Why did you choose this specific film fragment?
In this fragment I immediately saw rhythm, I thought it would be interesting to investigate how that rhythm could inspire me when writing the score.
Short Scores: Annelotte Coster
In Short Scores, Eye on Sound playfully pushes at the boundaries of film music. We asked a new generation of musicians and composers to create new mini film scores to accompany a short piece of film of their choice from Eye’s collection. Annelotte Coster chose Passage des portiques (1897).
By Thijs Havens08 September 2022
For Short Scores, Annelotte Coster wrote a new soundtrack for Passage des portiques (1897), a fragment from Eye's collection.
Can you briefly introduce yourself?
My name is Annelotte Coster, I compose music for films (including Marlon Brando, Heartbeats, Als Je Later Groot Bent) and I'm a keyboard player.
Photo © Martijn de Vos
What inspired you in making this score?
The movement in the fragment immediately appealed to my imagination. It also worked very well that I could limit myself, the melody had to match the jumps.
Photo © Jaap Reedijk
How did you tackle the project?
First, I put a midi note on each jump, so that it became clear what the rhythm would be. Then I started dividing the jumps into phrases and I looked for a suitable bpm to which the rest of the music, in combination with the fragment, fit well. I also went looking for a suitable sound palette. I thought it would be nice if there would be a mechanical element (a kind of 'running machine feeling') and a warm element (the 'humane'). This is the result!
All Short Scores to date
Every three weeks, we will add a new clip accompanied by fresh new music to the Short Scores collection, which will therefore keep growing.