Music for stories: the secret layer
still from Paris, Texas (music by Ry Cooder) Let’s say we are asked to compose music for a film. A story must be told. We know that adding the wrong music will harm the film, will harm the story. So...
View ArticleMusic for stories: dress or undress?
Sometimes you would swear that the film was without music. Even if it’s not. But it’s done so subtle, you don’t notice it. It’s not so obvious. This is the kind of music I am mostly interested in...
View ArticleThe Hermit of Mink Hollow Road
My Writing 101: A Room with a View (or Just a View) if I had the power to get somewhere — anywhere — where would I go right now? Hello it’s me, the hermit of 29 years old. The hermit of the studio of...
View ArticleArrangements for CD tjielp tjielp
For the rerelease of the CD tjielp tjielp by Tom America two additional tracks were arranged and edited by Melodiefabriek. Also Hennie Vrienten, Vincent van Warmerdam and a few other well known Dutch...
View ArticleMy score for De Moord op Blonde Dolly by Sjaak Bral
In 2016 I composed the music for the theater piece De Moord op Blonde Dolly by Dutch comedian and writer Sjaak Bral. Recently we created a film (video podcast of 93 minutes) for the story which is...
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