Popular Post Mr. Breathmask 555 Posted May 23, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted May 23, 2014 UPDATE: Our soundtrack is now available for download! Find us on Spotify or support us by purchasing the score on iTunes!https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/schoonmaakster-original-sound/id894566875?uo=4' target="itunes_store" style="display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;background:url(https://linkmaker.itunes.apple.com/htmlResources/assets/en_us//images/web/linkmaker/badge_itunes-lrg.png) no-repeat;width:110px;height:40px;@media only screen{background-image:url(https://linkmaker.itunes.apple.com/htmlResources/assets/en_us//images/web/linkmaker/badge_itunes-lrg.svg);}">A bit of history:About a year ago, me and my girlfriend Evelien had a crazy idea: use the minor program of our study in Media, Information and Communication to spend five months on making a movie. Full-time. The project was to be a collection of three or four small shorts, each helmed by a different director, combining together into one short film. Think Four Rooms, only with a total running time of about twenty to twenty-five minutes.As we started, we were tasked with finding our core team. Evelien was set to write the screenplay to the entire film. She would also direct one sequence. I would take on another. We were looking for one or two more directors as well as a good executive producer.As it turned out, few students were willing to take the full-time plunge with us. Understandable in some cases; some students had already chosen other avenues for their minor program. Unable to find directors, we shifted gears and divided elements of the film (which was growing into a more coherent story, rather than a collection of sequences, by the day) between the two of us. Once we finally found a willing producer and handed in our plans at school, we were told only two out of the three of us could proceed. Our newly found partner in crime was lacking the points to start her minor program.Over the summer break, we soldiered on and rewrote the screenplay into something that would excite us. The story became a single story with a beginning, a middle, an end and a wealth of backstory. And before we knew it, we had a two-part action thriller set a little over thirty years into the future.De Schoonmaakster (which translates literally into The Cleaning Lady in English; the official English title will be District 24), takes us to a world different from the world we know today. By the time we enter the story in the year 2039, the power to rule The Netherlands has been redistributed and the country has been divided into many small districts that have been closed off from the outside world. When we jump forward to 2045, another upheaval has taken place and the former heir apparent of District 24’s leadership returns to reclaim her throne by both stealth and force.Armed with a finished script, we were ready to go. Flash-forward past five very intense months of production to the beginning of 2014, and the movie has been shot, edited and completed. It was quite an undertaking to make a twenty-minute picture on a shoestring budget, but thanks to the help of a lot of very willing people, we were able to deliver a finished product that we’re quite happy with.One of the best experiences was working with our composer, Thomas Muis, who was involved in the production from about a month before we started shooting. It was the first time either me or Evelien had worked with a composer on a film (this was my fourth short film as a director, while it was her first). Like all aspects of filmmaking, it’s something that requires a lot of communication and sometimes you have to be very precise. Even after you’ve reached picture lock, finished your effect shots, graded the film and are nearly done with the film’s sound design, a wrong musical turn can still tremendously fuck up your movie. Likewise, hitting the right notes can make your film come to life more than it ever did. It’s something we’re probably all aware of on this forum, but it’s something else entirely to experience it firsthand and discover the work and considerations that go into deciding a score’s tone, spotting a film and finding its proper sync points.In the end, we went for a score that underlines the emotion rather than the action and adds a sense of gravitas to the proceedings. We are very proud of the result and have decided to cooperate with Thomas in releasing the music as a digital album. On June 6th, the music will be available for download through iTunes, Spotify, Amazon MP3, Google Play and several other services! There's about fifteen minutes of score and we'll have a finished track list soon. In the meantime, here's a nice little bit of cover art. When the movie will be released is currently unclear. We were hoping to release the film online this summer, but are also eyeing several festivals around the world. Some of these require our film to be submitted as a worldwide or regional premiere, so we have to sit on the movie for now while we submit to various festivals.In the meantime, you can view our teaser trailer below. The music is taken from our own original score. Cheers,- Marc Jay, crocodile and fommes 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,713 Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 Hey congrats Marc! And Evelien! And Thomas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uni 306 Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 Wow. That looks (and sounds, musically) more like a real movie than some of the real movies I've seen recently. I'd really like to see—and hear!—it. Keep us posted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 Nice!Please keep us posted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,310 Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 Very, very cool Mr. B! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Breathmask 555 Posted May 27, 2014 Author Share Posted May 27, 2014 Thanks, guys.We're still putting the finishing touches on the tracklist right now and we're expecting to publish it later this week. Looks like the album run for about 15 minutes, which I think is a decent length for a soundtrack to a 19-minute film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Wall to wall scoring! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Breathmask 555 Posted May 27, 2014 Author Share Posted May 27, 2014 It's how we roll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Breathmask 555 Posted July 1, 2014 Author Share Posted July 1, 2014 Well, we've had some delays with the distribution, but I can finally and happily announce our lovely little score will hit the download pages sometime this week. Huzzah! To tide you over until there's a proper download link, here's an extended preview sample we posted on our Facebook page a while back. Enjoy! 65f97b8c9d16d0dd30af44ee379b4d00 " data-width="466">Bericht door De Schoonmaakster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Moody strings and piano. A bit David Arnold like.Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Once 604 Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Wow, this is cool, can't wait to hear more!Last year I directed my first feature film, and I only just finished the score with my composer less than two weeks ago. Maybe I should look into getting a digital release somehow...Anyway, looks very interesting, both film and score, looking forward to more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Whats wrong with your hair? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Breathmask 555 Posted July 3, 2014 Author Share Posted July 3, 2014 Our soundtrack has been released. Hurray!And just for you JWFanners, here's an English translation of our track list:1. The Netherlands, 2039 A.D. (3:41)2. Hope (1:28)3. Do you know who I am? (2:11)4. District 24, vol. 2 (0:34)5. Checkmate (3:06)6. Banished (2:17)7. Dead (0:53)8. Finale (1:29)You can support us and Thomas by purchasing the album on iTunes or listen to it on Spotify.Enjoy! Once 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Once 604 Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 Whats wrong with your hair?I don't know, man, it's always been like that.Our soundtrack has been released. Hurray!And just for you JWFanners, here's an English translation of our track list:1. The Netherlands, 2039 A.D. (3:41)2. Hope (1:28)3. Do you know who I am? (2:11)4. District 24, vol. 2 (0:34)5. Checkmate (3:06)6. Banished (2:17)7. Dead (0:53)8. Finale (1:29)You can support us and Thomas by purchasing the album on iTunes or listen to it on Spotify.Enjoy!Coool, I can't wait to listen to it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 Whats wrong with your hair?I don't know, man, it's always been like that.It's alive!! Once 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 He looks like a 12 year old Matt Smith! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Once 604 Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 Hey, come on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Breathmask 555 Posted October 3, 2014 Author Share Posted October 3, 2014 Just curious: did anyone actually listen to our score? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 It's on my to do list! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,310 Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 I saved it as a Spotify playlist but haven't had time to check it out yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,310 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Hey Marc I finally got a chance to listen to this! I enjoyed it a lot! Nice piano work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 I need to buy one of those new fangled iTunes cards. Apple doesnt like my Credit Card for some reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,310 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 It's free on Spotify, that's how I listened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 I dont have Spotify Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,310 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Spotify is free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 No it isnt.Not here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 lol right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,310 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 That can't be true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 €9,99 a month for the ad free version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 But you can still listen to the soundtrack for free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,310 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 €9,99 a month for the ad free version. Well duh, there's obviously that option, but it's completely free otherwise, you just gets ads every once in a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 I'll give it a try Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,233 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 It's very easy to circumvent Spotify ads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 How?Trying it on my phone and it wont let me play the tracks in the correct order. How can you get past "shuffle play"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 It's very easy to circumvent Spotify ads.Indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,233 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Ah yes the mobile version is pretty shitty isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 That actually why I dont really use Spotify.Playing this score on the desktop player nowHey its nice! Very modern in sound, with very quite polished samples.Atmospheric strings augmented by percussion, beats and piano A kind of mix between Hans Zimmer and David Arnold. (I assume the very blatant Sherlock rip-off in Dood was intended as an homage?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,310 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Trying it on my phone and it wont let me play the tracks in the correct order. How can you get past "shuffle play"?You must have accidentally clicked the "shuffle" button with your finger. Just click it again to turn it off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 How do you know it was his finger? Once 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Once 604 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Can't wait to listen to this - forgot all about it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Breathmask 555 Posted January 21, 2015 Author Share Posted January 21, 2015 Well, go on then. It's only fifteen minutes long.Hey its nice! Very modern in sound, with very quite polished samples.Atmospheric strings augmented by percussion, beats and piano A kind of mix between Hans Zimmer and David Arnold. (I assume the very blatant Sherlock rip-off in Dood was intended as an homage?)Thanks. The Sherlock sounding bit could be seen as an homage. If an homage means us running out of time and Thomas doing his best to ape our temp track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Temp track?Tsk tsk tsk! You should know from your years here that temp tracks are evil! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Temp track?Tsk tsk tsk! You should know from your years here that teno tracks are evil!I hate teno tracks too! Hey, what's a teno track? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 FixedCarry on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Breathmask 555 Posted January 21, 2015 Author Share Posted January 21, 2015 Temp track? Tsk tsk tsk! You should know from your years here that temp tracks are evil! I was very hesitant to use a temp track, because I wanted to prevent us becoming attached to certain temp score that the composer would end up copying. We deliberately didn't have one during editing, apart from some library music our editor put over the first post-credit scene. It wasn't until the actual scoring process that we found a temp track became a necessary communications shortcut. We tried not to ape it too much, but the music you hear in Dead that resembles Sherlock was a case of all of us running out of time to come up with something more original. It serves its purpose in the film though, so I think it worked out well. This stuff happens, I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 You're turning into PJ.Ugh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 It was actually quite fun to hear that moment, so no complaints here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Once 604 Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Well, go on then. It's only fifteen minutes long. Haha, yeah, I still needed to time to do it.I've listened to it now, though. I really enjoyed it. I especially liked the vocal parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Breathmask 555 Posted April 18, 2015 Author Share Posted April 18, 2015 If you're curious to see what this music goes with, your wait will soon be over! On May 9th, the first part of District 24 will be available for viewing on Vimeo. Volume 2 will be released on May 16th. Once 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Once 604 Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 That's exciting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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