When describing how music is composed, the lines blur between what is quantifiable, and what is ethereal. As with most creative professions, the characteristics of music composition are limited to a point. Personal preference and subjectivity come into play. Our interpretation of sound plays a great part in how we feel about it. Michael Whalen, Emmy Award-winning composer, embraces this enigmatic part of the craft. “I like to explore the unconscious part of it,” he says, “the