“I heard a sound suddenly. Or sounds, rather, but they were like nothing I had ever heard before. The music sounded slow, at first, then it picked up pace, until the speed of the music matched the speed of our flying. It was strangely futuristic, but at the same time, it seemed like I had always known the melody. There were words sung, too, but in a language that I neither understood nor wanted to understand; somehow, the mystery of the words added to the mystique of the music. In a way, this is in vain, as my description here will do no justice to the melody, because there are some things that are perhaps impossible to describe in words and are better left unspoken ...” . . . An excerpt from #TheThirteenthHour, from the first time, the main character, Logan, flies. “The Promise” by the new wave trio, When in Rome, was the music I had in mind when I wrote the scene. I think, as was often the case (and still is), I heard the music first, then wrote the scene based on the image I had imagined. So I think this scene was written years before there was a Thirteenth Hour story. On this week’s podcast episode, catch the making of a 3D version of this scene. Maybe I’ll have to add music one day. . . . Music courtesy of When Rome, cloudscape animation courtesy of Pond5. #CliveFarrington #AndrewMann #MichaelFloreale #wheninrome #synth #synthesizer #newwave #thepromise #napoleansynamite #80smusic #80ssongs #lovesongs #pixelart #animation #flying #hoverboard backtothefuture2 #bttf2 #silversurfer #rocketeer https://www.instagram.com/p/B7kGacWlT82/?igshid=1q8tpyliqfojp