Credits:

midori hirano

Description:

*THE JUNIPER TREE* (Japanese title: *Bjrks The Juniper Tree Based on a Grimms Fairy Tale*) is an Icelandic fantasy film written and directed by Ntzuka Keen in 1986 and released in 1990. It is known as the starting point of Bjrks acting career and as a work that reinterprets the Grimms Fairy Tales from a feminist perspective.This album features recordings made for release from a performance presented last fall in Ghent, Belgium, by Berlin-based musician MIDORIHIRANO, commissioned by VIERNULVIERa label operated by the Ghent Cultural Center. This soundtrack features MIDORIHIRANOs fresh interpretation of the beautiful and fantastical film *The Juniper Tree*, set against the backdrop of Icelands desolate landscapes.MIDORIs piano compositions, while deeply rooted in minimalism, express the emotional shifts of the characters, and the synthesizer tones emerge from a supple silence, vividly capturing