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FILM CREDITS:
a MJK media (@mjk-media) & Macro Media (@macromedia7643) production
Michael J. Keplinger - director, producer, editor, sound designer, motion & graphic designer
Niklas Strahammer (@NiklasStrahammer) - director of photography & producer
Marcel Klien - assistant camera
Kilian Mayer (@theCloneman5) - b-roll
Sophie Schaller - chief lighting technician
Tobias Wutschek & Florian Paul - lighting technicians
Lena Kroemer (@lenakroemerfilm523) - set manager
Alexandra Bogner (@alexandrabogner8947) - set designer
Katja Reichör (@KatjaReichoer) - production assistant
shot on 16mm @Kodak film, scanned by Andec Cinegrell
filming location kindly provided by Landeshauptstadt Freistadt Eisenstadt
funded by @FHStPoelten
special thanks to Arri Rental, Sven Fahrner, Roswitha Bogner, Claudia & Rudolf Keplinger, Simona Ascher & the FAW crew
FILM SCREENINGS:
- GOLDEN WIRE award ceremony (Austria) 2023 - PRE-PREMIERE
🏆 Winner in the Sound & Music category
More information: goldenwire.fhstp.ac.at
- FOR A WHILE FILMPREMIERE (Austria) 2024 - PREMIERE
More information: mjk-media.com/for-a-while
PASSING THROUGH, the song:
“The things I’d like to say to you / A thousand words they wouldn’t do
But the melody I take to bed / In the morning’s still stuck in my head
The sweet feel of oscillation / The sweetest meditation
For the story that I thought was mine / And the excuse I gave a million times
For the hundred cuts I put on you / And the hundred times that you came through
I give you the sweet feel of oscillation / The sweetest meditation
The waves coming right at you / And you passing right on through”
Music and lyrics by Michael J. Keplinger
Written, performed & produced by Michael J. Keplinger
Mastered by Alex Wharton at Abbey Road Studios
Released by DIEgital Records
Distributed by Sony Music Austria
BASIC INFORMATION:
Passing Through is the debut single by Michael J. Keplinger (MJK). Although superficially an ordinary love song, it carries nuanced darkness in its lyrics and harmonies, crafting a mature narrative exploring love’s value amid human imperfections. The song, written, performed & produced by Michael J. Keplinger, was mastered by Alex Wharton at @abbeyroad, released on May 31, 2024 through DIEgital Records and distributed by @sonymusic.
Passing Through was presented on Austrian radio on May 29, 2024 on @liferadio. It was also featured in the short film @ForAWhile.shortfilm, which was pre-premiered along with Passing Through at the Golden Wire award ceremony at the @FHStPoelten on 28 November 2023. At the ceremony, the song was awarded 1st place in the Sound & Music category and For A While came in second in the Film & TV production category.
A music video, also directed by Michael J. Keplinger and shot on 16 mm film, was released on June 9, 2024 on RU-vid. Both For A While and the Passing Through music video were premiered on April 28, 2024 in Eisenstadt, Austria.
“Passing Through” © 2024 Michael J. Keplinger
mjk-media.com/passing-through
#mjk #passingthrough #abbeyroad #sonymusic #music #diegitalrecords
* Pssst secret section *
Thanks to my parents, pets and the inconceivable Simona, to whom this song and video are dedicated. Thanks also to the lady on the bus in NYC’19. DLR allegedly once said “people ask me how far I’ve come. And I tell them twelve feet: from the audience to the stage.” Yes, this is a big moment for me. - MJK
8 июн 2024
