I started this as spy movie music for a friend. It wasn't right for his project. Then I messed with it some more.

A friend of mine lives in Berlin. He's described a train journey to Stockholm, and back. (presumably this involves a boat too).

I started with a lyric that I later abandoned. I want to play with repeated and varied themes, and layering in instruments.

It's the kind of thing a painter would do, to name the colors you see in front of you. But it's also a way to notice, and maybe even remember what you see.

It's the kind of thing a painter would do, to name the colors you see in front of you. But it's also a way to notice, and maybe even remember what you see.

I started this as spy movie music for a friend. It wasn't right for his project. Then I messed with it some more.

I composed this on the computer using Garageband. I wanted to play with layering tracks and creating a feeling of momentum.

I composed this piece thinking a lot about the 8th symphony of Shostakovich. And I was also thinking of the 5/4 time of Lalo Schifrin's Mission Impossible theme.

I wanted to compose a song in 7/4. I wanted to make a sweet inspiring song about my internal defense attorney needing to hit the books again. I listened to Jerry Goldsmith's theme for Room 222.

Let's see, I put this one together in January of 2011, hence the title. I think I wanted the song to have some coolness, and a bit of drama.