Malloy, Dave & Original Cast Of | Octet - O.c.r. | CD
Malloy, Dave & Original Cast Of | Octet - O.c.r. | CD
Dave Malloy is a composer, writer, performer and orchestrator. He has written thirteen musicals, including Octet, a chamber choir musical about internet addiction, and Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812. He has won two Obie Awards, a Smithsonian Ingenuity Award and a Theater World Award.
Octet: Original Cast Recording is a 1 CD album released in 2019 by Nonesuch, featuring a score for a cappella chamber choir. The vocals are by Adam Bashian, Alex Gibson, J.D. Mollison, Justin Gregory Lopez, Kim Blanck, Kuhoo Verma, Margo Seibert and Starr Busby. The libretto is inspired by internet comment boards, scientific debates, religious texts and Sufi poetry, and explores addiction and nihilism.
Track List
- The Forest
- Refresh
- Candy
- Glow
- Fugue State
- Monster
- Solo
- Actually
- Little God
- Tower Tea Ceremony
- Beautiful
- The Field