Where Does Music Come From?

All the lyrics are pretty much written, and I think they're quite good. So now it's my turn to come up with something worthy of the Bad Wolf name. Or at least something that amuses me and is singable by first graders.

A few days ago I was experimenting with trance music. I was trying to write something in a style that I'm not very familiar with. My daughter had shared some tracks on her iPod that she thought would demonstrate the style...and I kept listening, trying to figure out how to make it work.

I worked for a few hours to construct a track using a synthesizer and a computer. It eventually started having the right feel---but it was too close to deadline to finish and turn in (this was a non-Bad Wolf project.)

So I failed...until last night when I realized I could go back to the track and reshape it for one of the Life Cycle songs. I started working on it today, and discovered it was an easy fit to one of the melodies I had already composed for the show.

So at least one and maybe two songs will have a trance feel, which is certainly something different for us. John hasn't heard any of this yet, so he may yet veto it, but I doubt it.

I'm certainly looking forward to reactions from the teachers. And all because I missed my deadline.