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22 December 2023
My name is Vince Dicola, but you may know me as an instrumental Adonis. Not too long ago, I was the foremost trailblazer in the realm of synthesizer orchestration. Wizardquest Gaming magazine recently hailed me for single-handedly founding the Casio Sound Movement of 1983. Forget Michael Simpson and John King. I'm the original Dust Brother! I'd love to use this space to continue stroking myself, but something even more bulbous is at stake -- my career. Though widely known for co-writing songs on the Staying Alive and Swamp Thing soundtracks, my big break came when I was hired to write, perform and produce the bone-rattling score to Rocky IV. Things literally took off from there. Soon after my pugilist overture, I landed a job scoring the cinematic epic, The Transformers: The Movie. And, just when I had reached my peak as a synth-composer, I turned my back on the industry. The commercialism had finally become too much for me to bear. Yet, when I took my leave, it was like the essence of the artform left with me. Nowadays, the duty of soundtrack production falls into the ill-prepared hands of such modern blunderers as Trent Reznor and Bjork. Despite the release of my own albums, Piano Solos and In-Vince-Ible, I feel compelled to make a return to the world of motion picture soundtracks. It needs me. I was actually hoping to co-write some songs with Styx frontman Tommy Shaw for the new Lord Of The Rings film. The only problem is nobody seems to know or care where the hell I am right now. Not even me. So could somebody out there please find me, so I can make my triumphant return a reality?
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issue
vol 3 - issue 11 (aug 2001)
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stories