Theme song written for the student robotics organization "Yonder Dynamics" at UCSD. Composed by Luke Piszkin. Orchestrated/Arranged by Mark Benheim.

Yonder Dynamics Theme

This piece is inspired by a famous Russian work called “The Gulag Archipelago” by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. This work chronicles the strife of victims of the prison/labor camps established by Soviet Russia which practiced torture and genocide on tens of millions of Russian citizens. By Solzhenitsyn’s astounding vigilance and courage, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. More importantly, Solzhenitsyn played a magnificent role in illuminating the evils of communism, thereby impeding a ferocious wave of destruction and saving millions of lives. This piece is written in memoriam to Solzhenitsyn and all those who suffered at the hands of the regime. 

The lyrics of this piece are a quote from the book. Here is the english translation:

“If only it were all so simple!
 If only there were evil people somewhere insidiously committing evil deeds,
 and it were necessary only to separate them from the rest of us and destroy them.
But the line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being. 
And who is willing to destroy a piece of his own heart?” 
― Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, The Gulag Archipelago 1918-1956