Michel Weatherall
A wide genre of music features predominantly throughout The Symbiot-Series.
For your listening pleasure, here are some of the musical pieces
and masterpieces found in this series.
Creeping Death (1984)
Ride the Lightning
Metallica
Features in The Hunt: Symbiosys, chapter 1.
Also the closing music of Literary Landscape's interview, hosted by Kate Hunt.
Arnold Scheonberg's Second String Quartet, 4th Movement (1908)
Although not specifically mentioned by name, it is featured in The Symbiot, Chapter 3
Into the Lungs of Hell (1988)
So Far, So Good... So What?
Megadeth
This album is being listened to by Timothy Paupst in The Symbiot, Chapter 6. Although not specified, this track is a good instrumental piece.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Don Giovanni (1787)
The Symbiot, Chapter 3 mentions Mozart, but does not specify any particular piece.
The Call of Ktulu (2001)
Ride the Lightning
Metallica
Not specified, but appropriate throughout the entirety of Necropolis. Opening music of Literary Landscape's interview, hosted by Kate Hunt.
Das Rheingold (1869)
Richard Wagner
This piece is repeatedly revisited. Otto Zann's 'soundtrack', it appears in The Symbiot, Chapter 10, Necropolis: Pharaoh's Schäfer's Expedition, Necropolis: R'lyeh's epilogue, and The Refuse Chronicles' Heidelberg: The Kiss of Dagon.
Anna's Theme (1999)
From the soundtrack of The Red Violin
Joshua Bell - violinest,
Esa-Pekka Salonen - conductor,
John Corigliano - composer
I have always loved the opening transition from a woman's voice to the violin's. It is the symbiosis between human and music.
In Necropolis: Hybrids, at the International Junior Music Competition, Dante Francois' choice piano piece.
Chopin's Scherzo No. 2 Op. 31 is generally considered one of the most challanging piano pieces to perform.
Also from Necropolis: Hybrids at the International Junior Music Competition.
In Dante's first round of competition this is the piano piece the Torontonian boy had made an error in.
Although edited out, in its original manuscript, in The Hunt: Symbiosys, chapter 1, Neilson's nightmare included Andy Narell's Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring.
Although this piece doesn't appear anywhere in The Symbiot-Series, it is definitely worth mentioning.
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Necropolis took approximately 13 months to write, the vast majority of this time was spent on the latter half of the book. (What would become the ebook Necropolis: R'lyeh.)
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I took a great deal of inspiration (listening to Pts. OF Athrty (Reanimation) on my headphones) while visualizing the warship battle-scene, shoggoth-swarms and Star-Spawn battles!
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If Necropolis: R'lyeh were ever to have a soundtrack, Pts. OF Athrty (Reanimation) would be it!
Although I would love to include The Music of Erich Zann, unfortunately it simply isn't a real piece of music. Its composition remains in the imagination of its readers.
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I can, however, provide a link to those interested in reading this story for themselves.
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The Music of Erich Zann (1922)
by Howard Philips Lovecraft.
The Music of the Spheres features throughout. The Symbiot, The Hunt: Symbiosys, to the 1930's storyline in Necropolis and including The Refuse Chronicles' Heidelberg: The Kiss of Dagon.
It is a highly sought after and coveted composition.
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Unfortunately, this composition of music is purely fictional.