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Symphony of Words

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I love music. Pure source of emotions. That's why I like the instrumental one more than the sung one. I like to let myself go unfiltered within a stream of composition, be it classical or electronic music.

Those who read the previous article know that I have finally finished Saturn's Ring. Completing a work is an incredible moment. It was 10 o'clock at night, I had put Electra to bed, and Eleonora was at a DJ set. I was then alone in the house, lights off, in front of my giant monitor. I knew I had to face the end of everything. I was excited, but at the same time I was desperate to get to that point.

I organize my writing in great detail. I write in pads, and if I were to show you the structures underlying my writing, I think I would be taken for a fool. The nice thing is that this structure that I produce then shifts, shapes itself depending on where the story is going. In the first four volumes, I knew exactly how they were going to end, but I was open to every idea, every change, because I believe in the organic process of creation. I, in the meantime that I write, change, mute, absorb new information, new ideas, and so my writing, by and by, mutates as well.

But for the fifth volume it was different. The fifth volume was, for me, a real act of courage, because it is a concluding work, not opening any parentheses, but trying to close as many as possible, giving a deep meaning to the story.

It is not easy to write a 250-page ending. At least, it wasn't for me. In fact, the fifth volume took longer to complete than the others. When you read it you will understand why. It is the most delicate, simplest and most "normal" volume of the five. Yet, for me, it is the most magical one.

In short, as I was writing these final words, I had put some pieces dear to me to accompany me in that emotion. One out of all was Cocciante's "A mano a mano," which would later be featured in the saga.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrRmMrdwNFg

But not only that, there will be, in each volume, Italian and non-Italian musical pieces to draw the times and emotions of the story.

In the first volume, during the party after the festival, here it comes up: "This is the rhythm of the night," super 90s!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnT58cIJSpw

In the second volume, you will find (I won't tell you where): "I love you" by the great Umberto Tozzi.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAFzwt9NolU

And then many others. A song that in my opinion embodies the emotionality and themes of this saga is "Only Time" by Enya.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wfYIMyS_dI

In short, a beautiful, emotional piece that I listen to and every time it moves me. I also work with music. Surely this is due to my film and theater heritage, where music is the perfect supporter of human emotion. And the perfect fit between image, music and acting generates that unique, magical moment that every artist aspires to.

But it is not because I finished the last volume of the saga that the work is done. Now there is the editing of the third volume, then the fourth, then the fifth. The audiobooks. And the marketing! And the trade shows! In short, there is work. But something inside me is already throbbing with desire to tackle another saga.

I was thinking of writing five subjects and then submitting them for your vote. That way, I could get an idea of which of those subjects seems to generate the most interest, and then I would start working on that. Would you like the idea? It would certainly be an innovative and creative way to start a long storytelling effort.

Let me know in the comments if you are interested .

Flavio.

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