Hot Dog - a short story by Allan van O.T. Andersen

Hot Dog is a short film about young man Adam, who is given an extra chance to change his destiny. Adam is late for his girlfriend's birthday dinner and that spoils his relationship with her. On his way into the lonely city, God arrives as a salesman of hot dogs. He gives Adam three wishes, but in return the young man has to eat three hot dogs. Will he escape his destiny and be able to return his girlfriend back?

The film is directed by Allan van O.T. Andersen (a Danish filmmaker, currently living in Vilnius, Lithuania). Titas composed the music, which was produced by Tadas Sileika.
"When Tadas heard the music in a computer version, he insisted we should definitely go for a live recording. I said we were really short in time with post-production and probably barely could plan the live recording. But I was amazed how promptly Tadas managed to gather all these musicians, find a place to record and get the process going", says Titas. There were 10 musicians playing at the recording session.

Edita Mikantavičiūtė - flute
Laurynas Duoba - oboe
Tadas Šileika - clarinet
Jurgita Staniulytė - french horn
Mantvydas Baltrukėnas - bassoon
Inga Usienė - violin I
Diana Labudienė - violin II
Lina Sutkienė - viola
Liubov Orlova - cello
Edvardas Jurgaitis - double bass

Hot Dog's first screening is in Kino Pavasaris (Vilnius International Film Festival), with the following show times:

27 March 09 18:00 "Forum Cinemas Vingis" Hall 3
30 March 09 16:00 "Forum Cinemas Vingis" Hall 3

MORE INFORMATION IN THE INTERNET:

More information about Hot Dog at Vilnius International Film Festival website

More information about Allan van O.T. Andersen at IMDB website

By admin at 03/19/2009 - 09:46
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Prof. Stephen Deutsch

: "Titas is an imaginative and skilled composer who possesses a wide range of musical styles combined with a real understanding of how music and images come together. His energy and talent are put to good use in any project he undertakes".

Quote from the Peer Raben Award (2009) jury's statement: "The music is an organical part of this excellently done short film. Petrikis masters the connection between picture and sound in a highly sensitive way. The orchestral score produces a strong atmosphere and draws the audience into the film, being an essential part of the narrative. We'd love to hear this composer's music performed by a real orchestra."

Lithuanian composer Giedrius Kuprevicius writes in his website: "Finally the last Titas work "idenTITy" reached me. Six compositions were published at Star Studio in Rome. I am happy that with each new composition Titas makes a progress and surprises me with new musical ideas". More information at G.Kuprevicius website.

Theatre Director Jonas Jurasas about the music for his play Purge: "It was a sincere teamwork that immersed us into hard work to make this performance. We are pleased the result reached the hearts and minds of the audience".

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