A score I created for a short animation I wrote and animated called 'The Projection'. 

This track expresses a story arc demonstrating a melancholy dissonance through the use of minor chords. 

This piece was inspired by the story of an elderly man reflecting on his life after turning on a dusty old projector in his basement. The un-named reel he places in the projector shows quick cuts of the happy times he had together with a younger version of himself (20) and a beautiful woman. 

The happy times quickly turn to despair and aggression ensues as time goes on in the relationship. You can see the happy couple growing a part. The footage shows a defeated man trying to hold on to something that is broken. 

The elderly man gets angry reminiscing on such horrible times, he swipes a near by table knocking off papers, photos and glass. The projection cuts to new footage. 

It now shows the elderly man a bit older (30) with another woman. The projection continues to show them both shy and awkward around each other to kissing for the first time to getting married. They are in love. We see footage of their children being born and we we watch them grow up as a family. The elderly man sheds a single tear of happiness. 

He realises that this happy family he loves and adores would never have happened if he didn't let go of something that wasn't working out. He realises that the end of a bad relationship isn't the end of the world, it's simply the start of something new. 

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