Soundtrack for the film “Live” by Rike Huy and Joosten Ellée is available everywhere from today

Trumpet player Rike Huy and violinist Joosten Ellée wrote and compose the score for the film “Live” by director Lisa Charlotte Friederich. For the soundtrack, which has now been released on time for the “virtual cinema release”, they have continued to work on the music and put it together into an audible soundtrack. Both authors are classically trained musicians. One from “early music”, the other from “new music”, both share a passion for cool electronic music and dark cinematic stories. In 2015 they met at the Lucerne Festival and worked together for the first time as a duo for the score for the film “Live“.

A soundtrack with atmospheric electronic sounds and virtuoso trumpet sounds was created for the dystopian world of “Live“. “Live”, often referred to as the “film of the hour”, tells a world in lockdown, in which human gatherings of any kind are prohibited. The siblings Claire and Aurel set out to play an illegal live concert in front of a physically present audience. The script was written in 2016, long before the corona-induced lockdown 2020. The film’s visionary power is carried by a soundtrack with a pull, whose relentless beats and brilliant trumpet solos get under your skin.

The visionary power of the film is carried by a soundtrack with a suction effect, whose relentless beats and brilliant trumpet solos get under your skin throughout. Both the film music and the titles on the soundtrack are published worldwide by UCP.ONE.

Rike Huy

Joosten Ellée

Press quotes that mention the music:

“What is most impressive is the successful combination of music and film dramaturgy. It is the outstanding film composition that develops a great force and, as part of the cinematic plot, actually complements and artistically expands the image level. This is to be emphasized as a special merit of the musician and co-producer Rike Huy.” (from the jury’s statement of the main prize Lichter Film Festival)

“… a soundtrack with a pull …!” (Stephan Müller, Deutschlandfunk Kultur)

“… and the soundtrack that gets under your skin throughout convey an atmosphere of anxiety and constant fear. Above all, the music should be emphasized.” (Sophie Brakemeier, Filmlöwin)