“MUSIC IN THE MAGIC WORLD OF FILM”
CONCERT-LECTURE
1 October, 19:00, Cinema Pasaka, Šv. Ignoto g. 4, Vilnius
Extracts of popular films with live music performed by Trimitas, the Lithuanian state wind orchestra
Organized by the 1st 
international conference “Music and Sound design in Cinema / New Media”
In the beginning of the 20th century, after 30 years of silence, the silent film started talking and the cooperation between directors and composers has become very intense. This cooperation has delivered many film and music masterpieces. Some film directors have been inspired by great composers; others wanted original pieces, written specially for their films. This way, a number of celebrated film score composers have emerged who have been internationally acclaimed and awarded. The melodies they composed have left cinemas and became part of major world concert halls repertories. It is true that when we hear one melody or another, the images from our favourite films emerge in our mind’s eye.
On 1 October, film scores from well-known cartoons and films will be played in a visually enhanced concert.
During the evening, a short talk about the relations of sound and film, the role music plays in the creation of a mood or a character, as well as case studies in the significance of music for the success of a film will be delivered.
Compositions by Leonard Bernstein, arr. Naohiro Iwai, West Side Story; arr. Toshio Mashima, Disney Festival; by Danny Elfman, arr. Toshihiko Sahas
hi, Batman; by Claus Badelt, arr. John Wasson, Pirates of the Caribbean; by James Horner, arr. Takashi Hoshide, Titanic – Medley; by Gustav Peter, arr. Peter King, Zirkus Renz; by Danny Elfman, arr. Paul Levender, The Simpsons.
Performed by the State Wind Orchestra Trimitas
Sr. conductor and presenter Ugnius Vaiginis
Soloist Almantas Puidokas (xylophone)
“SOUNDING BODIES”
EVENING-CONCERT
2 October, 19 pm, Arts Printing House, Black Hall, Šiltadaržio g. 6, Vilnius
Audiovisual compositions, created in collaboration of music, video and healthcare professionals.
Sounds surrou
nd us all the time. They come from within: blood circulation, heartbeat, nerves, bones, and other sounds. On 2 October, a concert will be held at the Arts Printing House, which will present an opportunity to hear and see a body transform into a sound, and a sound into a body. It will explore how body sounds and structures inspire composers as well as the ways healthcare and arts professionals cancollaborate in creating pieces used for educational or healing purposes.
The concert will include a work by composer Snieguolė Dikčiūtė called “Homonautika”, which has been inspired by blood circulation and processes (thepiece is for a chamber orchestra and an electric violin, a soundrack of recorded artery and vein sounds; author of visualisation – Gintaras Šeputis). Composer Antanas Kučinskas will present “From the Heart” (for heart sounds, a chamber orchestra and electronics; author of visualisation – Džiugas Katinas). Composer Alvidas Remesa will participate with “Serotonin”, a piece reflecting a worldview of a person with a depressive condition (for a chamber orchestra, visualisation by Kamilė Milašiūtė and Laurynas Bareiša). Composer Juta Pranulytė will present her work “Sarx” on the theme of the uterus (for a chamber orchestra, visualisation by Auksė Petrulienė). The theme of spine and skeleton will be represented by Matas Drukteinis’ piece “Atlas Axis” (for a double bass, a string orchestra and dancer). The piece “The Rays” by composer Linas Baltas will focus on the theme of the skin (for a chamber orchestra, visualisation by Federick Visi).
All compositions will be performed by the chamber string orchestra Modus; art director and conductor Robertas Bliškevičius. The project features contributions from: writer and surgeon Gasperas Aleksa, angio surgeon Dr. Tadas Tarasevičiaus, child intensive care therapy physician Henrikas Šimkus, obstetrician and gynaecologist Diana Petrauskienė, psychiatrist of the Republic Klaipėda Hospital Sergey Michalcov, rehabilitation physician Virginija Kirtiklienė.
Concert organized by the Naujosios muzikos komunikacijos centras VšĮ (New Music Communication Centre). Concert funded by the Lithuania Council for Culture. Concert partners: international conference “Music and Sound Design in Cinema / New Media”, Lithuania Music and Theatre Academy, Meno genas VšĮ, online culture journal VOX ART, the Lithuanian Association of People with Disabilities, Sk Impeks Medical Diagnostic Center UAB, Children’s Hospital, Affiliate of Vilnius University Hospital Santariškių Klinikos, St. Francis Oncological Centre of Klaipėda.
“GARDEN OF EDEN”
SCREENING
Introduced by film director Algimantas Puipa
3 October, 18 pm, Cinema Pasaka, Šv. Ignoto g. 4, Vilnius
Garden of Eden
Premiere: September 2015
Genre: Drama
Country of creation: Lithuania
Distribution: Garsų Pasaulio Įrašai UAB
Duration: 100 min
The latest film by the Lithuanian director and screenplay writer Algimantas Puipa portrays what it is like to be close to paradise. The film shows the successful future of Lithuania as a country, the vision embodied by luxurious and entertainingly crazy lifestyles of senior citizens.
Garden of Eden is based on Janina Survilaitė’s novels and features many legendary representatives of the old Lithuanian cinema tradition. Professional, fully involved and free to improvise, actors Juozas Budraitis, Gražina Balandytė, Vaiva Mainelytė, Vytautas Paukštė, Vidas Petkevičius, Danutė Juronytė and many others, create roles which keep on haunting viewers afterwards.
The director creates a utopian vision of Lithuania, which is an economical success and thus attracts numbers of immigrants, while rich Lithuanians from around the world are returning to their homeland to spend their last days. The elderly of Garden of Eden have their own ways of surviving through the difficulties of the elderly age, and they would not give in to stagnation.
The film touches upon the issues of death, faith, euthanasia, lust for life and time lost, yet seriousness is often replaced by irony and sarcasm. Puipa succeeds in finding light, illuminating, and playful elements, as his film characters know how to have fun in their lives.
Director: Algimantas Puipa
Script author: Algimantas Puipa, Janina Survilaitė (based on novels Villa Edelweiss and after Conversations with Helvetia)
Composer: Kipras Mašanauskas
Sound design: Jonas Maksvytis
Cast: Juozas Budraitis, Viktorija Kuodytė, Vaiva Mainelytė, Vytautas Paukštė, Gražina Balandytė, Vidas Petkevičius, Aldona Juodkaitė, Povilas Stankus, Povilas Gaidys, Elena Gaigalaitė, Janina Lapinskaitė, Danutė Juronytė, Nijolė Narmontaitė, Saulius Kizas, Algimantas Bružas and others.