Project Portfolio
Juristkongress 2012
Commercial trailer for a national lawyer symposium taking place November 2012 in Lillestrøm, Norway. Watch it on Vimeo:
The Secret Number
Tomlin, a psychiatrist working at a mental hospital, has a disturbing session with one of his patients, a brilliant mathematician named Ersheim. Driven by a singular obsession, Ersheim seeks to prove the existence of “bleem” – a secret integer between three and four. Initially skeptical, Tomlin is unsettled by the idea. Over the course of 24 hours, the idea nags at him, causing him to question his preconceived notions of logic and reality.
Directed by Sintel creator Colin Levy and starring Daniel Jones and Tom Nowicki, The Secret Number is a dark mystery thriller adaption of the homonymous short story written by Igor Teper. The film has been produced over the course of two years as Colin’s master thesis at the Savannah College of Art and Design, has won numerous awards on international film festivals, and was released to an online audience in June 2012.
My work on The Secret Number was awarded Best Original Score at the 2012 Greenville International Film Festival and the 2011 SCAD Film & Television Showcase, and was nominated Best Score for a Live Action Short Film at the 2012 International Film Music Festival in Córdoba, Spain. The entire score is up for listen and download on the Music page!
The Girl and the Fox
Ilona, a nine-year-old girl who lives in the wilderness with her mother and father, has fallen on hard times. Supplies are running low, and when a mysterious fox starts killing their livestock, she has no choice but to track down the strange creature in order to ensure the survival of her family.
The Girl and the Fox is an animated short film directed by Tyler J. Kupferer. Its striking, hand-drawn visuals and the simple, yet emotionally resonating theme have earned it numerous awards and nominations at international film festivals, among them a nomination for the animation world’s most prestigious recognition, the Annie Award. The original orchestral score that I wrote for the film was nominated as Best Score for an Animated Short Film at the International Film Music Festival 2012 in Córdoba, Spain.
Big Buck Bunny 3D
Der letzte Kaffee vor der Wüste
One morning, Touratech founder Herbert Schwarz and his wife, photo journalist Ramona Schwarz, ask themselves a rather innocuous question: Were does our daily cup of coffee come from? The answer takes them on a 4300-kilometer motorcycle journey across Ethiopia. Accompanied by a film crew, the trip leads them southwards across lands formerly known as Abyssinia, from the capital of Addis Ababa through an ever-changing yet always environmentally and culturally rich landscape.
Directed by Wolfgang Danner, One Last Cup of Coffee Before the Desert provides fascinating insights into a journey of extremes. For the 90-minute DVD documentary, Touratech hired me to write a score that blends traditional African music with rock and reggae, and provides atmospherical undercurrents for impressive views of majestic mountain ranges, stark deserts, and strange volcanoes.
Listen to a montage of music from the film:
GS Trophy 2010
Score for an hour-long documentation on the BMW GS Tophy 2010 motorcycle rallye in South Africa. Check out a montage of music from the film:
TimeRide
Alf Prøysens Barnesanger
In collaboration with Norway’s largest public TV broadcaster NRK, Larvik-based design and animation house Sandnes Media has produced a series of animated shorts based on works by the famous and influential Norwegian songwriter and musician Alf Prøysen. The narrative for each short is provided by the lyrics of one of the children’s songs that Prøysen wrote and performed during his main period of work in the 1950s and 60s.
As the project’s sound designer and audio post production engineer, I’ve been responsible for the creation and mixing of a cohesive and believable soundtrack for each short.
Watch a montage of scenes from the shorts:
No Plan is a Good Plan
Directed by Wolfgang Danner, this 50-minute documentary provides vivid and authentic insights into the street life in urban Thailand and the vast majesty of the tropical mountain landscapes. The score that I’ve written blends traditional elements of Indonesian gamelan music with more modern, upbeat styles.
The production was released in January 2011 on a two-DVD set, which includes lots of bonus material. It can be purchased worldwide at Touratech retail stores or from their Webshop.
Check out a medley of music from the film:
