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TELL-TALE HEARTBEATS
In all this time writing about my first short film musical Edgar Allan Poe adaptation “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” I have kept one crucial secret: how are the famous tell-tale heartbeats rendered in this version? It must be … Continue reading
Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Cinema Scope, Musicabilia
Tagged adaptation, cello, Edgar Allan Poe, heart, heartbeat, horror, murder, musicabre, musical, narrator, nervous, short film, short story, The Tell-Tale Heart, very dreadfully nervous
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TELL-TALE MURDER IN RUSSIAN
Tell-Tale Subtitles #3 Welcome to the third and (so far) final installment of Tell-Tale Subtitles, where I share screenshots of my first short film musical Edgar Allan Poe adaptation “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” with subtitles added. The first … Continue reading
Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Cinema Scope, Literary Lyricism, Musicabilia
Tagged Award, cello, Covid 19, Cyrillic alphabet, Edgar Allan Poe, heartbeat, horror, Moscow, murder, musicabre, musical, Russian, Russian International Horror Film Festival, subtitles, The Tell-Tale Heart, travel restrictions
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TELL-TALE SUBTITLES 2 – Spanish
It’s time for another episode of Fun with Tell-Tale Subtitles! The first time I shared screenshots of my musical Edgar Allan Poe adaptation “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” with Portuguese subtitles. Today Spanish gets its turn. These screenshots are … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Scope, Literary Lyricism, Musicabilia
Tagged cabeza, Edgar Allan Poe, horror, murder, musicabre, musical, poco a poco, puerta, screenshot, short film, Spanish, subtitles, The Tell-Tale Heart
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THE DAY I MURDERED MY HUSBAND – Tell-Tale Shoot Diary #3
Welcome back to the “Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” film shoot diary, and the day I murdered my husband. Repeatedly. Take after take after take. Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart” centers on a “very very dreadfully … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Scope, Literary Lyricism, Musicabilia
Tagged assault, Austin Lepri, black and white, chamber piece, cinematography, Ed Elder, Edgar Allan Poe, eye, flashback, Jason Chua, movie, murder, musicabre, musical, Opera, pas a deux, set, short film, The Tell-Tale Heart, vulture
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TELL-TALE PRATFALL – Tell-Tale Shoot Diary #2
One for the blooper reel, except… It was one of the least difficult set-ups of the Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre shoot. Just me coming down the stairs – a flash back to when the murderer, fresh from … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Scope, Musicabilia
Tagged black and white, blooper, blooper reel, camera, Cinema, Edgar Allan Poe, Jason Chua, lens, murder, musicabre, pratfall, short film, The Tell-Tale Heart
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TELL-TALE SIGN…
Something’s coming… Something murderous, mad, musical… A pale blue eye… Cellos signing; moaning; screaming… His hideous heart… It’s all returning… But not the way it was… It will take on a whole … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Scope, Literary Lyricism, Musicabilia
Tagged cello, Edgar Allan Poe, horror, madness, murder, music, musicabre, musical, Opera, The Tell-Tale Heart
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A Halloween Treat: THE TELL-TALE HEART – A MUSICABRE and the roommate from hell who planted its seed
Just in time for Halloween the Tell-Tale Heart page goes live today, showcasing the audio of a live performance of my musical adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart”. The Tell-Tale Heart is the ultimate bad roommate story, as … Continue reading
Posted in Beginnings, Chamber Works, Literary Lyricism, Musicabilia
Tagged alcohol abuse, Americana, cello, chamber opera, cocaine, Edgar Allan Poe, Edward Franko, festival, Halloween, literature, madness, Metropolitan Playhouse, monologue, murder, musical, Poe, psychopath, roommate, The Tell-Tale Heart
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Notes from a Composer 