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What Everyone is Saying about the Strange Films and Soundtracks of Sabrina Pena Young: Music Review

What Everyone is Saying about the Strange Films of Sabrina Pena Young Recently Chrissie Caulfield from Radio Free Midwich decided to take on the daunting task of reviewing  my recent releases  The Futurist Music Anthology: The Electroacoustic Mind of Sabrina Pena Young  and  Science Fiction & Horror Movie Soundtrack Collection: Strange Films of Sabrina Pena Young  by the talented Chrissie Caulfield.  You will find her writing engaging and will find yourself wanting to find out more not only about the music but about the myriad of references that she uses to describe the decidedly "strange" world of electroacoustic music . Her writing is story-like and takes you on an otherworldly journey. Read the Complete Review here:  https:// radiofreemidwich.wordpress. com/2015/12/17/dreams-of-the- future-chrissie-caulfield-on- the-worlds-of-sabrina-pena- young/ " In some ways this feels a little like Blade Runner as done by Paul Auster .  ‘Lu...

Cyberpunk, Dystopia, Science Fiction, and Libertaria

The Cyberpunk Opera? What is Cyberpunk?  Cyberpunk is a subgenre of science fiction in a near-future setting. Noted for its focus on "high tech and low life," it features advanced science, such as information technology and cybernetics, coupled with a degree of breakdown or radical change in the social order. Is Libertaria : The Virtual Opera a Cyberpunk Opera? Besides taking its clear musical cues from science fiction classics like Blade Runner , Libertaria: The Virtual Opera , and the upcoming related novel Libertaria: Book 1 , both by experimental composer Sabrina Peña Young , clearly has many key elements necessary for the cyberpunk tale. Taking place in about a century, the story behind Libertaria focuses on the plight of the Underground Society of teen cyborg misfits who attempt to overturn a crumbled post-apocalyptic dystopic GenTech Factory that not only acts as the government of the fledgling socialists states, but also determines the fate of humankind ...

Libertaria East Egg Hunt! Win Autographed Songbook and Digital Soundtrack!

Find Easter Eggs and win an Autographed Songbook and Digital Soundtrack! An Easter egg is an intentional inside joke , hidden message , or feature in a work such as a computer program , movie , book , or crossword . This practice is similar in some respects to hidden signature motifs such as Diego Rivera 's including himself in his murals , Alfred Hitchcock 's legendary cameo appearances (hint) , Fritz's appearances in the works of Chris van Allsburg , and various " Hidden Mickeys " that can be found throughout the various Disney Parks. - Wikipedia (of course) The rules are easy!  1. Watch Libertaria: The Virtual Opera 2. Jot down the time code for every film, book, art, music, or sci-fi reference that you can find (both in the visuals, lyrics and the music) with a short description.  Pris from Blade Runner makes an appearance at 24:16 in Libertaria. For the example above, just write "24:16 Pris from Blade Runner". Pris The Replic...

Free Halloween Music and More: Freaky Spooky Fun Downloads!

Hulk (comics) (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Free Halloween Music and Free Sheet Music It's that time of year - Halloween ! Here are links to my Halloween music freebies about the net! Enjoy fun kid's songs, scary music downloads , free sheet music and spooky tunes. Download Halloween Kid's Song 'Halloween is Coming Soon' and Spooky Tunes! Halloween has always been my favorite holiday. For my first Halloween my mom dressed me up as an alien. Now I dress my daughter as "Hulky" (her choice, it's the Incredible Hulk with a green tutu, courtesy of my mom...). Ironically, my daughter's birthday is Halloween (not planned the kiddo was 10 days late!) and I was supposed to be a Halloween baby (but I was late!). So it all goes full circle and now Halloween is my busiest time of year.   Download FREE Spooky Tunes Lullaby, Symphony of Shadows, & More at Reverbnation! Millikin University Percussion Ensemble Halloween Concert Halloween (Ph...