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DUTCH FILMMUSIC

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    • CommentAuthorJoep
    • CommentTimeSep 27th 2008
    Let's start talking about the filmmusic of the Netherlands...

    I'm really into them and try to keep up with what's going on in my own country. Some of my favorite scores include:

    Rogier Van Otterloo's Soldaat van Oranje
    Fons Merkies's De Grot
    Zbigniew Preisner's Sportman van de Eeuw

    These are pretty much the holy three, representing the best of Dutch filmmusic history.

    As far as my favorite Dutch composers concerned, I would like to mention the following few:
    Paul M. van Brugge, Het Paleis van Boem, Rogier van Otterloo, Loek Dikker. But there are many more who've written wonderful stuff!

    I'd also like to refer you all to a list I've compiled including (about) all the foreign composers who've been contributing to Dutch cinema:
    http://www.geocities.com/filmscorevisio … hfilm.html

    Any questions/contributions/remarks are more than welcome!
    http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2259961
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      CommentAuthorThor
    • CommentTimeSep 30th 2008
    Of the ones you mention, I think I'm only familiar with Loek Dikker.

    But I once created a page at my site for noted Dutch musician Peter Vermeersch, mostly in relation to his MINOES score. You can see it here:

    http://celluloidtunes.net/petervermeersch.htm
    • CommentAuthorJoep
    • CommentTimeSep 30th 2008
    Vermeersch is a Belgium musician/composer. He was born in Waregem, safe haven of a Maintitles.net prominent individual....

    But I do like his music a lot! It's a very catchy score.
    http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2259961
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      CommentAuthorThor
    • CommentTimeSep 30th 2008
    Ooops. Belgian, that's true. Can't believe I just went into that ol' "Benelux" trap. shame
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      CommentAuthorBregt
    • CommentTimeSep 30th 2008
    Joep wrote
    Vermeersch is a Belgium musician/composer. He was born in Waregem, safe haven of a Maintitles.net prominent individual....

    Yes indeed! He's also part of the here quite famous Flat Earth Society jazz band.
    What three C&C releases would you take to the little Island of Misfit Noise?
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      CommentAuthorplindboe
    • CommentTimeSep 30th 2008
    Fons Merkies' "De tweeling" is the one I'm nuts about. I'm listening to track 7 now, i.e. the long track, and it's just pure perfection. Gets to me every time.

    "Antonia's line", by the english chick Ilona Sekacz, is another score for a dutch movie I'm crazy about. I just love that main theme to death. The rest of the score is brilliant as well.

    Peter punk
    • CommentAuthorJoep
    • CommentTimeSep 30th 2008
    I once made website about Merkies (which must be the biggest and most detailed one about a Dutch filmcomposer), but didn't feel like updating it anymore. Maybe I would get a sudden urge to get started again and improve/correct everything I've written in terms of grammar.

    http://www.geocities.com/worldwidefilms … rkies.html

    Antonia's Line is a brilliant score. I love all the brilliant combinations of dissonant elements with merry melodies, the constant movement, lovely string performances etc.
    http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2259961
  8. Flat Earth Society jazz band? biggrin
    http://www.filmmusic.pl - Polish Film Music Review Website
    • CommentAuthorJoep
    • CommentTimeOct 4th 2008
    Yes... That's typical Belgium humor!



    The openings theme from Soldaat van Oranje:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bgW4GqzrRs
    http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2259961
    • CommentAuthorJoep
    • CommentTimeJan 23rd 2012 edited
    The ending + end credits of Fons Merkies - De Grot can be heard here on Youtube:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJlCwzv09a8

    A fantasic piece of music. I'm still having trouble finding any other cue of a Dutch score that resembles this kind of quality.
    http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2259961
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      CommentAuthorBregt
    • CommentTimeJan 23rd 2012
    Omg Joep! wave
    What three C&C releases would you take to the little Island of Misfit Noise?
  12. I haven't been able to find anything more than the YouTube videos for the music for De Grot, but when I was looking around to see what was available I came across Fons Merkies' score for Dolfje Weerwolfje.

    It's an enjoyable orchestral score for a Dutch children's film from 2011. The score is available only on iTunes so I can't point anyone in the direction of some clips. It is well worth a listen.
    The views expressed in this post are entirely my own and do not reflect the opinions of maintitles.net, or for that matter, anyone else. http://www.racksandtags.com/falkirkbairn
  13. I am listening to the music for a 2012 Dutch film called Süskind, composed by Bob Zimmerman and Nando Eweg. Set during the Second World War, it documents how some Jewish children were spared from deportation to the death camps.

    Orchestral in nature, it's a sombre and dramatic score that is worth hunting out. As far as I can see it's a download-only release, though it may have a physical CD release that I don't know about.

    http://www.suskindthemovie.com/
    The views expressed in this post are entirely my own and do not reflect the opinions of maintitles.net, or for that matter, anyone else. http://www.racksandtags.com/falkirkbairn
  14. Here in the Netherlands you can buy the CD version:

    http://www.bol.com/nl/p/muziek/suskind/ … index.html

    They ship it also outside the Netherlands. If you have trouble ordering it let me know. I maybe can help you.
    That's the beauty of music. They can't take that away from you. (Andy Dufresne)

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