About the Music

Once again I was noodling around on some beautiful sounds on the Casio keyboard and the delicate-sounding patch I used on the opening ostinato pattern of the tune soon evolved into a complete song. As I was developing the arrangement, I felt there was something almost cathedral-like in the spirit of the tune and I imagined a trio of monks singing chants in Latin. I researched Latin phrases (and their respective pronunciation) and found pseudo-religious Latin phrases that fit the melody and more or less created a coherent message. The loose translation is below...

Incepto ne desistam - May I not shrink from my purpose
Temet nosce - Know thyself
Palma non sine pulvere - No reward without effort
Luceat lux vestra - Let your light shine

Vox veritatis - Seek truth
Ex animo - From the soul
Gens una sumus - We are one people
Esto quod es - Be what you are
Simpliciter amor - Simply love
Nota bene - Note it well

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Instrumentation:

• Casio PX-S3000 - Percussion, Steel Pad (opening sound)
• Roland D-50 - Choir Pad
• JV-880 - Synth Bass

Monk Choir by the MGV Trio:

• Manchester (Earle Bidewell), Glastonbury (Rich Coffey), Vernon (Tom Sweet)