Christopher Tin - Daedalus and Icarus (Lyric Video) feat. Pene Pati, Royal Opera Chorus

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'Daedalus and Icarus' is a mini-opera. It recounts the ancient Greek myth of Icarus as told by the great Roman poet Ovid in his Metamorphoses. Sung in Latin, it tells the story of how Daedalus, in order to flee the tyranny of King Minos, constructs wings out of feathers and wax for himself and his son Icarus. But when Icarus flies too close to the sun--a metaphor for reaching for forbidden knowledge--the heat melts the was in his wings, and he plummets to the ocean.
The concept of reaching for knowledge--and subsequently falling--is a recurring theme throughout 'To Shiver the Sky'; and musical material from 'Daedalus and Icarus' is reprised in latter movements on the album, whenever mankind's dream of attaining flight takes a more ominous tone. And the final plaintive notes, sung by Daedalus as he scans the waters for his dead son, carry over to the next movement as the main melodic motif for 'The Fall'.
'Daedalus and Icarus' is sung by tenor Pene Pati with the backing of the Royal Opera Chorus (conducted by William Spaulding) and The Assembly (conducted by Dominic Ellis-Peckham). The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra is once again conducted by me, and Anna Lapwood plays organ on key dramatic moments.
Daedalus and Icarus was commissioned by Dr. Timothy M. Hsia.
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Last but not least, our immense thank you to all backers who participated in Christopher's Kickstarter. You all made this record a reality!
Music video by Christopher Tin, Pene Pati, Royal Opera Chorus, The Assembly, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Anna Lapwood, William Spaulding, Dominic Ellis-Peckham performing Daedalus and Icarus (Lyric Video). © 2020 Tin Works Publishing, LLC, under exclusive license to UMG Recordings, Inc.
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[@otheraccount5252]

Moral of the story: *Wax is a bad adhesive, especially for wingsuits.*

[@christophertin]

Should have used duct tape!

[@otheraccount5252]

@@christophertin Duct Tape is magic and should be worshipped. -- Mark Watney

[@ambarrivera6049]

@@christophertin should've used _flex tape_

[@lionelmessi-fi8my]

imagine they use steel or skin of Monster

[@user-eu9ls5jo1i]

No , it's not the moral of the story

[@christophedlauer1443]

The description of Icarus making his wings made me realize that you could translate cooking instructions into latin and compose a bautiful song from it.

[@ambarrivera6049]

Poor Icarus was just listening to Sogno di Volare at the wrong time

[@kraikamchatkaCCCP]

Ok, we just conffirm that Christopher never dissapoint us, it's not even possible. Just amazing

[@lucacanazza6567]

I can't help it, I cry everytime I hear that ending. imagining daedalus stopping his flight and hovering around the area looking for icarus. all the energy and anger from before is abruptly gone in the end, he is no longer mad at him for disobeying, he's no longer scared of minos or being captured, he just wants his son back...

[@christophertin]

Thank you!

[@dmitrysorokin2405]

I have seen a first human being gain consciousness in a cradle of civilization in Baba Yetu. I have seen the beauty of everything we have achieved up to this day in Sogno di Volare. And I am still patiently waiting for mister Tin showing us the future endeavours of humanity.

[@christophertin]

Huh! Maybe...

[@DanaFried01]

The juxtaposition of Church and Classical Latin is an interesting touch - I like it (and so rarely do we hear Classical or Academic Latin being sung, so bonus points for that).

[@christophertin]

Kudos to you for catching that!

[@adriaan3883]

Having sung in some choirs that really didn't care about pronounciation at all, I thought maybe the choir didn't get the memo that they are not using the common liturgical Latin. Obviously that's not the case, but I'm really curious why the Greek chorus uses modern Latin, while the solo uses Classical Latin. Maybe the chorus is telling us the story in the 21st century, but the action is happening in ancient times?

[@DanaFried01]

@@adriaan3883 that was my read; the soloist *is* Daedalus, while the chorus is either later storytelling or moralizing.

[@makarios5946]

Yes, I noticed that too but doesn't the solo sing "gravet" as if he sang in ecclesiastical Latin? Is it supposed to be pronounced like that with the English "v" sound in classical Latin as well or was it just a misstep?

[@asadpuppy1259]

I thought I was the only one who noticed that. Glad to see I wasn't going crazy after watching too much Metatron

[@Marme_elade]

That would never have happened with FLEX TAPE®, the super strong, waterproof tape that can patch, bond, seal and repair virtually anything!

[@scienceme9794]

Watch as I turn this screen door into artificial wings.

[@MishaAria]

So what music do I like? Christopher Tin. What genre? Christopher Tin. He is not just a composer and conducter, he became a genre in my vocabulary, an artist that creates music with so many different languages, melodies and style deserves to be recognized everywhere.

[@4875vn84]

Someone said it in the comments below, but as I was watching I said to myself, “This is like a very literate Ecclesiastical Latin user poured Classical Latin onto the lyrics page, tidied it up in a few places, and said, ‘Perfect.’” And it is perfect, Christopher!!

[@PaoloDiFeo]

Anyone noticed the Daedalus’ cry for his son recalls The Fall intro? This detail is just one of many examples that tell how much love and passion you put in your work... and it explain why all of your last songs are giving me goose bumps, always. Thanks, maestro. Honor et gloria tibi!

[@christophertin]

Yes! In fact, The Fall happens immediately after this movement... it’s a seamless transition on the album!

[@PaoloDiFeo]

Christopher Tin that’s amazing, really smooth and effective! Now I cannot wait to hear the rest of it... I’m sure you know you’re giving some really good vibes to all of us!

[@philmen32]

I've just started my intense listening after finally recieving my cd last week and I just noticed this easter egg. I look forward to discovering many more in the album as the motifs become more familiar with listening. I had many hours of motif discovery listening to Calling All Dawns. It is a delight everytime I make a discovery.

[@ehthecuteone]

The “Iiiiicareeee...” really tugged at the heartstrings 💔 so beautifully done

[@ambarrivera6049]

I know! It sounds so sad... poor Daedalus

[@Cornix94]

Christopher's leitmotif usage is really on point in this album. I especially love how the "Icarus" melody returns in "We Choose to Go to the Moon" when the chorus starts singing about nuclear science. Too close to the sun, indeed.

[@christophertin]

Glad you caught that!

[@spirostselentis6371]

I have been learning the piano for the past year, and I've been trying to compose for the past 5 months. When people ask me what kind of music I'm trying (and fail) to compose, I say "Music like Christopher Tin's". Waiting patiently for the album to come out!

[@vincentkuhlmann]

"Icare me duce carpe viam", it's not actually "Icarus lead the way", but rather "with me [Daedalus] leading the way, seize it!", so the accident involves jet another disobedience on Icarus's side. Daedalus being the leader makes it consistent with 3:14 too; Icarus can't desert his leader if he is supposed to be the one who leads. "Me duce carpe viam", the naïve translation is "lead me, seize the way", but the "duce" (of "ducere", "to lead"), apparently isn't used with an object in this sense. Moreover, the actual text says 'mē' (notice the accent), which means the 'me' can't be an object. It is an ablativus. That means you need to interpret the 'duce' not as a verb, but as a form of the derived word 'dux', the leader. We now get '_with me as leader_, seize the way'.

[@christophertin]

Impressive!

[@laurencopenhaver5366]

What?

[@vincentkuhlmann]

@@laurencopenhaver5366 Haha. TL;DR slight mistranslation in the video, although the wrong translation sounds cooler

[@laurencopenhaver5366]

@@vincentkuhlmann Vincent I'm signing up for a class on your message. I think it would be worth it!

[@matthewwagner2556]

"Romani ite domum" 😉

[@thejogman]

the emotion in those last two lines, i actually shed a tear or two, wouldnt even need a full hand to count how many times a song alone has done that for me

[@theQuickRundown]

World needs more music in Latin!

[@laurencopenhaver5366]

He considered Greek..

[@christophertin]

I did!

[@laurencopenhaver5366]

@@christophertin I had a surprise when I woke up this morning... I realized that I heard parts of el bagno in my sleep... Magical

[@makarios5946]

@@christophertin Greek version would also be great! Maybe even more fitting since the characters are Greek.

[@ianrey7899]

Damn, To Shiver the Sky is shaping up to be so awesome! Cant wait to hear your music again, mister Tin!

[@budakbaongsiah]

Whoa. This is intense. Interesting how Daedalus seems to sing the song in vulgar Latin (Caelum was sung as Kaelum, Vola as Wola, and Duce as Duke) while the choir sings in church Latin (Caelum with C).

[@christophertin]

I’m amazed people are catching that!

[@budakbaongsiah]

@@christophertin We need more Latin songs sung in vulgar Latin, that's for sure.

[@christophertin]

@@budakbaongsiah hard to get choirs to relearn the pronunciation though... much easier getting one singer to do it!

[@Michael5iLVEr]

It was this day that the myths, which my mother land of Greece nurtured me with since I was a child, took a more grave sentiment. Εύγε, Mr Tin! You gifted me a journey above the Aegean waves and below the Greek sun.

[@amirroblex133]

I can't wait to listen to this masterpeice. Ty Mr.Tin

[@theroomba1094]

im gonna use this peace as an example of the portrayals of daedalus and icarus in my literarure class, hope the teacher likes it

[@alinkbetweengames4328]

Man, this deserves so much more attention.

[@MrSpkyLuis]

I just watched it on Kickstarter proyect web site... I have no words to describe it, I felt in any great opera theater in the world enjoying a classic composition, bravo maestro!!

[@Noodelousart123]

Christopher Tin, if you see this, if you ever do an album about the environment maybe you could use Hawaiian as a language for the lyrics?

[@Noodelousart123]

@@kraikamchatkaCCCP I'm sorry, I don't know what you are trying to say, it was just a thought though.

[@laurencopenhaver5366]

@@kraikamchatkaCCCP why why not? Hawaiian is a beautiful language...

[@christophertin]

Definitely want to do more with Pacific Islander culture, singers, language...

[@procrastiknitter3733]

@@christophertin Maori...we always watch and listen to Maori songs on Waitangi Day. They are sooo forceful and riveting.

[@Fazmukadar]

@@christophertin Try javanese with gamelan please!

[@virusofwisdom3096]

I got that in my recommended That's great music Mr Tin

[@ekaterinamarinova1851]

Breathtakingly beautiful and moving! Christopher Tin: such a talented man with a vision! The world needs more people like you!

[@oscarscholin6423]

I LOVE everything about this song - the animations, the choir, the orchestra....magnifique!! This is an excellent exploration of a very timely myth. Thank you, Mr. Tin, for this incredibly powerful music. I have already pre-ordered “To Shiver the Sky” - I can’t wait!! :)

[@christophertin]

Thank you!

[@oscarscholin6423]

Thank YOU for being such an amazing musician and person and for replying!! ❤️

[@Bookwurm22]

My band got to talk to Christopher yesterday at practice, and it was really cool! He recommended that we listen this song, and it is amazing!

[@christophertin]

Ah, thanks for actually listening to it! Was nice chatting with you all.

[@cgtq1986]

Powerful, sublime, magnificent... an emotional rollercoaster like no other. Congratulations Chris! Can't wait to listen the full album. Greetings from Chile.

[@Tinhamodic]

Magnificent! Captures the defiance, the fear and the sorrow perfectly!

[@Mayo_Kehie]

Every time I watch Maestro pieces, it amazes me .

[@kimlindseyOH]

This is amazing. Tin's music gets better and better, and it was superb to begin with. Whether it's 1 year or 10 years from now, I want to hear this performed live! Worth waiting and watching for! :-)

[@asadpuppy1259]

Beautiful. Absolutely beautiful. From the visuals to the lyrics and execution. The whole package is amazing. Carpe viam.

[@historybuff1812]

My God Mr. Tin this is insanely good, I was a Kickstarter backer so I remember watching the preview video of this ages ago when you and Gabe put it out, but it didn't prepare me for it to be THIS excellent!

[@christophertin]

Yes, I remember your name! Thanks for being a backer!

[@AlphaRar]

After a few listenings, this became my favourite song of the album.

[@francesspaltro9246]

This is beautiful. I teach this to my Latin students every year, and will be adding this to the experience! One tiny thing, though: me duce is not "lead me," but rather, "with me leading."

[@lasmgoogleaccount9728]

Man. The chills. I felt the chills. Especially the ending, man you can feel the sorrow there. I loved every part of it.

[@Peace2051]

This is so moving! The unheeded warning; it's as if it were written about the Ecological Overshoot...

[@ahmetabbasoglu]

One thing never changes. Christopher Tin is inspiring.

[@christophertin]

Thanks Ahmet!

[@bilcal]

Wow! What a fine melding of audio and video imagery! Thank you to everyone involved! All the best!

[@jayraldsocorro5232]

You can feel the desperation from daedalus and icarus to find ways to escape minos. . And that fall, goodness gracious! it was as very climactic. I can't help but sympathize to daedalus as he had lost his son in their plan of escape. . . . This musical arrangement is a very moving narrative.

[@martacristina9097]

This is so amazing! The last "icare" just chills, i would love to see this in a theatre.

[@user-nn1mf8do1w]

It was perfect keep your work flowing in to out

[@christianjosephcodilla5115]

Another Masterpiece! Great music to start the month.

[@mnemosyne1337]

This is going to be breathtaking!

[@ppark910]

In the repetition of "Icare, Icare" at the end, the first vocative "Icare" is also homophone for the phrase "ei care Icare" or "he who is cared for, Icarus" or "(go,) my beloved, Icarus" in some interpretations, so that was a fun inclusion! I showed this video with some friends and professors, and they all said you were AMAZING. I've been a fan of your musical themes since Civilization IV, and I'm glad I can continue to share your pieces with all these people that love your work. Thank you for all the work you put in to make such unique, captivating music!

[@christophertin]

Thank you!

[@iammyself1935]

Came for Christopher Tin, Stayed for the music

[@arthurh3265]

I love everything about this! Absolutely amazing work as always

[@williamwyckoff]

1 dislike from King Minos

[@christophertin]

He’s a bastard!

[@scienceme9794]

He owns everything, but the comment section.

[@jacklogansmith7646]

The other 33 are from Minos' extended family.

[@TethoSama]

This is absolutely beautiful, man can't wait for you to upload more!

[@davestegemann6101]

My goose-bumps never stopped! Fabulous!

[@davysuisse]

I will be there, sir Christopher. I'm so excited! 😊👍

[@samanthamallon5380]

just got my spotify 2020 wrapped and it called me a "pioneer" for listening to this song before it hit 50k...anyway gonna listen to it and the entire album another fifty times now

[@christophertin]

Thanks, pioneer!

[@wolfwolfensteiny]

Your music really inspires all kinds of emotion in me, so glad that you are putting your own spin on one of my favourite myths. Cannot wait for the album, it will be quickly joining the other two! Keep creating beautiful things you magnificent man.

[@shadowgale4516]

Incredible as always. I am speechless.

[@454charing]

I love the "conversation" between Daedalus (tenor) and the choir.

[@persuacao9308]

Another wonderful journey provided by your genius! Thank you so much, from Brazil!

[@Huitzinga]

Too bad they didn't thought about doing the flight at night.

[@dhmt1626]

I can’t remember if this is the case in Ovid’s Metamorphoses (what this is based on) but when the story is recounted in the Percy Jackson and the Battle of the Labyrinth, Daedalus and Icarus are being chased by King Minos and his soldiers, not very far ahead in the first place. Long story short they didn’t have time to wait for darkness. Rick Riordan (the author of Percy Jackson) has scholars help him with the myths so there are very few mistakes on that part.

[@henri9848]

Absolutly wonderful !

[@EscanV]

Christopher YOUR WORK IS ABSOLUTELY Heavenly. I CAN"T WAIT! I'm from South Africa and when you used the Sowetan Gospel Choir in your last albums it truly brought joy to me! THANK YOU SIR!

[@johanwg4549]

My lord i just Love this piece of art! Thank you Christopher for making such great music!

[@devinsamuel3612]

"I never saw the story of Icarus as a lesson about the limits of mankind- just the limits of wax as an adhesive." -Randall Monroe, writer of XKCD

[@requiem5398]

Please do more of these mini-operas of greek myths! This is interesting to listen to as much as watching it, too!

[@egorrgtar5923]

What a masterpiece! Thank you, Mr.Tin!

[@doris4469]

I can only feel privileged by being able to listen to this song, and the album. I got shivers all over. I'm grateful to everyone involved in this masterpiece.

[@futuramaniak]

"Mr. Tin, what genres can you compose?" "Yes."

[@aaronmhowe]

And this lyric video is just masterful! It really adds to the excitement!

[@christophertin]

Do you have a good classical tenor soloist in your choirs? :)

[@aaronmhowe]

@@christophertin We have lots of great singers. But I also work for Opera Southwest, and we have had some fabulous tenors that I met there, and would hire as soon as I knew when we could perform this.

[@renanjfmorais8369]

Wow! So intense. Bravo!

[@Max1n_]

Amazing work after even years

[@viniciuscastro7397]

Another amazing score

[@randnemo9687]

Being subscribed to this channel and having the honor to listen to this masterpiece early is like having a Mozart take a stroll to your house to play for you his newest piece. We live in the best of times. Well, almost the best. Forgot about the pandemic for a moment there.

[@JesseBusman1996]

Awesome!! Supported by pre-ordering the CD 2 years ago now, and I can tell I will not be disappointed :D

[@lucasdesouzasoares2461]

Incrívelmente perfeito! Christopher Tin e suas criações de altíssima qualidade.

[@blankphoebe]

My God, what a majestic masterpiece ! Congratulations Mr. Tin. You did it again.

[@azdono9352]

Genial como siempre , una gran obra de ópera. Da gusto saber que aún hay gente que hace obras maestras

[@pamelarebecavergaradelacer8850]

Felicitaciones Hermoso ❤️

[@perojini7491]

Great work, again.

[@kwadwoagyei-aye3499]

What passion!

[@yijun9446]

Amazing!!! I got goosebumps listening to this!

[@asadpuppy1259]

Will it tell the tale of ambition gone awry? Of humanity's ego? Or of glory of the heavens?

[@kingseiryu929]

ASadPuppy or maybe the daily life between a man and his Son

[@asadpuppy1259]

@@kingseiryu929 might as well

[@christophertin]

All of the above, really!

[@vincentkuhlmann]

ύβρις always gets punished in ancient literature! Heaven was the place for the gods, not the people, but with the sogno di volare having come true in the modern days, does that make us gods?

[@c-sharp-minor]

...This is... a MASTERPIECE! Well done, always you never made me disappointed.

[@alexzoilist9584]

You never disappoint!

[@kuriea552]

Loving the theme so far. Looking forward to the album

[@davidalonsoaguilarvaldizan6448]

beautiful craft work

[@Wouter10123]

Holy hell, that was amazing. Now I want you to write a full opera...

[@danielandersson1195]

Incredible!

[@davidleblanc5271]

I remember reading this in Jr. High School

[@tuscan9617]

Beautiful!

[@aaronmhowe]

THIS. IS. GLORIOUS. I alternately quiver and cry. Bravo Christopher Tin!

[@christophertin]

Thanks Aaron!

[@thejameater5984]

As perfect as always!

[@arthur_claes]

Had to read that whole text this year in class. Beautifull story

[@isabelgauto5468]

CHRISTOPHER TIN: soy tu Fan Nº 1!!!

[@lorentzisagoat8409]

That's awesome !

[@rob.banimationsGoo]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 bravissimo, ottimo lavoro 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@insaneweasel1]

Pure brilliance

[@calebmcfall5976]

Such an inspiration!!

[@chrisjuuh1551]

Its so good!

[@kuraidoscope]

How. just how can someone make so many songs that gives me goosebumps. all in one album no less. we just started and my body already wants to transcend the skies.

[@christophertin]

Wait until you hear some of the other movements! ;)

[@PerceptionNocturne]

totalement incroyable, un grand bonjour de France Maestro!