Poulette’s Chair - New Score by Jesse Haugen - 1ST PLACE WINNER of the Indie Film Music Contest

This is my submission to the Indie Film Music Contest. I'm so glad to officially announce that my submission won 1ST PLACE! You can read more about it here: www.indiefilmmusiccontest.com
The film Poulette’s Chair was directed by Yōjirō Arai and produced by Studio Colorido. It was created for the Noitamina TV Network and originally titled
Poulette no Isu ポレットのイス.
It is used in the context of the Indie Film Music Contest under the Creative Commons Attribution license from the following source: • Noitamina Poulette's C...

[@jamesdoanecompositions]

Beautiful score and really fits this film perfectly. Great job!!

[@jessehaugen]

Thank you so much!

[@timothyfowler4026]

Hey, you won! Congratulations! I like how you used only one theme and varied it throughout the score to fit the changing contexts, making the whole score feel both dynamic and cohesive. Also the way you introduce it initially is clever, actually giving us a fully developed variation of the theme at 0:15 instead of just a truncated motif, but not actually giving us the main version of the theme until 1:37. It helps the music in the opening scenes feel complete while still leaving room for further development. Excellent scoring and congrats again!

[@jessehaugen]

Thank you! I really appreciate your analysis. Glad it came across effectively!

[@muinzoda]

Love it so much Jesse! So adorable!!! Thank you!

[@atriantafy]

A beautiful score. So sensitive and magical and tells the story perfectly. And of course, excellent orchestration. Congrats!

[@jessehaugen]

Thank you so much!

[@erikcleveland2817]

This is so amazing, thank you for the superb score and the animators with the Ghibli vibe, the music fits so well, what an inspiration!

[@jessehaugen]

I appreciate the kind words! Thanks for watching!

[@JonScores]

This is awesome my man!

[@expilectakunai]

Dude... this was fantastic! Really superb attention to detail with telling the story of the film. I love the instrumentation of everything, such variety and color. Keep doing what you're doing, I'd love to hear more :)

[@jessehaugen]

Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed it. And I appreciate the kind words.

[@andta7889]

I am so moved in all 6 directions at once

[@alitajvidi5610]

Congrats, Jesse! Your composition has really breathed life into the animation. It's an absolutely beautiful piece!

[@jessehaugen]

Thank you so much!

[@WatisYouth]

SO good

[@jmaomusic]

Congratulations on winning! Such an elegant score.

[@jessehaugen]

Thank you so very much!

[@redbeardkarim1761]

Really beautiful! Enjoyed the wiggling of the leg of the chair moment :D

[@jessehaugen]

Thank you!! Thats one of my favorite moments too haha

[@CyrilBellem]

Amazing score, I love it! Works perfectly with the pictures, very good job 🙂

[@jessehaugen]

Thank you so much!

[@kayxihang5669]

Your music makes me feel life, your music makes me feel magic, I hope you can make more music, this world needs your melody.

[@erzloh]

Absolutely brilliant score!!

[@jessehaugen]

Thank you!!

[@andta7889]

Woaaaooooooh!!!!

[@bahl1031]

The gentle drift and build up of the theme walks toe to toe with the animation. It is wonderfully paced and fits the storyline perfectly. Hope you get to record it using a live orch as well - will be great to compare the difference in sound and can be another continuation to the tutorial!

[@nickmacmahon3329]

Fantastic! I appreciated the way you directly synchronized some of the music to the action i.e. chair leg wiggle + flute trill. Then, you restated it in a callback trill later when she's flying through the air.

[@jessehaugen]

Thank you! And yeah, I had a lot of fun with those callbacks.

[@猫猫-n5x]

wow，great work！Congratulations！

[@jessehaugen]

Thank you so much!

[@darrenhirst9900]

Loved the picture and the music. The music was brilliant no wonder it won.

[@jessehaugen]

Thank you so much!

[@blue-balance]

Great work, Jesse. Also enjoyed your 'splainer video on your creative process. Thanks for sharing your gifts with the world.

[@jessehaugen]

Thank you!!

[@TheCueTube]

Really nice, Jesse! Congrats on the win and on a lovely score.

[@jessehaugen]

Thank you so much!

[@yaroslav_kniazev]

Hello Jesse Haugen. This is an amazing composition! I can't imagine a more harmonious theme for this video. Bravo!

[@jessehaugen]

Thank you so much! I really appreciate that.

[@benhendel8306]

Sounds a lot like the soundtrack to The Chronicles of Narnia

[@oscarmosterd]

Yess it is the soundtrack of narnia. Good inspiritation though

[@andta7889]

The Dorian scale have this magical fantasy vibe. They both evoke a magical feeling but the two songs are very different in my view.

[@andta7889]

Both are very amazing songs XD

[@andta7889]

It’s like using a similar color palette for a painting or a film. Two very different paintings but similar vibe. This film for example feels similar to some Pixar films because of the pallets. The vibrant blues in the shadows for example. But it’s a very different film to any of the Pixar films.

[@andta7889]

Or maybe it was the concept art for the Pixar films. But that blue shadow is commonly used in other places too.

[@subilabi]

PURE AMAZING, man

[@jessehaugen]

Thank you!

[@paulinatjandra]

awesome ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@jessehaugen]

Thank you!

[@kylekolanowski913]

Wow! Awesome work! I'm visiting your page after submitting some music for the latest IFMC competition. Your work makes me think of one of my favorite pieces of all time: Bookmarks from Japan - by Julie Giroux. Particularly the main theme makes me think of the "Evening Snow" movement. If you haven't heard it - it's worth a listen! Super pretty music Jesse, and I loved the use of trills, tremolo, etc. for certain key frames.

[@jessehaugen]

Thank you so much! That's incredibly kind. I'm checking out the piece now, thanks for sharing!

[@kylekolanowski913]

@@jessehaugen Absolutely! Let me know what you think!

[@jessehaugen]

@@kylekolanowski913 It's absolutely stunning! And I totally hear the resemblance. This is great, man. Thanks for the recommendation!

[@stevemartinalmonds]

Hi Jesse, I just came across your video. I love your music for this film. It is really beautiful 🙂 Thanks so much for sharing this. 🙂

[@jessehaugen]

Thank you so much for watching and for the kind words!

[@stevemartinalmonds]

@@jessehaugen You're very welcome 🙂

[@NickOST_music]

It's awesome, congratulations Jesse!

[@jessehaugen]

Thank you!

[@Orrslyland]

Really beautiful music and so descriptive. Love it.

[@jessehaugen]

Orrslyland thank you!

[@sheriduh]

Brilliant! Perfect accompaniment to a lovely story. Congratulations!

[@jessehaugen]

Thanks Sherida!

[@canazbazdar1638]

Nice motivic development and textures I enjoyed it!

[@jessehaugen]

Can Azbazdar thank you! I appreciate that.

[@rodrigororiz77]

Amazing work, one of the best on this contest.

[@jessehaugen]

Rodrigo Teodoro thank you so much! I really appreciate that.

[@ScribblebytesWorldwide]

Congratulations! 🍾🍾🍾🌟🌟👌 incredible track!

[@jessehaugen]

Thanks so much!

[@jeffhijlkema]

Solid scoring mate! I just love it. So transparant and detailed. All within a iconic idiom still I think. Love the solid brass chord setting at 3:00. Did you mix it deeply afterwards? So what's next ;-) All the best, Jeff Hijlkema

[@jessehaugen]

I really appreciate that! Thanks for the kind words. I didn't mix too deeply! I have stuff more or less close to what I like in my template, and then I'll tweak with things as I go. I did some light mastering after on each of the stems, but nothing crazy. Just tried to use each of the samples for the thing they do best. And if you want to see what's next, click that subscribe button! (shameless plug). When I'm not busy composing, I'm trying to make videos about some of the stuff I'm working on, when the productions let me!

[@jeffhijlkema]

@@jessehaugen Thanks for the answers. And sure, that's the only way to get better still, by doing it, spending time!

[@yessno8800]

Truly amazing!!!

[@jessehaugen]

Thank you!

[@davidnevillemusic]

Awesome submission, tasteful and elegant. I very much enjoyed listening/watching this! Best of luck to you!

[@davidnevillemusic]

I also really liked your sampling, top-notch stuff!

[@jessehaugen]

Thank you so very much! Thats kind of you to say.

[@davidnevillemusic]

@@jessehaugen My pleasure, what sample libraries are you running for this? Really loved the brass writing during the final scene where the chair is running on the rooftops and such!

[@jessehaugen]

David Neville Music it’s honestly a mix of quite a few things, but the brass was good ol’ Cinebrass! Can’t beat their articulation patches. They’re perfect for that kind of rhythmic brass sound.

[@davidnevillemusic]

Thanks a lot for the reply, been looking into upgrading my libraries for a while now but being in school has somewhat prevented me for making such large purchases! Anyways, best of luck to you and I hope you have a nice evening!

[@cheungsean5850]

I think this score is even better than the original one.

[@jessehaugen]

That's incredibly kind. Thank you! I've still never actually listened to the original haha

[@maxuno8524]

Inspiring ❤

[@jessehaugen]

Thank you!

[@deeps-n5y]

Loved this!

[@jessehaugen]

Thank you so much!

[@emmamostmusic5936]

Congrats on your well-deserved win, this score is absolutely beautiful! Can I ask what sample library you used for this?

[@jessehaugen]

I appreciate that! Thank you. It's a mix of quite a few things actually. I'm using stuff from East West, Cinesamples, Cinematic Studio Series, Spitfire, etc!

[@buddhiaudioparadise6925]

Hey! This story is such a amazing one!!! No words about music.. I can't judge! Lovely for ears. How do you get that graphics for film???

[@jessehaugen]

Not my film! Something the contest provided that already existed. I only wrote the music. I don't animate, so I'm as amazed and unsure of how they do it as you are!

[@ViolaGMidi]

Dude, this is way better than the original.

[@sayerroberts2123]

Congratulations! This is a stunning piece, perfectly accompanying the story visuals but also able to be listened to as a standalone piece of music. I was wondering if you could tell me a bit about your experience with the contest, as I'm considering applying to the one currently taking submissions. Thanks, and all the best!

[@jessehaugen]

Thanks, Sayer! I really appreciate the kind words. It was an endlessly inspiring little film, and so much fun to work on. I honestly didn't expect such a compelling film to score when I signed up for the contest, so that was definitely a huge plus. All in all, the contest was remarkably decluttered and straight forward. I got hardly any emails at all and just stuck to the deadline and instructions I was given in the email after I signed up. They were really "hands off" and just sort of let the composers do their thing, and then they sent the winner's emails a few days before posting the results on their website. No feedback or commentary or anything, though it looks as if they're offering that this year. Last year, it was just a straight ahead contest. Simple and fun! I'd definitely recommend it, and I wish you the best of luck!

[@sayerroberts2123]

@@jessehaugen That sounds great, and exactly what they set out to do, it seems. A straightforward competition to help new composers get a leg up, which is such a gift. How are you finding working with the new programs you won? Are they the same prizes as this time round? I'll be watching for new works of yours, I really like your style. Thanks for your thoughts!

[@jessehaugen]

@@sayerroberts2123 yeah, its great! And I use a few of the libraries I won. Not a ton, though the samples up for prizes this time around are really nice. Definitely a lot of useful and industry standard stuff! I appreciate that! Again, thanks so much for the kind words. And I hope this was helpful!

[@jessehaugen]

@@sayerroberts2123 if you want to hear more in depth about my experience, I just made a video on it! kzbin.info/www/bejne/l17VoqmbhK9kp8k

[@christiana.guevara4947]

I loved this! Congratulations on winning 1st place!! I was trying to see if I could find a video on this to practice and compose music. Would you happen to know where I can find the video of this? Thank you!!

[@jessehaugen]

Thanks! I'm not sure.. I think we're allowed to share it, so shoot me and email and i'll share it with you! [e-mail] Also I made a video walking through how I scored mine if that'd be helpful! kzbin.info/www/bejne/l17VoqmbhK9kp8k

[@christiana.guevara4947]

@@jessehaugen Perfect! Thank you so much! I’m actually looking at that video now. Super high detailed! I’m at the part where you gave the chair their own characteristic in the music 🎵

[@ChrisLeePiano]

Great score! Can you share what orchestral libraries you used?

[@jessehaugen]

I've listed most of them in the comments on this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l17VoqmbhK9kp8k Hopefully that's helpful!

[@jasonanthonywebster8859]

Hello brother I'm back and a man of my word, spitfire audio are holding a quick competition this month, it doesn't mention you need Hans Zimmer samples, I didn't know if it's something you'd be interested in, the prize is small

[@jessehaugen]

Thanks for letting me know man!

[@jasonanthonywebster8859]

@@jessehaugen no worries brother, I would of messaged you on my Facebook messenger but I didn't know how to get hold of you haha :)

[@jessehaugen]

If anyone is interested, I made a video talking in depth about my experience and how I made this score! kzbin.info/www/bejne/l17VoqmbhK9kp8k

[@mneville59]

Loved the folksy take on it! Great job!

[@jessehaugen]

MusicalMatt thank you very much!

[@JustinJetZorbas]

This is exceptional! Well done Jesse. :)

[@jessehaugen]

Thank you so much!