Today, I Will Be The Bread
- 1In the Tower
- 2Procession to Bread
- 3Two in the Flowers
- 4Embraced by a Flame
- 5Mysterious Loaf
- 6The Censor
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Today, I Will Be The Bread marks the first foray into soundtrack composition from multi-instrumentalist and Soap Library veteran Eve Essex. Animated by artist Andy Cahill, Today, I Will Be The Bread captures 10 minutes of an uncanny daydream involving a boy, a clock, a loaf of bread, and an orange, augmented by Foley sounds and ASMR textures that resonate deep within the ear.
Born of COVID-era anxieties, Today, I Will Be The Bread is a series of short vignettes, all taking place within a curious world where creatures have clocks for eyes and hands for heads. The film begins with a boy sleeping, a new creature emerging from his nose or mouth with each breath. From there, one vignette morphs into another, mimicking the organic ebb and flow of subconscious obsessions.
Essex’s sonic palette for the film melds electronics with whispers of voices and a dash of piccolo. As the film’s protagonist moves between moments of safety and strangeness, the listener recognizes familiar sounds of a creaking seesaw and the tick of a clock, which blur into unexpected pops, squelches, scratches, and sighs that muddy the boundary between sound effects and soundtrack.
Today, I Will Be The Bread captures moments of transformation, both heartwarming and grotesque. Taken as a whole, the film and its accompanying soundtrack is an exploration of tactile consciousness and the strange sonic moments that occur between waking and dreaming.
Born of COVID-era anxieties, Today, I Will Be The Bread is a series of short vignettes, all taking place within a curious world where creatures have clocks for eyes and hands for heads. The film begins with a boy sleeping, a new creature emerging from his nose or mouth with each breath. From there, one vignette morphs into another, mimicking the organic ebb and flow of subconscious obsessions.
Essex’s sonic palette for the film melds electronics with whispers of voices and a dash of piccolo. As the film’s protagonist moves between moments of safety and strangeness, the listener recognizes familiar sounds of a creaking seesaw and the tick of a clock, which blur into unexpected pops, squelches, scratches, and sighs that muddy the boundary between sound effects and soundtrack.
Today, I Will Be The Bread captures moments of transformation, both heartwarming and grotesque. Taken as a whole, the film and its accompanying soundtrack is an exploration of tactile consciousness and the strange sonic moments that occur between waking and dreaming.
