The Lost Relic

String Orchestra with optional percussion – Grade 4

Recording: Vienna Synchron Stage Orchestra - Chris Pilsner, conductor (from the album “Elements”, out now on Spotify, Apple Music, iTunes, Amazon, and more)

Duration: 6 Minutes

From early on in my musical career, I had a love for cinematic music. Going to the movies and hearing grand themes in brilliant orchestrations was such an exhilarating experience that I would find myself coming out of the theater with a huge smile on my face.

When I started The Lost Relic, I had the vision of creating a grand adventure with a heroic lead character at the center of it. I constantly had visions of incredible chases, hidden discoveries, sudden peril, and valiant escapes.

Compositionally, I knew that if I was going to be cinematic, I had to have a sweeping melody that resonated with its audience. Written “con bravura” in the music, the main melody attempts to encapsulate adventure in its purest form. The middle of the piece changes to a much more emotional and resonant texture to give the audience a respite before the perpetual motion of the piece’s recapitulation.

The Lost Relic is one of the pieces that I am most proud of because it brings out the awe-inspired inner child inside of me who always wanted to be the bold and fearless main character.