Fallen Angel: Lucifer's Rebellion
By Daniel Hwang
Copyright ©2015 MondStudios

Fallen Angel: Lucifer's Rebellion depicts the uprising and fall of Lucifer and his fallen angels against God in Heaven in Lucifer's quest for dominance.

Violin I: Stephanie Leotsakos
Violin II: Katherine Hawkins
Viola: Lawrence Liu
Cello: Spencer Shen

Created with
EastWest QuantumLeap Hollywood Strings
EastWest QuantumLeap Hollywood Brass
EastWest QuantumLeap Stormdrum 2
Rapture LE

Fallen Angel: Lucifer's Rebellion

Written for a string quartet accompanied by full orchestra, “Fallen Angel” depicts the uprising and fall of Lucifer and his angel followers when they rebelled against God in Lucifer’s quest for dominance.  The first half of the piece follows an epic battle between righteous and corrupt angels that takes place in the high heavens far above Earth, while the second half mourns the aftermath of the rebellion.

Fallen Angel was performed live by

Stephanie Leotsakos - Violin I
Katherine Hawkins - Violin II
Lawrence Liu - Viola
Spencer Shen - Cello

Fallen Angel (Live)

“Infiltration” was inspired by a friend’s recent action/thriller film script. In this scene, three thieves stage a heist to recover incriminating information from a highly guarded security firm. Barely escaping detection, the team completes the mission, save for leaving behind a small piece of evidence that would end up spelling disaster for one of them.

Infiltration

Heavily inspired by the coronation scene in Marvel Studio®’s 2010 film Thor, “Coronation & Fanfare” proclaims the crowning of a new ruler. Thousands of people flank the center aisle of an enormous throne room, cheering with a deafening roar as the prince makes his way down a carpet of red and gold atop the marble floor. Next to the throne sits the prince’s mother, who awaits her son and late husband’s successor. The holy man signals the crowd to be silent, as he proceeds to read the king’s vows. Upon the prince’s oath, the crowd once again erupts in jubilant noise, as the new king turns to address the crowd. The king exchanges a look of adoration and love with his mother, and for a moment they forget the crowd as unspoken words hang in the air: “I will make Father proud.” The king remembers his people, and with one final triumphant gesture, he raises his scepter to his subjects, who show no signs of calming down.

Coronation & Fanfare

In Scottish, “Adaira” is a name that means “oak by the river ford.” As I intended to write a romance theme, this beautiful name seemed perfect in both aesthetic and meaning. This track focuses around two characters named Camden and Adaira, who find themselves on an off-world planet with no idea as to how they got there. They decide to search for answers together, and as they learn more about their past and what it means for their future, their journey comes to its final stage, though unbeknownst to Camden. It had been revealed to Adaira that in order to attain the truth, one of them must cease to exist. Adaira, who comes to realize her feelings for Camden, does not understand the prophesy, but decides not to tell Camden and instead sacrifice herself in order that that he may know the truth. In “Adaira,” the two protagonists confess their love for one another, sharing an intimate moment before the heroine makes her way into the heart of the ritual alone.

Adaira

A ten-year-old boy named Henry has an unknown terminal disease, and has lived most of his life in the hospital bed. His primary contact with the outside world is through reading books, and as such, he has a very romanticized view of it. “Kid Hero” takes place during Henry’s last hours of life. He is ignorant to the fact that he does not have much time left, but his parents are fully aware, and are doing all they can to hold back tears. Henry is telling them about the book he has just finished, and that one day he will become an astronaut exploring the Milky Way, or maybe the President of the world, or perhaps a mailman who only delivers parcels wrapped in brown paper and tied up with string, because everyone knows that those are the best kinds of packages—or so he read. Henry’s parents listen, but have difficulty finding the encouragement at this stage of Henry’s illness. It makes no matter, however, since Henry is still caught up in his imagination, rambling about his hopes and dreams, still unaware that they will never come to fruition.

Kid Hero

Day 7 - Blessing Creation

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.
-Genesis 1:1-2

Day 0 - Darkness

And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. And God saw that the light was good. And God separated the light from the darkness. God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day.
-Genesis 1:1-5

Day 1 - Glory

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