Iestapiona - Music

Appelqvist Mainly Derives His Particular Form Of Musical Story Telling From Feature Film Where The Music Is Paralleling The Story So As To Amplify It Or Comment It. It Is In This Form Where Sound And Image Converge That Appelqvist Is Conducting His Search For Unexpected Emotional Expressions. Appelqvist’s Music Infuses The Debate On The Musical Qualities Of Music. The Newness Of His Acoustic Image Where The Choice Of Sounds Are Not Always Evident Or Natural In Their Context Makes The Listener React Certain Musical Nuances Might Generate Strong Emotions While Others Leaves The Listener Indifferent. The Same Is True For Appelqvist’s Scheme Of Using Untrained Hand-Picked Voices A Device Which By Many Might Be Construed As Provocative. It Raises The Question Of Whether We Are Actually Listening To Music And/or Taking Part In A Staging. The Crude Voices Are Intimately Interlinked Through The Underlying Narrative And Bring A Dimension Of Agitation On Top Of The Melancholy And Suggestive Coulisse Of Sound. read less