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Every project has been so distinct, yet all so deeply \"of a kind.\" He's a singular talent and director, who somehow manages to create space for me try seemingly anything I want, yet creates games for which a very specific musical vision seems to emerge.\nAt the heart of this one was an electronic soundscape enveloping a piano. Then came vocals, which actually began as a joke when Matt found a podcast in which Werner Herzog speculates that he'd use Orthodox monk chanting as underscore were he to make a skating documentary. I began writing for children's choir (performed by the magnificent Phoenix Boys Choir), and the rest soon followed.\nMany, many musicians from around the world ended up performing on this score and I'm deeply indebted to them all. 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