So, I'm working on a musical of my own - for no good reason at all. I just want to.
In this set you can find the songs I have written so far - the finished ones, that is -, but making this kind of orchestrations takes time. Time I don't have.
As the set suggests, I do not have an inspiring or even functional title yet for this project. It is my experience that this is best left blanc until something that feels right comes to mind, or else you might settle for less. For now the melody is played by a flute, for the simple reason that I can't sing well enough to be of added value to these songs ;).
The tracks are not (yet) in the right order of appearance in the musical, because I do not write them in the right order. Why? I don't know.
Enjoy!

-JT

Musical with no name

A composition for 'A Cautionary Tale', a short film by Vladimir Vidanovski.

The score is set to utopian sequence in the afterlife.

If you are interested in the sheet music, you can find it here: https://github.com/jasonthomasgabriel/District-394--LilyPond-Score-/

License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

District 394

Time to upload again. Something totally different this time. A somewhat creepy spoken word. The "poem" was inspired by indiscriminate vague voices in a echoey hallway. The reason for writing this is equally strange: a bet with a friend. 

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**Lyrics**

Memories won't explain 
the obscurity of night
Countless hours, unending desires
give up, run fight

All is lost, nor still remains
eroded from without
Memories won't explain
what it is I doubt

Voices in the distance
permeate the wall
Run! run. hide
We're not alone at all

Leave That To Me
is all we ever heard

Malevolence in ambiguity
harbours light within a shade
Fright not, keep clear, avoid
grim mistakes are best not made

Imperceivably deceptive
evanescent, yet near
Malevolence in ambiguity
might be my only fear

Voices in the distance
permeate the wall
Stop! wait. listen
Was I wrong about them all?

Leave That To Me
was last recorded

Their fates unknown. 


Leave that to me

primum horizon - ab uno disce omnes

A gander into the formation of the very first horizon. Let this composition provide an abstract answer to this complex, paradoxical concept - a question never asked. Venture a journey to the origin of what always is and will be, only to find yourself back where you started. But will you be the same? 
The origin of origin. - primum horizon

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This is a composition I made for a classical ensemble of students; 2 harps, 3 pianos. For those interested in the sheet music, just ask :)

primum horizon

This is the opening number of my someday-to-be musical. In this song the main characters meet for the first time.
For the full set, look here: http://soundcloud.com/jasonthomasgabriel/sets/musicalwithnoname

For a creative translation of the lyrics into English (one that fits the melody and conveys the same message), look below.

Lyrics:
MEREL:
Hoe ben ik hier - ooit -,
terecht gekomen?
Verlaten, alleen
Waar moet ik heen?

Elke stap opnieuw in twijfel genomen
Was ik het dan?
Was dit? Was dit te voorkomen?
Ik kan dit niet alleen 
Zeg me alsjeblieft!
Waar moet ik heen?

Daar achter de bomen verscholen.
Ja, jij daar. Ik heb het tegen jou!
Ik zag je daar zo even staan

Wil jij mij helpen, ik zoek een plek om te leven
Ik zal je eeuwig dankbaar zijn

Jij bent mijn redding,
als het water op mijn vuur
 
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Lyrics (EN):
MERYL:
How did I – ever -,
Let it come this far?
Forsaken, alone
Where do I go?

With every step I take, I think back on my actions
Was it me?
Did I? Could this have been avoided?
I can’t go on alone
Where do I go?

Well hidden, behind the trees
Yes you! I’m talking to you!
I saw you standing there

Could you please help me, I need a place to close my eyes
I’d be forever in your debt

You are my hero,
A friend in dire need

De ontmoeting (the encounter)

This is big the number that leads up to the break in the musical. This song actually consists of three parts in the play-to-be, with little pieces of text in between.
For the full set, look here: http://soundcloud.com/jasonthomasgabriel/sets/musicalwithnoname

For a creative translation of the lyrics into English (one that fits the melody and conveys the same message), look below.

Lyrics:
MEREL:
Daar waar ik wakker word, is niet mijn thuis
Genadeloos verlangen, kan ik niet aan
Ergens brandt een haard voor mij, en daar moet ik heen
Ik hoop dat jij inziet, al wil je 't niet dat, dat ik moet gaan

Ik reis met jou de wereld rond
Op zoek naar waar mijn droom mij groet

Waar moet ik heen?
Over land en door water, langs bergen en dalen
Ik durf niet alleen!
Ik kan zo verdwalen, met jou wil ik samen
Naar daar waar de zon altijd schijnt

Daar aan de heuveltop, dat is mijn thuis
Eindelijk gevonden, ik kom er aan!

SAM:
Hierzo brandt een haard voor jou, daar moet jij zijn
Ik hoop dat jij inziet, het gaat zo niet ik, ik hoor hier niet thuis

MEREL:
Kon ik voor altijd met jou samen delen,
kwam er geen eind aan de tijd
We moeten verder zonder elkaar leven,
dit is het einde van de reis
 
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Lyrics (EN):
MERYL:
Here where I go to sleep, is not my home
Merciless desire, I can’t bear
Out there burns a light for me, and there I must go
I know you don’t agree, but please hear me, I – I need to go

I walk around the world with you
In search of where my dreams come true

Where do I go?
By land or by water, past mountains , through valleys
I can’t go alone!
I could get lost and I want you to take me to
The land where the sun always shines

There on the hilltop, that is my home
Finally, I’ve found it. I’m on my way!

SAM:
Out here burns a light for you, but here we break ‘way
I know you won’t agree, but please hear me, I – I really can’t stay

MERYL:
Wish I could change the world and spend forever with you
There would be no end to time
We have to live on without each other
This is where our story ends

De weg naar huis (the way home)

LYRICS & MELODY: Daphne van der Putte
MUSIC: Tommy Everts
**And of course sung by the talented Daphne van der Putte**

After taking yet another epically long time, I think it's finally done ;). - Or at least as good as I am going to get it; I am a little out of my depth here :P. Nevertheless, enjoy!

Lyrics:
Living in a world of realists 
Having fun, still you insist
Let’s go home, I’m sick of this.

Thinking more and more obscure
Are you really that sure?
See him thinking: start the cure.

You’re complete
Supposed to feel sweet
You’re shaking on your feet
Thinking this is all I need
Until you feel the drops of rain
To sweep it all away

Living in a world of dreams
Doing all romantic things
Thinking love and golden rings

Until you see him standing there
Doing nothing like he doesn’t care
Just taking isn’t fair

Your feet
Getting tired of the streets
Growing heavier as you breathe
This is less than what you need
Until you feel the drops of rain
To sweep it all away

Saying I’m always one step ahead and
Feeling like I’m the one who can’t be read
Seeing him fall a thousand steps behind
Like he’s the drops of rain
To sweep it all

Away
The feeling of your flames
Getting washed away
The only time you’ll hear me say
Stop the rain
But still sweep it all away.

Drops of Rain

I've always been a fan of Disney music, but lately Disney appears to have decided that high quality 3D-graphics are more important than enchanting music. So, I decided to write my own :). However, every now and then I like to explore other styles ;).

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