakes made and set right what is now wrong. Not a day goes by that
I regret not being able to find you... I promise... that day will come...
soon.
15th of March, 2048
Day 2191
Day of Light. Today is the day we will have our revenge, today is the
day all outcasts are coming up to the surface to retake society. Today
is the day that I will right my wrongs, take my revenge, and find you.
I promise... I will comeback for you. Today is ours."
Herb Wheeler- "Shadowed
Soul"
"I have been hiding for six years in the shadows. I pass the time
longing for the better times now lost. My mood changes to anger as I see
those outside enjoying freedom, greeting their friends, while I am still
hunted. My anger turns to melancholy and despair: will I ever see my friend
again in the bright sunlight? But I dream of this and struggle to keep
my dream alive facing a bleak and uncertain future."
Casey Dodd - "Reaching,
Running for the Light"
"The beginning of the piece starts with an oboe solo and duet. This
signifies the love that the two main "characters" share. These
opening themes come back at the very end of the piece. The middle sections
represent the "running" for the light. The characters are trying
to get back to a place in life where they are free to love one another
without fear. The end finds the two characters appearing to be together
again but the final cadences leave it up to the listener to decide for
themselves."
Chickenwarlord - "Treacherous
Hideaway"
-Lyrics-
"Done spur of the moment, I sat down and in the course of 15 minutes,
wrote the lyrics to and recorded this little jingle on my laptop. 1.5
takes (I wish I had done a couple more) and minimal editing (volume needed
to be boosted a lot to be audible) and the song was done. Don't take this
entry too seriously."
Chief - "Step
Back into the Light"
"0-1:29: Our hero is wandering the streets as an outcast.
1:29-1:43: He realizes that this is the day where he will be reunited
with his best friend.
1:43-2:00: He starts running to see his friend...
2:00: He is finally reunited with his friend, after 6 six years of solitude."
Austin Gelber - "Urban
Flight"
"The character in hiding is this man who has become frustrated and
hopless by his situation, represented by the first motif presented in
the piece. He decides that today, it ends. One way or another, today is
the day he comes out of hiding. The next section, with the piano/harp
doubling is the mood of the city. It's gray skies and light rain. The
last pizzicato part of this section is from the Girl's point of view,
from inside her house, as she looks out the window. The heartbeat is the
man's as he's sneaking through the city, trying to make it to her house.
He is of course, anxious and nervous. The last measure of that crescendo
is the man screaming in frustration. The next phrase, is him walking across
the street to meet his beloved. They meet in the rain, which is the girl'
theme followed by a choral. There's a flashback of a conversation in the
choral, but their meeting is interrupted by a city guard. A fight between
the man and the guard ensues, which is the percussion break. He's then
looking around for an escape, because the rest of the cities guards have
been alerted. He hides behind a wall, and all you hear is his heartbeat
as the guards search for him. They spot him, and he runs. The next section
is him trying to escape, and fighting guards in the process. He's too
wounded in the process too continue, and he falls (the high voice run).
His heartbeat slows, and finally stops. The last phrase of the song is
the girl's lament."
Abadoss - "Eidolon"
"Adrift in the nightmare
The rising moon becomes the setting sun
Upon the river of my thoughts and dreams
Unholy
Now I shadow the fleeting dawn
Now I rise up to meet the firey sky
And with my darkness before me
Force myself into light."
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