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#	Track Listing	Length	Played
01	Main Title Panu Aaltio	0:53	17
02	Big Plans Panu Aaltio	1:54	30
03	Fever And Nightmares Panu Aaltio	1:51	11
04	Unwelcome Visit Panu Aaltio	2:01	11
05	The Butterfly Project Panu Aaltio	1:52	27
06	Boys Decide To Stay Panu Aaltio	1:32	23
07	Juhani's Great Loss Panu Aaltio	0:50	8
08	Memories In Water Panu Aaltio	2:37	15
09	Jealous Christmas Panu Aaltio	4:38	17
10	Alone Panu Aaltio	3:33	14
11	The Farewell Panu Aaltio	2:40	11
12	Spring Arrives Panu Aaltio	0:53	9
13	Glimpse Of Happiness Panu Aaltio	1:59	41
14	The Past Revealed Panu Aaltio	3:55	10
15	We Can Be Just As Fragile Panu Aaltio	1:53	13
16	Point Of No Return Panu Aaltio	4:42	24
17	Forgiveness Panu Aaltio	2:53	92
18	Saying Goodbye Panu Aaltio	1:46	17

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Touching Foreign Film Introduces Great New Composer

By:	jadedtitan
Date:	19 May 2009
Rating:

Panu Aaltio debuts with this score, being his first solo project for film. He is able to touch the listener with his music, using both strings and solo piano to bring out the minimalistic style that gives such heart to the characters represented. The film focuses on an island and the boys sent there because they have social and emotional issues, the main character being the newly arrived Juhani. While the movie revolves around him, giving us flashbacks as to what happened in his childhood, the music also gives way to the emotions and feelings Juhani experiences while on the island.

The first theme, played out in various songs mostly by a solo piano, give the feeling of happiness, of great possibilities and portrays when things on the island go well for the boys or when Juhani finally finds a resolution to his problem. That theme can be heard in Big Plans, The Butterfly Project, The Boys Decide to Stay, Glimpse of Happiness and Forgiveness. It is such a beautiful theme, huge emotions felt and it is the highlight of this wonderful score.

Main Title, Juhani's Great Loss, Memories in Water, Alone, The Farewell, The Past Revealed,We Can Be Just as Fragile, Point of No Return and Saying Goodbye consist of the other theme found in this score. A simple theme, the minimalistic style, of a few notes repeated but which build up to crescendos, adding instruments to reach that high peaked point in each song. This is more associated with troubles, with the hard choices and the failings of the boys on the island.

While I could put this score on repeat for some time, the way Aaltio uses so little to portray so much makes for a wonderful listening experience if you enjoy emotive yet simple and wonderfully beautiful music.

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