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MUSIC : Renzo Djordan - Aquarius
VIDEO EDITING : Renzo Djordan


Thematics : ocean & ecology, climatic change and impact of pollution.

Music video with Electro musical composition closed to an Art House exercise, inspired exclusively by French creators, produced as part of a music album inspired by the literary work of Georges Orwell. Worldwilde film festivals, many red carpet and live screening invitations.
Music composition about aquatic theme have been inspired by works of Eric Serra, a famous french bassist and  composer who created the music of the film THE BIG BLUE, music having been awarded by French cinema during 1989 Cesar ceremony.
This film about freediving competitors has been presented during 1988 Cannes film festival.
" the sound of whales has much more musicality than that of dolphins” as Eric Serra said in interview about composing music film BIG BLUE :

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VIDEO EDITING is inspired by the cinematographic vision of the French director couple AGNES JAOUI - JEAN PIERRE BACRI, awarded many times by European and French cinema industries : " Directing and Video-editing are a matter of rythm and musicality "

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DARK ELECTRO & ITALIAN MUSICALITY

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MUSIC : Renzo Djordan - Orwellian Era
VIDEO EDITING : Renzo Djordan

This music, inspired exclusively by Italian creators, has been selected in Playlist Cannes Soundtrack and in long list with american jury from music advertisment industry  + Cannes lions.
Electronic music style 80s composition is inspired from italian music film composer and producer Giovanni Giorgio Moroder. He had prestigious collaborations with international artists such as Donna Summer, David Bowie and also with some members of French Kraftwerk and Daftpunk. Composer known for Moog Modular, ARP odyssey and Roland Jupiter-4 synthetisers music composition :
 

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Melodic style of Female vocalist Athina D. in the track is inspired by female italian soprano opera singer Susanna Rigacci. She has achieved an international career and many collaborations with famous italian music film composer, producer, arranger and conductor Ennio Morricone. He also specifies in an interview that film music composition is a multidisciplinary musical art. With Sergio Leone filmmaker, this Italian trio has marked the history of  international cinematography :

Non commercial music video, tribute to Stanley Kubrick Filmography and 1984 Macintosh Apple advertising, inspired by speech of Martin scorcese about Video editing. Music Video rewarded by european biggest music video festival Berlin Music Video Awards + invitation to 3 days of festival  ceremony.

 

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TAXI DRIVER

 JAZZ & ITALO AMERICAN TOUCH

Originally, the music of TAXI DRIVER has been composed by Bernard Herrman, an american composer from New-York. He worked on many original scores of Alfred Hitchcock's Films and collaborated musically with french filmmaker François Truffaut in Farenheit 451 ( 1966) :

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Original Jazz Composition about TAXI DRIVER video, Martin Scorcese's Film
Music Competition CANNES SYNC AWARD - FRANCE : AWARD NOMINEE
Jury : Music Supervisors of CANNES FILM FESTIVAL


Renzo Djordan, music supervisor & arrangment  + Duo female jazz musicians :
 - Melody : Key and Bass, from FRANCE
 - Kesja Bijok : Saxophonist from Krakow POLAND
This jazz composition gives another emotional dimension compared to the original video, with a minimalist style : soul touch and groovy bass, inspired by American jazz man from Richmond USA, Lonnie Liston Smith - guitare bass, key reverb style and wind instrument :

 

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TAXI DRIVER, a famous italo-american collaboration between Martin Scorcese and Robert de  Niro which received Golden Palm at 1976 Cannes Film festival.  Martin Scorcese specifies that originally this piece of jazz inspired by the 40s had been rejected  by the production. He also shares his vision of cinematography :

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DAY OF WRATH

ELECTRO MOZART DYSTOPIA

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MUSIC : Renzo Djordan - Day of Wrath
VIDEO EDITING : Renzo Djordan
( video in PRESS category -  PAGE 3 )
 
This music has been selected in short list with american jury from music advertisment industry  + Cannes lions and rewarded with personal invitation to NETFLIX FYSEE 2024 HOLLYWOOD. Electronic music is built around the classical music theme "Dies irae" by Amadeus Mozart. A music style inspired by Wendy Carlos, composer of music film " Clockwork Orange " , Stanley Kubrick filmmaker. Composer known for Moog synthetiser composing and layering electronic sounds with classical music :

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Music video about dystopia finalized at end 2022, webpublished by Nikon film festival France during 2024 film festival : THE FIRE theme . And rewarded " Honorable Mention" + invitation by the biggest music video festival in Europe, 2024 Berlin music video awards.

Fire Thematics of the video are inspired by punchy and neorealist first urban productions of french filmmaker Jean-François Richet, Best filmmaker awarded during 2009 French Cesars ceremony and his american production with Mel Gibson in competition during 2016 Cannes film festival. He specifies in an 2024 interview :  the essence of cinema is the art of rythm and movement. As we can find in first silent films like those of Charlie Chaplin and Louis Lumières ( the french creator of cinematography and the honorary president of the first edition of the Cannes Film Festival in 1939 ) : 

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Concerning " Wall & Street art " thematics, it's inspired by French film " IP5 ", including a category award nominee at the 1992 French César Award. An urban and poetic story directed by Jean-Jacques Beineix. Director of several cult French films, this film, which went less well known, is considered as an " atmospheric and visual film ", accompagnied by paints of Darco, a german street artist + music of Gabriel Yared film music composer :

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Appearance in video of the French provocative writer, music composer and singer Serge Gainsbourg (who burns money bill). An artist influenced by classical music composers as Antonín Dvořák and Frederic Chopin. He composed many 70s/80s French Film OST during psychedelic era :  Le Pacha, Anna, Tenue de soirée, La Horse, l'eau à la bouche and more. He notably moved on to directing with the film EQUATEUR ( music & video ) selected at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival

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RED BALLOON

FRENCH BOSSA NOVA JAZZ 

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MUSIC : Renzo Djordan & Melodie French Band

Renzo Djordan : Music Supervisor & Music arranger
Philippe Pasquier : Composer, Guitare & Bass, Vocalist
Philippe de la Pluie : Drums
Melodie & Marie Jeanne Roublaut : Female Vocalists


RED BALLOON , a silent film set in the working-class neighborhood of Ménilmontant, in the 20th District of East Paris. A golden palm french short film at 1956 Cannes film Festival and Oscar Academy Award Winner 1957. This film inspired a famous french artist named " JR " in 2019 : he paid tribute to Agnes Varda, the spiritual mother of the 60S new wave of French cinematography, by depicting her reaching the heavens with balloons :

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Antonio Carlos Jobim, one of key figures of 50s Bossa Nova as Joao Gilberto and Vinicius de Morales, confided that his main musical inspiration comes from the spiritual side of Rio de Janeiro, the City of God. Music arrangement with Flute and Xylophone in music video is inspired by american musician Herbie Mann. He collaborated with many Brazilian musicians and was a key player in the introduction of bossa nova into American jazz in the 1960s :

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​Vocal style is inspired by CORTEX, a French jazz-funk band founded in the 1970s, known for its unique style blending jazz, soul, and psychedelic grooves. Led by pianist Alain Mion, the group has achieved international recognition, notably thanks to its compositions, which are often sampled by urban artists ​ as MF DOOM, Madlib, Tyler The Creator and Rick Ross :

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ELECTRO FAVELA

BRAZILIAN & ITALIAN " CITY OF GOD "

MUSIC : Renzo Djordan - Favela Chic Remix
VIDEO EDITING : Renzo Djordan


Music created as part of the 8th electronic album named " ODYSSEY pt II " with ethno and worldmusic influences, as musical travel diary from the 4 corners of the globe. Non commercial music video made from different favela documentaries, rewarded by european biggest music video festival Berlin Music Video Awards 2025 + invitation to 3 days of festival ceremonies and personnal invitation to NETFLIX FYSEE LOS ANGELES 2025.

Some thematics of favela inspired by 2002 master piece film " CITY OF GOD ", adapted from Paulo Lins's novel, directed by brazilian filmmakers Fernando Meirelles and Katia Lund. An own financing Brazilian co-production with France and Germany selected in 2002 Cannes Film Festival and 4 times Oscar nominee :

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In a cultural and musical point of view, we can find in this music video :
PASSINHO,  typical favela dance recently declared " intangible cultural heritage" by Rio City Hall. CAPOEIRA, Afro-Brazilian cultural practice that involves both martial art and dance. BATUCADA, musical genre characterized by traditional Brazilian percussion. Its rhythmic formulas make it a subgenre of samba. Main music is BAILE FUNK, a  favela musical genre with Renzo Djordan's touch : electro storm style.
Brazilian popular music from Rio has undergone a musical evolution since forró - traditional folklore - and samba. Gonzaguinha, the son of the famous musician Luiz Gonzaga, nicknamed "the king of baião," is one of its key figures, as Tim Maia with soul and funk influences :

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About Music Film & Favela, it will not forget to mention the film " BLACK ORPHEUS " by French filmmaker Marcel Camus. Golden Palm winner during 1959 Cannes film festival and 1959 Oscar winner for best foreign film : A working class story in Rio favela accompanied by music film ( samba & bossa nova) composed by brazilians Luiz Bonfa and Antonio Carlos Jobim :

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Environment and some thematics similar in an Italian film by Ettore Scola Filmmaker, who is also a Directing inspiration. Film awarded at Cannes Film Festival, prized for directing in 1976. A story that took place in the slums of " Italian City of God ", Rome, accompanied by Armando Trovajoli's music film and Nino Manfredi :

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