{"id":133,"date":"2022-01-07T04:08:17","date_gmt":"2022-01-07T04:08:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bjornnorralt.ee\/eng\/?page_id=133"},"modified":"2022-01-18T08:47:26","modified_gmt":"2022-01-18T08:47:26","slug":"portfolio_film-music","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bjornnorralt.ee\/eng\/portfoolio\/portfolio_film-music\/","title":{"rendered":"FILM MUSIC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>I&#8217;ve gained almost 20 years of experience in composing film music for student shorts and animations. Many of the films have received numerous mentions at prestigious student film festivals and even I myself have one beautiful trophy standing proud on my shelf.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 20-year milestone ahead next year doesn&#8217;t of course mean that I&#8217;ve produced only the most pro level and perfect scores over that time \u2212 it&#8217;s been a process really. The first attempts were surely crude and I should in all honesty have to be hopeful, that no film producer ever sets their eyes on them. But I myself really cherish every single film I&#8217;ve composed for, mostly for the experience and lessons, that have brought me to today&#8217;s level of professionalism.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Becoming a film composer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My journey as a composer began as a 9-year-old kid when I began experimenting with music on my dad&#8217;s computer. Mostly self-taught I got a lot of help and tips from my dad, who was also a musician up until the early 90&#8217;s. At the age of 16 I began learning the guitar, which became my main instrument for composing. At the same time I also began recording my singer-songwriter songs, which lead to the first attempts in producing and mixing music. By now I&#8217;ve composed hundreds of songs, though only a small portion of it all has been published.<\/p>\n<p>My interest in composing for film began when in 2002 I was asked for some of my music for an amateur indie film &#8220;Maagu&#8221; by my friends. This was a truly crude soundtrack for a really crude film attempt by teenagers, but for me it&#8217;s an important milestone, leading to an important career choice. Soon after that film I began composing for my friend&#8217;s student theater. Also two more student films were added to my portfolio before I got into Baltic Film and Media School in 2010. Although I didn&#8217;t finish the school, I continued to compose and create sound for student films, thanks to the new aquaintances and experience. I also found my first clients then.\u00a0 The curriculum didn&#8217;t give me a lot in sense of actual mixing skills, that I had hoped for, but it was extremely important for getting a greater understanding in film and video as a medium. In 2018 I also began composing for student films by the animation students in Estonian Academy of Arts. That was a major turning point for me, because the enormous creative possibilities of animation just suits my style. Animation has now become my specialty in film sound and music. Next to film music I have also been composing and playing in bands, which has further widened my style range and instrumental abilities.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>Film Music Portfolio<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>\u201eMaagu\u201c (dir. Andres Jakovlev; amateur short; 2002)<\/li>\n<li>Music for various plays by Andres Jakovlev\u2019s student theater troup \u201eKruvikeeraja\u201c (including a musical form) (2003-2008)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OXS6k1Ibo2o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201eFix the dormitories\u201c<\/a> (dir. Toomas S\u00e4\u00e4s; short documentary; 2006)<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_faAnT9n2ow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201eDaydreaming\u201c<\/a> (dir. Elina Litvinova; music composed in collaboration with Maria Reinup; fashion student film; 2009)<\/li>\n<li>Magician <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mustkunstnik.ee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fred-Erik Johanson\u2019s<\/a> magic shows (2009-2014)<\/li>\n<li>\u201eClarity\u201c (dir. Piibe Pai; student film; 2010)<\/li>\n<li>Promotional video for University of Tallinn Student Union (dir. Toomas S\u00e4\u00e4s; 2010)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/17709666\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201eSolitude\u201c<\/a> (dir. Bj\u00f6rn Norralt; student film; 2010)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/17709666\">\u00dcksindus \/ solitude<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/user5456212\">Bj\u00f6rn Norralt<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\">Vimeo<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>\u201eBig Man Games\u201c (dir. Peep Plasko; student film; 2011)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/arhiiv.err.ee\/vaata\/valge-doomino\/latest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201eWhite Domino\u201c<\/a> (dir. Eva K\u00fcbar; student film; 2012)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/127966370\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201eEllawood\u201c<\/a> (dir. Doris T\u00e4\u00e4ker; student film; 2012)<\/li>\n<li>\u201eAlways is Always\u201c (dir. T\u00f5nis Lepik; documentary; 2012) <em>Title for best Estonian documentary!<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/113093953\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201eKevad \u00e0 la Carte\u201c<\/a> (dir. Doris T\u00e4\u00e4ker; student musical film; 2013)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cjs9EvFRPX8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Promotional video for \u201eSleepwalkers\u201c film festival<\/a> (2014)<\/li>\n<li>\u201eLife Like in a Paradise\u201c <em>production cut<\/em> (dir. Jaan Penjam; student film; 2013)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tygkAmmJFks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201eDragonels Promotion Video\u201c<\/a> (dir. Bj\u00f6rn Norralt; promovideo; 2015)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ipnI3cKsWas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201eAir\u201c<\/a> (r dir. Marta Pulk; student architecture film; 2015) <em>Best of BFM reward for best sound design\/music!<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dHBZSUwzskc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201eMaal\u201c<\/a> (<em>\u201eAt the Countryside\u201c<\/em>; official single; 2015)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/387309948\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201eSnowgirl\u201c<\/a> (dir. Ilina Perianova; student film; 2016)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FCBe6QcZwws&amp;list=PLXeX9gsWwHNe9xbcxx1lJwBtLbE8_UrSP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201eJoker\u201c<\/a> (music album of a <em>heavy metal<\/em> band Catnap; 2016)<\/li>\n<li>\u201eMurder in a Hotel\u201c (dir. Tormi Torop; student film; 2017)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/271040655\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201eGolden Reignette\u201c<\/a> (dir. Liis Kokk; student animation film; 2018)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4ng6Ni91rak\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201eArmastus\u201c<\/a> (<em>\u201eLove\u201c<\/em>; official single; 2018)<\/li>\n<li>\u201eGranny Mary\u201c (dir. Lisa Scharf; student animation film; 2019)<\/li>\n<li>\u201eHound Out\u201c (dir. Anna Lauretta Eespere; student animation film; 2019)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/337261888\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201eEnLIGHTenment\u201c<\/a> (dir. Sofiya Ilieva; student animation film; 2019)<\/li>\n<li>\u201eA Kiss for a Dead Man\u201c (dir. Anna Dvornik; student animation film; 2020)<\/li>\n<li>\u201eDon\u2019t Go\u201c (dir. Kaia Sinilaid; student animation film; 2020)<\/li>\n<li>\u201eWolf\u201c (dir. Sandra Vesman; student animation film; 2020)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GwxZmMGr7vI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201eTalTech Museum 50\u201c<\/a> (dir. Martinus Klemet; promotional animation film; 2021)<\/li>\n<li>\u201eBird to a Nest\u201c (dir. Anu Kadri Uustalu; student animation film; 2021)<\/li>\n<li>\u201eFlat\u2019n\u2019Round\u201c (dir. Saverio Madis Santostasi; student animation film; 2021)<\/li>\n<li>\u201ePhantasmare\u201c (dir. Anna Dvornik, Sofja Gorelova; student animation film; 2021<\/li>\n<li>\u201eVictory is Mine\u201c (dir. Ariel Genrihov; student animation film; 2022)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/playlists\/1377156802&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true&amp;visual=true\" width=\"50%\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>Portfolio<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"ect-portfolio ect-section\"><div class=\"ect-wrapper\"><div class=\"section-content-wrapper portfolio-content-wrapper layout-three\">            <article class=\"ect hentry portfolio-entry\">\n    <header class=\"portfolio-entry-header entry-header\">\n\t    <a class=\"portfolio-featured-image\" href=\"https:\/\/bjornnorralt.ee\/eng\/portfolio\/film-sound\/\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/bjornnorralt.ee\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/portfolio_filmiheli.jpg\" class=\"attachment-ect-jetpack-portfolio-featured size-ect-jetpack-portfolio-featured wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bjornnorralt.ee\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/portfolio_filmiheli.jpg 600w, https:\/\/bjornnorralt.ee\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/portfolio_filmiheli-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bjornnorralt.ee\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/portfolio_filmiheli-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bjornnorralt.ee\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/portfolio_filmiheli-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/bjornnorralt.ee\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/portfolio_filmiheli-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t    <h2 class=\"portfolio-entry-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bjornnorralt.ee\/eng\/portfolio\/film-sound\/\" title=\"FILM SOUND\">FILM SOUND<\/a><\/h2>\n\t        <\/header>\n\n\t<\/article><!-- close .portfolio-entry --><article class=\"ect hentry portfolio-entry\">\n    <header class=\"portfolio-entry-header entry-header\">\n\t    <a class=\"portfolio-featured-image\" href=\"https:\/\/bjornnorralt.ee\/eng\/portfolio\/solo-artist\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/bjornnorralt.ee\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/portfolio_solo.jpg\" class=\"attachment-ect-jetpack-portfolio-featured size-ect-jetpack-portfolio-featured wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bjornnorralt.ee\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/portfolio_solo.jpg 600w, https:\/\/bjornnorralt.ee\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/portfolio_solo-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bjornnorralt.ee\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/portfolio_solo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bjornnorralt.ee\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/portfolio_solo-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/bjornnorralt.ee\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/portfolio_solo-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t    <h2 class=\"portfolio-entry-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bjornnorralt.ee\/eng\/portfolio\/solo-artist\/\" title=\"SOLO CAREER\">SOLO CAREER<\/a><\/h2>\n\t        <\/header>\n\n\t<\/article><!-- close .portfolio-entry --><article class=\"ect hentry portfolio-entry\">\n    <header class=\"portfolio-entry-header entry-header\">\n\t    <a class=\"portfolio-featured-image\" href=\"https:\/\/bjornnorralt.ee\/eng\/portfolio\/koll-2\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/bjornnorralt.ee\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/portfolio_koll.jpg\" class=\"attachment-ect-jetpack-portfolio-featured size-ect-jetpack-portfolio-featured wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bjornnorralt.ee\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/portfolio_koll.jpg 600w, https:\/\/bjornnorralt.ee\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/portfolio_koll-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bjornnorralt.ee\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/portfolio_koll-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bjornnorralt.ee\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/portfolio_koll-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/bjornnorralt.ee\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/portfolio_koll-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t    <h2 class=\"portfolio-entry-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bjornnorralt.ee\/eng\/portfolio\/koll-2\/\" title=\"KOLL\">KOLL<\/a><\/h2>\n\t        <\/header>\n\n\t<\/article><!-- close .portfolio-entry -->            <\/div><!-- .portfolio-content-wrapper --><\/div><!-- .ect-wrapper --><\/div><!-- .ect-section -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve gained almost 20 years of experience in composing film music for student shorts and animations. Many of the films have received numerous mentions at prestigious student film festivals and<a href=\"https:\/\/bjornnorralt.ee\/eng\/portfolio\/koll-2\/\" class=\"more-link\"><span class=\"readmore\">Continue reading&#8230;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">KOLL<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":255,"parent":129,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-133","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bjornnorralt.ee\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/133","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bjornnorralt.ee\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bjornnorralt.ee\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bjornnorralt.ee\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bjornnorralt.ee\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=133"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/bjornnorralt.ee\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/133\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":386,"href":"https:\/\/bjornnorralt.ee\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/133\/revisions\/386"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bjornnorralt.ee\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/129"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bjornnorralt.ee\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/255"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bjornnorralt.ee\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=133"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}