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Track 2: Culture Clash — didgeridoo to Mario to Drake to military drums
Didgeridoo drone → Rhodes in taj mahal reverb → Tabla with bayan fills → Sitar arping I-V-vi-IV → NES pulse wave Mario theme → Hotline Bling melody → Mario×Drake mashup → Marching snare military crescendo over fading 808. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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CULTURE CLASH — didgeridoo drone → rhodes → tabla/sitar pop progression →
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NES Mario meets Drake → marching snare military finale over 808 fadeout.
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A fever dream of musical tourism.
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"""
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from pytheory import Key, Duration, Score, Tone, play_score
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from pytheory.rhythm import DrumSound
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# ── Key: C major for the pop progression, works for Mario too ───
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key = Key("C", "major")
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s = key.scale
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# Scale degrees
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C = s[0] # I
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D = s[1]
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E = s[2]
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F = s[3] # IV
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G = s[4] # V
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A = s[5] # vi
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B = s[6]
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score = Score("4/4", bpm=95)
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# Tabla bols
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NA = DrumSound.TABLA_NA
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TIT = DrumSound.TABLA_TIT
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GE = DrumSound.TABLA_GE
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tDHA = DrumSound.TABLA_DHA
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KE = DrumSound.TABLA_KE
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GEB = DrumSound.TABLA_GE_BEND
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# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
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# STRUCTURE:
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# Bars 1-4: Didgeridoo drone + Rhodes enters
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# Bars 5-12: Tabla/sitar — I-V-vi-IV arpeggiated
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# Bars 13-20: NES Mario × Drake mashup
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# Bars 21-24: Marching snare military over 808 fadeout
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# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
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# ── DIDGERIDOO — opens the whole thing ──────────────────────────
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didge = score.part("didgeridoo", instrument="didgeridoo", volume=0.5,
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reverb=0.7, reverb_type="taj_mahal",
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chorus=0.2, chorus_rate=0.1, chorus_depth=0.008)
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# 4 bars of drone — deep, ancient, primordial
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for _ in range(4):
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didge.add(C.add(-24), Duration.WHOLE, velocity=100)
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# Continue under rhodes, quieter
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didge.set(volume=0.3)
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for _ in range(4):
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didge.add(C.add(-24), Duration.WHOLE, velocity=85)
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# Fade out as tabla enters
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didge.set(volume=0.2)
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for _ in range(2):
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didge.add(C.add(-24), Duration.WHOLE, velocity=75)
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didge.set(volume=0.1)
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for _ in range(2):
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didge.add(C.add(-24), Duration.WHOLE, velocity=65)
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# Silent for rest
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for _ in range(12):
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didge.rest(Duration.WHOLE)
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# ── RHODES — enters bar 3, ethereal chords ──────────────────────
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rhodes = score.part("rhodes", instrument="electric_piano", volume=0.0,
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reverb=0.65, reverb_type="taj_mahal",
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chorus=0.3, chorus_rate=0.4, chorus_depth=0.005,
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tremolo_depth=0.15, tremolo_rate=3.5)
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# Silent bars 1-2
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rhodes.rest(Duration.WHOLE)
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rhodes.rest(Duration.WHOLE)
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# Bars 3-4: fade in with simple chords
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rhodes.set(volume=0.25)
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prog = key.progression("I", "V", "vi", "IV")
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for chord in prog:
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rhodes.add(chord, Duration.WHOLE)
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# Bars 5-8: fuller, the progression sings
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rhodes.set(volume=0.3)
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for chord in prog:
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rhodes.add(chord, Duration.WHOLE)
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# Bars 9-12: start breaking up, making room for sitar
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rhodes.set(volume=0.25)
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for chord in prog:
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rhodes.add(chord, Duration.HALF)
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rhodes.rest(Duration.HALF)
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# Bars 13-16: minimal stabs under Mario
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rhodes.set(volume=0.15)
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for chord in prog:
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rhodes.add(chord, Duration.QUARTER)
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rhodes.rest(Duration.DOTTED_HALF)
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# Bars 17-24: silent — hand off to the madness
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for _ in range(8):
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rhodes.rest(Duration.WHOLE)
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# ── TABLA — enters bar 5 with fills ────────────────────────────
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tabla = score.part("tabla", volume=0.0,
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reverb=0.3, reverb_decay=1.2, humanize=0.08)
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# Silent bars 1-4
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for _ in range(4):
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tabla.rest(Duration.WHOLE)
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# Bars 5-12: keherwa groove
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tabla.set(volume=0.35)
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for bar in range(8):
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if bar == 3 or bar == 7:
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# Fill bars — bayan showcase
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tabla.hit(tDHA, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=100, articulation="accent")
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tabla.hit(GEB, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=115)
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tabla.hit(NA, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=80)
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tabla.hit(GEB, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=110)
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tabla.hit(tDHA, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=95, articulation="accent")
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tabla.hit(NA, Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=70)
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tabla.hit(KE, Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=60)
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tabla.hit(GEB, Duration.QUARTER, velocity=120)
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else:
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tabla.hit(tDHA, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=95, articulation="accent")
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tabla.hit(GE, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=65)
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tabla.hit(NA, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=75)
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tabla.hit(TIT, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=50)
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tabla.hit(NA, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=70)
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tabla.hit(TIT, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=45)
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tabla.hit(tDHA, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=88, articulation="accent")
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tabla.hit(NA, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=68)
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# Bars 13-20: tabla continues, slightly quieter under Mario/Drake
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tabla.set(volume=0.25)
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for bar in range(8):
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if bar == 3 or bar == 7:
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tabla.hit(tDHA, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=95, articulation="accent")
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tabla.hit(GEB, Duration.QUARTER, velocity=110)
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tabla.hit(NA, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=75)
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tabla.hit(tDHA, Duration.QUARTER, velocity=90)
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tabla.hit(GEB, Duration.QUARTER, velocity=105)
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else:
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tabla.hit(tDHA, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=85)
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tabla.hit(GE, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=60)
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tabla.hit(NA, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=70)
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tabla.hit(TIT, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=45)
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tabla.hit(NA, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=65)
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tabla.hit(TIT, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=42)
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tabla.hit(tDHA, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=80)
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tabla.hit(NA, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=62)
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# Bars 21-24: tabla fades
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tabla.set(volume=0.15)
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for _ in range(2):
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tabla.hit(tDHA, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=75)
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tabla.hit(GE, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=55)
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tabla.hit(NA, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=60)
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tabla.hit(TIT, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=40)
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tabla.hit(NA, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=55)
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tabla.hit(TIT, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=38)
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tabla.hit(tDHA, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=70)
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tabla.hit(NA, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=55)
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tabla.set(volume=0.0)
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for _ in range(2):
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tabla.rest(Duration.WHOLE)
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# ── SITAR — I V vi IV arpeggiated (bars 5-12) ──────────────────
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sitar = score.part("sitar", instrument="sitar", volume=0.0,
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reverb=0.45, reverb_type="taj_mahal",
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delay=0.35, delay_time=0.316, delay_feedback=0.4,
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pan=-0.2, humanize=0.08)
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# Silent bars 1-4
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for _ in range(4):
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sitar.rest(Duration.WHOLE)
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# Bars 5-12: the eerily familiar I-V-vi-IV arped out
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sitar.set(volume=0.45)
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arp_chords = [
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# I — C: C E G
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[C, E, G, C.add(12), G, E, C, G.add(-12)],
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# V — G: G B D
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[G.add(-12), B.add(-12), D, G, D, B.add(-12), G.add(-12), D.add(-12)],
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# vi — Am: A C E
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[A.add(-12), C, E, A, E, C, A.add(-12), E.add(-12)],
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# IV — F: F A C
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[F.add(-12), A.add(-12), C, F, C, A.add(-12), F.add(-12), C.add(-12)],
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]
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for _ in range(2):
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for arp in arp_chords:
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for note in arp:
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sitar.add(note, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=85)
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# Bars 13-20: sitar fades, hands off to NES
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sitar.set(volume=0.3)
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for arp in arp_chords:
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for note in arp:
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sitar.add(note, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=70)
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sitar.set(volume=0.15)
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for arp in arp_chords:
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for note in arp:
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sitar.add(note, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=55)
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# Bars 21-24: silent
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for _ in range(4):
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sitar.rest(Duration.WHOLE)
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# ── NES MARIO — pulse wave, enters bar 13 ──────────────────────
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mario = score.part("mario", synth="square", envelope="staccato", volume=0.0,
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reverb=0.15, lowpass=6000)
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# Silent bars 1-12
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for _ in range(12):
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mario.rest(Duration.WHOLE)
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# Bars 13-16: World 1-1 theme
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mario.set(volume=0.3)
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mario_melody = [
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# Bar 1
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(E.add(12), Duration.EIGHTH), (E.add(12), Duration.EIGHTH),
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(None, Duration.EIGHTH), (E.add(12), Duration.EIGHTH),
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(None, Duration.EIGHTH), (C.add(12), Duration.EIGHTH),
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(E.add(12), Duration.QUARTER),
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# Bar 2
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(G.add(12), Duration.QUARTER), (None, Duration.QUARTER),
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(G, Duration.QUARTER), (None, Duration.QUARTER),
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# Bar 3
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(C.add(12), Duration.QUARTER), (None, Duration.EIGHTH),
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(G, Duration.EIGHTH), (None, Duration.QUARTER),
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(E, Duration.QUARTER),
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# Bar 4
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(None, Duration.EIGHTH), (A, Duration.QUARTER),
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(B, Duration.QUARTER), (A.add(12), Duration.EIGHTH), # Bb
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(A, Duration.QUARTER),
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]
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for note, dur in mario_melody:
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if note is None:
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mario.rest(dur)
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else:
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mario.add(note, dur, velocity=100)
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# Bars 17-20: Hotline Bling melody on pulse wave
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# That iconic descending pattern: D C A G... simple, hypnotic
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mario.set(volume=0.32)
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bling = [
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# Bar 1 — the hook
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(D.add(12), Duration.QUARTER), (C.add(12), Duration.QUARTER),
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(A, Duration.QUARTER), (G, Duration.QUARTER),
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# Bar 2
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(A, Duration.QUARTER), (None, Duration.QUARTER),
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(G, Duration.QUARTER), (E, Duration.QUARTER),
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# Bar 3 — repeat with variation
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(D.add(12), Duration.QUARTER), (C.add(12), Duration.EIGHTH),
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(A, Duration.EIGHTH), (G, Duration.HALF),
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# Bar 4 — resolve
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(A, Duration.HALF), (G, Duration.QUARTER),
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(E, Duration.QUARTER),
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]
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for note, dur in bling:
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if note is None:
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mario.rest(dur)
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else:
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mario.add(note, dur, velocity=95)
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# Bars 21-24: Mario and Drake merge — fast alternating phrases
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mario.set(volume=0.28)
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mashup = [
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# Mario lick
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(E.add(12), Duration.EIGHTH), (E.add(12), Duration.EIGHTH),
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(None, Duration.EIGHTH), (E.add(12), Duration.EIGHTH),
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# Drake answer
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(D.add(12), Duration.EIGHTH), (C.add(12), Duration.EIGHTH),
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(A, Duration.EIGHTH), (G, Duration.EIGHTH),
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# Mario
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(G.add(12), Duration.QUARTER), (E.add(12), Duration.QUARTER),
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# Drake
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(D.add(12), Duration.QUARTER), (A, Duration.QUARTER),
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# Final — both melodies collide
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(E.add(12), Duration.EIGHTH), (D.add(12), Duration.EIGHTH),
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(C.add(12), Duration.EIGHTH), (G, Duration.EIGHTH),
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(E, Duration.HALF),
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(C.add(12), Duration.WHOLE),
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]
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for note, dur in mashup:
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if note is None:
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mario.rest(dur)
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else:
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mario.add(note, dur, velocity=90)
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# ── 808 BASS — enters bar 5, drives through, fades at end ──────
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bass = score.part("bass_808", synth="sine", envelope="pad", volume=0.0,
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distortion=0.2, distortion_drive=3.0,
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lowpass=140, lowpass_q=1.8)
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# Silent bars 1-4
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for _ in range(4):
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bass.rest(Duration.WHOLE)
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# Bars 5-12: following the progression roots
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bass.set(volume=0.3)
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bass_roots = [
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C.add(-24), G.add(-24), A.add(-24), F.add(-24),
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]
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for _ in range(2):
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for root in bass_roots:
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bass.add(root, Duration.HALF, velocity=100)
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bass.rest(Duration.QUARTER)
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bass.add(root, Duration.QUARTER, velocity=85)
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# Bars 13-20: 808 gets harder under Mario/Drake
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bass.set(volume=0.35)
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for _ in range(2):
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for root in bass_roots:
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bass.add(root, Duration.HALF, velocity=110)
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bass.add(root, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=90)
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bass.rest(Duration.EIGHTH)
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bass.add(root, Duration.QUARTER, velocity=100)
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# Bars 21-24: 808 fades out under marching snare
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for vol, vel in [(0.28, 95), (0.2, 85), (0.12, 75), (0.05, 60)]:
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bass.set(volume=vol)
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bass.add(C.add(-24), Duration.WHOLE, velocity=vel)
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# ── MARCHING SNARE — military ensemble, bars 21-24 ─────────────
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march = score.part("march", volume=0.0,
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reverb=0.25, reverb_decay=1.0, humanize=0.03)
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MR = DrumSound.MARCH_SNARE
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MS = DrumSound.MARCH_SNARE # ghost notes at low velocity
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# Silent bars 1-20
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for _ in range(20):
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march.rest(Duration.WHOLE)
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# Bar 21: entrance — single hits, announcing
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march.set(volume=0.5)
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march.hit(MR, Duration.QUARTER, velocity=120, articulation="accent")
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march.rest(Duration.QUARTER)
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march.hit(MR, Duration.QUARTER, velocity=120, articulation="accent")
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march.rest(Duration.QUARTER)
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# Bar 22: double time — getting serious
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march.set(volume=0.6)
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march.hit(MR, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=115, articulation="accent")
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march.hit(MR, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=70)
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march.hit(MR, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=115, articulation="accent")
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march.hit(MR, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=70)
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march.hit(MR, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=118, articulation="accent")
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march.hit(MR, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=72)
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march.hit(MR, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=118, articulation="accent")
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march.hit(MR, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=72)
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# Bar 23: full rolls — blazing
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march.set(volume=0.7)
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for i in range(16):
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vel = 120 if i % 4 == 0 else 65 + (i % 3) * 8
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march.hit(MR, Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=vel)
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# Bar 24: crescendo roll into final hit
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march.set(volume=0.8)
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for i in range(14):
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vel = 80 + i * 3
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march.hit(MR, Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=min(127, vel))
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# FINAL HIT
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march.hit(MR, Duration.QUARTER, velocity=127, articulation="fermata")
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march.rest(Duration.QUARTER)
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# ── PAD — glue, subtle throughout ───────────────────────────────
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pad = score.part("pad", synth="supersaw", envelope="pad", volume=0.0,
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reverb=0.6, reverb_type="taj_mahal",
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chorus=0.3, chorus_rate=0.2, chorus_depth=0.008,
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lowpass=1400)
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pad.lfo("lowpass", rate=0.0625, min=600, max=2000, bars=24, shape="triangle")
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# Silent bars 1-4
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for _ in range(4):
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pad.rest(Duration.WHOLE)
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# Bars 5-24: slowly evolving pad following progression
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pad.set(volume=0.12)
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for _ in range(5):
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for chord in prog:
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pad.add(chord, Duration.WHOLE)
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# ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
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import sys
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print(f"Key: {key}")
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print(f"Parts: {list(score.parts.keys())}")
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print(f"Duration: {score.duration_ms / 1000:.1f}s | {score.measures} measures")
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if "--live" in sys.argv:
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print("Playing CULTURE CLASH (live engine)...")
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from pytheory_live.live import LiveEngine
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engine = LiveEngine(buffer_size=1024)
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engine.play_score(score)
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else:
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print("Playing CULTURE CLASH...")
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play_score(score)
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