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David Arkenstone

David Arkenstone

American composer

Aug 4, 2026

4:17
Mm.
4:18
And, and I would play The Arabian Dance over and over and over again.
4:24
And I think that was my entry point into trying to figure out and discover how that song was made.
4:34
What, what is that? You know? I had no idea what an orchestra was.
4:37
It was like...
4:38
It was just mesmerizing.
4:40
That particular song, which I think is...

8 MINS LATER

12:17
Yeah.
9:21
Talk about the instrumentation on that a little bit.
9:24
Well, that one I used a vocalist.
9:26
Her name is Jillian Aversa.
9:29
And she did a bunch of beautiful little passages that I was able to incorporate it.
9:33
But mostly it was I felt like the harp was the right instrument.
9:39
You know, when I'm sitting by a stream or a small river, I feel like the harp just goes with that.
9:45
And throughout.

18 MINS LATER

27:29
Now, when you write music, is there a particular instrument that you use?

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