NONESUCH RECORDS: William Brittelle on "Forbidden Colors," From His New Album, "Spiritual America"
NONESUCH RECORDS: William Brittelle on "Forbidden Colors," From His New Album, "Spiritual America"
“Composer William Brittelle has shared the full score for and story behind "Forbidden Colors," the fifth track from his new album, Spiritual America, out now on Nonesuch/New Amsterdam Records. On the album, Wye Oak, Brooklyn Youth Chorus, and the Metropolis Ensemble perform a genre-defying electro-acoustic song cycle written by Brittelle, who works to reconcile his youth in a conservative Christian household with his adult life as an "agnostic Buddhist." Brittelle co-produced the album with Zach Hanson, who mixed it as well. You can download the "Forbidden Colors" score here and follow along as Brittelle breaks it down below.”