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A school project in which the task was to create a video trailer for a book, for which I composed the soundtrack from scratch. The soundtrack for the video was one of the first elements to be created for this project. It was composed using a traditional method (pen and paper) written directly on sheet music from the very beginning for a small ensemble of classical instruments. This orchestration was inspired by the original compositions of Beethoven and Mozart, who often wrote for smaller ensembles rather than full orchestras. In this case, I also included a piano. The piece was built starting from the piano arpeggio chords [Em–D#dim–Em–F#], an unusual progression that creates a distinctive and slightly uncanny atmosphere. A recurring element throughout the piece is the left-hand piano arpeggio, which underpins the entire ensemble. The instrumentation consists of: a B-flat clarinet (handling countermelodies and reinforcing the main theme), a B-flat bass clarinet (which, together with the bassoon, creates a low harmonic texture and later takes over the theme), a bassoon (providing a sustained low foundation alongside the bass clarinet), the piano (the core of the piece, carrying arpeggios, themes, and solo passages), and a string quartet (accompanying the entire composition). The piece follows an A–B–C–B structure, with a steady tempo of 100 BPM. Although written in G major, it is treated as E minor, which in turn is approached as if it were a major chord without its third. In the video, the full symphony (which lasts about four and a half minutes) was not used; instead, a shortened one-minute version was chosen. The “Director’s Cut,” just under a minute long, is the version featured in the final result. Additional elements were added during editing to better synchronize the music with the visuals and create a more cohesive overall effect. The reprise was the most challenging part to compose from a musical standpoint. It was not meant to be a simple orchestration of the main theme, so I chose to develop a new theme based on the same harmonic structure as the original piece, orchestrated for a chamber ensemble.