A Film by Myles O’Reilly featuring Ernst Reijseger and music of Trio Reijseger Fraanje Sylla.
In 2009 I first watched the film by Werner Herzog ‘Wild Blue Yonder’ and for the first time heard a film score composed by cellist Ernst Reijseger. Recognized for his efforts with jazz drummer Gerry Hemingway, as well as numerous other roles as a session man and leader, Dutch cellist Ernst Reijseger is also known for his avant/classical/world music proclivities and his collaborations with Harmen Fraanje and African vocalist Mola Sylla under the moniker Reijseger Fraanje Sylla. In this film Ernst teams up with Harmen Fraanje and singer Mola Sylla as well as forty year long session partner Franky Douglas and steel pan virtuoso turned bass guitar player Leslie Joseph.
For more information on the Trio Reijseger Fraanje Sylla visit www.reijsegerfraanjesylla.com
I’m Ernst’s Italian brother since 1984.
This movie is amazing. I love it!
Delitghted u think so thank you Enrico!
Hi Myles, congrats on creating and expressing such a beautiful piece of art yourself. You’ve captured so much detail here, told intimate and revealing stories, through the portal of your work, given the viewer a delicious experience of Ernst (and his vast talents), Mola, Fraanje, their collaborators and venues.
As a dear friend who’s passionate about Ernst’s inspiring music, I love how you’ve shown him, all of their contributions and how I feel having dissappeared into your captivating journey. Brings back lots of fond memories – so thanks.
Would love to encourage you to keep weaving your magic and promoting Ernst and fellow musicians gifts.
Kindly Nyali
I could not have wished for a better reaction thank you Nyali. There are some more exciting prospects to come with Ersnt, the Universe willing, I will follow him with my lens as much as time will allow. He is a musician for musicians, his music ethos is a truly liberating pratice of human expression at it’s most creative, sincere, honest and present. It can apply to all artists, to all people even and to the betterment of life itself!! I look forward to continue telling his story and to try and communicate the magnitude of what it is I see, hear and feel from the man, his cello and his musical collaborations. For me his story is to creativity what a dictionary is to language.
Any chance of the name of the final piece performed?
Thankyou, yet again, for such visual beauty. A delight. And a further lesson in other Musicians out there. Your work embellishes. Thankyou for sharing it.
Another good film about a musician I’d not heard of but want to find out more. Off to the nearest record shop tomorrow……. well, not so near anymore, not within walking distance anyway..and I live in London.
Who are the singers? Thanks Myles. x
Thanks Angela. The wonderful singer is Mola Sylla. You will find him singing alongside Ersnt on Cello on the soundtrack album titled Requiem For A Dying Planet at http://www.winterandwinter.com Ernst has had many many great collaborations in past album releases, very recently with an angelic choir for the soundtrack titled ‘Cave OF Forgotten Dreams’. Enjoy!
Very nice! His album Colla Parte is one of my enduring favorites and it’s always heartening to see & hear him live. But.. you still need to help him put on a show (or do field recordings?) in Sligo, no?
lovely stuff mate. Whens he coming to Ireland? Get that manager of yours to sort it out : )
Indeed Mully!
What beautiful, gorgeous work. All humankind is here. I feel like I just jumped into a well of other worlds.
Stunning work Myles. Well done.