Composer Mary Edwards, whose songs, evocative of epic 1960s cinematic soundtracks combined with the gorgeous intimacy of the 1970s singer-songwriter era, extends beyond the lyrical idiom, scoring instrumentals, and architectural and environmental soundscapes. Her current projects include an homage to Eero Saarinen’s TWA Flight Terminal at JFK (a 60s-era period piece).

Here, she discusses her sound trilogy on interrelated intimate spaces–-airports, woodlands, and wombs––which draws on the relationship we have with temporality, where the anticipation of travel or movement often overshadows the destination. Each compositional subject shares the conflict of desire and uncertainty that seems to simultaneously haunt and evoke longing in these types of environments.