December Choice Video (2 of 2) - Song 40 Snippet (Patreon)

HELLO MY FRIENDS!!! Here's the second of two December Choice Videos!!! This is a snippet of Song 40 (and probably the last snippet of this song I'm able to show for a while LOL).

This song is incredibly difficult on all fronts. For one, it's hard to perform, as it's a major emotional and vulnerable moment for Odysseus, as Penelope asks him what kinds of things he did that made him become "not the man she fell in love with."

Musically, it's difficult because of the way it switches in and out of triplets. The second verse hints at past events in the show with its motifs, and then goes into triplets in the second chorus (it's especially apparent in the piano and guitar) as Odysseus is showing his true, ruthless self to Penelope.

I really like the music in this song. :) I love the soaring violas and electric guitar and cello and all these instruments coming together in this moment as Odysseus holds his heart in his hands in hopes that Penelope will embrace it.