Young Creatives
u14 Award of Distinction
Our audio mystery is concerned with the topic of copyright in the music industry, Internet piracy, and intellectual property.
In the most recent murder case of the charming investigator James Sero, it is not easy to tell who is the victim and who is the perpetrator: A young girl recorded a song that suddenly stormed the charts a few years later. A famous singer sold it as her own work and made millions of dollars with it, while the young girl was left empty-handed, which had grave consequences for her and her single mother. Part of the blame for the girl’s plight is shared by a shady music producer, who shortly afterward is found dead in his apartment …
The script for the audio drama was written by eight authors and then revised by the entire class. The song at the center of the story, which is so good that a murder was even committed for it in the mystery, was composed by our songwriter Nikolas Unger and two students, Faiza Maier and Sophia Polst, and recorded with the help of the whole class. The sound effects were largely made using the class’s own recordings. The recordings were done in cooperation with Radiofabrik Salzburg, and the audio drama was edited and post-edited by our production team.
Credit: Lucia Leben
Credit: Lucia Leben
Credit: Lucia Leben
Project Credits / Acknowledgements
Carla Stenitzer and Radiofabrik Salzburg
Zemmari Bloomfield, Sarah Sophie Burghardt, Tabea Moira Edda Demoulin, Florentina Dohnalek, Marie Gangl, Muriel Rosalie Glage, Caroline Hartmann, Carlotta Katherina Florentina Häupl, Konstantin Hederer, Nollie Marae Ibbotson, Hava Isajeva, Valentina Jordis, Lewin Lepka, Faiza Yunus Maier, Azra Maric, Maria-Lara Markus, Lorenz Medicus, Elisabeth Pacher-Theinburg, Sophia Polst, Lea Romm, Anne Kristin Saetre, Jana Merete Sattler, Johanna Schmidbaur, Nicole Spreitzer, Paul Stein, Marlena Thuminger, Nikolas Unger, Max Wurst / Students from class 4e at Musisches Gymnasium, Salzburg (AT)
Biographien
The creators of the audio drama Zwischentöne (Overtones) have known each other for four years and together have survived many ups and downs of everyday school life. When so many free spirits come together, things are not always completely harmonious, of course. But what they all have in common is their love for music, the visual arts, dance, theater, and literature. In musical projects, where all areas of the arts are joined together and every team member can contribute her or his talents, everyone pulls together and draws inspiration from the others!
Credit: Arthur Sikora
Jurystatement
Zwischentöne, an audio drama by students from class 4e at Musisches Gymnasium Salzburg, addresses in manifold ways current issues at play in the music industry—and not only there: the focus is on intellectual property, the pressure to succeed, trust, and major questions concerning society. The story is embedded in a professionally mixed audio mystery full of dramaturgical interrelations, special effects, and nuances that capture the imagination of the listeners and give them pause for thought.
