The
Tenerife Film Orchestra was formed in June 2005 and is the first private
symphony orchestra in Spain dedicated exclusively to the recording of film
soundtracks and for the audiovisual field in general.
P u e r t a d e l T i e m p o (T i m e G a t e), T h e r e f e r e n c e
The
essential idea when creating the Tenerife
Film Orchestra is fruit and direct consequence of a new link opened within
the industry in April 2002, with the recording in Tenerife of the original
soundtrack of the animated feature film Puerta
del Tiempo. With Antonio Mingote
as artistic director, directed and written by Pedro
E. Delgado and produced by Angel
Blasco (Magic Films – Filmayer), this film was nominated for the Goya
Awards of the Spanish Film Academy in 2003. The music score was written,
orchestrated and conducted by Diego
Navarro, who took the total musical production to the Canary Islands, with
the special conviction that in Spain it was possible the realization of musical
super-productions of this scope. In the recording, interpreted by the Orquesta
Clasica de La Laguna, there were 120 musicians, between the choir and
orchestra, and 10 professionals including sound engineers, recording producers,
assistants etc. A total of 130 professionals took part in an event which made a
mark, never seen before. This event has been considered as the largest musical
recording production for the Spanish film industry in Spain.
Puerta
del Tiempo meant, for the first time, the recording of a peninsula original film
soundtrack in the Canary Islands, an event that forms the base for the
continuation and development of this activity.
The photographs, together with the film poster, shown on the web were taken during the recording of Puerta del Tiempo by the photographer Jordi Verdes in April 2002, and in them one can appreciate the scale of staging of such an event.
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T e n e r i f e F i l m O r c h e s t r a, t h e n e w a l t e r n a t i v e
There
are many reasons and attractions, that this formation can offer, to come to
Tenerife and record, all of which we will explain in each chapter on the web
page. As an introduction, we would like to point out that a little over two
hours by plane, from Madrid, one discovers a paradise island, a micro continent
with an annual average temperature of 23º which gives the sensation of living
in an eternal springtime. Tenerife is the largest island of the Canary
Islands, the highest in the world in relation Km2-altitude, crowned by the
majestic Teide peak, a fantastic volcano that reaches a height of 3718 m.
A territory, with vast amounts of micro climates and the idea of island-continent,
always surprises every visitor. On the other hand, Santa Cruz, a modern
beautiful European city that offers every type of service. The
orchestra has a fantastic technical and human infrastructure for recording any
type of soundtrack. We have a complete team of highly qualified technicians with
a vast amount of experience in this field supported by the most advanced high
tech equipment which guarantees maximum quality when handing over the final
master.
The
prices that we offer are highly competitive and always adaptable to the
overall costs of the production of the film (more information in “Contact”)
We
also would like to highlight out that we have exceptional offers for hotels with
special prices available exclusively for our clients, by a negotiated agreement,
with four of the most important establishments on the island.
Tenerife
Film Orchestra,
the new and most complete alternative for the recording of soundtracks for the
film industry.
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