A strings driven composition evoking tension and mystery, the kind of music that calls for the cinematic grandeur of wide-screen movies. Read our discussion with the talented artist below!
Describe your sound in 3 words
Emotional, inventive storytelling
Tell us a few things about Fury. What is the story behind it?
What will music sound like in the future? Fury is a part of a set of 4 tracks in my EP “Songs of Tomorrow”, which explores that question. To answer it I first tried to do my research on what a future could look like. The predictions were not really looking great.
So I’ve imagined a kind of dystopian future where most forms of electronics and energy sources are gone, and where society has taken a step back to a more tribal culture. I tried to find music and instruments that would fit this imaginary world, and then built stories around that.
With Fury I’m channeling my anger and frustration of what seems to be, or was, an avoidable future, but that we are not doing nearly enough to stop from happening. It’s a kind of helplessness and a cry out against a system that is failing us, but we can’t get rid off.
Are we on a slippery slope towards dystopia?
I don’t know. A lot of this is a way to process my own deeper fears for what the future could be. I’m actually a quite positive person, and I think we as humans will always be able to adapt and to thrive in new environments in some way. If that’s through changing our ways to take more care of each other and or environment, or through unknown technological advances that will dramatically change and shape the future of how we live will remain to be seen!
If Fury was a film, which film would that be?
Fury would be a revenge thriller inspired by the latest Mad Max, but there’s no cars, petrol or electricity. I think if you crossed Mad Max with The Northman!
As you push the boundaries of musical expression, how do you balance experimentation with maintaining a strong sense of melody in your compositions?
For me, it’s really important to maintain a sort of musical integrity. I want to maintain an appreciation for the experimental, which is a lot about texture and sound as almost sculptures – something evocative that really can resonate deeply with a listener.
But then the question I’m interested in is – How can that kind of sound sculpture or texture be fused with musical integrity, which would mean music that we can re-arrange to let’s say a piano, and still will give the listener a rich musical experience.
Should music as a form of art always challenge the listener?
Good question! I think we need music that challenges us, but I don’t think it always should.
I love music, films, art or books that challenges me and makes me think differently, but sometimes you also just need something that comforts, or you can spend time with or that can help you process different parts of your recent or past lived experience.
Artists and people that have influenced you?
There are too many to mention all. A short-ish list:
Composers – Hans Zimmer, Jóhann Jóhannsson, Moondog, Prokofiev, Iron Maiden, Bartok, Shostakovich, Ben Frost, Mica Levi, Vangelis
Writers – Haruki Murakami, Kurt Vonnegut, Erlend Loe, Dostoevsky, Roald Dahl
Film directors – Andrei Tarkovsky, Denis Villeneuve, Satoshi Kon, Stanley Kubrick
Painters – Edward Munch, Van Gogh, Bruegel the elder, Gustav Klimt
A song you would pay to hear for the first time again?
I would pay a lot to see Inception for the first time in a big cinema again. That film completely blew my mind about what film and music can do, as well as being an immersive cinematic experience!
Thank you!
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