A House with Bad Dreams

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This piece was originally written for the Sound Moves ensemble at Western Oregon University. Since then, it was arranged for the Thelema Trio (http://www.thelematrio.com/). A House with Bad Dreams title was a part of a quote taken from the 'Thie

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Scott Kingston

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A. Scott “Kokuluk” Kingston was born in Anchorage, Alaska and lived in Oregon most of his life. His mother, Olga, was raised on King Island, Alaska, thus the “Kokuluk” (Kooh-kuh-loohk) Eskimo name. He started writing music during the summer of 2000 for the play “The Little Mermaid” by William Glennon, that premiered during the winter of 2001 at Linn Benton Community College in Albany, Oregon. Since then, Scott has written music for Marc Camoletti's “Don't Dress for Dinner” (Spring 2002) and “The State of Innocence and Fall of Man” by John Dreyden (2003) which was his premier as a music composition major at Western Oregon University. Scott has studied with Hal Eastburn at Linn Benton Community College, Dr. Keller Coker for Scott's first term at Western, Dr. Arnold Friedman, William Whitley, Dr. Kevin Walczyk, and Dr. Joseph Harchanko. Scott Received the Bachelor of Music in Contemporary Music in June 2006.

Song Info

Genre

Classical • Contemporary

Charts

Peak #69

Peak in subgenre #22

Rights

2007 Alter-ID

Uploaded

November 24, 2007

Track Files

MP3

MP3 4.7 MB • 320 kbps • 5:08

Story behind the song

This piece was originally written for the Sound Moves ensemble at Western Oregon University. Since then, it was arranged for the Thelema Trio (http://www.thelematrio.com/). 

A House with Bad Dreams title was a part of a quote taken from the 'Thief: Deadly Shadows' video game. The main character, Garrett, says in the game's debriefing:
 
The Shalebridge Cradle.  It used to be an insane asylum, and before that it was an orphanage.  One night a fire started, no one knows how, and after that they left the place abandoned.  If there's a way to cram more misery into one building's history, I can't think of it.   I'm here to learn about the old woman who attacked me in the Keeper Compound.  Drept said he saw the hag here at the orphanage long ago, when his childhood friend was murdered.  He’s never dared to come back, but I don’t think I have much choice.  It’s a thin lead, but it’s all I have left.  I’ve never robbed an orphanage before, and I can't say I'm looking forward to this visit.  There's no telling what I'll find inside. I'm used to the dark, but this feels like a house with bad dreams." (http://www.eidosinteractive.com/games/info.html?gmid=14)

The alto saxophone's main line represents the childish innocence of Laurel, the ghostly apparition Garrett encounters in the level. The trombone/bass clarinet part compliments the alto saxophone part, while the piano underlines the general creepiness of the surroundings.

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