From the moment of insemination, each egg uses exactly 234 beats in cracking. All of the right heavenly houses are in conjunction, and misfortune is impossible. Pairs of instruments tell the story in characteristic ways. The film, a modern rendering of the ancient myth of Daphne and Apollo, is a classic of the integration between visuals and sound. The film technique of fairly fast cuts is here translated into musical terms.
Melodic material is short, haunting, and reoccurs motivically.
Meter is ever changing, almost measure for measure, with pulse sub-divisions of five, seven, and nine common.