Things got unexpectedly emotional for me the other day.
I spent dozens of hours over the summer and fall practicing a looping cello arrangement of “Time” from Hans Zimmer’s score for Inception. The arrangement was done by musician/composer extraordinaire Andrew Barkan, but I added a few little flourishes to make it my own. On Thursday afternoon, I pushed my little creation out into the world at /Film.
Subsequently, I was very happy to see this video appear at places such as Reddit Videos, The Dissolve, The Film Stage, and MovieFone. But really, what was incredible were all the positive comments the video got via /Film and Twitter.
Best thing I’ve seen or heard this week: @davechensky solo-performing “Time” from Hans Zimmer’s INCEPTION score. https://t.co/I3F4MVJHRI
— Matt Zoller Seitz (@mattzollerseitz) November 7, 2014
A fantastic reminder from @davechensky that the #Inception score is more than just BRONG: https://t.co/sYG3QA84Ud.
— Myles McNutt (@Memles) November 9, 2014
It’s been about 4 months since I started playing cello again after a 10-year absence. I spent over a thousand dollars to get my cello shipped to me, get it repaired, buy a looping pedal/amp/equipment — all with just a vague hope that I’d be able to use it to create something unique. There was never any assurances of success, or any reasonable expectation that if I did succeed, the work would ever catch on. To see thousands of people enjoying the video just made my heart very full.
Since I started playing cello again, my new Youtube channel has accumulated over 40K views. I wouldn’t describe it as even close to “going viral,” but it’s enough encouragement for me to keep on going for a little while longer…