Jacinta, I read this slowly, as if your words had their own score beneath them—rising, resolving, quietly crescendoing around a mother’s awe.
What a luminous thing it is to witness your child know something you don’t—& to sit with that, not in defence or distance, but in reverence. The way you hold his passion, the way you let it school you, is a kind of love that doesn’t announce itself. It listens. It learns the language. It finds its way into the concert hall.
I’ll admit, I wouldn't know Toby Fox from a foxglove, but the way you wrote of his music? I swear I heard it too.
What a gift—to give your son not just a ticket, but the sense that what he loves is worth gathering for. Worth orchestras. Worth your eyes, tracking not the stage but the way he leans forward, held by sound.
Thank you for letting us watch you watching him. That’s where the magic lives.
They continue to grow exponentially, beyond the realms of our own understanding.
I firmly believe that my youngest son is the smartest person I have ever personally known. He continues to blindside me with information that blows my tiny mind!
As you so eloquently put it, how does this person that emerged from my body, know and understand the things that he does?
How much more is stored in that incredible brain of his? And when I look back over the generations that have come before, I wonder where did it come from? Is he just a product of his parents? Or is it something far more magical?
All we can do is continue to love, support and encourage their interests. Participate when we can, otherwise sit back and watch in awe at their achievements.
All I can add Jacinta, is buckle up for wild ride!
l won’t lie Jacinta. l do not have a Cluedo about the game that has hijacked your son’s heart and imagination. l belong back in the library with Colonel Mustard and the lead-pipe. I am from the land of dice and Community Chest cards and the adrenaline rush of collecting $200 …
I do not have the eloquence or insight of the writers below, so l won’t try, except to say that you are forging a precious connection that binds a mother to her son inextricably. Did ‘Sweet Caroline’ do it best …’hands reaching out, touching you, touching me’? Apologies. l’ll head ‘Back To the Future’ from whence l came. You - carry on being an excellent listener.
The complexity, depth and nuance of music in some computer games is incredibly personable when done well.
I’ve spent a lot of time working on musical ID themes and audio branding for radio stations. Quite a few years ago we began being receiving more and more briefs for us to create alternative mixes for negative news stories such as disasters or periods of national mourning, such is the world we live.
A typical radio station will have an audio theme or signature, and you’ll create different variations of this depending on the type of output. A good example for an ordinary listener is when you listen to the news; many radio stations have a specific theme, with variations played for sports or weather.
However, video games take this concept much further, as the outcome of a game can change based on how the person plays it. Two people playing the same game can have a vastly different audio and musical experiences.
Personally, although I occasionally play video games, I haven’t found many that do this particularly well. However, I am really intrigued to learn more about this specific game and this particular artist, as I have never heard of him either.
Maybe I’ll try to check out the Vic symphony too, because although I’m from London, I ain’t heading back anytime soon either. 😂
Jacinta, I read this slowly, as if your words had their own score beneath them—rising, resolving, quietly crescendoing around a mother’s awe.
What a luminous thing it is to witness your child know something you don’t—& to sit with that, not in defence or distance, but in reverence. The way you hold his passion, the way you let it school you, is a kind of love that doesn’t announce itself. It listens. It learns the language. It finds its way into the concert hall.
I’ll admit, I wouldn't know Toby Fox from a foxglove, but the way you wrote of his music? I swear I heard it too.
What a gift—to give your son not just a ticket, but the sense that what he loves is worth gathering for. Worth orchestras. Worth your eyes, tracking not the stage but the way he leans forward, held by sound.
Thank you for letting us watch you watching him. That’s where the magic lives.
They continue to grow exponentially, beyond the realms of our own understanding.
I firmly believe that my youngest son is the smartest person I have ever personally known. He continues to blindside me with information that blows my tiny mind!
As you so eloquently put it, how does this person that emerged from my body, know and understand the things that he does?
How much more is stored in that incredible brain of his? And when I look back over the generations that have come before, I wonder where did it come from? Is he just a product of his parents? Or is it something far more magical?
All we can do is continue to love, support and encourage their interests. Participate when we can, otherwise sit back and watch in awe at their achievements.
All I can add Jacinta, is buckle up for wild ride!
So beautiful!
l won’t lie Jacinta. l do not have a Cluedo about the game that has hijacked your son’s heart and imagination. l belong back in the library with Colonel Mustard and the lead-pipe. I am from the land of dice and Community Chest cards and the adrenaline rush of collecting $200 …
I do not have the eloquence or insight of the writers below, so l won’t try, except to say that you are forging a precious connection that binds a mother to her son inextricably. Did ‘Sweet Caroline’ do it best …’hands reaching out, touching you, touching me’? Apologies. l’ll head ‘Back To the Future’ from whence l came. You - carry on being an excellent listener.
The complexity, depth and nuance of music in some computer games is incredibly personable when done well.
I’ve spent a lot of time working on musical ID themes and audio branding for radio stations. Quite a few years ago we began being receiving more and more briefs for us to create alternative mixes for negative news stories such as disasters or periods of national mourning, such is the world we live.
A typical radio station will have an audio theme or signature, and you’ll create different variations of this depending on the type of output. A good example for an ordinary listener is when you listen to the news; many radio stations have a specific theme, with variations played for sports or weather.
However, video games take this concept much further, as the outcome of a game can change based on how the person plays it. Two people playing the same game can have a vastly different audio and musical experiences.
Personally, although I occasionally play video games, I haven’t found many that do this particularly well. However, I am really intrigued to learn more about this specific game and this particular artist, as I have never heard of him either.
Maybe I’ll try to check out the Vic symphony too, because although I’m from London, I ain’t heading back anytime soon either. 😂