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Music
One of my other roles in Macbeth was that of composer
and sound designer. The witches are supposed to sing a song (actually
several, but we cut those) during the cauldron scene. You probably know
that one even if you've never seen Macbeth. It's where the line
"Double, double, toil and trouble, fire burn and cauldron bubble"
originates.
For this scene, I had the opportunity to write a song
for the witches to dance to on-stage. There wasn't time for them to
learn the song, so I got to record all the vocals, as well as write
the words and music. The director of the show, Philip Hoke, co-wrote
the song (the melody and structure of the first part of the song was
his idea, cooked up during a rehearsal session with a guitar).
I used Cakewalk Express to combine the instrumentation
and the vocals. The file here is an mp3 and is about two minutes in
length. If you have the inclination and weren't in the show (they heard
it six times, minimum), feel free to download it and listen. I hope
you enjoy!
Lyrics
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Like elves and fairies in a ring
enchanting all,
Come we Black Spirits of the night.
Come sisters now let us unveil our cruel delights.
And now with talismans and charms
so priceless rare,
Make we a potion and declare
No man can dare avoid the nightmare we will show.
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I call upon the pow'r of fire.
I call upon the pow'r of earth.
I call upon the pow'r of air.
And these we do invoke.
Black spirits now your time has
come, show you your face.
Embrace the spell, enchant this place.
Before the coming of the dawn, let us make haste.
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