"There she is, outside the door!"

It was finished a week ago, but only yesterday did I finally get to see the end of Act II. So the good news is that Mr. C is, from now on, just rewriting what is already basically complete.

Music doesn't quite work that way. I did, since I arrived at Woodberry to do some work, put down two songs that I consider "keepers." During that process, I learned that, occasionally, I go absolutely insane while writing music. I've deduced this because sometimes either can't remember writing things, or, in the case of this last piece of music, I am certain that what I am writing sounds completely different than the actual output. I had a conversation with Mr. C that went like this:

"Now, when you listen to this song, you may notice that I've completely ripped off another song."

(He listens to the song. After a moment.) "I liked it. But what song were you referencing?"

"Oh come on, it's so blatant. Here. 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers.'"

"Which song?"

"You know... that song. At the end of Act I. Umm. Let me listen to that." (I listen to the music. After a moment.) "That sounds nothing like that musical, does it? Uhh. Nevermind. Yeah, I like it though."


Anyway, now that I know all the songs I'll be writing (and most of them are really great challenges) I will hopefully be increasing my output of actual tunes rather than the dreaded "sketches."

I'm very excited about the music for the second Act. There's a bit of a surprise ending, and the climax just about hits the threshold for epic...

We've also decided to remove the dulcimer from our instrument list and replace it with Franklin's Glass Armonica. Music of the spheres, indeed.