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Marisol
Unrealized Production | 2020
A Play by Jose Rivera
Composition by Ariana Cardoza
Marisol
Marisol follows the title character as she navigates a new world after the angels start a war with God. This new world takes a deeper look at the tragedies of our current reality in an apocalyptic lens. As the audience follows this journey, we realized that the new discoveries aren’t new but just a highlight reel of all the injustices currently in our world. The play is a call to action to pay attention before it’s too late. The sound goals were for the music of the play to reflect the causes it was promoting while abstracting the music to have a familiar but abstract quality. It was important to highlight the differences in the pre-apocalyptic world and apocalyptic world while maintaining a link between them. The use of hip hop and synthesizers achieved both the message of social justice and the imitation of reality.
Scene Four
In scene four, the Angel appears to Marisol for the first time to tell her she will no longer be protected because the angels that guard humans are going to war with God. In this underscoring, the Angel's emotions are tracked by the sound of string synths, which conveys a beautiful angelic feeling as well as being dark and mysterious.
00:00 / 07:39
Final Monologue
At the end of the play, Marisol is killed in the war and sends her last message towards the audience. She tells the story of the rest of the war and by doing so inspires all who feel like they can't make an impact. Unity and hope can fight even God. The underscoring reflects the emotion of the story and emphasizes the impact it has on the audience. Stand up for what is right and fight together.
Reading by Emily Mesa
Old New York
Old New York
During the NY Shutdown, I found myself missing NYC while in NYC. This piece is a reminder of “old New York”. I used many samples and clips from NYC subway stations including subway performers (and the comments from the audience). The performers used in this composition are Jalib Johnson, Sadio Soumounou, and two strangers in a saxophone battle. The last sample used is a recording I made of my neighbors cheering for frontline workers at 7pm in Queens. The city is inherently musical and I used that to my advantage.
This piece was made on Logic Pro X.
Old New YorkAriana Cardoza
00:00 / 04:06
Tom & Jerry Project
This project was completed on Reaper and Adobe Premiere for Sound Design class. We were given a Tom & Jerry cartoon without the original audio and were tasked with creating a new concept for the cartoon. In this episode, "The Milky Waif" Jerry is awoken to a waif on his doorstep named Nibbles. Unaware of the danger of Tom the cat, Nibbles gets into trouble under the supervision of Jerry. My design concept for this project was to use an unusual style of music, electronic, to emphasize the comedy of the cartoon. I took the perspective of Jerry and Nibbles and the sound/music follows their actions and emotions.
Ambient Project
This project was for a class called Digital Sound Production. The assignment was to use a sample map to create an ambient soundscape. This piece was made using Digital Performer.
Ambient ProjectAriana Cardoza
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