Fin Pictures’ Marcel Duvenage finished the sound mixing of their upcoming feature film, Woodwind on Monday night. We spoke to editor Josef Kahn (and director Fin Manjoo) who gave us as deep an analysis of the final cut that he’s allowed to reveal. Josef, your overall view of the edit? Kahn: “It works! For the last 90…
Category: The Art
Woodwind: An experience in the art of music
There’s over a dozen music tracks in the feature film Woodwind, writes director Fin Manjoo. Looking through it now, I wanted the audience to feel as if they’ve experienced a unique, extraordinary journey in music. Of course we have the journey of the central character, Bonifaz in India. Now, I’m talking about what we hear,…
Leandro Taub: My entire life has been preparing me to be Bonifaz in Woodwind
Argentine actor Leandro Taub plays the lead role of Bonifaz, the music composer in the upcoming feature film, Woodwind. We asked Taub what it felt like to become Bonifaz, and it’s best written in his own words. “My entire life -which is not mine- has been preparing me for acting in Woodwind and be Bonifaz….
Q & A: Jasmin Jandreau on the magic and mysticism of Woodwind
Woodwind actress Jasmin Jandreau talks to us (for as much as she’s allowed to) about her role on the feature film. Jasmin, your role in Woodwind seems to be under wraps. What can you or can’t you tell us about the secret? There are many mysterious elements in Woodwind. I believe she is the main…
The poetic languages narrated in Woodwind
Fin Pictures has finished the recording of the final narration of Woodwind in Hamburg, Germany this week. Narration sound recordist Igor Yermilov and actress Andrea Christina Furrer were busy with the German language narration, which required intensive collaboration with South African director and writer Fin Manjoo over the last two weeks. One of the many…
Q & A with Woodwind composer Fraunberger
We speak to Austrian composer Stefan Fraunberger about his art on the soundtrack of Woodwind. Your art is not only inspired by Indian Classical Music or tradition. Tell us about your influences ranging from Eastern Europe to the Middle East. I lived in Romania… (There was) a phenomena that was mostly erased in “western civilizations” through 19th century…
Manjoo wrote Woodwind listening to Arvo Part and Fraunberger
We already read how the story of Woodwind was initially researched while inspired by Ludwig van Beethoven in Vienna in 2006. I’d listen to all Beethoven’s Symphonies, as well as a few piano sonatas, but then Symphonies 3, 4 and 7 became the central focus due to their balletic themes. Instead of taking me closer to Beethoven, research…
Shape interviews soundtrack composer Stefan Fraunberger
The platform for innovative music, Shape, spoke to Woodwind’s soundtrack composer Stefan Fraunberger. Here follows extracts from the Q & A, just before he performs at the CTM Festival in Berlin: On his music in abandoned churches I used to live in one of these Saxon fortress churches built 600, 700 years ago as a protection…
The music editing of Woodwind is complete
The selection and placement of all the music of Woodwind (2017) is done. The music editing proved a mammoth task when you consider that Woodwind is a film essentially about sound and music. Then consider the soundtrack extends nearly all the way across about 160 minutes of running time. There’s a wide selection of musical approaches…
The artist and his relationships, an interview with IOL
Independent Newspapers’ The Good Life section’s Kamcilla Pillay spoke to director Fin Manjoo. Here follows a few extracts from the Q & A: How relationships and music connects In the film, Bonifaz receives a mysterious message whereby an artist abroad could feel what he was doing on the same day, this results in him travelling…
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