Description
"It's the nature of film music that only certain passages of the songs are used where the film needs it. Still we recorded the songs in their full length; resulting in "Jedermann remixed" the soundtrack."
Dutch morality play Elckerlyc was written in the late 15th-century and may well have been the original source for the English play Everyman. In 1911 Hugo von Hofmannsthal adapted Everyman as Jedermann, and since 1920 Jedermann has been performed every year on the steps of the Cathedral in Salzburg as part of the Salzburger Festspiele. The open-air performances have been one of the highlights of the Festival season ever since.
In 2011 the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation ORF commissioned film director Hannes Rossacher to produce the film "Jedermann Remixed" to commemorate the success-story of 90 years Jedermann phenomenon in Salzburg. Rossacher used archive footage from 9 decades to put together a cultural historic puzzle and create a unique performance of Jedermann that has not been seen in this form before. ORF and Hannes Rossacher commissioned Hans to produce the soundtrack for the film and select the songs that would fit the themes and scenes.
Besides several Theessink originals there are songs by many legendary songwriters: from Bo Diddley to Tom Waits, Hank Williams to Ray Charles, Johnny Cash to Rolling Stones Jagger/Richards. We also struck gold with some traditional songs that have been handed down through time.
