A Song For Europa

Overview

“A Song for Europa’ is one of the key tracks from Jóhann Jóhannsson’s release ‘Orphée’ on Deutsche Grammophon. Typically for Johann, the work is a beautifully atmospheric composition, one that immerses the listener into the strange recordings of the ‘Numbers Stations’: a category of shortwave radio station broadcasts characterized by readings of number lists, letters and coded messages from a forgotten era. It is to these lost, lonely voices that Johan has turned, capturing the enigmatic transmission of encoded information to persons elsewhere, and reflecting them back within a new context. In response, Studio AKA director Gergely Wootsch has created a considered and thoughtful animated film, which crosses literal boundaries and thresholds as it drifts along a desolate cold war landscape, following the haunting voice as it searches for a listener.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 26, 2016

Original language

English

Countries

Iceland, United Kingdom

Production

Studio AKA

Director

Gergely Wootsch

Writer

Jóhann Jóhannsson

Producer

Nikki Kefford-White

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt20279490