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CINEMATIC MINIATURE

I

✦ T HE C RYSTAL ✦

Flawless glass receives its final polish
in preparation for assembly.

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II

✦ T HE M ACHINIST ✦

A master craftsman measures
a critical component
to microscopic tolerances.

III

✦ T HE G EARWORKS ✦

Deep inside the movement,
gearing is precisely
adjusted and aligned.

IV

✦ T HE E NGRAVER ✦

Guilloché is carved by hand,
one meticulous line at a time.

V

✦ T HE J EWEL ✦

A flawless ruby’s careful journey
toward the heart of the movement.

VI

✦ T HE C ROWN ✦

A team of specialists
perform a test fitting
to ensure exact alignment.

VII

✦ T HE A SSEMBLY ✦

The minute hand is fitted into place.
Step by step, time awakens.

Written originally as part of The Distempered Clavier, this playful piano miniature travels through all 24 major and minor keys, its shifting mechanisms evoking the winding, ticking, gears and jeweled complications of a Swiss watch.

For Ludus Immortalium, the music becomes the clockwork heart of the film, moving through its miniature world with precision, complexity and wit.

The final score will expand the piano original into a full orchestral work, while preserving its intricate mechanical character.

VIII

✦ T HE S OUNDTRACK ✦

An original piano prelude
composed expressly for the film,
destined for full orchestra.

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