Thank You For The Music - A Film about Muzak TRAILER
160 million people around the world listen to anonymous background music, i.e. muzak, every day.
Muzak is ”scientifically researched” urban background music.
It has a schizophrenic function: it is supposed to be unnoticed and as undramatic as possible. At the same time, it should be stimulative enough, to increase the efforts of workers and shoppers. It is meant to be heard, but not listened to.
The film resembles muzak in style. It combines and mixes different types of material (film, video, computer animation…) to underline muzak’s Esperanto-like nature.
Director: Mika Taanila
Script: Anton Nikkilä, Mika Taanila
Cinematographer: Jussi Eerola
Sound Designer: Pietari Koskinen
Music: Paul Natte Orchestra, Malcolm Carlton, Ronnie Price, Frank Chacksfield, Alec Gould, Nicky North Orchestra, Pete Moore, Keith Roberts, Marco Ribaldi, Mantovani, The Ray Conniff Singers, Philips Background Music Services, Muzak Corporation.
24 min, 35mm, © Kinotar Oy 1997
Selected screenings:
- See The Sound / Soundtrack Cologne, Germany, 2014
- Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin, Germany, 2014
- Spruth Magers London, UK, 2006
- Lighthouse Cinema, Glasgow, Scotland, 2002
- Lovebytes Festival, Sheffield, UK, 2001
- Cornerhouse Cinema, Manchester, UK, 2000
- Split Festival of New Film, Croatia, 1998
- International Documentary Film Festival “Visions du Réel”, Nyon, Switzerland, 1998
- 45th Sydney Film Festival, Australia, 1998
- IDFA, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1997
- Uppsala Internationella Kortfilmfestival, Sweden, 1997
- XXVII International Short Film Festival, Tampere, Finland, 1997
www.mikataanila.com
www.kinotar.com
www.av-arkki.fi
Muzak is ”scientifically researched” urban background music.
It has a schizophrenic function: it is supposed to be unnoticed and as undramatic as possible. At the same time, it should be stimulative enough, to increase the efforts of workers and shoppers. It is meant to be heard, but not listened to.
The film resembles muzak in style. It combines and mixes different types of material (film, video, computer animation…) to underline muzak’s Esperanto-like nature.
Director: Mika Taanila
Script: Anton Nikkilä, Mika Taanila
Cinematographer: Jussi Eerola
Sound Designer: Pietari Koskinen
Music: Paul Natte Orchestra, Malcolm Carlton, Ronnie Price, Frank Chacksfield, Alec Gould, Nicky North Orchestra, Pete Moore, Keith Roberts, Marco Ribaldi, Mantovani, The Ray Conniff Singers, Philips Background Music Services, Muzak Corporation.
24 min, 35mm, © Kinotar Oy 1997
Selected screenings:
- See The Sound / Soundtrack Cologne, Germany, 2014
- Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin, Germany, 2014
- Spruth Magers London, UK, 2006
- Lighthouse Cinema, Glasgow, Scotland, 2002
- Lovebytes Festival, Sheffield, UK, 2001
- Cornerhouse Cinema, Manchester, UK, 2000
- Split Festival of New Film, Croatia, 1998
- International Documentary Film Festival “Visions du Réel”, Nyon, Switzerland, 1998
- 45th Sydney Film Festival, Australia, 1998
- IDFA, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1997
- Uppsala Internationella Kortfilmfestival, Sweden, 1997
- XXVII International Short Film Festival, Tampere, Finland, 1997
www.mikataanila.com
www.kinotar.com
www.av-arkki.fi
