Traditional Indonesian instruments do not generally follow a western standard tuning – indeed, each region prides itself on its tuning idiosyncrasies. The biggest practical hurdle to overcome is that of intonation or tuning. For western audiences to connect with these emotionally charged stories the scores would have to also use some traditional western film vocabulary and instrumentation. This is particularly true of classical gamelan music, whose shimmering cyclical melodies and rhythms are designed to create a sense of cool, emotional detachment in order to inspire a selfless, contemplative state. But to a western ear, Javanese and Balinese music does not have the same emotional resonance as to its native audience. Scoring these films – first ’40 Years’ and then the ‘Afflictions’ series – presented some real conundrums musically, namely: how to marry two sound worlds – traditional Indonesian music and western film music – that are so intrinsically different?ĭirector Rob Lemelson wanted the viewer to feel ‘like they never leave’ Indonesia he had already collected plenty of ethnographic field recordings to ensure he had access to authentic traditional music.
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