20 seconds of masterful music

[Starship Krupa]

I've been a fan of both the visuals and music for the French cinema company Studio Canal's intro logo. They own a lot of catalog films, so their logo comes up a lot when watching streaming services. The prismatic effect reminds me of the kaleidoscopic slit scan effects used toward the end of the 60's in 2001: A Space Odyssey and ABC's Movie of the Week intro.

Tonight I decided to see if I could find out more about the theme. Turns out it was written by Alexandre Desplat, who among other accomplishments, bagged a Best Original Score Oscar for The Shape of Water.

Turns out there's a video of him conducting the orchestra at the recording:

I've been messing around with writing music that could be played by a small orchestra and I'm in awe of the beauty and feeling that this guy manages to evoke in 20 seconds.