{"product_id":"man-more-than-machine","title":"Man: More than Machine","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMan: More Than Machine\u003c\/em\u003e asks a simple question and doesn't rush to answer it: how much of what we do is actually our own?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eThe show explores the line between human and automaton — the routines we run without thinking, the systems we build that start running us back, the moment where efficiency stops looking like progress and starts looking like something else. It's not a lecture. It's a mood, a tension, a question the show poses through sound and movement and lets the audience sit with.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eRandall Standridge's music forms the backbone of the score — \u003cem\u003eDeus Ex Machina\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWrath of the Mechanical Monsters\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eMe (reAffirmation)\u003c\/em\u003e all bring a distinct color to the concept, from mechanical and imposing to something more personal and resistant. Styx's \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMr. Roboto\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e shows up as the show's most recognizable moment — a needle-drop the audience knows instantly, repurposed to serve the bigger idea instead of just existing as a novelty. Daft Punk's \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHarder, Better, Faster, Stronger\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e brings the show's most explicitly electronic, machine-coded energy, reinforcing the concept without spelling it out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eCopyright clearances required:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"[li_\u0026amp;]:mb-0 [li_\u0026amp;]:mt-1 [li_\u0026amp;]:gap-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eDeus Ex Machina\u003c\/em\u003e (Randall Standridge)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eWrath of the Mechanical Monsters\u003c\/em\u003e (Randall Standridge)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eMe (reAffirmation)\u003c\/em\u003e (Randall Standridge)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eMr. Roboto\u003c\/em\u003e (Styx \/ Dennis DeYoung)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eHarder, Better, Faster, Stronger\u003c\/em\u003e (Daft Punk)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"White Mage Music","offers":[{"title":"PDF Set As-Is","offer_id":48920599920854,"sku":null,"price":1000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"With Minor Edits","offer_id":48920599953622,"sku":null,"price":1500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Notation File","offer_id":48920599986390,"sku":null,"price":2000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0681\/9666\/3510\/files\/ManMorethanMachine.png?v=1783341004","url":"https:\/\/whitemagemusic.com\/products\/man-more-than-machine","provider":"White Mage Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}