Espen J. Jörgensen
// Composer, Filmmaker & Producer > *Web-Only*ESPEN J. JÖRGENSEN is an electronic artist, composer, filmmaker, and producer from Oslo, Norway. He is the Director and Producer of “The Sequential Art” (2011), a film about comic books and their makers, featuring a soundtrack from Faith No More’s Bill Gould. Espen’s debut album and collaboration with Simon Fisher Turner can be heard on “Soundescapes” (2011) available from Mute Records. His collaboration with Swiss-English electronic musician and sound designer, Rupert Lally, can be heard on “This Is Art” (2013) available from Bandcamp.com. Espen J. Jörgensen is the Owner of No Studio, a production company working within animation, film and video production, soundtrack production, consulting, art and comics production.
Websites: www.thesequentialart.com and rupertlallyespenjjrgensen.bandcamp.com
Photo: Espen J. Jörgensen
Interview:
Love and Forgiveness – such big words – I would say both are bigger than words. Maybe words can’t describe these things. We’ve tried to explain these in pure text format for ages without getting wiser. I don’t think you or I will get any wiser after we’re finished with this text either. Maybe you can never fully understand or describe these things – just feel them – if you’re lucky.
When it comes to my music I’m very wordless. My music, or sounds, which I call them, is something I don’t really talk about, have no need to talk about, or really want to talk about. Why? Well, I just don’t have the need. Music, if we’re going to call it that, was more or less an attempt for me to get a break from filmmaking. Call it “therapy”. In the end, music didn’t really become a break from “work”, it became work – too much of it, actually – record companies, PR, marketing, blah blah blah, and other things that distance you from the actual work. It can also be looked upon as a way to distance yourself from your loved ones or something you love.
I hear people say that they get good vibes or maybe even feel love and warmth from music – even my “music”. I can’t deny or want to deny that, but then again music is a very individual experience. Some might feel or love a song, while it reminds someone else of a horrible period in their life – like a break-up.
Forgiveness is almost stronger than love, and is also a way to express love. If you can forgive someone for being unfaithful, then you’ve got a lot of love. It’s easier to not forgive than forgive, and it’s easier to not love than love. But if you can feel and express both, then you’re lucky. As for music, don’t ask me, I’m no expert. I only deal with sounds.
“Love and Forgiveness – such big words – I would say both are bigger than words.”
– Espen J. Jörgensen, Composer, Filmmaker & Producer
