Destined To Be - #2

DESTINED TO BE - #2

So, I coudn't resist working late on this piece and so I have the next installment this morning.

I thought a bit of context would help. In order to give the context of the song, I have to describe the scene, and to do that I have to describe the characters and the world a bit.

So STEALTHMAN, as I've said, is based on Don Quixote. It is set in contemporary times and our main character (as of yet unnamed) is an old man (much older than Don Quixote who was around 50 - our character will be closer to 80) who has Alzheimer's disease and other age related afflictions of the mind setting in. He is obsessed with comic books and reverts back to when he used to pretend to be a superhero as a kid. But as a kid, he had always been firmly convinced that he truly could be a superhero if only he could find a source of power (like radiation or a spider bite, etc., etc....) So in his disturbed state, he takes on the persona of Stealthman, but is seeking the power that will help him be able to save the world.

In going out to find that power, he ends up getting in trouble with the police and his son and they put him into a run-down old rest home.

In the cafeteria of the rest home, he's looking around at all the other strangers there and his eyes meet Susan's (working name) an old lady who is a patient there as well. Something sparks...a hint of a memory of a dream, perhaps...and they fall immediately and hopelessly in love.

However, in the old man's (Stealthman's) mind, he sees the world differently, and in the play the scenes will often be from his point of view. He will not see an old lady, nor does he see himself as an old man. But he is a superhero (well, the alter-ego of a superhero) in his prime, and Susan a beautiful young woman. They arise, walk toward each other and the world falls away as they have eyes for nothing but each other. They take each others hands and sing a beautiful duet, vowing to always stay true to each other - for this was "destined to be".

Once the song ends, we see that neither of them has actually left their seats in the cafeteria or spoken to each other or moved at all. The entire romantic escapade was nothing but our hero's fantasy.

So....

With that, here is the second pass at the song.

A few things to notice. There's an opening orchestration (incomplete). There are significant tempo changes. The bass uses a different rhythm to underscore the melody. The melody has changed a bit. There are a few added instruments (though not many).

The vocal melody is now represented by a bassoon for the man and an alto flute for the woman.

DESTINED TO BE - #2