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RISE UP

CONTINENTS INSOLITES

Services

MUSIC

BUSINESS

TRAVEL / TOURISM

Year

2014

CREDITS

DIRECTOR : Günther Gheeraert

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RISE UP

CONTINENTS INSOLITES

An extraordinary experience, with unforgettable people, wonderful cultures and captivating landscapes.

Three continents, five months’ work, seven different means of transport, thirty-four plane journeys, hours and hours of rush.

An extraordinary visual experience accompanied by an adventurous and poetic original score.

A lone guanaco surveys the vast patagonian landscape against a backdrop of rugged mountains and dramatic clouds.

Context

Günther Gheeraert has made some magnificent travel films, often focusing on people and the planet. The Continents Insolites travel agency gave him carte blanche to realize his vision of this trip around the world. So he came to us to discuss his film project and original music.

He wanted a truly immersive experience, a bit like a dream, the intention being to put ourselves in the shoes of someone discovering a new place and its inhabitants. Our main objective was to find the perfect balance between atmosphere and rhythm.

Solutions

For over a month, we worked step by step, going back and forth on the editing and the music to create something truly unique. We first worked together on the theme and rhythm of the music. It was a real joint effort. We then experimented with different acoustic instruments and added a sound design perfectly suited to the film: wind noises at the beginning of the film, the bells at the very end, which cut the song as if the viewer were suddenly waking up from a dream.

The combination of the melody of the original music and Louise Eliott’s soft, deep voice really helps to capture the atmosphere we were looking for, and invites us on a journey.

A musician, clad in traditional attire with a vibrant turban, serenades with a flute within the ornate courtyard of an indian palace.

A solitary flamingo wading through tranquil waters at dusk, its silhouette and graceful posture mirrored on the surface below.

An elderly person with a warm smile, dressed in traditional attire, stands before a scenic mountainous backdrop, flanked by colorful prayer flags fluttering in the breeze.

Tranquil african savannah scene with acacia tree and two people standing beneath its canopy in the late afternoon sun.

Two women dressed in traditional clothing, smiling and carrying baskets of vibrant flowers, on a sunny day in a historic square with cobblestones and old buildings in the background.

A young student in contemplation, surrounded by peers in a classroom setting.

Conclusion

Rise Up was a very spontaneous and authentic project. We worked hard to give this soundtrack the same energy and rhythm as the film, so that it really accompanies the viewer and inspires them on the journey.

Günther wanted his images to reflect reality and, at the same time, encourage viewers to come and visit these places. The original music had to reflect each scene, as beautiful as a painting, like an authentic moment in life.

The project was awarded a Vimeo Staff Pick Best of 2014.

And finally, there are the lyrics, also full of poetry:

“Tell me you want us to go and go far,
Where no one knows who we are.

Fly away from here and let me go to rest,
Coz you’re the only answer…

You and I, we were supposed to fly…

Tell me the story of the world that you know,
Where things go with a different flow,
And no one ever gets scared of the rain.

You and I, we were supposed to fly…
So high…”

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