PIRI REIS: SALT IN THE INK | Cinematic Mediterranean Reggae-Rock Voyage

PIRI REIS: SALT IN THE INK Salt on the deck. Ink on the map. Six months at sea — and one more person telling Piri Reis to calm down. “Salt in the Ink” is an original Excidi cinematic music film inspired by the world of Piri Reis: sailor, navigator, cartographer and one of the great figures of Ottoman maritime history. This is not a biography. It is our imagined Piri — standing on a wet deck somewhere between history and legend, following coastlines, arguing with the wind, drawing a world that refuses to stay still… while someone reminds him that his tea is getting cold. The music begins in the sound world of the Mediterranean with kanun and Eastern string textures, then grows into reggae-rock, deep bass, rough sailors’ voices and a sea-worn baritone. One song. One voyage. One map still being drawn. 🌊 THE HISTORY BEHIND THE STORY Piri Reis was an Ottoman sailor, commander, geographer and cartographer. His famous world map was drawn in 1513. The surviving fragment, rediscovered in the Topkapı Palace Library in 1929, became one of the most celebrated maps from the Age of Discovery and is included in UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register. Piri Reis also created Kitâb-ı Bahriyye — the Book of the Sea — an extraordinary navigational work describing the coasts, islands, ports and waters of the Aegean and Mediterranean. “Salt in the Ink” is a fictional musical tribute inspired by that world, not a literal reconstruction of historical events. 🎵 SALT IN THE INK Salt in the ink. Wind in my bones. Maps may end. The sea doesn’t. Created by EXCIDI Original music & concept: Excidi Creative direction & story: Excidi Lyrics and creative development: Excidi with ChatGPT / OpenAI Music production: Created with Suno Pro Visual production: Excidi using AI-assisted generative video workflows Editorial assembly & production assistance: ChatGPT Work / OpenAI No historical figure depicted in this film is intended as a literal photographic reconstruction. Visuals and narrative scenes are artistic interpretations. If you enjoyed the voyage, subscribe to Excidi. We’re building original cinematic music stories one strange journey at a time. And yes — somebody should probably make Piri another cup of tea. #PiriReis #SaltInTheInk #Excidi #CinematicMusic #ReggaeRock #MediterraneanMusic #HistoricalMusic