by Supergyre » January 31st, 2010, 10:26 am
Thanks! Wow, what a reply :-) I used part1 to sort of set the scene 'In the silence that still sings the melody, He'll be waiting' - was kind of a reference to the galactic stage of Lewis' trilogy. The sound effects you refer to at the end of part 1 as the lead into part 2 is the sound of the unman whispering 'Ransom...Nothing' over and over again. I did this by recording 10 different sets of whispers and then overlaying the whispers pitch shifted down an octave. I know what you mean about part2 sort of ending before the book hits the climax and I guess that comes down to artistic license - the song is pretty long as it is! Perhaps i'll write another song someday covering Ransom's plight against the unman in the depths of Perelandra! The interlude kind of has the altonym 'Coronation' - The major represents the triumph of the King and Queen of Perelandra over temptation, while the minor represents the sadness that Ransom would have felt knowing he was from the fallen planet. It was quite a personal and emotional ordeal writing that piece as I did it pretty much alone. I think it's my little attempt to express something of the sadness of the injustices that happen to people on our beautiful planet. As for part 3, I did leave it sort of open to interpretation but, yes, I had the NICE's headquarters very much in mind for the quiet spooky opening. I see the first uplift as kind of a reference to the emergence of the Mithrandir-esq Merlin and his allegiance to God. The big climax is, as you say, Deep Heaven and I found myself asking what would be the closest attempt at conveying this encounter with divinity in a few words. For me, i translated it as this: if I had 20 seconds until the end of the world and i had a choice to do anything, I would embrace my family for the last time, hence the lyric
'when our time comes,
i would like to,
be surrounded,
by my loved ones'
hope that's a helpful response :-)