saxophonist, composer, teacher, producer
Bei mir bist du schön is a film about a granny who is looking forward to her granddaughter’s visit. But when the little girl arrives, it doesn’t go as smoothly as she had hoped for. A movie by Bouwine Pool
I composed the music for this lovely story and recorded it together with harmen fraanje, yonga sun, michael moore, dion nijland en joost buis. recorded and mixed by chris weeda.
As a composer I hear more than once people liked the movie but didn’t really pay attention to the music. That’s a good thing! But…. I would like to give you the chance to take a closer listen at the score!
This is some music I wrote for “Under The Apple Tree” a animated horror comedy golden calf awarded movie made by the great Erik van Schaaik. In this music I tried to combine opposites like gentleness & cold blooded murder, beauty & filthiness and more like that.
Bei mir bist du schön takes place in a small living room, so the music is more intimate. I choose acoustic instruments to give a warm and intimate feeling.
Voltaire is an insecure weathercock, living on an insignificant
countryside chapel. One night after being blasted off by a
lightning strike, he takes a chance on moving to a beautiful,
faraway cathedral. But he’s not the only one there…
For the little kids I composed the music for an animation series called Picnic with Cake. It was so much fun molding the main theme in such a wide variety of music styles! Here is the main theme in just a few of those styles:
I had the honor to compose music for this beautiful intimate documentary of an Arnhem/ Brussels based artist Mirthe Dokter
The Hardened Back – A documentary road movie about perseverance and the answer to the question of why the sea turtle is of such unparalleled value… About How a small story can be big. In the film, you travel with Arnhem artist Mirthe Dokter to Ghana, where she meets Ghanaian seaturtle protector Uncle Raf. We end up in his fishing village and join him in his fight for the giant leatherback seaturtle, the only one of its kind. In The Hardened Back, film is combined with analog animation through woodcuts, drawings, and overhead animations. The Hardened Back is the first collaboration between Arnhem filmmaker Rian van den Boom and Mirthe Dokter, supported by the Municipality of Arnhem and the Province of Gelderland and in collaboration with composer Miguel Boelens. The film also shows a crossover between Mirthe (artist) and marine ecologist Dr. Marjolijn Christianen (WUR). Together they investigate how storytelling can make a relevant contribution to research on migratory animal species. The film sheds light on West Africa, an often-overlooked region in global discourse. It also provides insight into how climate change is a daily occurrence in places far away.
https://www.npodoc.nl/documentaires/2023/01/de-geharde-rug.html
The Road to the Future
A documentairy made by Inge Theunisse about Ton Wiggers, head of Introdans
I composed the score and recorded it together with pianist Jeroen van Vliet. This is a little snippet go the credit roll
Director and script: Mascha Halberstad
A young boy plays soccer in a misty field when he suddenly is challenged by an UFO!
Part of Short Plays, 31 short films about the World Championship 2014
Yes!!!!!! Dudes!!!!!!
After a successful tour around the world, you can finally watch the full movie on Vimeo! I composed the music for this fantastic animated movie made by the genius Erik van Schaaik! With a very special feature of “The Fun We had” by Racoon! Enjoy!!!
Dag meneer de Vries
Korte animatiefilm waarin de 93-jarige meneer de Vries zijn laatste dagen slijt voor het raam van zijn Waterlandse houten huisje. Tot een onverwachte boodschapper hem wakker schudt. Tijdens een koude winterdag wordt de bejaarde man verrast met een pakket waarin zijn oude Friese doorlopers zitten. Op dat moment beseft Meneer de Vries dat hij niet wil sterven als de schim die hij geworden is, maar als de persoon die hij ooit was.
Credits
Produced by Viking Film, Marleen Slot
Director: Mascha Halberstad
Script/Screenplay: Fiona van Heemstra
Animation: Huub Kistemaker
Intern: Marije van Ouwerkerk
Sound Design: Jeroen Nadorp
Composer: Miguel Boelens
Festival screenings
• Netherlands Film Festival, September 2013
• International Youth Film Festival, Turkey, May 2013
• Femina Festival, Brazil, July 2013
• Cinefiesta, Puerto Rico, July 2013
• Filmfestival Nueva Mirada, Argentina, August 2013
• Brazilian Kids Festival, Brazil, September 2013
• Milano Film Festival, Italy, September 2013
• Encounters Film Festival, UK, September 2013
• Athens Film Festival, Greece, September 2013
• Le Carrousel du Rimouski, Canada, September 2013
• Kerry Film Festival, Ireland, October 2013
• Schlingel Film Festival, Germany, October 2013
• St Louis International Film Festival, USA, November 2013
• Golden Elephant Children Festival, India, November 2013
Winnaar international short and animation film award Schlingel Film Festival, Duitsland.
Deze film is gemaakt wonder computer effecten!
Bekijk de ‘making of’: http://meneerdevries.tumblr.com
Dank jullie voor het mogelijk maken!
Trombone & Voice | Joost Buis
Trumpet & Voice | Angelo Verploegen
Tuba & Voice | Frans Cornelissen
Drums & Voice | Makki van Engelen
Bass & Voice | Dion Nijland
Recording & Mix | Chris Weeda
