Follow a mother as she guides her daughter to a hilltop at dawn, unveiling the breathtaking magic of the world waking up. Through her loving eyes, we discover how all of nature's creatures gather to participate in a grand, fiery sunrise spectacle. It is a timeless lesson in appreciating the wonders around us, culminating in a beautiful invitation for the young girl to free her own song and join the earth's joyous morning ceremony.
What's your favorite part of a morning sunrise?
The music is a sonic exploration of radical optimism, driven by philosophical frameworks. It draws inspiration from Schopenhauer's profound exposition of the "Will to Live," as well as the philosophies of Nietzsche and Plato. This relentless evolutionary drive is channeled into a triumphant Amor Fati—a fierce and unconditional embrace of our fate—rather than descending into pessimism. Ultimately, the work is a celebration of our "Cosmic Luck": the breathtaking improbability of our existence as the smartest creatures on Earth, living in the best of times, briefly awake in a vast, silent cosmos composed mostly of dead hydrogen and helium.
The work's narrative is based on a poem by Tony Nahra, which in turn is derived from the book Symbiote Overman.
Musically, the track fuses the systemic architecture of Bach with the emotive force of Romantic giants such as Schubert, Tchaikovsky, Brahms, and Beethoven, alongside the rich textures of Cossack, Oriental, Persian, and Eastern European music.
The composer's background as an electrical and systems engineer informs the sound, with curiosity about evolution and its parallels with modern technology actively shaping the music.