Piece | Purpose | Performance | Link | Composed |
The Tech Nomads Theme | Featured on CNN Headline News, July 21, 2006 | High Quality Computer Generated Orchestra | Coming Soon | June 2006 |
Main Titles | MITWE Banquet 2006 | High Quality Computer Generated Orchestra | Download! | May 2006 |
Part 2 | For Fun | High Quality Computer Generated Orchestra | Coming Soon | May 2006 |
Part 3 | For Fun | High Quality Computer Generated Orchestra | Coming Soon | May 2006 |
Love Theme | For Fun | High Quality Computer Generated Orchestra | Coming Soon | November 2006 |
End Credits | For Fun | High Quality Computer Generated Orchestra | Coming Soon | July 2006 |
Track | Title | Running Time | Description | Link |
1 | Main Titles | 0:43 | This track features the main desert theme in several variations. | Coming Soon |
2 | Training Battle | 2:30 | This cue introduces us to a new theme, that of Seif, the hero of the story. Seif participates in a training battle as the music picks up pace. This intercuts with Seif's sister and brother-in-law snooping around a library. | Coming Soon |
3 | Maher's Capture | 0:24 | Seif's brother-in-law, Maher, gets captured by the White Guard. | Coming Soon |
4 | Sabotage | 1:06 | The cartographer sabotages Seif's voyage map, intending for him to die of thurst in the desert. | Coming Soon |
5 | The Hallway | 0:30 | Seif travels down an extremely long corridor to visit the Amir. | Coming Soon |
6 | The Amir | 1:52 | Seif is continuing down the hallway to meet the Amir. Eventually he arrives, and we hear the eerie theme for the Amir. | Coming Soon |
7 | Save the Hijabi Princess | 0:36 | As Seif learns of his impending journey, we hear a new theme, representing travel. | Coming Soon |
8 | Grandfather's Map and The Journey Begins | 3:14 | As Maher and Nour restore map, we hear the same theme as when the cartographer sabotaged it, but in major instead of minor. The theme is in the flute instead of the double reeds; this instrument is used to represent the female character taking charge. This cue picks up pace as the journey begins, with the travel theme slowly building and reentering. | Coming Soon |
9 | End Credits | 2:34 | The end credits feature a medley of the various themes from the score, including the Amir's theme, Seif's theme, and the travel theme. | Download! |
All music is original and composed/orchestrated by Scott Stransky, Feb-May 2006. This music has been synthesized using the Edirol High Quality Orchestral Software Synthesizer (a $300 piece of software). |
Track | Title | Running Time | Description | Link |
1 | Main Titles / Evil Lurks | 2:57 | This track features the main theme in several variations. As the credits end, an ominous theme enters as we see evil taking shape. The main theme reenters, but is interrupted by more ominous material in this montage of good and evil. | Coming Soon |
2 | Joining of Forces | 1:45 | This cue introduces us to a new theme, which is the theme for the forces of good. The notes and harmonies of this theme continually rise. This theme is intermixed with the main theme. Intermixed are effects representing anvils and blacksmithing. | Coming Soon |
3 | A Love Unbroken | 5:57 | The soundtrack contains two love themes, both of which are featured in this track. The first theme is for tender love (duet with oboe and horn), while the second theme is the passionate love theme (four bars of 3/4 followed by two bars of 4/4). This track ends with an expanded instrumental love song. | Coming Soon |
4 | First Battle / Defeat / Hope Regained | 3:31 | The poorly trained forces of good have their first confrontation with evil. The battle goes terribly wrong, and many good soldiers are lost. At this time, while the camera pans over the scenes of destruction, the main theme is heard as a dirge in minor. The mood changes, though, as we realize that our main heroes are still alive and hope is regained. | Coming Soon |
5 | Help from Afar | 4:04 | After major losses in the first battle, our heroes ask for, and receive, help from a far away land. This cue features the various themes of these allies. At the end, we see how the evil forces are still a major threat. | Coming Soon |
6 | Night Before Battle | 3:28 | The night before the climactic battle, the forces of good are in camp. They are dancing around fires. Although they seem happy and energetic, they are actually quite nervous. The love themes are interspersed in this cue, as our hero must leave his lover for the battle, and they do not know if they will ever meet again. Almost the entire track is in 7/8 time and has a dominant pedal. At the end, they march heroically towards the field of battle. | Download! |
7 | The Battle of All Time | 2:51 | This is the cue for the climactic battle scene. This features the theme that was introduced in the 2nd track, but in minor. It is an exciting, stirring track as our heroes engage the forces of evil in the battle of all time. At the conclusion of the track, we realize that good will prevail. | Coming Soon |
8 | Victory and Peace | 3:04 | This track begins with the reuniting of the lovers. It then proceeds to the victory celebrations, culminating with the restoration of freedom and peace to the land, portrayed by the most dramatic and uplifting section of the entire score. | Coming Soon |
9 | End Credits | 5:08 | The end credits feature a medley of the various themes from the score. | Coming Soon |
All music is original and composed/orchestrated by Scott Stransky, Jun-Dec 2005. This music has been synthesized using the Edirol High Quality Orchestral Software Synthesizer (a $300 piece of software). Thanks to Charles Shadle, Fred Harris, and Ken Amis for their advice on fine-tuning the score. |
Piece | Purpose | Performance | Link | Composed |
(Untitled) | For Fun | High Quality Computer Generated Orchestra | Coming Soon | Feb 2006 |
Jet Stream Movie | For 12.818 Presentation | High Quality Computer Generated Orchestra | Coming Soon | Oct 2005 |
The Flight of the Engineer | For Fun | Computer Generated | Download! | Feb 2005 |
Fanfare for the FFF To Mahni, Farhan, Chris, Rachel and Sheila, my best friends from undergraduate. |
For Fun | High Quality Computer Generated Orchestra | Download! | May 2005 |
(Untitled) | 21M.301 Final Project | Live quartet | Download! | Apr 2002 |
Theme and Variations | 21M.302 Final Project | Live string quartet Computer Generated |
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Nov 2004 |
Minuet and Trio | 21M.303 Final Project | Live string quartet Computer Generated |
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Apr 2005 |
The Land God Forgot (Lyrics by Robert Service) | 21M.303 Final Project | Prof. Shadle, Piano, Prof. Cutter, Voice Computer Generated |
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Apr 2005 |
The Building of a Beat | Soundtrack | Computer Generated | Download! | Mar 2005 |
The Search for Gold | Soundtrack | Computer Generated | Download! | Apr 2005 |
18.821 Outtakes | Soundtrack | Computer Generated | Download! | May 2005 |
Snooker Preview | Soundtrack | Computer Generated | Download! | Apr 2005 |
Snooker in a Rich Man's World | Soundtrack | Daniel Steele, Piano Computer Generated |
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May 2005 |
Nelder Mead | Soundtrack | Computer Generated | Coming Soon | May 2004 |
Convection and You | Musical for 12.307 Presentation | Computer Generated | Coming Soon | Apr 2003 |