What's in a name?
Starting Monday, I'll be blogging about my new piece, which still doesn't have a definite title...
Ah, the joy of titles. I blogged about how much I hate coming up with them a while ago. John Mackey recently blogged about them. Even the New York Times has taken the time and effort to write about them.
Nevertheless, here I am again - the piece is finished and the title is... not. Here's what you need to know: the piece is relentlessly fast and exxxtremely furious.
So now I put it to you, the unwashed masses: what do you think of this title???
DIABOLUS EX MACHINA
Here are others I've considered:
- JUGGERNAUT
- NIGHTMARE MACHINE
- DAEMON EX MACHINA
- INFINITUS INCENDIA
- THE SUFFERING
- VENGEANCE ENGINE
- STRAITJACKET SONATA
- THE RAGGED EDGE OF DESTRUCTION
- SOUND AND FURY (the double-entendre in this title is very-much intended, but will likely be misunderstood by the majority of the audience)
- RAGE AND FURY (stolen from a Reggae album, which is kosher, but still...)
- THE CALCULUS OF DISSONANCE
- ???
Thoughts? Suggestions?
Ah, the joy of titles. I blogged about how much I hate coming up with them a while ago. John Mackey recently blogged about them. Even the New York Times has taken the time and effort to write about them.
Nevertheless, here I am again - the piece is finished and the title is... not. Here's what you need to know: the piece is relentlessly fast and exxxtremely furious.
So now I put it to you, the unwashed masses: what do you think of this title???
DIABOLUS EX MACHINA
Here are others I've considered:
- JUGGERNAUT
- NIGHTMARE MACHINE
- DAEMON EX MACHINA
- INFINITUS INCENDIA
- THE SUFFERING
- VENGEANCE ENGINE
- STRAITJACKET SONATA
- THE RAGGED EDGE OF DESTRUCTION
- SOUND AND FURY (the double-entendre in this title is very-much intended, but will likely be misunderstood by the majority of the audience)
- RAGE AND FURY (stolen from a Reggae album, which is kosher, but still...)
- THE CALCULUS OF DISSONANCE
- ???
Thoughts? Suggestions?
Labels: Diabolus Ex Machina
posted by jim at 11:19 AM
4 Comments:
I still like numero uno. Methinks the first one you thought of (years ago, right?) remains the best!
"Infernal Engine"
"Speed Demon"
"Jetpack"
"Bullet Train"
out of your options I like "Diabolus ex Machina". But I googled it and it's a real literary term, meaning the opposite of Deus..., as in, an unexpected and impossible turn for the worse. Which has happened in many wind ensemble performances I've attended, but not on purpose...
I'm pretty sure Newman's "numero uno" is the title JUGGERNAUT. Has anyone ever heard of a viral video about the juggernaut...?
Hey Rob - thanks for the suggestions! I'm glad to hear you like DExM as a title, and actually, I knew all about the literary term - it's not just an unexpected and impossible turn for the worse, it's a VERY LAME unexpected and impossible turn for the worse! While I feel the piece is architecturally and structurally sound, I actually feel this is still a pretty accurate (albeit self-deprecating) assessment of my own work. This'll be much clearer when you can hear it... stay tuned!
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