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Titles of the 17 pieces included in NULL TIMES IN ZER0VILLE are derived from the English version of the motion picture Alphaville (1965), directed by Jean-Luc Godard and written by Jean-Luc Godard and Paul Éluard. All readings are from literature found in the Public Domain - authors and original publication dates are credited below by selection. All Music & Lyrics Copyright © 2021 Rich La Bonté (BMI), except Swan Lake composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1876 PD). All instruments and song vocals by Rich La Bonté. Electronic music composed, programmed and edited by Rich La Bonté. Some VST (Virtual Studio Technology) instrument plug-ins supplied by www.dskmusic.com. Readings are computer text to speech generated, re-processed and edited by Rich La Bonté.

Credits by Selection

1. I'm Fine, Don't Mention It - Music and Lyrics by Rich La Bonté (BMI).

2. Splendid Galactic Corridors - Music by Rich La Bonté (BMI). EFX: cagancelik @ freesound.org. Reading from: Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Nietzsche (1886 PD)

3. 14 Billion Nerve Centers - Music by Rich La Bonté (BMI). Readings from: The Outline of History by H. G. Wells (1920 PD) ~ In the Year 2889 by Jules Verne and Michel Verne (1889 PD) ~ Anthem by Ayn Rand (1938 PD)

4. Is Dick Tracy Dead? - Music and Lyrics by Rich La Bonté (BMI). EFX: therisingorder, CGEffex and multimax2121 @ freesound.org

5. Execution Pool - Music by Rich La Bonté (BMI). EFX: tosha73, henrythetrain, bruno-auzet and joozz @ freesound.org. Reading from: Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Nietzsche (1886 PD)

6. Save Those Who Weep, Lemme (They are the future) - Music and Lyrics by Rich La Bonté (BMI).

7. Doctor Nosferatu No Longer Exists - Music by Rich La Bonté (BMI). Readings from: The Tragical History of Dr. Faustus by Christopher Marlowe (1589-92? PD)

8. Sit On That Chair - Music by Rich La Bonté (BMI). Readings from: Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte (1847 PD) ~ The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum (1900 PD)

9. Red Star Hotel - Music and Lyrics by Rich La Bonté (BMI). (Vocal style "inspired" by Danny John-Jules' accent in the BBC TV show "Death in Paradise" :0)>

10. Awry In This Galaxy - Music by Rich La Bonté (BMI). Readings from: The Outline of History by H. G. Wells (1920 PD) ~ Rocket Summer by Ray Bradbury (1947 PD) ~ The Color of Space by Marion Zimmer Bradley (1963 PD)

11. Little Pointed Teeth - Music adapted from the ballet Swan Lake (1876 PD), composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Readings from: Dracula's Guest (1914 PD) and Dracula (1897 PD) by Bram Stoker

12. Level-Three Seductress - Music and Lyrics by Rich La Bonté (BMI).

13. The Outer Countries - Music by Rich La Bonté (BMI). Readings from: Are the Planets Inhabited by E. Walter Maunder (1913 PD). The music in this piece was inspired by the soundtrack of Forbidden Planet (1956) by Bebe and Louis Barron, which was, at age 10, my first encounter with electronic music.

14. Conscience - Music by Rich La Bonté (BMI). Readings from: Great Expectations by Charles Dickens (1860 PD)

15. I'm Fine, Thanks, Don't Mention It (Reprise) - Music and Lyrics by Rich La Bonté (BMI).

16. Become a Legend - Music by Rich La Bonté (BMI). Readings from: Peter Pan by James Barrie (1911 PD) ~ Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (1818 PD)

17. The Seventeeth Plan Was A Flop - Music by Rich La Bonté (BMI). Reading from: Anthem by Ayn Rand (1938 PD)

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