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STYLE & TONE
Tone:
Dramatic, cerebral adventure epic, noir-esque, similar to Indiana Jones meets The Agency (2024 Paramount+) with a touch of Blue Samurai.
Themes:
Duty vs Morality, Destiny vs Free Will, Human Nature, The Corruptibility of Great Power,
Pacing:
DRAGONFLIES is an epic drama with a story told on multiple platforms over several seasons.
SCORE AND MUSIC
Style:
A blend of moody yet expansive contemporary classical compositions.
Future focused, bass-heavy cutting edge EDM blending live instrumentation.
Sparce, minimalist yet complex string compositions.
A combination of medieval classical and 60/70’s dance classics from across the
African Continent.
Moments:
Contemporary classical compositions for wide establishing shots of various cities from
different time periods.
EDM blending live instrumentation for active street scenes in NYC 2023 landscape.
Minimalist string compositions in contemplative moments and within the cross-
dimensional landscape of the DRAGONFLIES world.
Medieval classical and 60/70’s dance classics from across the African Continent
during time traveling moments within the borders of Africa.
Composer Inspiration:
Glass Beams (Mahal album), Abel Korzeniowski (A Single Man), Arvo Pärt, Budos Band, Orchestra Baobab.
Musical Style: *
A blend of moody yet expansive contemporary classical compositions for wide establishing shots of various cities from different time periods. *Future focused, bass-heavy cutting edge EDM blending live instrumentation for active street scenes in NYC 2023 landscape. *Sparce,
minimalist yet complex string compositions in contemplative moments and within the cross-dimensional landscape of the DRAGONFLIES world. *A combination of medieval classical and 60/70’s dance classics from across the African Continent during time traveling moments within the borders of Africa.
Original songs & renditions:
Both contemporary classical and modern upbeat, commercially viable songs for transitions and general tone setting.
Potential Licensed Music:
1960s -1970s Afrobeat and Highlife (Fela, Franco, Orchestra Baobab). 1940’s – Modern day Tango, Gypsy (like “La Llorona” – Andres Henestrosa (1941) and “Pedacito de Tela” – Passion Coco (2017).
Opening credits theme song
“Mahal” – Glass Beams (2024).
DRAGONFLIES has the potential to be visually compelling, intellectually engaging and
whimsically adventurous. Offering mature and young adults an animated, dramatic
fantasy adventure that titillates the imagination, stimulates the mind...
COMPARABLE TELEVISON SERIES
PRODUCTION BUDGETS, BOX OFFICE PERFORMANCE/ANNUAL VEIWERSHIP
1. Blue Eye Samurai (2023 - Present)
- Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure
- Synopsis: Driven by a dream of revenge against those who made her an outcast in Edo-period
Japan, a young warrior cuts a bloody path toward her destiny.
- Budget: Unavailable
- Box Office: 2.9 million viewers in 1 st week with 4.8 million views total by week 2. It
climbed to #1 in 50 countries.
- Awards: 4 Primetime Emmy Awards + another 10 wins and 10 nominations.
One of the key strengths of this story is it’s stunning visuals. With a unique animation
style derived from diverse classic sources. Beyond the themes of love and betrayal,
similar to DRAGONFLIES, the protagonist tackles the search for identity. And the
challenge of processing ideas and perspectives that vastly differ from that of her family.
2. Carnival Row (2019 - 2023)
- Genre: Crime, Drama, Fantasy
- Synopsis: A human detective and a fairy rekindle a dangerous affair in a Victorian fantasy
world, where the city's uneasy peace collapses when a string of murders reveals an unimaginable
monster.
- Budget: 60 million eruos in 2019 for season 1.
- Box Office: Unavailable
- Awards: 3 Primetime Emmy Award nominations + another 8 nominations.
The comparison between Carnival Row and DRAGONFLIES resides within their shared
complex world building. Where Carnival Row blends distinct “steampunk” influenced
fantasy within a Victorian Era context, DRAGONFLIES does so within the context of
NYC 2023. With occasional jaunts into the past, late 19 th century Europe and early
twentieth century Africa and the America’s. Carnival Row indicates the openness of
adult audience to consume dramatic fantasy that unites the mythological world of the
fairies with that of everyday people.
3. The Lazurus Project (2022 - 2023)
- Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy
- Synopsis: A man wakes up to find himself reliving the same events over and over again.
Confused, he is introduced to the Lazarus Project, a top-secret organization that uses its ability to
rewind time to save the world from extinction.
- Budget: Unavailable.
- Box Office: Reached a cumulative 28-day audience of 1.7 million views. 1 st series
launched on Sky’s Sky Max. According to The Hollywood Reporter.
- Awards: 1 BAFTA Awards win, 3 BAFTA Awards nominations
This series introduces the concept of a secret organization that can rewind time to
prevent catastrophic events, forcing its members to grapple with complex moral
dilemmas. Not only does this story’s characters move back and forth through time, they
also move in cross-dimensional spaces. DRAGONFLIES also centers around a time
bending, cross- dimensional secret organization mandated to use its powers for the
benefit of human kind. Its characters find themselves within deep crisis confronting
themes of “duty vs morality”, “destiny vs free will” and “the corruptibility of great power”.
4. The Agency (2024 - Present)
- Genre: Drama, Thriller
- Synopsis: Follows a world of even deeper intrigue and subterfuge, with characters fighting their
own battles as they grapple with existential threats to the nation and the world.
- Budget: Unavailable.
- Box Office: 5.1 million global "viewers" across streaming and linear platforms since its
premiere on November 29, 2024. This made it the most-streamed new series in Showtime history,
according to Paramount Global.
- Awards: 1 - IFTA Awards nomination
The Agency explores the psychological toll of covert work, the complexities of
relationships under the constant threat of exposure. Relevance to DRAGONFLIES
involves not only it’s visual tone and seemingly realistic portrayal of deep covert
operatives. It deals with themes of “human nature”, “duty vs morality”, “reality vs fiction”
and “identity”.
Closing Statement
DRAGONFLIES is more than a story about magical beings fighting over the will power of human beings. It’s more than a cross dimensional, time-traveling epic. It’s also story about human potential. And the ability of individuals to obtain sovereignty over their minds. To tap into hidden inner strength. To recognize the difference between what is real and what is fantasy. And to grasp the scepter of the proverbial “Promethean Fire” available to us all.
