Image by: K. Mitch Hodge
https://unsplash.com/@kmitchhodge

The concept for this SoundTrack originated with having recalled my initial fascination for the tune accompanying 
the "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" television show, 
"Funeral March of a Marionette" by Charles Gounod:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funeral_March_of_a_Marionette
AND...for those interested in the full score:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_egPlYIXKYQ

Gounod's score was written in 6/8 time,
so I followed that recipe throughout 
when piecing this tune together as well.
And as I am prone to do,
I have included in the opening bars
an homage to Gounod's haunting piece of mastery.

Marionette

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Way to Another Dimension

Cuda

Seems I write depressing sad songs, disco, or blues. Disco must be next haha. 

Turn the wine into water, turn the water into wine
You’re never gonna quench your thirst for whisky smooth and fine
And you can sail across the desert, walk across the sea
But the thing that you are running from, will find you eventually

But you’re young and your time will come
You’re young and your time will come

So this is ain't you expected, not what you hoped to find
you swallowed all your anger and you buried it inside
But soon the seed is gonna wake up, and the passion flower root
And resentment grows within you as you taste your bitter fruit

But you’re young and your time will come
You’re young and your time will come
You run back to where you’re from you don’t know that you are free
The way you see the world ain't how you want the world to be
you’re young and your time will come

If you think you can find happiness you can leave this all behind
We’ll stray the path and wander 'til we find our peace of mind
Now the world is on your shoulders, and it doesn’t have to be
You have found someone to share the load, now set your spirit free

And we're young and our time will come
You’re young and your time will come
Look beyond the windows and the walls and see the view
There’s a door inside here somewhere, the other side waits for you
Cause you’re young and your time will come

Your Time Will Come

I like many am shocked and appalled at what is unfolding before us. In the midst of this darkness I salute the people who are opening their hearts and offering assistance to the refugees from this disastrous conflict.

Here are some UK links to appeals providing humanitarian aid. I'm sure each country has equivalent appeals happening now.

https://www.dec.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-humanitarian-appeal
https://www.oxfam.org.uk/oxfam-in-action/current-emergencies/ukraine-crisis-appeal
https://www.unicef.org.uk/donate/donate-now-to-protect-children-in-ukraine/

Empathy For The Agony

'Just Blue Sky' (Live) by Acoustic Growl (Richard Barry)

'Just Blue Sky' (Live)

[Headphones recommended]

The babbling noise of Wyming Brook as you climb the kilometre 'footpath' is incessant throughout the year. Slippery and muddy in winter the walk can be tricky (especially for arthritic knee sufferers!). In summer the joys of the ascent can soothe the mind as the only the sound of rushing water can.
6 tracks of improvising oboe.
2 tracks of improvising tenor saxophone.
Additional synth, clarinet, bass loops and beats.

Photo: Wyming Brook (Sheffield, South Yorkshire)

Way to Another Dimension

JCS