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Soundtrack To A Silent Film

by Epistrophe Smith

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Intro 06:32
2.
Adrift 02:44
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Betrayal 08:04
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Love 03:50
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Despair 03:56
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Intentions 02:53
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Captured 04:48
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Revenge 05:07
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Conquered 01:33
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Defiance 08:54
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Benevolence 03:15
14.
Lost Hope 10:11

about

A contemporary electronic soundtrack to the epic 1914 Italian film. The rich soundtrack boasts a textured harmonic flavour and fuses elements of improvisation with electronica. Along with more traditional orchestrated sections are sub bass, crunchy snares, clicky noises and a barrage of cymbals. Watch the music videos here: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz6cUKXZ2jNihlWMfTOQq4v25avUb37Gu

The idea of writing for film has been a consistent thought since I started composing music. Captivating moving picture with beautiful sound design is a true inspiration for me. A conversation on the subject developed between myself and a friend, and a year later I was getting ready to perform two shows entitled Soundtrack To A Silent Film.

The music was scored over a three month period and aims to integrate my love of live performance with electronic music. The soundtrack seeks to offer a textured palette full of varying tempos, styles and moods, able to sit alongside each other, and the images on screen, without seeming out of place.

The work was captured live in one take and has a large amount of improvisation, which is always important to me. Using that technique means there are glitches and mistakes I initially felt may detract from the work, but now after completion I feel comfortable with, and almost listen out for. The performance was a complex process; keeping an eye on the film, managing the computer, and playing the live instruments was an interesting challenge, but one I nevertheless enjoyed.

For me, the juxtaposition between two differing mediums can offer something new, and this project pushed my creativity in a way I hadn’t achieved previously. I was adamant I wanted the music to work alongside the film, as well as a standalone work, and this dual purpose meant I had to think extremely hard about how to compose each track.

The end result is a soundtrack pushing through many layers of my musical influences. Composition techniques I have learned some time before, yet seemed to have no feasible outlet so up until now have never seen the light of day. It’s a project I’m extremely happy with, and has definitely improved my skills as a musician and composer. I really do hope you enjoy the music and see the value it has, it’s a special one for me.

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released June 1, 2016

composed and produced by Epistrophe Smith

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Epistrophe Smith Bristol, UK

Modern electronic composition.

Epistrophe Smith understands electronic music. He gets it, and invites the listener to understand too.

He establishes delicate rhythms, mixing samples with synthesised and live beats, building soundscapes that evolve in waves; audial worlds with musical stories accompanying the listener as their narratives merge and we are left realising we have entered new realms
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