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Ange



This is the first public performance of ''Ange''.
''Ange'' it's the first song that belongs in a collection of songs by Kostika Çollaku for ''selected'' performers.


Composition - Pianist: Kostika Çollaku
Lyrics - Soprano: Caterina Mirtsiou
Special Thanks to: Sevastiana Mikrouli for her precious help.

Lyrics:

Tu entends?
Tu entends cette melodie bizarre?
Je pense que je sais d'ou elle vient
Derriere cet nuage rose
ou l'ange aux cheveux rouges
ayant toujours ses fleches de pres
est la, jouant de la musique
Tu l' entends?
Comme elle est magique!

Couchee sur un nuage rose
je t' attend de me couvrir avec ta chanson
pour confronter le froid
mon amour cesoir.


Μετάφραση:


Ακούς;
Ακούς την παράξενη μελωδία;
Νομίζω ξέρω απο που ακούγεται.
Πίσω απο το ρόζ σύννεφο
εκεί, όπου ο άγγελος με τα κόκκινα μαλλιά
έχοντας τα βέλη του κοντά του πάντα
είναι εκέι και παίζει μουσική.
Το ακούς;
Είναι μαγικό!

Ξαπλωμένη στο ροζ σύννεφο
περιμένω να με σκεπάσεις με το τραγούδι σου
για να μην κρυώνω
αγάπη μου απόψε.

Fantasia for Saxophone and Guitar


A piece for tenor saxophone with guitar accompaniment.
Was composed on 2010 for a short film called ''How will she stay?'' by filmmaker Marcel Mihalaris. 
The purpose of this piece was to accompany a love scene.

Breathe



Composer: Kostika Çollaku
Lyrics: Maria Georgantzeli
Singer: Ifigeneia Mavridou
Guitar: Victor Voulgaropoulos

Awards

7th International Composing Competition Award 1                                                      
Work: ''Goodnight Mr.Renfield''
Award: 2nd
Category: Music for Cinema
7th International Composing Competition Award 2

Work: Kiwi 
Award: 2nd
Category: Music for Video Animation

7th International Composing Competition Award 3                          

 Work: Wings of Love 
Commendation: 3rd
Category: Chamber Music

Kostika Çollaku also was designate ''Artist of the Year 2009'' on the International Festival ''InterArtia''

Dracula Score [Live] - 21.04.2010 (Photos)

Dracula (1931) - Rescored

 




















From January until June of 2009 Kostika Çollaku wrote a full score for the classic film Dracula - 1931 by Tod Browning as an exam for his music college.
The film hasn't original score, except the beginning titles where was playing Swan Lake by Piotr Ilich Tchaikovsky.

Kostika Çollaku tried to modernize the mood of the film beginning from a new musical point.

Kostika Çollaku said:

''I didn't want to compose a classic soundrack with that "horror'' feeling. I found dracula more romantic than a horrifying creature that drinks blood. When I was composing, in my mind was the new generation of people and how they watches the film. I was trying to fill the "distance" between the two generations and the next ones''
---Credits---

Composer: Kostika Çollaku
Solo Soprano: Eleni Komni
Cello: Victor Voulgaropoulos
Vocals: Eleni Iosifidi, Tatiana Triantafillidou, Xristina Sarakanidou
Bass: Aggelos Zorzovilis



















All the pieces was composed, record and produced by Kostika Çollaku.
You can buy the complete album here: Buy It Now!

Kiwi



Animation: Dony Permedi
Music: Kostika Çollaku

Kostika Çollaku - Live!



Kostika Çollaku performing the opening piece from the album Glassworks by Philip Glass in conservatoire Villarte, Thessaloniki

Old Photographs


A solo piano work influensed by old photographs.

Wings Of Love



A very minimal solo cello piece with piano accompaniment.
Solo Cello: Victor Voulgaropoulos