Original soundtrack for Yam Laranas's feature film "Aurora" (2018).
Winner of the Reel Music Award — Overall Score of the Year 2018.
"'Aurora' is the most enjoyable score I heard in 2018." — Reel Music
ABOUT THE FILM
Co-written and directed by Filipino filmmaker Yam Laranas, "Aurora" is a supernatural drama with strong thriller elements. The story follows Leanna (Anne Curtis), who lives peacefully on an island with her younger sister Rita (Phoebe Villamor). Their life takes a turn for the worse when the eponymous passenger ship Aurora crashes near their island. The movie premiered at the Metro Manila Film Festival on December 25, 2018.
ABOUT THE SCORE
Given that they had previously worked together, Oscar got on board Aurora quite early on. In fact, the movie was temped with his music after he sent over a couple of his own cues and demos based on the director's brief. Though these pieces made up the foundation of the score in terms of tempo and mood, they rewrote everything to match the new themes and instrumentation. As he recalls: "Early on we talked about writing a requiem for the many people who die in the fatal boat accident that is central to the film's story. It was a lot of fun and a great challenge to turn that idea into a real thing, a device that I could use throughout the score. I adapted and rewrote part of the classical lyrics from the requiem mass and had it performed by a choir."
Another prominent element in the film is water, appearing in almost every shot. "To some extent I wanted the music to feel like water," Oscar adds. "The string arrangements in particular have a wave-like motion to them, swelling back and forth like the tide."
CREDITS
Music by Oscar Fogelström
Solo violin: David Bergström
Solo violin recording: Mattias Bylund
Orchestra: FAMES Project (Macedonian Radio Symphonic Orchestra, Skopje)
Orchestra contractors: Aude Nassieu Maupas & Laurent Koppitz
Conductor: Oleg Kondratenko
Orchestration: Tristan Noon
String session editing: Rich Aitken
Choir: Johannebergs Vokalensemble
Choir conductors: Jan K. Delemark & Mikael Carlsson
Choir recording: Mikael Carlsson
Choir editing: Ivano Tria & Joe Miller
Mix: Oscar Fogelström
Released by MovieScore Media / Screamworks Records under license from N10Y Records.