“Boss” here is meant in the sense of final opponent of a video game level rather than overseer of employees, though I suppose the two aren’t mutually exclusive. This drum-and-choral-driven cue from the game Wizard Ops: Chapter One accompanies a climactic dual with an unusually large and vengeful limbless enemy.
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The Worm Boss | |
Wrapping up the series of music selections from Touché: A Blind Fencer’s Story, this cue falls towards the end of the documentary. Fencer Catherine Bolton makes breakthroughs in vision recovery, suddenly seeing a level of visual detail that had been denied to her since the onset of her condition. It’s hard not to get a little misty-eyed at the moment. I kept the music accompanimental, so as not to intrude on a scene already so rich with with emotion.
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New Sight | |
This piece’s title probably suggests Smith and Wesson firearms, but the scene is actually about blindfolds. These are the means by which sight-impaired fencers insure a fair competition, putting them on equal (albeit highly challenging) ground.
The music, for solo cello with piano, accompanies Catherine Bolton’s reflecting upon her first panicky experience with a blindfold – an initial step on her path towards championship in this unusual sport.
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The Great Equalizer | |
Continuing the music series from the soundtrack of Touché: A Blind Fencer’s Story, this week’s selection is a layered piece for cello trio.
The asymmetrical rhythm — 5/4 meter for you music nerds — parallels the sporadic back-and-forth as the training duelists exchange lunges and parries.
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The Sparring Dance | |
Continuing the music series from Touché: A Blind Fencer’s Story, this cue accompanies the introduction of fully-blind fencer Ani Brady. The music intermixes vibraphone, piano, and hang drums, which are the more agile cousins of Caribbean steel drums.
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Introducing Ani | |
