I have been busy conceptualising for Londongrad recently. The fact that we have been told to use predominately clarinet and percussion for the score is not a bad thing; I actually find myself to be more creative when given parameters. I also completely overlooked the fact that pitched percussion is at our disposal as well. This adds an awful lot more of opportunity! Very exciting!
The fact that the clarinet can be such a forlorn sounding instrument works very much in our favour. There are a few moments in the film that necessitate a melancholy or reflective timbre and I have been playing with ideas and listening to other clarinet melodies for inspiration. A few pieces that I have been drawing ideas from are:
-A theme from "The Pianist" by Wojciech Kilar
-Theme from "Over gaden under vandet" by Thomas Hass
-Mozart's clarinet concerto in A (used in "Out of Africa")
-Prokofiev's "Peter and the Wolf" - the clarinet represents the cat
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