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Flower PS3

Flower

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I reviewed Flower PS3 with a little ditty, that part you know. But here's the whole story about how it happened and what it all meant to the universe.

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Welcome to the first of my live shows on Game People. I'm going to take you on a little trip down memory lane. I'm starting with Flower, a couple of songs into the project, because this particular song is helpful to talk about the project as a whole.

It was a song that epitomised what I wanted to try and achieve, to bring art and videogames together. This, perhaps more than any other song I wrote, got to the core of what excited me about videogames - and for that I am grateful. It's the one I loved the most.

I appreciated how it really took its time and is almost a sensual experience. I found plenty of inspiration in the game itself. Although I always think about how my music relates to the game I'm reviewing with Flower, the ethereal orchestral soundtrack was a beautiful starting point.

Flower created a strong emotional response in me. It was somehow in tune with my own emotional landscape. This whole thing about taking your time, and wondering if you can bear the beauty of life. It's almost as if you can't quite let things in sometimes when you are in a really beautiful place or encounter. As if you anticipate the potential pain of loss up ahead.

It's not something we do very often in games. So for me, Flower really goes against the grain and made it easy to create this song as a genuine response.

This Poem Lyrics

Oh I know now what it's like to dream as a flower would
Oh I know now what it's like to write a symphony with my fingertips
Who said, who said I couldn't touch the depths of emotion with this, through this?
It's seamless movement, breathtaking, filmic, it's your own interpretation

So take your time, can you bear the weight of this poem?
Won't you take your time, can you stay long enough to breathe it?
Don't you know it makes its way into your veins

Oh I know now how a valley comes to life, how a city dies
Oh I know now how fragile it feels on the wind
Who said, who said I couldn't touch the depths of emotion with this, through this?
It pushes the boundaries, communicates in mysteries, it's your own experience

So take your time, can you bear the weight of this poem?
Won't you take your time, can you stay long enough to breathe it?
Don't you know it makes its way unlike any other game into your veins
Written by Rebecca Mayes

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"I'm going to take you on a trip down memory lane, into the cartoon rabbit hole I fell into writing little songs about videogames."


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