Changing Tides is a story about a family pulling together in the face of adversity and overcoming the odds. It is also a story about courage and bravery that pays tribute to the search and rescue teams who are out there risking their lives to save others. It tells the story of a family who embark on a holiday adventure of a lifetime, sailing around the rugged and beautiful coastline of South Cornwall. However, it's not all plain sailing and what starts out as a relaxing holiday turns out to be a terrifying battle for their lives out at sea when a huge storm rolls in across the Atlantic Ocean. The search and rescue crews are scrambled as they receive a mayday call from the stricken vessel and conditions worsen. The last reported position before contact was lost, was just a few miles south of the Runnel Stone, notorious for so many shipwrecks over the years. Concern is growing for the safety of the family. A race against time begins for the search and rescue teams. The music of Changing Tides has been written with the story in mind. Each track has a different emotion that it attempts to capture. The music is a combination of orchestral, electronic and acoustic instruments and this develops and evolves over the course of the album. I've been asked what my favourite track is and while I like them all for for one reason or another, there is one particular track that stands out. This is Out at Sea because, for me this is a really emotional and tense part of the story. I did a lot of research for this part of the story, studying storm conditions at sea, how sailors cope with storms and the tactics they use in these conditions which was really fascinating. From a musical perspective, everything came together very easily for this track and the ideas just flowed. It is a very orchestral piece of music and features a large string section including violins, violas, cello and bass. I also used lots of percussion and drums to bring a sense of power to the music as the boat is fighting against the storm with huge waves smashing over the deck. Having said that, other people have told me they have a different favourite. For some that is On The Beach, for others, it is is Homeward Bound. I guess it just depends on how the music speaks to you. Over the next week, I’ll be writing about each of the tracks and the story around these and the journey to creating the screenplay.
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Tim HardwickI'm a composer, producer and author. I've been creating music for many years now and over the last 8 years, I've been focused on the fusion of electronic, orchestral and acoustic music that tells a story. Archives
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