A mashup trailer for Bridgerton. Written as an entry in the Spitfire audio/Briderton scoring competition.

story blurb

A school camping trip turns magical.

A man returns home to search for something he lost.

A melancholy theme that touches on the kind of love that grows from long shared experience and sacrifice. A quiet montage of small kindnesses on a journey much nearer the end than the beginning.

An ambulance drives down the road. Inside, a woman huddles over her partner in an ambulance as paramedics attempt to revive him. As the mechanical rhythm of the machinery fighting to keep him alive ticks away almost unnoticed in the background, she has a series of flashbacks of their life together, and the events that lead to this moment. Then the machinery starts to die down as his breathing slows.

A hero is desperately searching for someone important to him. After cresting a hill he spots an enemy who has abducted the one he cares about. He chases after, faces off with, and rescues the prisoner. As they flee to safety together time seems to slow as they gaze into each others eyes and realize the deep connection they have.

Children and crayons. Two completely wholesome things that when combined can wreak havoc. Mom thought it was safe to leave little Johnny alone to 'make his drawings'. While she was away he took it upon himself to redecorate in an awe-inspiring display of mischief combined with a wanton disregard for principles of interior design. As he was finishing his pièce de résistance she abruptly returned.

A woman sits alone in a room overlooking the city late at night. She is clearly troubled and on the precipice of a huge decision with massive moral implications. The light and dark impulses make their arguments as she considers. Will she finally give in to temptation or remember what once made her human? By the end of the scene we still don't know. Or do we?

We open on a view of an abandoned city street. It is eerily silent with clear signs of overgrowth and devastation. It seems that it has been some time since life as we know it existed here. as the camera pans up and we can see the whole city not a person can be found amongst the rubble. Far in the distance a single column of smoke lifts above the morning haze.

The setting is an idyllic mid spring morning. In a quiet park two people long estranged finally come to an understanding and begin to knit their broken lives and relationship together. as the music continues to swell to greater and greater heights the release of years of sadness, longing and finally forgiveness becomes overwhelming. They finally understand and are understood.

A set of travelers leave the atmosphere for the first time. They are headed toward a gigantic generation ship that will carry them out into the stars. As the shuttle slowly approaches this incredible feat of human ingenuity and wonder, it takes a tour around what will be their new home. Near the end of the piece the earth comes back into view and they realize that this might be the last time they ever see humanity's first home again.

Our crew has been on a journey in hibernation for hundreds of years. As they wake up they are greeted by a view of dancing stars and twinkling lights as the engine progresses them toward their destination. As they approach the massive event horizon they are overpowered by a mix of awe, dread, and wonder. Small pieces of debris fly around them almost playfully as they slowly descend through to what lies beyond.

The skies are dark and foreboding. In the far distance something is approaching. It is miles away but is clearly massive in both scale and power. As it approaches like the lead edge of a storm front the observers can see that what seemed to be a cohesive cloud is actually a cacophony of violence and chaos. Then the front edge hits.