I re-edited the opening narration to fit within a minute, which will have film clips set against it.
"It is written that the world which we see is an outward and visible dream of an inward and invisible reality"
"Once upon a time, there was a golden city. Atop the tallest minaret were three golden balls. The ancients had prophesised that if the three golden balls were ever taken away, harmony would yield to discourse and the city would fall to destruction and death. But the mystics had also foretold that the city might be saved by the simplest soul with the smallest and simplest of things."
"There dwelt a lowly shoemaker - Tack the Cobbler"
"Also in the city - a thief..."
Here's a rough cut of the soundtrack... I'm using the "One-Eye's Dance" music as filler since the 2nd half will be more dialogue clips, but with the music overlaid quietly:
http://ctufilms.googlepages.com/thieftrailertemp.wav
Just an idea of what's going on top of the sound... the first half with the narration is more of the mystical quality. Once "a thief" comes up, it's the slapstick stuff. The music cue after "destruction and death" will have 4-5 fade-in/fade-out bits of the one-eye's march. Any suggestions on what to put on top of the track (or if I should add stuff)?