penguin remixed

Back in June and July, Penguin ran the Penguin Remixed competition. They provided 30 samples of poetry and prose from their spoken-work archive, and asked for musical mash-ups.

Hundreds of people entered, and needless to say I didn't win : )

My entry was based on a sample of Rudyard Kipling's 1895 poem 'If-', read by Jeremy Northam. I slowed Jeremy's voice down a bit to fit the mood of the track. It was really interesting to compose music to fit the rhythm and meanings of a poem.

elseif (original)

elseif (instrumental version)

The 12 winning tracks were made into a special 'Penguin Remixed Audiobook' that can be purchased from Audible.co.uk.