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Hero's (4), Journey (41), Collection (4), Myth (7), Epic (36), Campbell (2), Joseph (3), HJP (5)
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Description:
Hello! This is an invitation to participate in a new collaborative effort called the Hero's Journey Project. The Project is intended to have artists produce a group of pieces as a musical collection around a common mythic theme: The Hero's Journey. Each piece could reflect a different stage of the Journey, or perhaps a character sketch of some of the main archetypes found in epic and mythic stories.
What is the Hero's Journey?
More details on the Journey and the Project are HERE
The Playlist of music for this project may be found toward the bottom of the page HERE
In summary, The Hero's Journey was written about by Joseph Campbell in his book "The Hero With a Thousand Faces". In this book Campbell examined the common elements and stages of plot development of the greatest stories of our time, from early myths up to his present day. What Campbell called the Monomyth contained the basic structure of stories from Homer's The Odyssey to Star Wars or The Matrix. The Hero's Journey is the story of the struggles and triumphs, the joy, the doubt, and the breakthroughs that we all experience as humans, but seen through the eyes of a hero or heroine. While not all heroic stories are identical, many follow a similar path: the hero (or heroine) is called by circumstances to adventure, they may be given something to aid them in their quest, and they cross into a new land or world - strange and wonderful characters are met, rites of initiation or contests are endured and overcome, until ultimately a goal is reached and wisdom and other benefits are gained. Then through other trials, realizations, and sometimes outside assistance, the hero or heroine returns home with their new insights or benefits that are shared with the rest of their people.
How to participate?
First, let me know if you are interested, have any suggestions or need clarifications. If you feel motivated to create something, check out the web pages or do your own Google search on the Hero's Journey. You can listen to my informational piece for a bit more background. I can also post on the Forum to let people know about this proposal.
I will also ask for your help and collective wisdom. Since I am relatively new to this community, I would be grateful for the guidance of those who have gone before in terms of organising group activities such as this.
What kind of music is needed?
That's up to you. Different interpretations of the same journey stage or character are certainly possible as there are many perspectives from which to write the story as well as from which to hear it. Depending upon how the pieces take form it might be fun to hear how they sound in order as outlined by the stages of the journey. Maybe linking pieces could be written at some point - I really don't know where the collective creativity will lead. Hopefully though it will be a lot of fun to produce and give pause for reflection in the listeners since we are in some ways all on a Journey.
I hope you find something in this project that lights your spark, lets you bring a new composition or performance into the world, and reflects the joy of your musical endeavours.
All the very best,
Doug
Updated Information
1) If someone has a piece already submitted that fits in with the Hero's Journey theme I see no reason not to make it part of the collection. While I originally thought about this project as a stimulus to create new music, I see no good reason to restrict it to only new works.
2) I probably didn't make clear that situations occur in our everyday lives which are sometimes analogous to the mythic stages of the Hero's Journey. These contemporary experiences can certainly be used as a topic for a composition - i.e., the pieces should not be limited to describing a fantastic landscape, well known heroic characters, or ancient times. Our own struggles and how we understand and overcome them, no matter how ordinary, are also a part of the journey.
3) What to do with the collection when we're done?
I think at the very least I'd like to have a page that is a home for the HJP playlist and from which all of the pieces may be linked. Any other suggestions?
Stages of The Hero's Journey
A.Departure or Separation
1.The Call to Adventure Adventure
2.Refusal of the Call
3.Supernatural Aid
4.The Crossing of the First Threshold
5.The Belly of the Whale
B.Inititation
1.The Road of Trials
2.The Meeting with the Goddess
3.Woman as the Temptress
4.Atonement with the Father
5.Apotheosis
6.The Ultimate Boon
C.Return
1.Refusal of the Return
2.The Magic Flight
3.Rescue from Without
4.The Crossing of the Return Threshold
5.Master of the Two Worlds
D. Freedom to Live
MacJammer recommended pieces not yet confirmed by the composer/performer
Happy Labyrinth by Boris the Bull
Heroes by Parichayaka
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