Concurrent to the drafting of the screenplay, both influencing and being influenced by that process, is the writing of the music itself. Boge is composing the bulk of the song melodies, with invaluable contributions by bandmates Jonathan Dexter and Frank Ralls. The style will certainly be familiar to any fan of progressive rock’s mid-70s heyday--rock instrumental prowess woven over a complex tapestry of compound meter, tricky key changes, and vocal dexterity.
One classic feature of indulgent progressive rock will be conspicuous by its absence, however: long songs. “We love big projects, for sure,” explains Boge, “but in the era of the iPod and the mp3, album length projects are a tough sell. By working within the context of a musical drama, we can embark on a huge project but still keep a more universal appeal by breaking up the musical ideas into smaller chunks. Also,” the guitarist says with a wry smile “there is very little room for extended guitar solos on the stage or on the silver screen.”
