Songlines is a video compilation released by the German band Alphaville in 1989, created for their 1989 album The Breathtaking Blue . Nine famous directors (or creative groups) were instructed to make a short film inspired by one of the tracks (the tenth song, Anyway, sounds in the final credits).
| Songlines | |
|---|---|
| Genre | music film |
| Producer | Alexander Kaydanovsky Suzanne Beer Godfrey Reggio and etc. |
| In the main cast | Sophie Grobel Mirjana Jokovic Noah Taylor and etc. |
| Film company | Luna vision |
| Duration | 45 minutes |
| A country |  Germany |
| Year | 1989 [2] |
| Next movie | MoonOffice Compilation (1993) |
| IMDb | ID 0289462 |
The video of Christoph and Wolfgang Lauenstein for the song Middle of the Riddle was later renamed β Balance β and in 1990 was awarded the Oscar for the best animated short film (although with different music) [3] .
List of Songs
- For a Million - 9:21 (director Alexander Kaydanovsky , USSR ) [4]
- Romeos - 4:58 (director Ian Pringle, Australia )
- Middle of the Riddle - 5:00 (directors Christoph Lauenstein and Wolfgang Lauenstein , Germany )
- Heaven or Hell - 3:38 (director Slobodan Pesic, Yugoslavia )
- Ariana - 3:49 (directors Ricky Echolett and Olaf Bassenbacher, West Berlin )
- She Fades Away - 5:02 (director Mao Kawaguchi, Japan )
- Summer Rain - 4:14 (director Suzanne Beer , Denmark )
- Mysteries of Love - 5:02 (director Alex Proyas , Australia)
- Patricia's Park - 4:19 (Director Godfrey Reggio , USA )
- Anyway - 2:56
Notes
- β AllMusic - 1991.
- β Alphaville Songlines . allmusic.com. Date of treatment June 15, 2016.
- β Olivier Cotte (2007) Secrets of Oscar-winning animation: Behind the scenes of 13 classic short animations. (Making of Balance) Focal Press. ISBN 978-0-240-52070-4
- β Alphaville - Songlines