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Ode to Joy

The Zhangjiajie Philharmonic Orchestra (Hunan, China) has released a music video on the theme" Ode to Joy " by the famous composer L. V. Beethoven, arranged by conductor Taras Kutsenko.

  • Terry Heimat
    Author
  • Sasha Gusev
    Author
  • Francis Goya
    Author
  • Bernard Wrinq
    Author
  • Ruslan Zinevych
    Author
  • Ivan Levchenko
    Author
  • ZPO orchestra
    Name of Band or Artist
  • Terry Heimat
    Director
  • Terry Heimat
    Writer
  • Terry Heimat
    Producer
  • Jane Dubin
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Music Video, Short
  • Runtime:
    7 minutes 31 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    July 8, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    15,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    China
  • Country of Filming:
    China, Monaco, Spain, Ukraine
  • Language:
    American Sign Language
  • Shooting Format:
    35
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Palm Beach Music Awards
    🇺🇸 Florida
    United States
    February 15, 2021
    American premiere
    🏆 winner. Category: Best classical music interpretation.
  • Best Music Video Award
    🇦🇺 London
    United Kingdom
    February 28, 2021
    British premiere
    🏆winner. Category: Sound design
  • Rome Music Video Awards
    🇮🇹 Roma
    Italy
    May 14, 2021
    Italy premiere
    🥇Finalist. Category: Music Video, Sound Design
  • Best Music Video Award
    🇦🇺 London
    United Kingdom
    March 30, 2021
    United Kingdom
    🥇Finalist. Category: Music Video
  • Kosice International Monthly Film Festival
    🇸🇰 Kosice
    Slovakia
    January 11, 2021
    Slovakia premiere
    🥇Finalist. Category: Director Music Video - Terry Heimat: Treiler
  • Prague International Monthly Film Festival
    🇨🇿 Prague
    Czech Republic
    March 11, 2021
    Czech Republic Premiere
    🥇Finalist. Category: Music Video
  • Munich Music Video Awards Munich Music Video Awards
    🇩🇪 Munich
    Germany
    March 31, 2021
    Germany Premiere
    🥈Semi-Finalist. Category: Music Video; Sound Design
  • Los Angeles Film Awards LAFA
    🇺🇸 Los Angeles
    United States
    April 2, 2021
    🥉Quarter-Finalist. Category: Sound Design - Sasha Gusev
  • International Music Video Awards
    🇦🇺 London
    United Kingdom
    February 28, 2021
    🥇Finalist. Music Video; Experimantal Music Video
  • New Media Film Festival
    🇺🇸 Los Angeles
    United States
    Los Angeles premiere
    ✅ Official selection. Category: Music Only - NO VIDEOS
Distribution Information
  • Tunecore
    Distributor
    Country: United States
    Rights: Internet
Director Biography - Terry Heimat

Terry Heimat (Taras Kutsenko): Director, Composer, Arranger and Conductor, Ukraine/ China Native of Russia. Taras follower of the Moscow School of Musical Performance and Composition, the Leningrad School of Conducting, the New York Film School, and the Berkeley School of Sound Engineering.
Taras winner of meny film and music awards: BLASTOFF, Global Music Awards, Palm Beach International Music Awards, Europe Music Awards, LAFA, Los Angeles Silver Mask etc.
https://terryheimat.com/taraskutsenko
The musical composition "Ode to Joy" was created with the participation of the creative team of soloists of the Zhangjiajie Philharmonic Orchestra, Foensis Goyab, as well as soloists of the Zhangjiajie Symphony Center.

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Director Statement

This project was born out of a great desire to unite during the pandemic. Many musicians recorded their videos on their smartphones and sound engineers worked with this material to create a full fledged studio sound.