Original score for 'Betonhjerte'
Directed by Casper Rudolf Emil Kjeldsen
Produced by Emma Ethelberg Rasmussen
Cinematography by Philip Jørgensen
Edited by Ogi Curcic
Sound design by Jonathan Franz Kaiser
Accordion and vocal: Anna Sophie Mæhl
Choir: BARK koret
BEHIND THE WORK
The subtext of this short film is about burdensome family heritage in the shape of guilt, unspoken expectations and mental illnesses.
The score was inspired by the Danish song tradition found in the 'Højskolesangbog' and the instrumentation of old Danish folk music.
I wrote a 'Højskole' song primarily consisting of vocals and accordion, performed by Anna Sophie Mæhl.
The song ends with a choir arrangement performed by the choir 'BARK koret'.
Besides the song, the score primarily consists of contemporary accordion playing - both in raw and heavily manipulated form.
The lyrics to the song 'Betonhjerte - Lad Hjertet Tø I Solen':
Vær dit eget hjertes vagt
når frost i huden flår
Klæd dig i en brynjedragt
af lysets sidste skår
Så har du glæden med
ud af ensomhed
Vinterisen blænder
når solen varsler vår
Lad håbet føre troen
Troen på at nogen
Tar' din hånd og leder den
Mens hjertet tør i solen
Vi væbner os med troen
Troen på at nogen
Skærmer os mod vinterfrost
Mens hjertet tør i solen