There Was A Train | Solo Piano EP + Digital Sheet Music

by Kris Kirk

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rettisawesome Evocative and stirring. Each piece moves you through the story of a long forgotten train. Track 1 feels the joy of discovery and exploration bubbling to the surface. Track 2 burns with life and motion, carried by the rhythm of the train itself. Track 3 is our imaginations come to life, like the dance of the smoke from a burned out candle, we are invited to ride the train, and dream of the “what-ifs” and “has-beens” - the things once seen through these half open windows.
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    This is an EP inspired by surreal images that I've had in my head for a while now. A train with butterflies on its wheels, with half-open windows, and inside one could see a lone passenger.
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There Was A Train 01:49
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A Train With Half-Open Windows 02:08
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And I Was Its Final Passenger 05:09
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This is an EP inspired by surreal images that I've had in my head for a while now. A train with butterflies on its wheels, with half-open windows, and inside one could see a lone passenger. There was more around this train, however I couldn't help but return to these points of interest. The windows, the butterflies, the passenger.

From there, I began to question: what was this train's purpose? Does it even need one? And then I questioned, what if we saw this train after it was no longer needed?

That is where we begin this story: a rusted train found long after its prime, with hints of magic still echoing about it.

"There Was A Train" is us finding the train, now rusted over. There's a memory with it, but its faint. This track is meant to put emphasis on the word "was" in the title.

"A Train With Half-Open Windows" is about the train before we've found it all rusted over. Now we see it in its full glory, with those half-open windows, and butterflies on its wheels. I imagine one could even hear the flapping of their wings.

"And I Was Its Final Passenger" is the culmination of our story. What did it mean to ride this train? Even I don't know. But, I imagine it was some sort of transport to something else. Possibly to whatever comes next.

All I know is that there was a train. A train with half-open windows. And I was is final passenger.

Thank you!

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released December 24, 2020

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Kris Kirk Los Angeles, California

I'm a chicanx composer who has always had a healthy obsession with all things nerdy, from video games and board games, to roleplaying in Dungeons & Dragons campaigns as a bard (just typical of a composer). These narrative driven hobbies have wormed their way into my music. Much like these fantastical mediums, I focus on the stories and experiences that a piece of music can support and tell. ... more

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