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Podcast: Cities and Memory
Episode:

Closing time
Category: Arts
Duration: 00:04:59
Publish Date: 2025-11-29 12:39:37
Description:
"Upon first hearing the Santa Maria field recording, I felt a strong sense of place. It was as if I were right there in Rome. I cut a section of the field recording and used the priest's words and the loudest plainchant singing to compose a story song. To create a character and add atmosphere, I added a short recording of my own footsteps walking. The song unfolds: a curious traveler; what she discovers and what she takes with her. 

"As far as instrumentation, I knew I wanted to use Mandy, my mandolin, to honor Italy. Guitars, percussion, a synth choir of "Ah-Ah", and a walking rhythm help define one night in Rome at closing time."

Santa Maria basilica in Rome reimagined by Anna Tynsky. 
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