Word.

[sen_no_ongaku]

Skyful of Junk and parts are ready for printing, pending quick proofing. I plan to mail them off tomorrow.

Dig.

I'm curious about what people think of the program notes:

Skyful of Junk takes its inspiration from a ridiculous video game called Katamari Damacy. In this game, your father, The King of the Cosmos, has gone on something of a cosmic bender and broken all the stars in the sky. You, his son, are charged with replacing them; to do so, you roll around a sticky ball ("katamari") that accumulates all manner of objects, growing in size as it does so. The katamari, once big enough, is transformed into a star by The King.

The piece loosely follows this plot, beginning with a fast duet for bass and sax (Royal Joyride) that is barely in control, constantly banging into the piano before collapsing (Empty Night). The piano stirs the ensemble back into action (Full of Things), and the three instruments settle into a groove, picking up some things and dropping others along the way. Duty done, they relax and drift off into sleep (Toy Star).

I kind of have a thing about program notes...

Comments

[fairoriana.livejournal.com]

Go you!

[fairoriana.livejournal.com]

I like the notes, except for the word ridiculous as the adjective. It sorts of sets the piece up as a silly, Comediens type piece. From the rest of description, while whimsical, the piece is not ridiculous.

[sen-no-ongaku.livejournal.com]

Would "absurd" work better?

[fairoriana.livejournal.com]

Absurd is better. I'm not sure, given that you describe the game, it's necessary to add any adjective.

[sen-no-ongaku.livejournal.com]

Fair enough.

[stealthmuffin.livejournal.com]

Or possibly "surreal."

[ellinor.livejournal.com]

::does congratulatory dance::

excellent notes. I agree about "absurd," or no adjective.

:)

[kassrachel.livejournal.com]

Dude. This sounds so cool. :-)

Holy cow!

[anu3bis.livejournal.com]

Umm...did we introduce you to Katamari Damacy?

Re: Holy cow!

[sen-no-ongaku.livejournal.com]

Not exactly -- I think I just read a review of it at random and got very interested; not long afterwards, you tried to show it to sigerson and I, but had lent it out. So we just bought it ourselves.

[ltlbird.livejournal.com]

Love the notes. My only question is, did he break the stars or knock them out of the sky? You probably know better than I. I adore the phrase "cosmic bender"! Hee.

[xclamationpt.livejournal.com]

we saw the game at best buy!!!---John actually picked it, and only it, off the shelf based only on packaging/name and I yelped, "I'ts mike's composition!" *squee!*