|
|
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 3,454
Pulitzer
|
OP
Pulitzer
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 3,454 |
I wasn't going to post this for a while, but a mis-paste on IRC let the cat out of the bag somewhat early. :p I wouldn't normally make a trailer for one of my own stories, but the idea for this one grabbed me and refused to let me go. So here it is: The Devil\'s Bargain WMP RP (I recommend saving it to your hard drive before playing; for some weird reason the music seems to be almost inaudible if you play it streaming. No idea why! :p ) Oh, and bonus points to anyone who can guess why both pieces of music on this are significant.  Sara and Kae, you two are not allowed to play!  Wendy 
Just a fly-by! *waves*
|
|
|
|
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 484
Beat Reporter
|
|
Beat Reporter
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 484 |
I'm automatically stumped, Wendy! I liked the quiet piano--completely illustrates the "less is more" adage in how well it worked with the mood, but I couldn't name any of the music. Anyone else?
Don't point. You make holes in the air and the faeries escape.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 3,109 Likes: 41
Boards Chief Administrator Pulitzer
|
|
Boards Chief Administrator Pulitzer
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 3,109 Likes: 41 |
Awwww no fair!! I'd *so* win this game! On with the fdk... Have I mentioned that the "dead" Lois clip just KILLS me?! Because it does. Oh, how it hurts!!!  The "everything's fine" clip montage is just so poignant! But sad at the same time because you *know* that they're living on borrowed time!  I am?! I *really* have to reread this story now just to assure myself that everything turns out okay!  Great job, Wendy!!! And if you even *think* of deleting WMM from your computer, there will be serious consequences!!!!  Sara 
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 2,992
Pulitzer
|
|
Pulitzer
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 2,992 |
Wendy, WOW!  Tricia 
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 430
Beat Reporter
|
|
Beat Reporter
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 430 |
Wendy this was really great The images of Lois are just beyond haunting. As I mentioned on IRC, this is one of the few stories by you I have not read yet, and it's been bumped to the top of my list as a result This trailer is one of the moodiest pieces I've seen recently -- very good, and definitely tugs at the emotions! I admit the music sounds incredibly familiar, but I have no earthly clue why Do tell!
Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
The courage to change the things I can,
And the wisdom to know the difference.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 1,099
Top Banana
|
|
Top Banana
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 1,099 |
I know, I know, I know!!! Okay, because you told me, but I KNOW, I KNOW, I KNOW!!!!  Anyway, great trailer, Wendy! I can see why the Muse wouldn't let go of you with this one. The music, especially the piano at the end, makes the whole thing very atmospheric, and it clenches my gut that Clark is always on the line, having to make that choice between Lois's life and his own ethics. Poor Clark! Kaethel
- I'm your partner. I'm your friend.
- Is that what we are?
- Oh, you know what? I don't know what we are. We kiss and then we never talk about it. We nearly die frozen in each other's arms, but we never talk about it, so no, I got no clue what we are.
~ Rick Castle and Kate Beckett ~ Knockout ~
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 3,454
Pulitzer
|
|
OP
Pulitzer
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 3,454 |
Thank you, guys! Again, I'm so glad that you enjoyed this. I just got the idea for the trailer and it grabbed me by the throat and refused to let me go.  Diane, thank you so much for saying that this made you want to read the story! I can't think of a greater compliment.  Now. The music. I'll identify the second piece - the quiet piano music - first. It's a 12-second introit (looped so it repeats) to an aria in Gounod's Faust - the aria is called Salut, demeure chaste et pure. The first piece, two extracts from which are used (at the beginning and then over the 'everything was perfect' sequence) is called La Piovra, by Ennio Morricone and Fausto Pappano. The connection? Faust. (Admittedly tenuous with the second piece). If you don't know the story of Faust - it's a German classical work - it's a tale in which Faust makes a bargain with the devil, the price of which is his own soul. And The Devil's Bargain is (very) loosely based on the story of Faust. Thank you! Wendy
Just a fly-by! *waves*
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 4,058
Pulitzer
|
|
Pulitzer
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 4,058 |
Oh Wendy this looks like a real Wham kind of a story. When are you posting it? Laura
Clark: “If we can be born in an instant, and die in an instant, why can’t we fall in love in an instant?”
Caroline's "Stardust"
|
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 3,109 Likes: 41
Boards Chief Administrator Pulitzer
|
|
Boards Chief Administrator Pulitzer
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 3,109 Likes: 41 |
Laura! You're in luck! This is one of Wendy's older stories. Great read! I need to re-read it so I can make sure everything turns out okay. <g> The Devil\'s Bargain Happy reading! Sara
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 552
Columnist
|
|
Columnist
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 552 |
I Love this trailer, it fits very well with the story. You did a great job on it! Yay, Wendy! Make more <eg>
Rach
Me: what are you looking at *Snatches pic* OMFG! Dean smeared in peanut butter?! WTF?!
Sara: LMAO it was chocolate!! smeared in chocolate!
Me: LMFAO chocolate smeared in chocolate!
Sara: LMAO the *chocolate* isn't smeared in chocolate!
Me: that's the way i read it. was trying to picture chocolate smeared in chocolate
Sara: ROTFLMAO
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 332
Beat Reporter
|
|
Beat Reporter
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 332 |
Well, I can't stand Mxy stories, but this trailer almost made me want to re-read this great story. It's that good! P.S. There's a RealVideo version available here .
Methos: "I'm easily amused."
(Indiscretions - Highlander: The Series)
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 9,362
Boards Chief Administrator Emeritus Nobel Peace Prize Winner
|
|
Boards Chief Administrator Emeritus Nobel Peace Prize Winner
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 9,362 |
Ooooooooooh. I can see that after catching up on all the trailers I've missed, I'm going to have to spend time catching up on all these intriguing stories too! Beautifully done, Wendy. Loved the music and the sense of growing menace. LabRat
Athos: If you'd told us what you were doing, we might have been able to plan this properly.
Aramis: Yes, sorry.
Athos: No, no, by all means, let's keep things suicidal.
The Musketeers
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 1,356
Top Banana
|
|
Top Banana
Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 1,356 |
This is great, Wendy! I just read your story, I don't know how I missed this wonderful fic until now, but it's wonderful!!! The angst is so moving, I cried my eyes over it!!!  When a new Wendy long story? simona
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 189
Hack from Nowheresville
|
|
Hack from Nowheresville
Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 189 |
Great Trailer!! It actually made me read your story!! I already gave you fdk!
Jen
Tempus: Because you are, in a
word, looney toons!.
Inmate: Looney toons is two words.
Tempus: Not if you say it fast.
|
|
|
|
