A selection of songs from the soundtrack of Anni, a Finnish indie feature film. Written, performed, and produced by Simo Salo, these tracks are presented here as my mix and mastering demos.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30XJhUVNIio
I worked as the sound designer for Anni, a Finnish indie feature film directed by Jussi Einola and produced by Joonas Einola. My responsibilities included on-site recording, Foley effects, and mixing. In addition to mixing the film’s soundtrack, I mixed and mastered the music and composed several original pieces using material from composer Simo Salo. Anni also incorporates samples from Freesound.org contributors, listed below.
acclivity, adcbicycle, amszala, Anton, audible edge, Benboncan, bennychico11, Bram, boziav, csengeri, dobroide, dkristian, dommygee, Dynamicell, fonogeno, FreqMan, gadzooks, gelo papas, gezortenplotz, Glaneur de sons, hazure, hello flowers, HerbertBoland, homejrande, inchadney, ingeos, j1987, jasinski, jimblodget, juskiddink, LG, lonemonk, malexmedia, martian, miastodzwiekow, mikaelfernstrom, MRQZ, nathanprtII, pempi, pushtobreak, RHumphries, Robinhood76, rutgermuller, RZ 1, sagetyrtle, sandyrb, Schalkalwis, scarfield, Slanesh, slerner, stephsinger22, thealchemist12, THE bizniss, tigersound, Timbre, timofei, timtube, tmc zach, ToddBradley, Tomlija, ViaTorci, zebraphone, xef6, xyzr kx, YngvieM
Muutos is a traditional Christian indie feature film that I contributed to in multiple roles. I worked as a sound recordist on a few shoots, created ambient atmospheres, and handled aspects of the overall sound design.
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Music Composition for a Short Film
The video presents a scene from the short feature Astronautti, directed by Topias Parkkonen. The audio player contains the full soundtrack, composed of five pieces. A continuous low-frequency tone links the first four, symbolizing the protagonist’s unresolved childhood trauma. In the final scene, where he finds emotional release through a girl he’s fallen in love with, the tone fades signifying his liberation.
Melodies and textures from various analog synthesizers were recorded directly into the sound editor, with minimal rehearsal or formal composition. The film played on-screen during recording, allowing the emotional tone of each scene to intuitively guide the music.
No MIDI sequencing was used, as there was no fixed tempo and all synthesizer audio was captured live. In post-production, the material was further processed and edited to better align with the film’s events. The result is an organic, expressive, and intuitively crafted score.
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Recording and Mixing of a Live Performance
This sample is from the second song of a three-song set performed by Muutos at the Gospel Savo event in 2009. The electronic drums were only available as a stereo mix, limiting the ability to balance them optimally. All other instruments were recorded on separate tracks.