Meshes of the Afternoon (1943) - Maya Deren (Original Music by Feona Lee Jones)

I composed music (String Quartet No. 2) to Maya Deren's silent experimental film, "Meshes of the Afternoon" to create my own twist on the narrative.

Movement 1: 0:35

Movement 2: 4:08

Movement 3: 9:05

Movement 4: 12:18

Other Maya Deren films I've scored:
Meshes of the Afternoon (1943):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoETYvwI7I0

At Land (1944):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvafmE3Lel0

A Study In Choreography For Camera (1945):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3W9yFHaVGI

Ritual in Transfigured Time (1946):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P86jPAHOvG4&ab_channel=FeonaLeeJones

Performed by: Del Sol String Quartet
Banjamin Kreith (Violin 1)
Sam Weiser (Violin 2)
Charlton Lee (Viola)
Katheryn Bates (Cello)

Meshes of the Afternoon (1943) is a short experimental film directed by wife-and-husband team Maya Deren and Alexander Hammid who also starred in the film. The film's narrative is circular and repeats several motifs, including a flower on a long driveway, a key falling, a door unlocked, a knife in a loaf of bread, a mysterious Grim Reaper–like cloaked figure with a mirror for a face, a phone off the hook and an ocean. Through creative editing, distinct camera angles, and slow motion, the surrealist film depicts a world in which it is more and more difficult to catch reality.