Daisy's Theme (Original Composition)
Channel: Peter Hartford
Date: 2020-08-05

An original composition I made about a year and a half ago for a production of Le Rhinoceros by Eugène Ionesco, written in 1959. The play explores the themes of Fascism, Mass Movements, and Morality. The play focuses around two characters, Daisy and Bérenger, who's lives are disrupted as the people living in the town slowly begin to turn into rhinoceroses. As the play nears the end, Daisy and Bérenger are the last people left. 

This composition starts off as a light, almost elegant piece, and it progresses into a darker feel, as Daisy starts to succumb to the temptation of turning into a rhinoceros. The very end of the piece is a callback to another composition (by Km) that was used throughout the production I was involved in. 

I'd like to thank Km for helping me to compose this piece during the production I was involved in, Ryan for enabling me to be a part of the composition team, and John for teaching me and inspiring me to continue the practice of piano.

Programs Used:
Cakewalk - General DAW
Atmos Piano - Piano VST
VSCO 2 Sketching Orchestra - Strings
Krita - Original Artwork