Music for Architecture No. 2 (A Canopy Of Grey)

Soundtrack:
Gymnopédies No.1-3 and Gnossiennes No.1-6
-Erik Satie

Riding the train through this tranquil air, the sky grey above, drops of rain sporadically grace the moment. The weather controls people’s emotions, just as a grey clouded day such as this puts its participants in a subtle drear, not of depression, but rather a calm peacefulness. i listen to Erik Satie and ponder its effect on my heartbeat; a calm peacefulness. This music, this weather, this mood, this atmosphere all seem to create a temporary structure, the city becoming merely one part within it. The allies and streets become hallways. A patch of grass becomes a bedroom. The grey sky becomes a canopy above; ever-changing bringing new visions, new experiences, like Freemont Street in Vegas, but the moment reigning over the spectacle. The sounds of the city seem to synchronize with Satie’s minimalist melodies, becoming part of the composition, creating a connection between the city, the weather, and my heartbeat.