I have been a big fan of Max Richter’s work for a while now and earlier this year, picked up his “24 Postcards in Full Color.”  The music is fantastic.  It has been on heavy rotation for me and in fact, this is a collection of short pieces that were intended for use as ringtones. I’ll just let him explain it himself:

Now I am not sure if you caught this specific line, but he says, “I’d expect people to find other ways to use the tracks…” Now, I know that I have mentioned before that one of the ways that I differentiate between good music and really great music is whether or not images play in my head while I listen… If I can see something while I am listening to a song, well, then, for me, it is destined to be a classic. Needless to say, I see entire short films play when I listen to Max Richter records.  (Which is probably why he scores films as well).

Well this “…find other ways to use the tracks…” phrase really got me thinking. Why not make a short film to accompany each of the 24 tracks? Kind of like a little visual companion piece. It will be a great way to practice, to shoot a little, to self-impose some deadlines, and to make a little art in the process.

So, that is the plan.  Make a piece to accompany each of the 24 “postcards.” I’ll cut the video so as to use the entire audio track, as is. Some might be abstract, some might be short scenes…whatever the song inspires. I will release roughly one per week. (Sometimes more, sometimes less depending on my work load).  Keep me honest.

Now, I am not making any money from this and hopefully a couple of you are inspired to purchase a record of his. Either way, you can check out Max’s site here or just go to iTunes.

So, here we go. First postcard for the first song. (see below)