Callan Milani
Welcome to my portfolio! Below you will find a variety of work centered around music and visual storytelling.
If you wish to contact me, email me at milankalani@gmail.com
Pup n’ Swine
A tale of mud, mystery, and mayhem!
Created by Callan Milani
Performed with Skinny Lips and the Sound Malfunction and the Colburn Conservatory of Music
Illustration by Kiernan Sjursen-Lien
Happy the Puppy’s dream to harvest truffles is served, but down the line, the Three Little Pigs have no appetite for menu change. Pup n’ Swine is the Big Bad Wolf’s origin story that features the leitmotif: a recurring melody associated with people, places, or ideas. Using the musical knowledge from Sound and Silence, listeners identify Happy the Puppy and The Three Little Pigs through musical themes as Happy transforms into the Big Bad Wolf.
The hunt for the truffles begins with a teaser!
Callan Milani … Director, Producer, Writer, Music Supervisor, Music Editor, Composer, Recruiter, and Performer
Steven Caron … Composer
Anthony Parnther … Voice Over
Kiernan Sjursen-Lien … Animator, Character Design
Aevery Huens … Animator, Storyboard Artist
Daniel Lawlor, Jake Kraft, Steven Warren … Trombone
Experience Pup n’ Swine with trombone.
Act I
Happy the Truffle Hunter is not popular with his new neighbors, The Three Little Pigs.
Act II
Happy’s forced retirement from the truffle business brings more mayhem!
Act III
A new scent fills Happy’s nostrils… REVENGE!
Themes
Each character begins with a theme.
Each theme is a leitmotif: a recurring melody associated with people, places, or ideas.
Listen for Happy the Truffle Hunter and The Three Little Pigs through their individual musical themes.
The Colburn Conservatory premiered Pup n’ Swine for Orchestra and Trombone Quartet in 2015.
The Lesson
A trombone lesson gone wrong… really wrong.
Created, Directed, Produced, Written, Storyboarded, Edited, and Composed by Callan Milani
Illustration by Levi Prewitt.
At the doorstep of The Lesson, Robin knocks and leaves his world behind. This Choose-Your-Own-Adventure illustrated musical follows Robin through from the threshold to The Outer Limits, a world with cyborgs, pirates, and adventure! The Lesson plays with audiation, the connection between music and the imagination, for audiences 10-14.
Robin
With no strength or strengths, Robin is your classic nerd struggling to do good. Robin’s lesson is a cautionary tale, but also a lesson for us all in the warrior’s way: fight to outwit his internal resistance.
Lord Kai
Half robot and half pedagogue, Lord Kai seized control of the Outer Limits with his mind controlling gameboy, but fills the band room with prisoners for fun.
Sawyer
A land-locked pirate and amateur flautist, Sawyer‘s 10 A.M. flute lesson turns into an arduous duet with Robin.
Choose Your Own Adventure
We invite the crowd to decide Robin’s musical destiny.
Through 3 possible paths, Robin discovers out what kind of hero he will be.
The Stygian Sea
The Stygian Sea is unlike any body of water. The pitch black currents are home to sea monsters, tidal waves, and the scurviest pirate, Rough Sailin’ Sid.
The Bosque
The Bosque has no difference between the forest and the trees, but creatures hide in the shadows especially the frappe loving crown jewel, Kween.
The Summit of Spikes
The Summit of Spikes is a jagged range of frozen flat irons. The blizzard infested lands are sewn by the ramen yielding abominable snowman, Himiblámidon.
Boss Mode!
Meet your match!
Rough Sailin’ Sid
The Captain of Poseidon’s Cry and leader of the Scum Crew, Rough Sailin’ Sid sails the Stygian Sea without adult supervision.
Kween
She lives in darkness, inspirational quotes, and posters of her favorite rock starsss, Kween sips frappés by day and controls The Bosque by night.
Himiblámidon
A relative of the abominable snowman, Himiblámidon loves to cook ramen in his massive snow cave overlooking his kingdom, the Summit of Spikes.
Callan Milani - Director, Producer, Writer, Storyboard Artist, Music Supervisor, Music Editor, Composer, Recruiter
Levi Prewitt - Illustrator
Steven Caron - Composer
Thank You!
I hope the sounds and stories brought you joy!
If you wish to contact me, please email me at milankalani@gmail.com