Context

Side note, the poem I chose was written by a track athlete who was going through a hard time. The ending of the poem was meant to mimic the sounds of a race (heartbeat, breathing, gunshot, crowd cheering). 

I was inspired through exploration of popular songs I could manipulate to create something new. I listened to plenty of piano songs and decided I could find a poem to fit the mood as it shifted. My outcome was further changed when I found a good friend of mine who was willing to let me use his original poem in the sound piece. Other artists probably don't reverse the songs themselves, like I've done in my work. I drew on a lot of famous speeches and videos on the internet. People delivered speeches and poems over the background of a lyric-less score. It added a depth to their words and I wanted to try it for myself.