Telenovela by Andrew Heath, Cristinas Cantam, Lucas F. Paiva and Laura Skilbeck
Telenovela is an autobiographical soap opera created by the Manchester based artist, Lowri Evans. Lowri and I met in delightful circumstances when she was on a residency very close to my home in the South West of England. We then spent the next 18 months or so working closely together on this amazing, self-directed project of hers that covers a period of her life spent living in Brazil and the UK. Working mainly remotely but with occasional visits to Lowri’s studio in Manchester the episodical score took shape. It was unveiled at an amazing evening’s premier event at Islington Mill in Salford in September 2022 and was a huge success.
This is a collection of most of the ‘musical pieces’ that feature in the film albeit slightly re-worked so that they fit into the context of an audio only version. It has been one of the most complex projects I have undertaken to date and I’m thrilled to finally bring this to a wider audience. Much of the work is orchestral however, there is a joyous rhythmic side as well which only serves to mirror the complex narrative of the film which is constantly moving, twisting and turning.
Featuring on this soundtrack album is the fantastic title piece by the Brazilian trio, Christinas Cantam, written by Lucas F. Paiva and the wonderfully poetic ‘Is it Enough?’ by Laura Skilbeck.
Tracklist
| 1. | My Life will Change Forever | 2:59 |
| 2. | Is This the End? | 3:18 |
| 3. | Before We were Born | 4:51 |
| 4. | Love at First Sight | 4:09 |
| 5. | Baby Arrival | 2:33 |
| 6. | I Saw the Dark | 2:45 |
| 7. | Just Married | 5:30 |
| 8. | Death by Nuts | 3:34 |
| 9. | Knock the House Down | 2:38 |
| 10. | A Billion Stars | 1:46 |
| 11. | Is it Enough? | 1:24 |
| 12. | Carnival | 3:17 |
| 13. | Date Night | 2:01 |
| 14. | Missing Reel | 2:06 |
| 15. | Full Circle | 3:31 |
Credits
Is This the End? written by Lucas F. Paiva and performed by Cristinas Cantam, and Is it Enough? written and performed by Laura Skilbeck
All other music by Andrew Heath except - Love at First Sight, Christinas Cantas/Lucas F. Paiva, arranged by Andrew Heath
License
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Ambient, piano based, lower-case music. Quiet and intimate - it explores sounds from both acoustic and electronic sources, along with processed field recordings and gathered, ‘found’ sounds. This music is not static though. It drifts. It constantly shifts and creates new maps that are full of change but listen carefully and you’ll also hear quiet, random glitches or shimmering dissonances.