Appear To Me

01 Autofollows RangEppchez3. Play file once until track completes

"1. Parking Lot (and very top of 2. Feral Cat Colony)

Quick music transition (just a few seconds) out of Ranger intro ending with the sound of a cat approaching and purring. We get this line from Davies:

Well hello traveler. Please, just call me Davies. I suppose you’re expecting some a guide of some sort. Don’t know if I’m the one for the job… anyhow

And also the first line of section 2 for direction purposes:

Come visit our feral cat encampment over by the river? To the right we own the river bank from where the fencing starts all the way down to the end of the road. "

08a Play once until track completes; this file will stack and play once 06a is finished

"I was a poet. When I was human. My verses were carried in pockets and book bags. Born and raised up in Wales though I spent decades hopping trains all around America’s countryside and graciously accepting the generosity of your fellow citizens."

08b Autofollows 08a Play ONLY if GPS Trigger 7 has not been hit. If GPS Trigger 7 has been activated, this file never plays; if triggered play file once until track completes

"My! how generous that America was. In small towns you could go up to any well to do enough house, knock the door and ask for food. There was always plenty to share.

In your America, only the cats are treated with such dignity. Wouldn’t you say?"

09 Play once until track completes; this file will stack and play once whatever file is playing completes (08a or 08b)

"I just adore the View. Don’t you love it too? Let’s pause in our tracks a while Allow your eyes to find the rough beauty of the river. Trees reaching out over the water. The ruins of piers whispering history. Camden’s mingling of industry and greenery."

10 Autofollows end of 09. Play once until track completes. Unlike many autofollow, this ALWAYS plays. Initiates a fade and stop of 02 over 5 sec.

"Poem

What is this life if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare. No time to stand beneath the boughs And stare as long as sheep or cows. No time to see, when woods we pass, Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass. No time to see, in broad daylight, Streams full of stars, like skies at night. No time to turn at Beauty's glance, And watch her feet, how they can dance. No time to wait till her mouth can Enrich that smile her eyes began. A poor life this is if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare.

I call that one “Leisure”."

14a Play once until track completes. Unlike many autofollow, this ALWAYS plays. Initiates a fade and stop of 11 over 5 sec.

"Sounds of Brad walking up over the embankment. His panting sells it pretty well but might also be worth adding a little tree rustling to indicate that he's coming up the hill through the bushes. Would love a little longer pause between ""to say on as keeper of the dead fleet."" and ""If the tide is way out low low low""

Do you hear that? Must be Ralph coming up the embankment... His wandering spirit has gotten stuck to this place —to stay on as keeper of the dead fleet. If the tide is way out low low low, and the vegetation is not too lush you might be able to see them just down river; The ghostly remains of three once-tall ships."

22 Play once until track completes; this file will stack if files 16, 17, 18, 19, or 20 are playing and play after that file finishes; if 21 has not been triggered yet it is triggered here and fades up from 0 over 3 seconds ALSO triggering a fade out of 14b out over 5 seconds

"Start of 5. Pier 68 Cruising

Ralph intro of pier (and then exit with Ben). Ben should feel far in the distance when he's calling to Ben here. The laughter should be super short and tied to this track."

21 "Play ONLY if GPS Trigger 9 has not been hit. If GPS Trigger 9 has been activated, this file never plays

Infinite loop until triggered to fade and stop; when first triggered fades up from 0 over 3 sec; also triggers a fade and stop of 14b over 5 seconds" "Banjo and boat sounds loop

Short if the user has made it through all the above text. Could just a be Ralph reprising a little echo whistling once in a while"

RangerStoryEppchez_05 Autofollows 22 Play once until track completes; will ALWAYS play

"Ranger cue:

Go right onto the pier or keep on walking. The journey is up to you, hunny."

23 Play once until track completes; this file will stack if 22 is playing and play after it; initiates a fade and stop of 21 over 5 seconds

"5. Cruising Estee scene

Maybe some sounds of more people in the background add in to shift the space a little? Men's voices. Soft laughter. Some quiet talking. Happy sounding. More water since we're farther out on the pier? This should be a light touch. WAY in the background and can stay through the whole scene.Estee feels like she can move around the listener, ie she's moving around showing us parts of the pier. (I think the bench will be on the right)

Charlie should sound like he's coming from far away on his first entrance lines (starting ""Is Sweet Tooth here bothering you?""). For his second line ""If you're not interested..."" this should feel like a close whisper in the listener's ear. Ie. Charlie walking up behind the user in a creepy way.

Near the end of the scene when Charlie says ""I gotta catch my train"" let's have that sound like he's walking away into the distance."

24a Play once until track completes (or is triggered to stop); if either 21 or 23 is playing when GPS Trigger 11 is hit, this trigger will initiate a fade and stop of 21 or 23 over 3 seconds

"6. Near Confessional

A few seconds of purring up top to cover the fade out of the Cruising scene (5) if it's still playing when this is triggered. Then into the Davies monologue.

24b Play once until the end of the track Music for 24a text:

"6. Near Confessional

A few seconds of purring up top to cover the fade out of the Cruising scene (5) if it's still playing when this is triggered. Then into the Davies monologue.

I think we could do with a little bit of underscore, something that feels a little like a mysterious pirate adventure. Something with some mystery about to be revealed. A little old-timey. I imagine a stripped down version of something like this (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCBeFzcjL1Q, from the music they use in Pirates of the Caribbean)."

25g Autofollow 24a timestamp 2:09 ; [Triggered at the same time as 25a] Infinite loop until triggered to fade and stop; when first triggered fades up over 1 sec

Baggins wind loop

26 Play once until track completes; note this file will stack and play once whatever above narration file is playing completes (25a, b, c, d, e, or f). [Note 25g is playing under this and does not stop.]

"8. At the Temple

Maybe a little more of the Baggins effect returns as we are at the end of this chunk.

Could be fun to play with some kind of celestial sound effect mixed with trash, the feeling of an echoey temple created from refuse. The sense of a ritual starting? I'm imagining a bang of a metal trashcan, flap of bags, crunch of plastic clamshell and turning it into a slow beat with some chipmunk humming/droning? :)"

27 Wait 3 seconds after trigger hit to play; Play once until track completes

"End of Scene 8

A rustle of bushes in the distance on the left side. Moans feel far away and never need to come close to us. Before this is totally gone we hear purring approach us and head into Davies' line:

Why don’t we keep walking then... There’s some more Baggins—um—along the trail ahead. Can you find them?

Then a long tail for this track of scattered swirling binaural overlapping lines that carry us to the next GPS trigger:

Here I am! Right over here. Do you see me yet? Tangled in the long grass... Snagged along the fence.

See a proposed cut after this to the right ---->"

11 Infinite loop until triggered to fade and stop; when first triggered initiates a 5 sec fade up of 11 and a 9 sec fade and stop of 25g and 26

The feeling that we're walking away from the trashcan as Baggins is still talking; this scene is fading away.

28 Play once until track completes; stacks and plays after 27 if it is still going.

"9. The Epic to Here

Start with this line (technically end of 8):

Oh! If you would my liege, it would be a miracle— If you would fill me with myself, or carry me in your pockets to the next temple.

Then continue on to:

Let me relay to you my saga I implore you keep on the lookout for me as you make your way. "

30 Play once until track completes; initiates a 5 sec fade and stop of 29

"On user's right, far away, we hear a cat meow (I don't know that it has to be the one we recorded. I sort of hate that one, honestly). No music, just a meow. Then Baggin's instruction:

If that cat’s jaunty mewing makes you stray from my saga I will catch your attention again soon enough my liege. Follow the path through the fence at your own risk. "

32 Play once until track completes; initiates a fade and stop of all other tracks playing EXCEPT 11; only plays one time. "13. Fish

Add a little water waves. Then spanish radio slowly coming closer. Hear some footsteps approaching to indicate Ale's entrance from behind.

Over Bico's first line hear the radio switching stations and being turned off.

After the ""You're stoopid Ale"" line and the Ale response ""Miro esto,"" we hear casting of a fishing line and the bait hit the water, a pause. Then we start the counting. On the ""siet-O!"" we hear a little splash, to indicate a fish and then reeling in of the line.

On ""La cena"" the sound of something pulled out of the water and a fish flapping.

Under Ale's explanation of Yemaya, maybe a little echo of the song that comes at the end of the scene..."

33 Autofollows 32; if GPS Trigger 21 has been hit, this track does not play Play once until track completes "Music for Yemaya

I wonder if this whole thing can spread out a little. I'd love if density of parts can build a little more over time rather than come in full force at the start. Ie, I'd love to hear these parts more singly before they come in with the full super thick version

The bubbles, I think, should be super low level. The song itself I think can feel farther away, maybe mixed with water. Swirling around us, a place to use the binaural with the different melodies? Maybe we're just left with the sound of water for a little bit at the end?"

38 Autofollows 37 as long as GPS trigger 21 has not been hit, in which case it does not play Infinite loop until triggered to fade and stop "intersitial music

I don't know if we need it since we've encountered so much, but perhaps a super light touch echo of the yemaya music for the listener as they walk the long walk back off the pier? Way in the distance?"

39 - should light map dot #6, check
40, 41, 42, 43

"Play once until track completes; triggers a 5 second fade out and stop of 31, 32, 33, 37 or 38, if any of these are playing

Note this may play directly after GPS Trigger 16a, a difference in the general rule of sequential order"

"14. Trespassing in public

Pretty straightforward delivery of the monologue through to the line:

What about poor ol’Jacob’s safety? Like I told ya, he died the next month..."

45 Play once until track completes; jumps the stack and takes precendence if 40, 41, or 42 are playing. The current track completes and the previous autofollows (41, 42, or 43) do not play. "15. Baggins’ Plea Baggins saying:

Traveler! Can you help me!? I’ve fallen in with this awful eddy. Do you see the path off to the right? If you choose to follow it you’ll find me by peering through all the brush to see the water. "

46 Play once until track completes "15.5 Baggins’ Plea (con)

Baggins says:

Oh, I fear myself too far beyond your reach Here in the corner of the pier. Do you see me?

Continue with Ralph: Psst! You going back to the trail? You wouldn’t want to be caught trespassing would you...

"

47 Play once until track completes "16a. Seasons of Living Outside

Ralph monologue

No one much comes poking around in the winter So youse don’t gotta lie too low. And once summer comes the greenery fills in real lush and thick-like. That gives good cover so youse needn’t worry much about gettin’ bothered. It’s springtime youse gunna wanna be careful bout. When the grasses are laid real low from snow and ice. That’s when kids start poking around. And we all know how that ends...

You realize you’re in my brother’s living room don’t ya? So youse know to behave ya’self and not get inta some sticky kinda situation With these sinkholes or falling in the river or what not. Just know where youse are is all. Who’s home youse in.

Then a rustling down below and Davies comes in with a meow and this line: You coming back to the main path Ralphie?

And Ralph's response: Yep. Just leaving some good will for my fellow squatters."

RangerStoryEppchez_06 Play once until track completes "Ragner cue that this area is off limits:

Yo, suga come on back. This is a no-no zone for this story."

50 Play once until track completes; triggers a 1 sec fade out and stop of 45, 46, or 47 after a 2 second prewait if any of these are playing "18. Trail Divide -> 20. Change on the River

Moving this from the pier to the main path. Hear Ben calling out to Ralph, sounding far away:

Ralph! Over here.

Then hear Ralph reply:

Ben! 'Scuse me

REALLY hoping we can continue and make a clean break in Ralph's line: Could I interest youin a promenade?

Then go right into Ben and Ralph scene 20, starting with Ben's line ""You know how the bosses got the city to spend a whole ton of money Dredging up the river bottom to 35 ft depth?""

This continues through to the line: No. Not in spite of them. In celebration of my own silly self.

"

51 Play once until track completes; initiates a 5 second fade and stop of 50 "10. Hobo Music/Cat Chorus

Begins with some stray cat noises then into the song"

52 Play once until track completes; initiates a five second fade and stop of 51 "19. On the Track

Do we want anything under this besides talking?

If the cattle shipment I was working were to off-load in Philadelphia and I want to get the lay things The thing to do would be to follow the railroad inland from this here Pennsylvania Railroad passenger platform.

Will you join me on the ruins of the platform? Or Will you be on your way? Who’s to say?

When I first arrive somewhere I find it best to quickly establish the best routes to leave by."

53 Play ONLY if GPS Trigger 26 has not been hit. If GPS Trigger 26 has been activated, this file never plays. Play once until track completes "A train will usually have the destinatination painted on the Engine

You don’t wanna get caught up in the freight yard. You do well to find where the freight track meets up with the passenger track. That’s how you know you’re heading out of the city."

60 Play once until track completes; if 50 or 52 is playing initiates a 3 second fade and stop of it; if 53, 54, 55 or 56 is playing, the track finishes then plays 60. [Note 11 is still continuing) "22a.

Cut top of this scene with Baggins. Hear some Davies purrs and then only these lines from the scene, cutting the line about the picket being along the fence near the river:

Look at that! there’s a Picket today [[Along the fence that overlooking the river.]] <--- CUT Philadelphia, known around the world to working folk as a town that organizes fiercely. They say the union that sings together wins together.

Then into crowd sounds.

Note this can be a single cue with the following if that's more helpful."

63a Wait 6 seconds then play once until track completes; initiates a 10 sec fade of any other tracks (60 or 62) AND fades 11over 30 seconds "23. Washington St. Pier

Propose a re-ordering, moving the soundscape to after beach direction so that if they choose not to go on the beach they have something to listen to:

Traveler, you are nearing the end of our time together. Do not let this final pier fly by you. Take your time on it. I find the beach to the right Just lovely to sit and dream up poems. If only I still had human hands for writing. If you find yourself caught by a detail in the brush Wondering if it is a bit of Baggins or art; Let it be art. Why not? Listen. Listen to all that has happened in this place."

63b Autofollows 62 Infinite loop until triggered to fade and stop; "THEN the huge soundscape, as described in the script:

The sound score is a cacophony of layered sonic moments in time/history. Perhaps reprising sounds and motifs from the scenes that have come before. Over 1 min of audio the layers of history strip away Bustle and train whistles, dock workers and shipbuilders. Revealing more subtle sounds of quieter times. An active riparian area of fishing birds, turtles and fish.

I feel like the end of the previous cue could start a build and then this is something that could loop infinitely?"

64 Play once until track completes; also initiates a 5 second fade and stop of 63b "24. Beach

Sounds of paddling to start. Voices far away. Maybe a little shimmery?

Let's chat about this scene. I feel like it could stay really simple, but also wonder about adding some of the music we use for Jacob C's story under it. Just so that it isn't SO didactic.

Or maybe we return to the big swirly soundscape? Let's chat about what is gonna feel good here."

65 "Davies intro to song:

Nice to see Estée out. That’s her, he’s straight ahead on the path!? Oh, and isn’t that Alé to the right out on the pilon —they must be bringing offerings for Yemayá. You may have seen either, or both of them along the trail."