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COFFEE BREAK | The Making of a Film Score

By Michael Vincent on January 21, 2015

There is so much that goes into making a film score, from the collaboration between the composer and director, to the recording process. This 13 minute documentary outlines the incredible journey of scoring the three-part CBC documentary, the Great Human Odyssey. Footage includes composer-conductor Darren Fung, the Edmonton Symphony & some truly gorgeous music...

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COFFEE BREAK | The Soprano's Surprise (Video)

By Michael Vincent on January 19, 2015

(via) Sometimes opera in concert can get a little dry, but after watching this video of Finnish soprano Sirkka Lampimäki, performing with the Lahti Symphony Orchestra we were left speechless. The surprise starts at about 50 seconds in. Though her tone suffers for it - the audience explodes with applause...

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COFFEE BREAK | The Man Who Hears Colour

By Michael Vincent on January 9, 2015

Meet Neil Harbisson, a 31 year old colour blind artist from Camden, London who suffers from achromatopsia, a rare condition which means he can only see in black and white. He claims he can now 'hear' colours after having an 'eyeborg' antenna implanted into his skull. After wearing the "electronic eye" for over 10 years, the he uses it to picks up colour frequencies through a camera and transforms them into sound vibrations.

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COFFEE BREAK | Skating to Valse Vanité

By Michael Vincent on January 5, 2015

(via) This beautiful film is perfect timing for Ontario's outdoor skating season. If this doesn't make you want to dust off your skates, and join the many festive skates across the GTA, I don't know what will. The film is set toRudy Wiedoef's Valse Vanité played by Arno Bornkamp and Ivo Janssen.

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