This week I listened to a piece from the “Dawn of War” Soundtrack called “No Mercy No Respite”. Obviously it had militaristic themes but it had a definite “brave-hero-on-a-mission” feel to it. It instantly made a sort of heroic character in my head, one that I would feel sympathy for and yet admire as one who is brave and daring. The music made me feel a little more brave and reminded me of something I would play before a soccer game because it’s not your average rap or hip hop warm-up music and I love to defy stereotypes, but it’s also that kind of piece that gets you a little amped up, like you would be whilst playing a video game.
As I began to think about the ways in which I would use this piece for a show I sort of realized that although my mind went straight to the hero, it could work for the antagonist as well. Part of this train of thought was just that when the anatagonist comes onstage, that’s when it suddenly becomes dangerous for the protagonist and that’s when you would need music like this.
I never realized how scary it sounds for you to hear a person walking towards you down a hallway when they’re out of your peripheral vision. Even just the sound of their steps getting closer, especially if the person is moving quickly, kind of escalates the heart rate. At first I caught myself feeling this as I listened to my surroundings in the basement of Trinity Chapel and I sort of laughed at myself. Then I realized that it sort of makes sense. Generally, we’re afraid of the unknown and strange footsteps moving quickly towards you is a little bit intimidating. I realize that this would be a little bit difficult to portray onstage, at least my exact feelings, but it wouldn’t be that hard to do something more like, someone strange pacing outside of a closed door. That would be easily done with some hard shoes on a flat that doesn’t have sound board on it.
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