Experimental hybrid cue from the film "The Color of You"

THE COLOR OF YOU - The Lake

'Carousel' is a narrative piece based on an appreciation and recollection of life and growing up. The work can be divided into three prominent sections marking key stages in growth: the first, the evolution of life in the womb through to birth, the second, growing up through childhood to youth, and the third, early adulthood and the uncertainty of the future. I used a variety of sound material for this piece, but the majority is sourced from studio recordings of children’s toys, and memories from my childhood from archived videos and recordings. I was keen to primarily focus on these objects to push the limits of exploration of these sounds and create a coherent development of material. I also wanted to establish a discourse between auratic and abstract sounds, through processing pitched material from a kalimba, accordion, and a toy record player to craft swirling, slowly evolving textures. For the womb section, I initially limited the frequency range to less than 500Hz as this is the audible range of a foetus in utero. As the piece progresses, the listener is exposed to more varied and abrasive material, symbolising the blissful ignorance of childhood. The piece ends with a long, sustained drone accompanied by field recordings of a train platform, reflecting the transition to adulthood and the associated feelings of anxiousness and ambiguity. Often material development is gradual but there are occasional unexpected gestures mirroring the unpredictability of growth.

Carousel

Music for a large outdoor theatre event to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the Welsh Millennium Centre in Cardiff. 

The music is a mix of orchestral and choral music set into a modern context for a broad audience, we had 15,000!

The show was a mix of dance, puppetry, proejction mapping, and large pyrotechnic sequences, mixed to create a thrilling experience. 

the work features Sinfonia Cymru, Only Kids Aloud choir, soprano Shan Cothi, Cor Caerdydd, and  DJ Jaffa.

Riches Of The Sea - A Welsh traditional sea shanty.

An upbeat gypsy-inspired piece to open a programme following the trial and tribulations of the people of Wales over one Summer.

Fddle is played by Heulwen Thomas.

A Welsh Summer - Titles Music

Excerpt from IMAGEM library album 'Keep it Simple': http://tinyurl.com/hnfrgxr

KEEP IT SIMPLE - Sneaking About

MAPS - Animated Drama Short

Welsh composer for concert and media born and based in Cardiff.

Carousel

Michael Triggs

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