Butterchurn Drive is an attempt to put a walk in the country to music. I envisioned it to be along a river as it meanders its way along to an old Inn. Then refreshment time. It is a lovely summers day and although the walkers are looking forward to the walk there is a little air of foreboding. Who likes exercise before you actually go out and do it.
The cord at the beginning is there to signify the entrance to the track. If you listen you can also hear a bubbling brook. I tried to put over that feeling of I really don’t want to do this but I will. Before as the music develops the walkers get more into it enjoying the views etc and really enjoy the experience. Of course the will be highs and lows, a little trip and a bird flys out in front of you. I was also thinking that if children are involved they can be very resistant to something at the beginning but go on to enjoy it. The “are we there yet?” Syndrome.
I am not sure if this works. I had not played it for a while and now after hearing it again, I think I have failed to get across some of the things I wanted to. Yes you can hear the babbling brook in the beginning. I definitely got the foreboding bit over, but is it a little over done? I wonder if it sounds like a very hard walk or even torture. What is missing is the joy and beauty and maybe a few surprises along the way. Most of which should be happy, some not (eg maybe Dog Poo). I think that for a work like this there has to be a way of putting it down then revising it and asking the rude questions, dose it work.
his is definitely a work in progress. There is more to be done and I have not planned it properly. I also suspect the mix is a little heavy so hiding some of the sights I wrote in it.
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