Johan Van Barel

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Johan Van Barel
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Background information
Birth nameJohan Arthur Van Barel
Born (1964-10-03) 3 October 1964 (age 60)
Origin Bornem, Belgium
Genres
Occupations
Instruments
Years active1998–present
Website vanbarel.eu.org

Johan Arthur Van Barel (born 3 Oktober 1964, Bornem, Belgium) is a Belgian composer, producer and digital artist. He wrote and produced music for movies and games, drawing inspiration from romantic classics and film noir themes. Over the years, he has collaborated with emerging directors and game creators.

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Collaborations

DateEvent
01/01/2011Japanese television NTV broadcasts a short documentary about the gnu called The Ford [1] by Andrzej Olesiak. [2] Footage was taken in the Serengeti national park in Tanzania in 2010. Several orchestral pieces were licensed for the soundtrack.
01/07/2010The Alberni Project, [3] a tribute to the men who served on HMCS(Her Majesty's Canadian Ship) Alberni (1941-1944) during World War II, licenses the orchestral music Big Bang [4] and Autumn Evenings. [5]
01/10/2009Coproduction Komodo [6] by underwater photographer Filip Staes [7] wins the first price for best musical adaptation at the famous World Festival of Underwater Images 2009 [8] in Marseille in the category diaporama. The Komodo [9] media production is a photo presentation from a diving journey he made in Komodo, Indonesia.

Filip Staes is an international renowned underwater photographer who has won several prizes with his photo-projects fi. he won the first prize in 2007 at the famous Antibes World Festival of Underwater Images.

06/11/2008Cooperation with New York based avantgarde video artist G.H. Hovagimyan resulted in a film project called Plazaville. [10] This project contains a series of 31 shortfilms. Death March, [11] Shadows, [12] Struggle For Life, [13] Target Zero [14] and Agent FX [15] were licensed for this project.

Plazaville is a new media video artwork based on the classic 1965 movie Alphaville by Jean Luc Godard. It is a noir/sci-fi, "no budget" movie set in 21st Century New York City. Scenes from the original Alphaville are re-enacted, interpreted and improvised by artists, actors and videographers, directed by G.H. Hovagimyan, and shot in HD video. Video artist Christina McPhee films the ambient POPS (publicly-owned private plazas) of Wall Street, then remixes with retro punk sounds plus "Alpha60" computer voice-overs.

Plazaville is a 2009 commission of New Radio and Performing Arts, Inc., (aka Ether-Ore) for its Turbulence web site made possible with funding from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. Additional support for Plazaville came from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council's Swing Space program, created with lead support from the September 11th Fund and space donated by The Sapir Organization. The Hudson River Park Trust, The Emily Harvey Foundation, School of Visual Arts and Truth & Pride Inc. also contributed to the making of Plazaville.

Exhibitions: 2009 Art Cologne (DE), 2009 Pace Digital Gallery NYC (USA)

10/09/2008Italian video producer Marcello Pizzi was granted a music license for his touristic video animation aimed at a junior audience for the Italian region called Molise (DVD).
26/06/2008India film director Gajendra Shrotriya was granted a license agreement to use some tracks in his film projects.
27/05/2008The piece Veerle's Ballad [16] was licensed in a commercial for a video software product from Singular Software. [17]
22/03/2008Coproduction with German composer Jean Sevriens [18] for end-mastering of his harp concerto called Tanghetto.
31/01/2008Hungarian Animation artist Kisantal Tibor [19] has released his 3D animation project Götepeték. [20] The pieces Sky Dream [21] and Forgive [22] were licensed. The full animation can be viewed here. [23]
22/08/2007Coproduction with German composer Jean Sevriens [24] for digital rendering and end-mastering of his piano composition called Spanjaard.
10/08/2006Brass arrangement for a piece called Stem Voor Mij [25] by Fritz Van den Heuvel aka Joris Vermassen, a Belgian visual artist and cartoonist.
08/08/2006French-Canadian brickfilms animation artist Marc André (aka Bob Page) was granted a music license for Struggle For Life [26] and Agent FX [27] for use in his newest stop-motion animation named Worst Case Scenario III. [28]
01/07/2006The music composed and arranged for the film Twee Vrienden Maken Een Boek [29] was completed. The film was ordered by the city of Temse and directed by Walter Dierick. VRT speaker Lies Martens created the lyrics. The film will be performed during the exhibition Honderd En Meer Verhalen Zien, [30] showing a 10 year overview of the best works by Flemish Illustrator Marijke Meersman. [31] The exhibition runs from juli 1 until september 24 2006 in AC De Zaat in Temse.
28/06/2006The film Pirates Of The Drachtstervaart receives an honourable mention at Expose Your Talent, a film contest for young talented filmmakers. Junior director Jürgen Visser was granted a license for Target Zero [32] and Struggle For Life [33] in his film.
26/04/2006Belgian singer-song writer, musician and multi-talented performer Dirk Blanchart asks for orchestral arrangements for 2 songs for his newest music album Pretty Dark Album [34] appearing in September 2006. The pieces are Pre-Millennium Friend [35] and Gates Of Heaven. [36]
22/03/2006Evo Devo - Tribal Brass Orchestral Remix for The Terms Remix Contest released.

"I immediately recognized the enormous animal power that goes from this song by The Terms. That is why I wanted to enhance this feeling of primitive tribal energy. I started by building an African style primitive tribal percussion spine. Then I underlined the energetic accents with a huge orchestral big band arrangement. I mastered with some extra incremented excitement in the highs to make it sparkle."

12/03/2006Coproduction with Veteran Club DJ, Producer, Singer/Songwriter, Musician David Floodstrand [37] on an orchestral arrangement for his jazz song called “Universe”. Floodstrand comments on his collaboration: "Johan is a brilliant arranger, and composer. I had the opportunity to work with him on an orchestral arrangement of one of my compositions co-written with Ulli Fassbender entitled "Uni-verse" for my Criterion International label. I would recommend Johan for any project that needs scoring, and/or orchestral arranging. He prefers to work with "real" instrument sounds, if you cannot afford to hire a full orchestra, Johan is the next best thing." [38]
29/09/2005Film director Nitin Bal Chauhan [39] was granted a license to use Autumn Evenings [40] and Tired Of Sleeping [41] in his newest documentary “Lost Or Found” that was nominated for best cinematography at The Art House in Singapore as part of the Asian Festival of First Films 2006 and officially selected for screening at the New York Film Festival 2007.
13/09/2005Animation artist Lewis Chen [42] has released his newest BrickFilms stop-motion animation Repent. [43] The pieces Agent FX [44] and Forgive [45] were licensed.
02/07/2005Junior film director and VFX artist Perry Kroll [46] was granted a license to use several orchestral works in his early film projects.
16/02/2005Finnish Art Student Jari Koljonen [47] uses the piece Missing Him [48] for his short-film Kun Vuosi Jäi Vajaaksi.
21/04/2004Spanish film director Aitor Gaizka was granted a license agreement to use some orchestral works in his newest film project.
21/08/2003The piece Tired Of Sleeping [49] was used in the game Neverwinter Nights by Uraj Studios (aka Elegia Eternum) and Assassins of the Night by Arid Productions.
04/07/2003Tired Of Sleeping [50] was remastered by Ricky Castro, Kenji Uchiyama and John Mestesk.

Discography

Singles

TitleDateISRCUPC
Pure Yasemin 2024/07/12DKD3Z00151395715766002315
Ripples Of Reflection 2024/07/23DKD3Z00157605715766004449
Eternal Entanglement 2024/07/30DKD3Z00162515715766006405
Capriccio Fantasia 2024/08/03DKD3Z00167445715766008102
Mystic Odyssey 2024/08/09DKD3Z00169575715766009031
Adagio Lamentoso 2024/08/14DKD3Z00172195715766010297
Whispers Of The Fallen 2024/08/17DKD3Z00174225715766011263
Ancient Discovery 2024/09/02DKD3Z00180655715766014554
Silent Revelation 2024/09/13DKD3Z00184655715766016350
Epic Chase 2024/09/20DKD3Z00186755715766017586
Capriccio Tempestoso 2024/09/23DKD3Z00188175715766018316
Onde Ondeggianti 2024/10/07DKD3Z00193325715766020302
Drifting Away 2024/10/12DKD3Z00196515715766021163
Celebrating Hope 2024/10/16DKD3Z00199805715766021910
Echoes Of Enchantment 2024/10/28DKD3Z00200205715766022191
Heroic Journey 2024/11/04DKD3Z00201605715766022627
Tango Solitaire 2024/11/11DKD3Z00201915715766022771
Soaring Fate 2024/11/18DKD3Z00202855715766023037
Audacious Modulations 2024/11/25DKD3Z00207465715766024447
Autumn Reverie 2024/12/02DKD3Z00210925715766025451
New Horizons 2024/12/09DKD3Z00216815715766027608
Fearless Spirit 2024/12/16DKD3Z00219045715766028292
Slavonic Soul 2024/12/23DKD3Z00220885715766028742
Tribal Resonance 2024/12/30DKD3Z00223375715766029442
Miniature Intermezzo 2025/01/06DKD3Z00229525715766030950

Album: Impressions [51] [52] [53] (Release Date:1/12/2020 - UPC: 0616293831285 - Label: Amuse)

TrackTitle
1Scavenger Hunt
2Strange Behaviour
3Cadenza For Strings
4Intricate Deception
5Fighting The Disease
6Don't Look Back
7Villain Chase
8Fletcher
9Tired Of Sleeping
10Komodo
11Twee Vrienden Maken Een Boek
12Shadows
13Coming Home
14Struggle For Life
15Agent FX
16Missing Him

Album: Rachmaninov [54] [55] [56] (Release Date:11/03/2021 - UPC: 7316211054439 - Label: Amuse)

TrackTitle
1Prelude Op.3 No.2.wav
2Prelude Op.23 No.2.wav
3Prelude Op.23 No.3.wav
4Prelude Op.23 No.4.wav
5Prelude Op.23 No.5.wav
6Prelude Op.23 No.6.wav
7Prelude Op.23 No.7.wav
88. Prelude Op.23 No.8.wav
9Prelude Op.23 No.9.wav
10Prelude Op.23 No.10.wav
11Prelude Op.32 No.5.wav
12Prelude Op.32 No.12.wav
13Moments Musicaux Op.16 No.1.wav
14Moments Musicaux Op.16 No.2.wav
15Moments Musicaux Op.16 No.3.wav
16Moments Musicaux Op.16 No.4.wav
17Elegie Op.3 No.1.wav
18Etude-Tableau Op.33 No.2.wav
19Etude-Tableau Op.33 No.3.wav
20Etude-Tableau Op.33 No.5.wav
21Etude-Tableau Op.33 No.7.wav
22Etude-Tableau Op.39 No.1.wav
23Etude-Tableau Op.39 No.5.wav
24Etude-Tableau Op.39 No.6.wav

References

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  3. "The Alberini Project". 2023-03-14. Archived from the original on 2023-03-14. Retrieved 2024-09-30.
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  5. Johan Van Barel - Autumn Evenings , retrieved 2024-09-30
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