To Think like a Composer
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Directed by Michael Ostroff (Pegi Nicol: Something Dancing About Her (2004)) and produced by Mary Sexton (Gemini Award Winning Tommy... A Family Portrait (2001)), and Heather Eustace, To Think Like a Composer is a joyful and exuberant introduction to the world of Canadian composer, conductor, educator and renaissance man Stephen Hatfield. A documentary that reveals the creative collaborative excitement and tension as Hatfield and Susan Knight and Shallaway Youth Chorus of St. John's produce an opera performed by youth for adults. An opera based on the novel Ann and Seamus by Kevin Major. There are no patronizing platitudes in Hatfield's work. The opera deals with sadness, heartbreak, and the joy of existence - the Newfoundland ethos - as interpreted in a story of shipwreck, survival, and love on the Isle Aux Morts off the southwest coast of Newfoundland in 1828.
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To Think Like A Composer
Type: Clip • Published 2011-05-24
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- Director
- Michael Ostroff
- Screenplay & Story
- Stephen Hatfield, Kevin Major
- Original Score
- Stephen Hatfield
- Original Title
- To Think like a Composer
- Country of Origin
- Canada
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 0m
- Production Studios
- Rink Rat Productions, Cine Metu
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Michael Ostroff
Stephen Hatfield, Kevin Major
Stephen Hatfield
Nigel Markham
Tai Zimmer
Mary Sexton, Heather Eustace
Department Leadership Roster
Michael Ostroff
Director
Stephen Hatfield
Writer
Mary Sexton
Producer
Nigel Markham
Director of Photography
Tai Zimmer
Editor
Heather Eustace
Producer
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What is To Think like a Composer about?
Directed by Michael Ostroff (Pegi Nicol: Something Dancing About Her (2004)) and produced by Mary Sexton (Gemini Award Winning Tommy... A Family Portrait (2001)), and Heather Eustace, To Think Like a Composer is a joyful and exuberant introduction to the world of Canadian composer, conductor, educator and renaissance man Stephen Hatfield. A documentary that reveals the creative collaborative excitement and tension as Hatfield and Susan Knight and Shallaway Youth Chorus of St. John's produce an opera performed by youth for adults. An opera based on the novel Ann and Seamus by Kevin Major. There are no patronizing platitudes in Hatfield's work. The opera deals with sadness, heartbreak, and the joy of existence - the Newfoundland ethos - as interpreted in a story of shipwreck, survival, and love on the Isle Aux Morts off the southwest coast of Newfoundland in 1828.
Who directed To Think like a Composer?
To Think like a Composer was directed by Michael Ostroff.
Who stars in To Think like a Composer?
The principal cast of To Think like a Composer includes Stephen Hatfield, Susan Knight.
When was To Think like a Composer released and how long is it?
To Think like a Composer was released in 2007 with a total runtime of 1h 0m.
Who composed the musical score for To Think like a Composer?
The original motion picture soundtrack for To Think like a Composer was composed by Stephen Hatfield.
Is To Think like a Composer based on a book or true story?
To Think like a Composer is adapted from the following source material: Novel: "Kevin Major".