Corrupt Directory

After spending several hours trying to make my way through the New Londo Ruins area of Dark Souls I wrote what I felt would be an appropriate piece to be played while being chased by ghosts in an underground ruined city partially submerged in a lake.

Back To The Wasteland

Following a brief revisit to "Metroid Prime 2: Echoes" I was inspired by the Echo Visor, a device that allowed an individual to see sound (like Batman, but with Chozo armor instead).  Thinking of the blueprint-esque aesthetic that the visor game, I wondered if you could create a sonic blueprint of a certain sample.  Following this train of though, I sampled myself doing some yo-yo tricks, and dissected the sound into its various components.  See if you can hear the ball bearing against the string, the plastic whirring through the air, and the string grinding against the rim.

Yo-yo Echosection

Initially a choral assignment, this three-movement piece explores 3 Shakespearean texts that are purposefully ambiguous.  After not being able to find vocalists to perform this piece, Alina Osika and Alison Sale, two flute friends of mine, volunteered to record the parts on flute.  After a night of mixing and editing 8 flutes, this is what emerged.  Enjoy.

Sonata in 6/2

Originally a "musical doodle" I sought to challenge myself by writing an acousmatic piece that used only a single sample: a dial-up modem.  Unlike Yo-yo Echosection, this piece focuses on exploring audio effects to tune timbral elements of the source material, rather than dissect the sound itself.

@ 600 Bps

Although this was my senior thesis, I managed to convince my professor to let me write a programmatic piece about a few DC heroes.  Originally a 3 movement suite, each movement was dedicated to a specific hero.  The first movement, To Victor Stone, explores Stone's back-story and discusses the acknowledgement and acquisition of his new body.  The second movement, To Jaime Reyes, serves to contrast the first movement in that it complements the dichotomy between the Blue Beetle and his host.  The third and final movement, To Mal Duncan, serves as a brief homage to the lesser-known hero, whilst simultaneously bring a programmatic conclusion to the piece as a whole.

Ethen Marrs

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