Starting this portion of the audio mix for his mixed media project, Brave New Secrets; with Lana Del Ray's lovelorn version of "Once Upon a Dream" sets the tone for this piece. It's haunting and it's a bit broken up but it's still a very hopeful song about that chance meeting so there's a sliver of a silver ling shining through. We then progress into "One Step Too Far" by Faithless with the gorgeous Dido on vocal duty. This song almost seems like Philip is leading us down a path through a forest of his imagining. We are looking for that person that is going to come along and sweep us off our feet but we are getting to the point that waiting for them is becoming problematic and almost not worth the effort. Missed Connections.
Coldplay always brings the emotion and the drama. Continuing the waiting, the longing. The pang of loneliness and sadness coloring the edges of the mental images. A short interlude brings us back to the empty path in the forest where the trees loom too heavily and the air is too thick and we find ourselves all alone. And even though we are alone and our breath is too shallow, there's still a resolve that can't be quashed. If we look into ourselves and steel our reserve of self worth and courage, we can make it to the other side of this. And when we do, the forest opens up to a glade where all manner of Fae and creatures are dancing and frolicking in the moonlight. With a soundtrack provided by Bastille.
Philip is building an allegory about the human condition through visuals and auditory stimulation that is simply brilliant. The feelings that he's able to invoke through his musical selection are incredible. He paints these images with a brush that's so colorful and infectious that it's impossible not to see what he's building. Stick with him on this journey of self reflection and you may just learn something about your own experience.
