Channeling the spirit of Rodgers and Hammerstein, The Ballad of Leon The Barber is a jaunty little ditty that brought to life the comic like pathos of Leon Danziger, a barber with stars in his eyes.
When director, Ryan Spanger first described his graduating documentary to me, I reached for the guitar in the corner of the room and The Ballad of Leon The Barber literally fell out of my face.
And while writing the song called for a certain degree of songwriting smarts, arranging it was arguably and even more critical part of making sure that it delivered on its promise.
To help me in this endeavour I drew upon the ambrosial vocal talents of Melbourne jazz chantoosie, Tamara Kuldin, the slinky double-bass genius of Simon Starr, and the hoe-down violin gymnastics of Michelle Lewitt.
Together with the twang of the Jew’s Harp, it probably made for as unlikely a musical accompaniment for a documentary that the VCA assessors had ever seen.
Client
Dream Engine
Agency
JingleHell
Items
Original Soundtrack
Role
Composition
Arrangement
Performance
Audio Production
Credits
Ryan Spanger
Director
Tamara Kuldin
Vocals
Simon Starr
Double Bass
Michelle Lewitt
Violin
Channeling the spirit of Rodgers and Hammerstein, The Ballad of Leon The Barber is a jaunty little ditty that brought to life the comic like pathos of Leon Danziger, a barber with stars in his eyes.
When director, Ryan Spanger first described his graduating documentary to me, I reached for the guitar in the corner of the room and The Ballad of Leon The Barber literally fell out of my face.
And while writing the song called for a certain degree of songwriting smarts, arranging it was arguably and even more critical part of making sure that it delivered on its promise.
To help me in this endeavour I drew upon the ambrosial vocal talents of Melbourne jazz chantoosie, Tamara Kuldin, the slinky double-bass genius of Simon Starr, and the hoe-down violin gymnastics of Michelle Lewitt.
Together with the twang of the Jew’s Harp, it probably made for as unlikely a musical accompaniment for a documentary that the VCA assessors had ever seen.
