Tove (Original Soundtrack), by Matti Bye

Tove (Original Soundtrack)

by Matti Bye

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1.	The Beginning 01:45	buy track
2.	The Drawing 04:56	buy track
3.	Secret Land 04:39	buy track
4.	First Meeting 04:32	buy track
5.	Wandering Piano 02:54	buy track
6.	Sea 04:45	buy track
7.	Galloping Waves 03:13	buy track
8.	Last Kiss 02:58	buy track
9.	Noir 03:40	buy track
10.	Valse Noir 01:53	buy track

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Swedish pianist-composer Matti Bye translates Moomin creator Tove Jansson’s inner world into a daring, unconventional score.

In her biopic ‘Tove’, director Zaida Bergroth captures the unpredictable love life of libertine children’s author Tove Jansson, creator of the cult children’s books ‘The Moomins’. Initially a side project, she was catapulted to fame after her lover insisted upon bringing the characters to life in the theatre. Set in bohemian Helsinki after World War II the sensuously textured film, shot on 16mm, concentrates on a formative decade in Tove’s life (from the mid-1940s to mid-’50s) and explores her turbulent search for identity, desire and freedom

The captivating and textural score, created by accoladed Swedish composer and artist Matti Bye, melds exquisitely with the natural acting style, 16mm analogue film that this was shot on as well as mono sound mix. During the initial writing, Bye set out on a journey to attempt to illustrate Janson´s inner world in sound. “I wanted the melodic and sonic language to try and get as close to this sense of her inner decision-making process and psyche as possible.”

The score , which also features Finnish composer & artist Laura Naukkarinen (Lau Nau) on 6 tracks as well as Matti´s band Mambo Noir Trio, integrates electronics and field recordings into a central role of the sound picture. The result is an illustrative and authentic score that leads the viewer into the mind of the protagonist and sets the scene. Hauntingly timeless, this score not only melds with the thematics of the film and time period, but sits in a contemporary realm that allows the thematics to be brought forward into present day.

We at OONA Recordings are proud to present the mesmerizing soundtrack to this beautiful film as a singular stand-alone experience of its own.

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released May 28, 2021

Music by: Matti Bye
Additional Music by: Lau Nau & Mambo Noir Trio
Musicians:
Anders af Klintberg: musical saw, guitar
Vilhelm Bromander: bass
Matti Bye: Piano, Celesta, accordion, electronics
Dennis Egberth: drums, percussion
Lau Nau: modular synthesizer, field recordings
Leo Svensson: musical saw
Recording Technician: Anders af Klintberg
Mixed by: Anders af Klintberg

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