Background Production Notes

The first sound heard in this piece is a low rumble that begins after the close of the spoken title, becoming the background atmosphere. I chose this sound because it has a slightly edgy, unsettled feel to it. Although the over all voice of the poem is humourous, it is a dark humour: the poem compares poets' words and thoughts to food for consumption, giving it a cannibalistic feel. I am a huge fan of the splat film genre, and I think it shows in this piece. I added a falling keyboard under the first words:

Sit back

to help pull the audience audibly back in their seats. This sound continues to fall through the stanza:

Sink your mind

Into us;

Tonight we are the main course.

before ending. An arpeggiated keyboard is used to symbolise the relaxed and social feeling of the night during:

The gravy ambience

Of good friends

And good poetry

Will add the right warmth to the evening.

On the line:

And our flaky crust?

I chose to use an upward swinging multi-layered keyboard sound to add a questioning feel to the words. I also wanted a quirky, funny sound that brought the poem back to a humourous voice. The low rumble is faded out at the end of the piece.