"An extraordinary score that elevates the film through its remarkable attention to detail and emotional power."
"Together with the sound design, it creates a richly layered sonic world that draws the audience directly into the story while elegantly guiding them through the film."
"An impressive example of musical storytelling at the highest international level."
Scoring this project was an intense journey. This branded short features non-stop music and is scored from beginning to end.
The music starts off in a traditional orchestral style to try and sell the fairytale mood that's being introduced we follow the action displayed and briefly even hear medieval music before following the protagonist's journey. With the introduction of the Nymph the music shifts into a more floaty and magical instrumentation and with the start of their love story the music softly accompanies them with lush string orchestration and a slight modern touch. With Greed taking over the music switches into a more modern style - giving up on the fairytale orchestra and introducing more modern elements like pop drums and synthesizers to make the demands of our protagonist feel more cold and relentless and ending on a big bang. With the viewer wishing for the characters to return to how things once were, so does the music - hinting back at the orchestral arrangement. Music stops, when the fight between the lovers starts and only is allowed to return once regret, realisation of what's been done and room for forgiveness is created. But because of what's happened, the music changed, it's modern but with a soft touch - there's a piano playing and lush strings of their love story are allowed to fully be heard once they hug and therefore are reunited. When the message of the branded short is revealed to the viewer, the music perspective transitions one last time from both of them to a thumping, soft electronic beat as a subtle call to action.
After a crushing defeat, the injured knight Nicholas encounters Ilo, a water nymph whose magic can heal, but at the cost of the surrounding nature dying. The two become friends, and finally lovers. However, their romance turns toxic when Nicholas returns from war and begins exploiting Ilo's magical powers to create gold and riches.
Consumed by his greed, the knight forgets what was once most important in his life. Will their love prevail?
