Week 1 - Heather

The music that I found to listen to was "Hymn to the Fallen" written by John Williams.

To start with, the beginning of the song made me think of the sun rising slowly. The trumpets started a theme that is later replicated by the clarinets and flutes. To me, there is a strong sense of moving forward which I like about the song, and eventually it seems as you can hear the person's steps as they walk or climb whatever stairs/ hills they might be encountering. The whole piece has a nice crescendo effect until the very end when it returns to the clarinets and trumpets. The entire piece is regal even though it is quiet at times. Personally, if I were to use it in a play I would only use the second half when it is a little more up beat, otherwise the audience will be waiting forever as the different parts are slowly added in. An example of when I would use it would be after the main character has resolved his main conflict.

One of our pots has water in it to boil, and it let out a high pitched whistle every now and then once it had been boiling for a while. One way to replicate that on on stage would be to get a tea kettle onto an actual stove so that it could heat up and whistle when it was done, but since that is not very practical and you wouldn't be able to control when the sound would take place, another way would be to record the sound and use it later. A whistle of boiling water in a tea kettle could bring feelings of home to mind, either yours or someone you know, possibly your grandparents even. The sound could also be used as an interruption point in the conflict between two characters.