Original score for 'How To Eat An Elephant'
Directed by Sebastian Krogh
Idea by Gustav Thuesen
Produced by Elena Arndt-Jensen / Enfant Terrible Studio
Cinematography by Michael K. Øager & Sebastian Krogh
Edited by Sebastian Krogh
Assistant director: Michael K. Øager
Sound design by Patrick Svaneberg Vejen
BEHIND THE WORK
This cycling documentary is about setting extreme goals and reaching them, while simultaneously trying to figure out why you're setting these extreme goals for yourself.
I wanted the score to be primitive, repetitive and ruthless - like I imagine cycling 350 km a day must feel like.
At the same time, it should also sometimes feel like they reached these stages of bliss - reached through repetition and physical exhaustion.
I've walked the Camino a couple of years ago and I remember what happened mentally, when a physical task is repeated over and over during an extended time period.
Things like metal, asphalt and bike sounds in general were brought in as tactile elements in the score - both literally and metaphorically - informing sound selection, ways of sampling, rhythms and the way I wanted synthesizers to sound like.
'How To Eat An Elephant' won Best Nordic Film of the Year at NAFF Awards 2024 (Nordic Adventure Film Festival)