Woodwind lead actor Leandro Taub, who plays the composer Bonifaz, shares his views on the movie. “Woodwind is a great piece of art,” said Taub. The actor watched the narrative fiction feature back in Argentina, speaking ahead of the release of the DVD, Blu-ray and upcoming streaming availability of the film worldwide. “In the film…
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The meeting of Bonifaz and Fraunberger in the film Woodwind’s music video
Behind the scenes insight from soundtrack artist Stefan Fraunberger and how his music relates to the story of Woodwind’s composer Bonifaz.
Pushing the boundaries of art with sound, poetry and the mind of the viewer
We talk to director Fin Manjoo about art and how this relates to the story of the character, Bonifaz in his feature film, Woodwind. Bonifaz is a music composer who feels frustrated with the art scene in the western world that mostly supports traditional classical or pop music. For personal reasons (to understand a coincidence…
Mackay: Bonifaz has shared a new perspective on music and sound
We spoke to Woodwind’s sound supervisor and surround sound mixer, Alec Mackay about the film. The sound design and mixing was completed by Marcel Duvenage, before Mackay worked on the Dolby Surround Sound. Here follows Mackay’s input and feedback on the feature film after finishing the surround: On the music of Bonifaz On first reading…
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,…
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…
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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