| SYNOPSIS |
A young boy ventures into an abandoned industrial town. In this huge place, he makes an imaginary and grandiose musical encounter.
The Ardent City is a musical fiction linking Music and Industrial Heritage.
| ABOUT THE MUSIC |
Musica Nova – Original soundtrack composed by Samuel Cattiau & Quentin Dujardin. Recorded at Use-In/Seraing (BE), Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège & AGUA music studio (BE).
Production © Estrella & Agua music – © Sabam / Sacem 2022.
From a poem by Leonardo Giustiniani (Venice – XIVth century)
Samuel Cattiau : vocals
Quentin Dujardin : baritone guitar, percussion & industrial sound effects
Matthieu Saglio : cello
Léo Ullmann : violin
Doron David Sherwin : cornetto
With the exceptional participation of
La Maîtrise de l’Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège
Directed by Véronique Tollet
Daniella Abolianina, Irina Balta-Les, Samuel Carta, Hugo Charles, Juliette Choffray, Line Claassens, Lisa Csik, Élie Corbusier, Maelis Davay, Lou Decamp, Héloïse Delvaux, Irina Demeyer, Nelle Driessens, Dorine Doneux, Anaïs Ennafla, Aran Mateus Franceschi Popescu, Alicia Graindorge, Elaia Grignet, Louise Herman, Lili Rose Jacob, Lola Rose Jacob, Sacha Jouret, Lily Kundra, Chloé Lengelet, Apolline Marechal, Yssambre Moreau, Chloé Ozer, Mateo Pasqualini, Pauline Perrez, Emeline Pimpurniaux, Gersende Pirlet, Célestine Plomteux, Sacha Quirynen, Garance Riga, Anastasia Smirnow, Taimiti Theron, Titaina Theron, Marie Thomas, Alyssa Treskow, Maëlle Vandermissen, Célia Van Eeckhaute, Lisa Van Overbeeke, Jade Xia
Chœur Symphonique of Liège – Patrick Baton
Jean-Michel Allepaerts, Pascaline Dewez, Didier Elias, Anne-Marie Evrard, Michel Jonas, Liedwine Leeuwe, Pierre Radoux, Jeanne Remacle, Isabelle Richelle
| CREW |
Produced by Samuel Cattiau & Quentin Dujardin
Directed by Freddy Mouchard
Artists :
Romàn Malempré : child
Samuel Cattiau : singer
Quentin Dujardin : guitarist
Léo Ullmann : violonist
Léonor Swyngedouw : cellist
Lambert Colson : cornetist
Choir of la Maîtrise de l’Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège
Children : Samuel Carta, Hugo Charles, Line Claassens, Lisa Csik, Nelle Driessens, Louise Herman, Sacha Jouret, Mateo Pasqualini, Pauline Perrez, Maëlle Vandermissen, Célia Van Eeckhaute, Lisa Van Overbeeke
Director : Freddy Mouchard
Assistant director : Amalia Lumineau
Camera operator : Michael Laine
Actor coach : Vinciane Dumay
Production assistant : Florence Charles
Technician operator : Pascal Vandormael
Assistant Technician : Anselme Cattiau, Pascal Lesaine
Electricians : Kevin Massin, Lionel Olivier, Sandro Pizent, Cédric Rabitti
Drone pilote : Lucas Ruyssen
Drone operator : Alexis Olas
| MAKING OF |
Directed by Antoine Lanckmans