After writing the script I have since been writing the music for each scene. For the music I want it to be mostly acoustic in nature with most tracks lead by a single acoustic guitar, with mainly improvised solos from other instruments in the breaks between narrated sections. I want the solos to be mainly improvised to give it the sound that the story is almost being performed live like telling a story around a campfire. The skills learned from the improvisation unit with Lucie have also allowed me to be less particular about composing something perfect, to give it more of a human sound. Although most of the sessions with Lucie were more based around free improvisation, without a key I wanted to maintain the Spaghetti western Aesthetic by using a lot of the Spanish sounding, Phrygian mode harmonic minor scales and triads that are commonly associated with the “Western Sound”. I also tried to use instruments like the harmonica and banjo that were popular during the times of the American Frontier.
https://soundcloud.com/cally-spence/western-story-chapters-1-2
(link to the introduction, Emeline’s Theme and the first 2 chapters of western)
https://reverb.com/uk/news/video-why-is-spaghetti-western-music-so-cool