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LISTEN TO MORE MUSIC BY KANTELINEN:
THE THREAT
Military espionage and conspiracies in a Swedish film,
directed by Kjell Sundvall.
Military
Base
Suspense, suspicion and remorse on the military base.
Military, action, orchestral.
Main
Theme
A Nordic string-lead sweeping theme of yearning and redemption.
Dramatic, orchestral.
Final
Missile
Action and suspense around a missile launch gone wrong.
Military, action, orchestral.
Father
and Daughter
An estranged workaholic father is no longer part of his adult daughter's life.
Sweet, sorrowful, small orchestral piece.
PELICAN MAN
A modern fairy tale about a pelican who takes on life
as a man, makes friends, falls in love and decides to go back to his life
as a bird.
Boy
Runs from Home
The film starts with a small boy learning that his
parents are about to divorce and he will have to move to the city with his
mother. He runs off with his dog.
Dramatic, traveling, orchestral.
Beginning
The opening credit sequence of the film, where the
pelican is seen flying along the coastline to a beach and taking human form
to observe the antics of humans.
Fun, dynamic, orchestral.
Joy
Joy Joy!
A silly little pastiche for a sequence of the pelican
man's job-seeking mission.
Fun, happy, orchestral.
Friends
forever
A short, happy cue when the pelican man and his young
human neighbor discover they are, in fact, the best of friends.
Fun, happy, orchestral.
Happy
Letter
A short, playful cue about the arrival of a long-awaited
letter.
Playful, joyous, orchestral.
CERTAINLY NOT A FAIRYTALE
A Fox Searchlight short about a doomed romance between a sensitive pretty
girl and a rude quasimodo.
Dating
Ken Dolls
Adele, a pretty office clerk, dates "Ken
Dolls", men with white teeth, platinum cards and big egos.
Fun, kletzmer-inspired, orchestral.
ELINA
A Swedish film about a small girl who teaches a lesson to her cruel teacher.
Elina's
Song
Elina has just recovered from tuberculosis
that claimed the life of her father. She goes to the marsh to talk to her
father, whom she misses.
Sad, sweet, orchestral.
Small
Joys
Elina and her mother hitch a ride from the
new teacher in his not-so-new car.
Quirky, sweet, orchestral.
Elina's
Mother
Elina's Mother has been hardened by life but
at the end of the film it looks like everything will be well again.
Dramatic, redemptive, orchestral.
AMBUSH
The acclaimed Finnish war epic that follows an officer and the love of his
life through personal sacrifices and loss.
Adagio
The theme music, used as different variations throughout
the film.
Dramatic, orchestral.
REDEMPTION
A priest is torn between loyalties during a civil war.
Priest
goes Waltz
In one happy moment, the priest dances alone
to this waltz on his gramophone.
Light, joyous, orchestral.