Cues of the Week: Healing and The Avatar

This week I'm posting two cues rather than one, as they're both short and musically related. Both these pieces are from the short Better Off Said, and accompany various acts of supernatural intervention in the life of a hapless Alzheimer's patient. The first, a moment of healing, where the character's affliction is suddenly lifted; the second, when a mystical avatar tries to restore his faith.

Both feature one of my new favorite solo instruments, the five-string violin. The upper strings have all the sweetness and projection you'd expect from the instrument, whereas the extra low C string lets it dip into a low, viola-like register.

Healing
The Avatar