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Beautiful ✦ 08. Euphoric Light

V6

[Instrumental, the unresolved E chord from before opens into one high A major chord in the violin harmonics like the first ray of light, a harp glissando rising through it, 92 BPM, A major, a felt piano begins a pulsing ostinato in the high register, 14 bars] [Instrumental, the first rays, a glockenspiel plays a short rising arpeggio every second bar, the piano pulse continues like a heartbeat, 14 bars] [Instrumental, dawn spreads, shimmering string arpeggios enter in the highest registers of the violins and violas, one chord per bar, 14 bars] [Instrumental, the sky opens, a solo violin plays a sweeping legato melody carrying the motif in the high register, the arpeggios shimmer beneath, 14 bars] [Instrumental, light on water, harp harmonics and glissandos ripple, the glockenspiel and celesta glitter, quick bright notes in the piano right hand, 14 bars] [Instrumental, a breathy solo flute answers the violin in the high register, one soft cello note per bar is the lowest line, 14 bars] [Instrumental, the clouds part, the arpeggios widen from one octave to three octaves, the violin melody rises one step, the first opening of the track, 14 bars] [Instrumental, the strings strip back to the piano ostinato and the harp alone, bright and clear, 14 bars] [Instrumental, the violin melody returns an octave higher, the flute and violin play in thirds, the arpeggios shimmer again, 14 bars] [Instrumental, the layers thicken one by one, celesta, harp, flute, violins and violas together at a steady tempo, 14 bars] [Instrumental, bright daylight, the violin melody reaches its widest point, harp glissandos and glockenspiel glitter together, the brightest point of the track, chamber sized, never a wall of sound, 14 bars] [Instrumental, the glitter thins, the violin melody settles, the volume falls one step every two bars, 14 bars] [Instrumental, golden warmth, the piano pulse continues beneath one held A major chord in the strings, 14 bars] [Instrumental, one sustained A major chord in strings and piano, one last glockenspiel note, the volume only falls until the sound ends naturally, 14 bars] [END]