I’ve been hard at work lately on a short video trailer for The Next Ten Minutes. As a composer, one of the most important aspects of this has been creating the soundtrack for the video. I wanted to create a piece of music that worked harmoniously with the spoken word but which could also stand on its own as a sort of soundtrack to the book itself. So, while the evolution of this cyclic, meditative piece is driven by the rhythms of the text it accompanies, my hope is that it also has an internal coherence of its own.

And yes, I acknowledge the influence of Steve Reich.

The full video will be available nearer the publication date for the book (10/26).

To hear the music, use this player:

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