Hey guys, so I guess I'll do little sharing about the project here, as I didn't really get around to it in class. In brief, the video explores issues of Asian/American identity in a world in which music is the only form of communication - it takes expectations and stereotypes of Asian/Americans in the world of music (over-representation in classical music, under-representation in popular music) and shows how such ideas can be debilitating, in the same way that Asian/American issues are often ignored, overlooked, or silenced in society. There are a lot more little things y'all could read into if you wanted (ex. the word written across the hoodie I'm wearing is "Seoul" like the city but also like "Soul" | The title of the piece (shown at the very beginning on the last sheet of paper) is a G7 cord, an unresolved V7 in the key of C major, which is commonly used in classical music to build tension before resolving the musical phrase | etc.) 

A few acknowledgements that should have been in the credits:

Actors:

Jenny Wang

Alexander Cao

Alexander Davenport

Joel Pena

Michael Shen

Inspiration:

Joel Pena

Jonathon Jow

Lyrics (may not be 100% accurate):

The Music in My Soul 

by Terrence Xiao

if you’re ever feeling lost just come find me,

knock on wood and close your eyes and take my hand,

together we can run away from what we don’t even know,

everything we’ll leave behind us blown away like sand

let’s drown ourselves in each other’s bottles

let our smoky kisses fill each others lungs

let our ravaged brains and bodies do whatever they may please

let our souls climb the ladder as we slip down from the rungs

so when we chase starry trails across the night sky

or when we’re skinny dipping in the deep blue sea

and feel the waves climb higher and lose the sand beneath our feet

and lose ourselves beneath the tangled sheets

when the world starts talking close your eyes and listen

sweet music fills the lungs as much air

but the voices in my head all say I’m crazy

but the voices in my head say life is fair

So when you’re racing raindrops down the window of a car,

Or swinging up beyond horizon to the sky,

look into my eyes and tell me happy is impossible

I find it sad because we’ve never tried

pray to god because the sky is crying

close your eyes because the sun bright

I find moonshine to be intoxicating

the orange on my lips tells me im fine

the fire in my heart will never die

the fire in my heart will never die

the music in my soul will never die

the music in my soul will never die

Thanks for a great term y'all :)