All Pleasantries Must Conclude

Stage 1 At this stage, the patient exhibits mild dementia. Most music here is pleasant and cheery. Blissfully unaware of what’s to come. The song titles are easily identifiable in most cases as what they used to be. The patient doesn’t care much to remember, so the songs will start over after the patient stops trying to find more. 00:00:00 - A1 Pushed to Madness (You’re Driving Me Crazy!, Velvet Brass Pt. 1) 00:02:59 - A2 Unexpected Appearance (Out of Nowhere, Velvet Brass Pt. 1) 00:05:32 - A3 Final Waltz (The Last Dance, Percy Faith) 00:07:53 - B1 Near Pleasant Oceans (By the Beautiful Sea, Velvet Brass Pt. 4) 00:10:24 - B2 Asian Cities (Chinatown, My Chinatown, Velvet Brass Pt. 4) 00:12:38 - B3 Identical Stories (Twin Soliloquies, South Pacific) Stage 2 In this stage, the patient realizes their memories are beginning to vanish and as such attempts to remember more. The audibility deteriorates, however the songs do not repeat. The songs also begin to skip around a bit, showing that our patient now is beginning to forget portions. The mood is more depressing, showing the patient’s grief at their loss. The titles also become more verbose, as the patient has forgotten the originals, and makes up close approximations. 00:15:12 - C1 Aloneness (Samples “Solitude“ by Morton Gould) 00:18:19 - C2 Locomotives (Samples “Take the “A“ Train“ from Velvet Brass Pt. 4) 00:20:13 - C3 Being Pushed (Samples “You’re Driving Me Crazy!“, Velvet Brass Pt. 1) 00:22:24 - D1 Invisible Movements (Samples “Dancing In The Dark“ by Morton Gould) 00:25:37 - D2 Being Colorful (Samples “Am I Blue?“ from Velvet Brass Pt. 4) 00:28:58 - D3 Waiting (Samples “Till“ by Percy Faith) Stage 3 Here we see our patient recognize his last coherent thoughts before we reach the point of no return. Early childhood memories make a return, with remnants of newer ones peppered in. The titles lose all meaning, bearing little to no resemblance to the original songs. The decay is more prominent in places, sometimes overpowering the songs themselves. The stage remains longer, as the patient desperately attempts to save themselves. These are the final flames before the mind becomes ash. 00:32:13 - E1 Below Visibility (I’ve Got You Under My Skin, Morton Gould) 00:34:29 - E2 I Do Not Know If I Am Here (Grieg Rhapsody, Victor Borge) 00:36:09 - E3 Self (Body and Soul, Morton Gould) 00:39:28 - E4 It Wasn’t Real (A Dream, Hans Kindler) 00:41:34 - F1 Echoes of Lucidity (The Melancholy Trumpet, Toni Harper) 00:44:39 - F2 Who Is The Person I Call Myself (The Final Return of A1) 00:48:40 - F3 Fading Before Cognizance (Traumerei, Hans Kindler) 00:50:08 - F4 Final Moment of True Clarity (Carioca, Liberace) Stage 4 In this stage, the patient is no longer aware of their dementia. Memories have blended together and repeated in short bursts, with no rhyme or reason. They have stopped attempting to remember anything as they can no longer think coherently. The patient is helpless, unable to do anything, confused by their surroundings. Yet they are due to only get worse in stage 5... 00:54:22 - G1 Stage 4 Nonawareness Delirium 00:59:24 - H1 Stage 4 Nonawareness Bliss State 01:01:57 - I1 Stage 4 Nonawareness Rapid Neuron Decay 01:02:14 - A Moment Of Bliss 01:02:24 - I1 Stage 4 Nonawareness Rapid Neuron Decay Samples: Carioca- Liberace (Temporary Bliss State) ’Least That’s My Opinion- Bobby Sherwood (A Moment Of Bliss) Multiple others were used, only for split seconds, so if you’re looking for something you like, you’re on your own. These include the sample for A Moment Of Bliss, Warsaw Concerto, and On The Mississippi. Stage 5 At this point, it is impossible for the patient to pick out singular bits amongst the chaos. They can no longer recognize objects, faces, or even words. There is no more awareness, no more clarity, just slow empty. The mind finishes checking its neurons, synapses, and brain cells, and the consciousness turns off and waits for death. 01:06:54 - J1 Stage 5 Advancing Plaque Ruptures 01:07:04 - Something Appears Amongst The Chaos (Sample: Rock & Roll Waltz, Kay Starr) 01:07:14 - J1 Stage 5 Advancing Plaque Ruptures 01:11:57 - K1 Stage 5 Sudden Synapse Firing 01:18:02 - L1 Stage 5 Onsetting Isolatory Regression Stage 6 There is no more memory in this stage. None now, or in the future. The patient is completely empty and is left to sit and wait for death, as there is nothing to be saved. 01:23:04 - M1 Stage 6 World Comes Crashing Down Upon Oneself (Liberace- Warsaw Concerto) 01:29:48 - N1 Stage 6 It Has All Been A Failure (Various Ending Pieces) 01:36:34 - O1 Final Moment Of Suffering Is Over (Brahms Lullaby- Victor Borge)