Travis Conrad

Now that a couple a good chunk of the songs are finished, I decided to start working on the opening music for the show. What some people might refer to as the overture. Big words, big words, yes I know.

There’s a little over a minute so far, mostly I’m just trying to sketch out placement of motifs and development of the number. I’ve always found overtures to command a high level of attention from me. They are the introduction of everything that’s to come. They can foreshadow emotional movements in the plot, plant seeds that will linger throughout the piece and give your audience a little taste of the buffet you intend to serve them later on.

I opened with the backbone music from Love on piano accompanied by light pizzicato strings, and from there it grows. The Love theme is a major reoccurring element in Dysfunction, each time offering up new lyrics to show the developments going on inside the characters’ heads.

Let me know what you think, feedback’s always appreciated.

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-Travis Conrad