Nostalgic, textured soundscape echoing memory, sea and sky
Challenge
For this sensory, dreamlike campaign, we were asked to evoke nostalgia through sound. The film itself is abstract visual poetry: an ode to the sky and sea. It captures a fragmented, but timeless narrative between two people, drifting between memory and imagination. With such a strong visual impression, our challenge was to find the missing pieces and connect everything with fitting sound design.
Output
To us, the film felt like a photo book, flicking through fleeting, intimate moments. For each of those moments we created distinct islands of sound, giving each sequence its own dreamy sound design. We then tied it together musically, focusing on texture and emotion. To evoke nostalgia, we ran all the audio through guitar pedals, an old cassette recorder, and a vintage tape machine. The result was a warm, worn sonic palette, imperfect, tactile, and deeply human.
Credits
Director | Casimir Mulder @casimirmulder
First AD | Jesse Wiesmeier
Director of Photography | Tjerk Muilwijk @tjerkjacob
First AC / Focus Puller | Lars van ‘t Hoog @larsvanthoog.film
Gaffer | Ralph Schooneboom @the.magic.of.light
Best Boy | Jasper van Zaanen @thetruejap
Production Design | Kino Haverkorn @kino_haverkorn
Set Dresser | Emmy Rommers @emmyrommers
Styling | Phoebe de Geus
MUAH | Joycelynn Wigmans @makeupbyjoycelynn
Location Manager | PP Everts & Diederick de Man
Cast | Alfredo Nemer @alfredonemer and Emma Stalhammer @emma.stalhammar
Head of Production | Saskia Elings @_life_of_sas_
Production Manager | Timothy Kasri @timothykasri
Producers | Luc Hueber @luckrystofhueber & Marlon van der Strigt @marlonvds
PA | Fenno Bavelaar @fennobavelaar
Photography | Axel Sypkens Smit @axel_sypkens_smit @stickystuffagency
Edit | Dex Kerr @dexkerr
VFX | Mario Signorini @mariomakes.it
Colorist | Gary Grade @garygrade
Composer | Yannick Verhoeven / Ramses3000 @ramses_3000
Sound Design & Additional Music | THNDR @thndr.studio