Apples and oslashes

Genre: spaghetti western country/industrial metal/macedonian turbo-folk outrun, Instrumentation all filtered through Korg Triton workstation - Lead: pedal steel guitar with FM-generated guitars with tremolo riffs harmonizing with the pedal steel guitar, bass: tack piano, accents: spaghetti western style harmonica (mouth organ) playing accents and counterpoint to lead instruments, Calm conversation between two male voices: canto a tenore (A) and country (B), Vocals are floating over the instrumentation, detached from the musical backdrop, Rhythmic pattern: pachydermic strathspey pattern pulse in 120-130 bpm, Percussion: Korg Triton workstation drum programming: tight punchy gated digital drums, short decay massive kick, sub-bass boost, Sidechain compression, Strictly modal composition

[Use chromatic synemmenon dorian mode with çıkıcı-İnici seyir for all harmonic elements. Bassline follows strictly by doubling lead instruments in perfect fourths.]

[Male voice A: Estefano - male: sicilian actor: canto a distessa (sicilian maqam singing style) baritone with gamak and meend executed with gutturale siciliano based on canto di tradizione orale. Massive respiratory power, chest dominant, glottal closure, massive laryngeal support. Delivery: smooth legato, measured, clear diction. Huge guy with a huge voice. Sings fluently in all languages cited.]

[Male voice B: Kirk - male: american author and journalist: country light lyric tenor with straight tone and country vibrato. Youthful, honest, eager and exuberant. Delivery: smooth legato, measured, clear diction, conversational delivery, like the guy next door, "average dude". Sings fluently in all languages cited.]

[lyrics in english and italian]

[Full ensemble *including drums* joins immediately on beat 1]

[Vorspiel starts with full intensity - 2 bars, full crescendo]

[Vorspiel - 2 bars]

[Verse 1]
[Kirk]
Well, hello!... I am Kirk Spokermann. We finally meet!... I represent the "Weekly dose of art" magazine. I hope I'm not too late.

[Estefano]
Piacere di conoscervi!... Pleased to meet you. Scusa. I was reading something. No, no, you're right on time.

[Kirk]
No problemo. Let's sit down. Our magazine is truly honoured that you have accepted our invitation for this interview. Given that your achievements on the big screen have reached a critical level, we wanted to make your lifestory available for our readers.

[Estefano]
Yes, I read the paper and have agreed to the terms. Haven't you been notified?

[Kirk]
Oh, yes, of course. I almost lost this job to that bee... Sorry. Of course, while your lifestory is most certainly exciting, I was thinking of a slightly different, yet complementary format.

[Estefano]
Yes?

[Kirk]
If you permit me, I could accompany you on various activities and the places they take place so we could paint a more potent portrait of you as a person, not just a boring and trite "I was born that and that year blablabla...".

[Estefano]
Sounds interesting.

[Pre-chorus]
[Kirk]
It's not like on the posters,
No it's not.
* It's way better!...
It's not like on the big screen.
No it's not.
* It's way better!...

[Chorus, choir]
* The woman from the theater
* Followed one home,
* Home and beyond.
* How long, oh, how long
* Shall her influence
* Hold sway?

[Vorspiel - 2 bars]

[Verse 2]
[Kirk]
So, I understand you have been long in the acting business? How long already? Ten years?

[Estefano]
Acting is not business, but art. It's true, I've been acting since I started university, though in small roles, then in bigger ones.

[Kirk]
So, your career really set off after you finised university?

[Estefano]
Since acting is, as I already said, not a business, I got more serious roles after graduating indeed. That is, of course, because I wanted to finish my education first and dedicate myself to art after graduating, since my parents insisted so.

[Kirk]
And you're an obedient child?

[Estefano]
No. But I respect my parents, they gave up a lot after we came to the States, especially my mother, who had to do everything in the house and I had five siblings, plus my father and his parents, who were aging, but still able. As I was saying, after I graduated from French Language and Literature...

[Kirk]
French language... Mon Dieu!

[Estefano]
Your pronunciation is terrible. You do not speak french I see.

[Kirk]
No, I don't. Though, I'd like to learn, of course. I learnt german. It was more useful to me back then.

[Estefano]
Natürlich.

[Pre-chorus]
[Estefano]
It's not like on the posters,
No it's not.
* It's way worse!...
It's not like on the big screen.
No it's not.
* It's way more boring!...

[Chorus, choir]
* The woman from the theater
* Where is her home?
* Does anyone know?
* How long, oh, how long
* Shall her words
* Unavoidably echo?

[Instrumental bridge - Ghammaz section with taqsim - 2 bars]

[Ghammaz Section - non-lexical vocalizations]

* 嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯...
* 嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯...

[Pre-chorus]
[Estefano]
Fuck the posters...
Fuck them...
* Fuck them...
To hell with the big screen.
To hell...
* To hell......

[Kirk]
Fuck the posters...
Fuck them...
* Fuck them...
To hell with the big screen.
To hell...
* To hell......

[Chorus, together]
[Kirk and Estefano sing together in unison]
Whether it's business,
Whether it's art,
I want to get my part
Of the cake.
And if it makes me retch,
I will not regret.
Oh... Not at all.
*Ooooooooooh...
* Not at all...

[start fade out, slow down]

[Vorspiel - 2 bars, fadeout]

[Outro]

* 嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯...
* 嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯...

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[Use chromatic synemmenon dorian mode with çıkıcı-İnici seyir for all harmonic elements. Bassline follows strictly by doubling lead instruments in perfect fourths.] [Male voice A: Estefano - male: sicilian actor: canto a distessa (sicilian maqam singing style) baritone with gamak and meend executed with gutturale siciliano based on canto di tradizione orale. Massive respiratory power, chest dominant, glottal closure, massive laryngeal support. Delivery: smooth legato, measured, clear diction. Huge guy with a huge voice. Sings fluently in all languages cited.] [Male voice B: Kirk - male: american author and journalist: country light lyric tenor with straight tone and country vibrato. Youthful, honest, eager and exuberant. Delivery: smooth legato, measured, clear diction, conversational delivery, like the guy next door, "average dude". Sings fluently in all languages cited.] [lyrics in english and italian] [Full ensemble *including drums* joins immediately on beat 1] [Vorspiel starts with full intensity - 2 bars, full crescendo] [Vorspiel - 2 bars] [Verse 1] [Kirk] Well, hello!... I am Kirk Spokermann. We finally meet!... I represent the "Weekly dose of art" magazine. I hope I'm not too late. [Estefano] Piacere di conoscervi!... Pleased to meet you. Scusa. I was reading something. No, no, you're right on time. [Kirk] No problemo. Let's sit down. Our magazine is truly honoured that you have accepted our invitation for this interview. Given that your achievements on the big screen have reached a critical level, we wanted to make your lifestory available for our readers. [Estefano] Yes, I read the paper and have agreed to the terms. Haven't you been notified? [Kirk] Oh, yes, of course. I almost lost this job to that bee... Sorry. Of course, while your lifestory is most certainly exciting, I was thinking of a slightly different, yet complementary format. [Estefano] Yes? [Kirk] If you permit me, I could accompany you on various activities and the places they take place so we could paint a more potent portrait of you as a person, not just a boring and trite "I was born that and that year blablabla...". [Estefano] Sounds interesting. [Pre-chorus] [Kirk] It's not like on the posters, No it's not. * It's way better!... It's not like on the big screen. No it's not. * It's way better!... [Chorus, choir] * The woman from the theater * Followed one home, * Home and beyond. * How long, oh, how long * Shall her influence * Hold sway? [Vorspiel - 2 bars] [Verse 2] [Kirk] So, I understand you have been long in the acting business? How long already? Ten years? [Estefano] Acting is not business, but art. It's true, I've been acting since I started university, though in small roles, then in bigger ones. [Kirk] So, your career really set off after you finised university? [Estefano] Since acting is, as I already said, not a business, I got more serious roles after graduating indeed. That is, of course, because I wanted to finish my education first and dedicate myself to art after graduating, since my parents insisted so. [Kirk] And you're an obedient child? [Estefano] No. But I respect my parents, they gave up a lot after we came to the States, especially my mother, who had to do everything in the house and I had five siblings, plus my father and his parents, who were aging, but still able. As I was saying, after I graduated from French Language and Literature... [Kirk] French language... Mon Dieu! [Estefano] Your pronunciation is terrible. You do not speak french I see. [Kirk] No, I don't. Though, I'd like to learn, of course. I learnt german. It was more useful to me back then. [Estefano] Natürlich. [Pre-chorus] [Estefano] It's not like on the posters, No it's not. * It's way worse!... It's not like on the big screen. No it's not. * It's way more boring!... [Chorus, choir] * The woman from the theater * Where is her home? * Does anyone know? * How long, oh, how long * Shall her words * Unavoidably echo? [Instrumental bridge - Ghammaz section with taqsim - 2 bars] [Ghammaz Section - non-lexical vocalizations] * 嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯... * 嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯... [Pre-chorus] [Estefano] Fuck the posters... Fuck them... * Fuck them... To hell with the big screen. To hell... * To hell...... [Kirk] Fuck the posters... Fuck them... * Fuck them... To hell with the big screen. To hell... * To hell...... [Chorus, together] [Kirk and Estefano sing together in unison] Whether it's business, Whether it's art, I want to get my part Of the cake. And if it makes me retch, I will not regret. Oh... Not at all. *Ooooooooooh... * Not at all... [start fade out, slow down] [Vorspiel - 2 bars, fadeout] [Outro] * 嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯... * 嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯... [end]

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