This week’s selection is a lyrical, Far Eastern-flavored theme in two parts: an optimistic opening for strings and Korean daegum flute, followed by a more mournful passage for English horn. Though harmonized in a traditional Western style, the music makes use of a pentatonic (a.k.a. “black keys on the piano”) scale often associated with folk music of Pacific Rim countries.

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	Dusk in Ancient Koryo

This week’s musical selection accompanies a moment of discovery and illumination in Greg Bowyer’s “Anthem” film.

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	The Discovery

A raucous, guitar-and-drums based action cue. No fancy thematic development here; this one just starts at a run and keeps going. Guitar courtesy of sublime axe-wielder Tom Strahle.

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	The First Wave

A haunting vocal performance by recording artist Jennifer Lindsay carries the torch in this elegiac fantasy-flavored piece. Tolkien fans will feel quite at home!

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	Song of Greywood

Loud and proud, the music of a burly battle in an apocalyptic setting. In the tradition of many film composers, I stole a lick from Stravinski near the ending.

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	Fisticuffs Of The Gods

I’d originally imagined this cue’s introductory solo on trumpet, this being the traditional “sad military” sound. In a fit of what I like to consider inspiration, I switched it to solo bassoon, giving the melody a more ethereal tone. (I’ll also admit being a stickler for the underdog, and the bassoon definitely qualifies in that regard.)

Eventually the music becomes proud and brassy, so perhaps it’s best that I featured the soft instrument while it was still audible!

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	Defeat and Resolve