Despair Is Not An Option

"At this particular moment in history, despair is not an option. Giving up is not acceptable. None of us have the privilege of hiding under the covers as much as we might want to do that. The stakes for us, for our kids, for future generations, and for the planet are just too high." — Bernie Sanders Kenosha, WI, March 7, 2025

Original music and production by martu.

The majority of the footage in this video is from the public domain, except for the time-lapse videos of natural landmarks by ⁨‪@AkinBilgic‬ (used with permission).

New Game

Times are really strange over here and I've been catching myself wallowing in all sorts of hopeless feelings. With this track, I aimed to make something that would convey how on edge I feel about the future.

Yet, I still yearn for hope and I infused a little bit of light in there too. As I was approaching the final stages of the arrangement, the overall composition made me think of a video game title screen, so I painted one as a companion piece.