(Composed and arranged by Reynold D. Philipsek copyright 2011 Zino-Rephi Music BMI)
All voices and instruments by Reynold
Recording engineer: Stymie Seamans
So, in a “summery” mood…
I am a sucker for certain mid-1960s music. The Beatles, of course, Burt Bacharach, Antonio Carlos Jobim, and much of the movie music of the time like Henry Mancini’s and European (mostly French and Italian) film scores. A certain emphasis on bittersweet and slightly nostalgic melody and harmony sometimes including the use of vocalization without words was a hallmark. Pat Metheny often makes use of wordless voices.
In my own small way, I try to reproduce the atmosphere of one of those European film scores in this piece. There is a certain magic to that music that still gets to me.
To my ears that music always tried to reach for a certain magic or what an old music teacher of mine used to euphemistically refer to as “the subtle opium” in music.
Part of this song employs the 3-3-2 rhythm that Piazzolla developed in Nuevo Tango. Use headphones if possible.
Be kind.
Love,
Reyn