Track listing
- The Wingless Sting [0:14]
- The Wingless March [1:30]
- Distant Voice [0:24]
- The Spark [0:40]
- Call to Adventure / The Hill [1:40]
- Summit [1:00]
- The Flying Sequence [0:54]
- Upwards! (Roll Credits) [0:24]
- The Wingless Theme (for Piano) [2:12]
- Flight [2:16]
- Preview: Wingless Theme [0:47]
- The Hill (Isolated) [0:13]
- The Flying Sequence (Take One) [0:50]
- Upwards! (No Drums, No Backbeat) [0:24]
- A Discovery (Unused Cue) [0:32]
- Super-Mix [0:50]
- Monolith Scream [0:26]
Wingless was our first venture into Dartmoor on film, taking place around the Roborough and Burrator areas, and Sharpitor in particular. Released in 2011, it is the story of a man called across the moors by a mysterious summons, taking him to the top of "Wingless Hill" and beyond. The film allowed me to compose a larger score than Bounded and Captive, and in composing for the flying man, I was particularly inspired by John Williams' Superman.
The three-note main theme comes from "Imagine" by John Lennon, although played in a more heroic style. This note pattern formed the basis for several early demos for what would become "The Flying Sequence", two of which appear on the digital album (as "The Wingless March" and "Flight"). "Call to Adventure" owes its origin to "Camille's Story" from David Arnold's Quantum of Solace score, and to Metallica's "The Unforgiven"; the guitar work from which I adapted and sped up to form the Spanish guitar backing for the track. A variant was later used as part of the score to Spirit of the Frontier (in "There Used to Be Frontiers"). The main theme was later adapted for Cloud Dance, heard several times throughout the score cue. It is also used as the basis for "Wingless Hill" from the Dartmoor instrumental album.
Both "The Flying Sequence" and "Upwards!" feature hidden references to the Superman March, with the central motif closing out the former and appearing as the backing of the latter. This is highlighted in "Super-Mix", a bonus medley of both themes.
The three-note main theme comes from "Imagine" by John Lennon, although played in a more heroic style. This note pattern formed the basis for several early demos for what would become "The Flying Sequence", two of which appear on the digital album (as "The Wingless March" and "Flight"). "Call to Adventure" owes its origin to "Camille's Story" from David Arnold's Quantum of Solace score, and to Metallica's "The Unforgiven"; the guitar work from which I adapted and sped up to form the Spanish guitar backing for the track. A variant was later used as part of the score to Spirit of the Frontier (in "There Used to Be Frontiers"). The main theme was later adapted for Cloud Dance, heard several times throughout the score cue. It is also used as the basis for "Wingless Hill" from the Dartmoor instrumental album.
Both "The Flying Sequence" and "Upwards!" feature hidden references to the Superman March, with the central motif closing out the former and appearing as the backing of the latter. This is highlighted in "Super-Mix", a bonus medley of both themes.