Pizzicato Pluckery
Pizzicato Pluckery is a whimsical and uplifting collection of playful production music tracks by the writing duo Marc Teitler and Vasco. This album has plenty of mischievous, lively, and bright production music, perfect for satirical and child-friendly media.
COMPOSERS:
Marc Teitler and Vasco
A NOTE ON THE PRODUCTION OF PIZZICATO PLUCKERY FROM THE COMPOSER VASCO:
“The idea for writing and recording the pieces for this playful album came around because so often, less is more. ‘Pizzicato’ or ‘plucked’ rather than bowed strings can tell a story in many ways. The effect can be fun, mischievous, quirky and even dramatic. There can be lots of space between phrases. Writing for pictures is often about utilising space or keeping things small to not compete with the imagery. It would be fun to tie our hands and look for melodies, phrases and rhythms that naturally suit this approach. It is interesting how the ideas come more easily when you set a limit; In this case, keeping as close to ‘pizzicato’ as possible. Marc and I had already had a lot of fun writing ‘Taking the Pizz’ (the first album in this series).
Then as now, it was essential to use a live orchestra: energy and performance bring a piece of music to life and make it unique. It being COVID times, we had to do the session remotely, and I took some photos of the screen to keep a memory of the session. I used these as the basis for the cover I drew for the album. I also made a short animation using my drawings that try to capture something about how much fun we had making the album.”
ALBUM CREDITS:
Composed, performed & programmed by Marc F. Teitler, Vasco
Mastering by Tim Debney for Fluid Mastering
Produced by Peter Cox
Artwork by Rod Steele for Music Design
TRACKLIST:
- Torchlight Trickery – Playful, stealthy shenanigans
- Harvest Gold – Folky, orchestral joy
- Now You See Me – Mischievous, with a touch of 60’s chic
- First Day – Bright, optimistic, gradually building
- Creaky Floorboards – Tension, suspense, with awkward pauses
- Sugar Plum Mary – Graceful, magical, balletic movement
- One Step Closer – Confident, trustworthy, gradually building
- Moonlight Mischief – Secretive, furtive actions
- Hippo in a Tutu – Dainty, balletic, lightheartedness
- Penguin Ballet – Elegant, lighthearted, bouncy
- Hiding in the Dark – Mischievous suspense, playful
- Waltzing Marimba – Quirky, balletic waltz
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Pizzicato Pluckery can be heard on The Scoring House label, which brings together a group of legends in the production music world to create timeless works.
The Scoring House label has tons of music perfect for:
- Dramedy
- Preschool
- Poof
- Stealth
- Nature study
- Cartoons
- Children
- Animation
- Satire
- Villany
- Wildlife
- Food
- Leisure
- Home
- Garden
- Reality TV
- Corporate/business
- Travel
- Animation
Tracks from the Scoring House catalogue encompass the following moods:
- Humorous
- Whimsical
- Bright
- Lighthearted
- Playful
- Quirky
- Bright
- Mischievous
- Wry
- Feel good
- Perky
- Intimate
- Strings
- Contented
- Graceful
- Hopeful
- Intimate
- Kind
- Light
- Warm
- Happy
- Upbeat
- Strong
- Motivational
- Uplifting
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