10
January
2025
Cue of the Week: “Dodo’s Theme”
In Escaping Wonderland (Cortopia Studios’ highly-acclaimed story-based VR game) you’re accompanied on much of your journey by an eponymous Dodo, a benevolent but nervous companion. Dodo gets his own musical theme, wherein I unabashedly stole Prokofiev’s idea of using a double reed instrument to evoke an eccentric avian. (In this case the instrument was English horn rather than oboe.)
Like Dodo himself, the theme is a bit off-balance and quirky, attempting lyricism but often stopping short unexpectedly, or retreating in a nervous flutter of notes.
Click below to play… or jump to Spotify or Apple Music.
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A delightful theme with a judicious use of the sometimes neglected English horn. Being a former oboist who also played the English horn when the situation called for it, I truly enjoyed this musical selection.
Hi James. Agreed that the English Horn deserves more attention than it gets! Glad to hear that this week’s music passed muster with a veteran double reed player. Thanks as always for the kind words.