| Created at | April 14, 2008 |
| Created by | Ukko Kaarto |
| Deadline | May 11, 2008: 6 months over |
| Shots given | 12 |
| Wreckupations | Sound Designer, Sound Editor |
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Lullaby
DescriptionThere is a scene in Sauna where Rogosin hears a haunting lullaby from out of nowhere. The singer is Rogosin's mother, who is dead. The lullaby is an old one and typical for Karelia area. The language of the lullaby is in old Finnish. There's a short videoclip of that particular scene attached.
The best thing ever would be ready made sound clips of woman singing a lullaby. Just the plain song, we will add the other effects later. The preferred sound format is CD quality audio: 44,1KHz, 16-bit, Wav, as those we can use without conversion. Anyway if your equipment records and supports some other format and quality, don't worry we can work with almost anything.
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June 07, 2008 11:51
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A suggestionHi,
I'm no professional musician, so the example may sound quite rough. Hopefully you'll get the melody & lyrics inspite of that. :) 
Russian LullabiesHere are some Russian lyrics and melodies I found: http://www.songsforteaching.com/sarajordan/baibaibai.htm "Bai, bai, bai, bai,
Bai, bai, bai, bai,
- - - Some books and CDs on Russian and Ukrainian Lullabies:
- - - More lullabies to download:
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http://www.geocities.com/midi_russia/index_e.html
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It's wonderful to listen to lullabies and gleam the diverse
Many thanks. 
A Runic LullabyOk, you said a haunting lullaby...I couldn't find anything, so I attempted to write my own. I was really kind of going for a runic feel, something very old...I hope you don't mind that it's in english. From the dismal Sariola
O' Ukko God of Mercy
Robert Seppälä Commentshey a booklet would pretty cool Ukko! O' Merciful one... :) I enjoy the part "O' Ukko God of Mercy" the most ;) For the movie purposes this is quite long and since the singer is an old woman from Karelia/Russia the language doesn't really match. Anyways this kind of content can easily be used otherwise. This gave me an idea of somekind of "Art inspired by Sauna" booklet or website, which could be included to the special edition of Sauna DVD pack. Lets see what we can cook up. Thanks man...to tell you the truth, I've written several different variations on this theme after the powers that be posted this task, and it gave me a nightmare...I actually woke at about 3:30 in the morning...very creepy. :) Very nice that you let your creativity flow so much that you came up with an own lullaby. Nice touch with using elements from Kalevala. I'd say you managed to make the whole creation very haunting... not really to be sung to kids... unless you want to make them scared :) Perhaps this is too runic or poetic; I was thinking it to be played with a kantele....ya, I don't really get the lullaby feeling from this, I'll try something a bit different, hopefully before the deadline. What do you guys think?
April 24, 2008 12:17
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Lullaby sugestionDoes this have to be in Finnish? Sometimes throwing in something unrelated can keep fans guessing and hence more interested. Not sure if the Lullaby is a key part of the plot but perhaps something from a more obscure language such as something from Asia or Africa. CommentsHow I see it the lullaby should be preferably of russian/karelian origin. The lullaby doesn't play a huge role in the film but it would be perfect to make every small detail as close to realism as possible. 
Lullaby about Two...
"Ah - Ah - Ah :
TRANSLATES: "O - O - O :
I THOUGHT MAYBE THE THEME OF TWO
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May 18, 2008 18:33
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Sydämeni lauluComposed by Sibelius for choir, creepy lullaby poem of Aleksis Kivi to dead child. Very sad and slow. You could adjust a new version of song, woman singer, creepier music, words translated to old finnish. Sorry no luck with mp3s or mids. Aleksis Kiven runo Sydämeni laulu : Tuonen lehto, öinen lehto!
SieIl' on lapsen lysti olla,
Siell’ on lapsen lysti olla,
Onpa kullan lysti olla,
Tuonen Viita, rauhan viita!
CommentsThe song has been performed by many artists, check out link from YLE's disc database:
Creepy and beautiful lyrics indeed.. my hair is standing on end. (Although I think the fifth line is "Tuonen herran vainiolla". Interesting to think, though, what "Death's wife" would look like.) :D
Something like this one...Check out the "Pohjolan Lumiset Kalmiston Hongat" ... maybe we could adapt some tone from this and modify the lyrics. CommentsTuomas....that is cool! This one is also kind of a sad lullaby from the old times, it has a political message, but you may modify the lyrics: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eshisjMkf3Q&feature=related 
Ljuuli, ljuuliWell, "Ljuuli,ljuuli" is a pretty well-known old Eastern Karelian lullaby. Here are the lyrics: http://kotisivu.lumonetti.fi/ulrikaj/bookshelf/koululaulujax.htm#laulu12 Don't know if it's very "haunting", though. (Sorry, no sound clip.) CommentsThe old Freedy Kruger movie series had used some sing song kinds songs that they twisted the lyrics slightly and added their own music too. THAT worked well because if was both something recognizable as well as hauntingly different. VERY creepy. Great! Ljuuli sounds like a possible one definitely. Can honestly say that we probably wouldn't have ever found this song without you. I have to get AJ here to have a listen and then we probably need someones mama to sing the song :) ask the Google, and ye shall recieve (track 10)
One questionI was just wondering if this task is completed, or are the powers that be still taking suggestions/shots for this? CommentsSorry for the absence. This task is definitely still up and running. We're soon moving into the sound phase of the post production and all the ideas are definitely appreciated.
Another LullabyWell...this one is more singable, I think. Let me know what you think. Vihtas, vihtas, vihtas bite
Pour, pour, pour the Water
Din, din, din goes the Whore
Wash, Wash, Wash Your Sins
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Thanks. :) If the lullaby in the movie is going to be this one or any other suggestion here, I'll hope you also find a good performer for it.
Lullabies are intimacy. A mother to her baby. That's all.
This is just it! It is haunting in it's simplicity.
A great contribution, Zeta!
hi,
thank you for this. This is actually a really creepy one. I love it. We go it through with our music and sound department. This, or at least a new version of this, might end up in the finished film.
Actually the song is going to be sung in russian, so there's a little old info in the task.
all the best,
AJ Annila
director of Sauna
Intimacy can be so bewitching plain and simple like a lullaby.
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