The music of Tim Story comes off sounding perfect and effortless.
Throughout his
career, Story's compositions have remained open and elegant, aspiring
to touch the
higher themes of American life. His work has evolved from formative
years realizing
electronic poems on Threads (1981) and In Another Country (1982), to
Beguiled
(1991), an inspired album of textural piano and synthesizer, to the
dignified and
dulcet "Ambient Chamber Music" found on Abridged (1996) and
Shadowplay (2001).
On CARAVAN (48'56"), the soundtrack to the film set in Nepal and
Niger, the music
must venture beyond the borders of America and - for Story - into new
sonic territory.
Scoring this film would mean adding sonic geographic cues. Here, for
the first time in
Story's music, are the exotic and ethnic flutes, drums, vocals and
percussion more
associated with World Music. An interesting balance is struck as
these new sounds
are presented against Western musical elements: strings, woodwinds,
piano and
electronics, all arranged into Story's signature spare yet refined
motifs. How has this
homebody from Ohio managed to create a successful soundtrack to a
film dealing
with two lives on the other side of the world? Story is a composer
dealing with
universal themes. His "music searches for the nuances and truths of
human nature".
CARAVAN "is strikingly haunting and surprisingly cohesive - even when
removed
from the context of the film itself".

Tune in this weekend to STAR'S END for music from CARAVAN, the new
album by
Tim Story

For more on CARAVAN, access: http://www.nepenthemusic.com

For more on Tim Story, access: http://www.timstory.com

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Chuck van Zyl
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