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"Arkitektene" nominated for Amandus award

Music Making » "Arkitektene" nominated for Amandus award (Posts 1 to 9 of 9)

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    • CommentAuthormarkrayen
    • CommentTimeMar 23rd 2009
    I just learned that a student film I wrote music for last April has been nominated for an Amandus award, a film competition for young film makers.

    The film is online and can be seen at: http://www.nrk.no/p3tv/arkitektene-amandus-2009/

    You can vote for the film by pressing the "Klikk her for å stemme" button.

    The film is about a group of young children who attempt to prevent construction workers from pulling their tree house down. It has a very charming message and I'm sure it will come across clearly even to those who don't understand the language (there are no subtitles).

    I had three days to write it, and was forced to record it with poor recording equipment (which explains the low mix). The musicians I managed to assemble (a piano sextet) were essentially sight-reading their parts, and a perfect synchronisation was therefore all the more difficult to achieve. Nevertheless, I feel the intent and spirit of the composition matches the visuals in an interesting way. Please take a look and tell me what you think!

    - Mark
    www.markcandasamy.no
    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeMar 23rd 2009
    I put my vote for it. Nice little film, I didn't need to know Norwegian to understand it, and a good and fitting score. Well done Mark smile
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
    • CommentAuthormarkrayen
    • CommentTimeMar 23rd 2009
    Thanks a lot, Tim. smile
    www.markcandasamy.no
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      CommentAuthorDemonStar
    • CommentTimeMar 24th 2009
    Very nice music, Mark smile

    The film is great too!
    • CommentAuthormarkrayen
    • CommentTimeMar 24th 2009 edited
    Thank you for your comment Ravi! The film is indeed superb considering it is a student film.
    www.markcandasamy.no
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      CommentAuthorThor
    • CommentTimeMar 26th 2009
    He, he...quite nice for a student film, Mark. Loved the "bad" construction worker when he says "Nå er jeg drita lei! Nå river vi hele møkkahytta!". :D

    Anyways, nice score as well; could have accompanied something even classier. Had a certain Bernstein/TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD vibe. Congrats on the nomination too!
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  7. When he said WHAT? lol
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      CommentAuthorThor
    • CommentTimeMar 26th 2009
    PawelStroinski wrote
    When he said WHAT? lol


    Internal Norwegian thing, Pawel. It wouldn't be half as funny if I translated it to English.
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    • CommentAuthormarkrayen
    • CommentTimeMar 26th 2009 edited
    Thanks Thor for the comment, and I know! Really its the kids we're supposed to think are cute, but I sort of think the "bad guy" construction worker is just as cute with his hysterical accent...

    I'm glad you made the Bernstein reference. "To Kill A Mockingbird" is one of my favourites and probably had a subliminal influence on the result. The concert version I have been preparing has an introduction similar to the opening titles of Bernstein's score. A bright single-voiced piano solo precedes the opening bars as heard in the film.
    www.markcandasamy.no

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