One University Dr. | [pdf] [listen]

         written December 2009 -- Being home for my final winter break as an SUA student, I've become more 

         fond of memories that I have had on campus. Some of the most meaningful self-reflections came to

         me while walking around campus after midnight on One University Dr.



Taste of Rain | [pdf] [listen]

         written June 2008 -- "In the rain we stood. His lips brushed my cold cheeks and he held me close.

         'I never knew how salty the taste of rain is.' " For The Memories I Sleep to inspired by the summer

         rains in the SW Florida, written during a time when I was torn between composing and filmmaking.



The Music Box | [pdf] [listen]

         written December 2007 -- Kuru Kuru Team -- Written for the Student Festival held on January 30, 2008

         in hopes of reaching out the SUA students with one message: now is the only time to create the         

         greatest moments of our lives, to one day look back on them and smile.



These Invisible Words We Speak | [pdf] [listen]

         written August 2007 -- Much of what we communicate to people is not what we actually say to them,

         but what is communicated through the absence of words.  This is also intended for Dear So-and-So.



Dear So-and-So | [pdf] [listen]

         written July 2007 -- Trailer music for a film I'm still writing a screenplay for about a lost notebook and

         its anonymous writer.



You & Me | [pdf] [listen]

         written August 2006 -- Kuru Kuru Team -- Written during college orientation for the Talent Blast.  Lyrics

         by Kelly Gochomoto and also accompanied by Chelsea Schwartz on acoustic guitar.



The Memories I Sleep to | [pdf] [listen]

         written April 2006 -- This piece was in the making when I decided that Project esCAPE should be

         more than just a book, but a motion picture.  Even through the hardships, the characters will always

         find a resolution and make it through.



Ballet of Leaves | [pdf]

         written November 2005 -- In a place where tree hardly shed their leaves, I created this piece on a

         windy day when tree branches waltzed with the breeze and the shadows danced on top of crisply dry

         grass.



Till Sundown | [pdf] [listen]

         written February 2005 -- Recovering from a depression, I wrote this in hopes of finding some light in

         my life, even if it meant the fading setting sun.



Like Dandelions | [pdf] [listen]

         written May 2004 -- Unlike much of my later pieces, I have a second title for this piece, which is a   

         simply a direct translation in Japanese: タンポポのように (Tanpopo no Youni).  The Japanese title

         presents a more uplifting image of dandelion seeds floating off into the endless sky.



Revolution | [pdf] [listen]

         written May 2002 -- First piece I wrote after incessantly remixing Pachelbel's Canon in D a million         

         times on my synthesizer.  Never defeated spirit as my time in middle school ended.






All musical compositions were composed by Sarah "Kusho" Kakusho unless otherwise noted.  Kuru Kuru Team is Kusho & Chelsea Schwartz, along with guest performers.