Jurian Gravett / Studio Gravetti Ella Ella
Composition
Briefing
Our music production studio eagerly embraced a new creative endeavor when we were tasked with composing music for the short film "Ella Ella," directed by the talented Jurian Gravett. The initial briefing presented a unique challenge: to create a musical backdrop that would create a mood of a lonely cab driver who falls in love -or so it seems- with one of his customers.
Execution
The trickiest part of this composition process didn't even include a computer, it meant finding the right musicians. And we found them! By including trumpet player Coos Zwagerman, pianist Jelle van der Meulen and drummer Jeroen Batterink, we knew the live recording of this music would be done in a heartbeat. We then set out to compose a few moody jazz themes that fit the narrative.
Result
After a full day of recording the music and reshaping melodies, trying out new forms and improvising around the jazzy themes that we prepared, we finally played along with the film and recorded the entire score in one take. The result is a moody, enticing track that captures the lonely, daydreaming mind of the cab driver well.