tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75608465930803882512024-03-06T05:52:18.326+02:00Kostika ÇollakuKostika Çollakuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08434858560994612402noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560846593080388251.post-33553259506480796432016-09-24T10:08:00.000+03:002016-09-24T10:18:32.407+03:00Cinque Pezzi d'Amore<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Kostika Çollakuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08434858560994612402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560846593080388251.post-19709101290757290852013-12-26T01:09:00.000+02:002016-07-15T09:43:10.259+03:00Four Seasons<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: small;">Every time the wind blows<br />Τhe wheat ears are dancing<br />Τo the rhythm of the wind<br />Every time I watched you dream<br />As you were looking at the wheat<br />But where you are now there is no wheat,<br />Only rotting ground and silence.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">The golden leaves<br />Are scattered on the wet ground<br />I hear them every time they crumble under my feet.<br />I smell the rain that has wet the ground<br />And feel some raindrops on my face<br />Soon it will be raining harder<br />I feel a cloud approaching.</span><br />
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I was gazing outside my window,<br />
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You told me it was sweet <br />
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Suddenly you disappeared!<br />
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I wish I hadn't blinked.<br />
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Kostika Çollakuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08434858560994612402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560846593080388251.post-11095221183353600212013-10-14T11:23:00.000+03:002013-10-14T11:23:07.539+03:00Behind Closed Doors<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Kostika Çollakuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08434858560994612402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560846593080388251.post-27174036518530473802013-02-19T23:23:00.001+02:002015-04-09T21:46:42.510+03:00Vocalise for Nine Voices (a cappella)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Vocalise is a short presentation of what we call "Life" with two reference points,
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Kostika Çollakuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08434858560994612402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560846593080388251.post-48632745814032885542012-11-13T18:25:00.001+02:002012-11-13T18:26:25.025+02:00Fearless Bird<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i><b>Fearless Bird</b></i> is the second song that belongs in the circle of songs composed by Kostika Çollaku, for selected performers.<br />
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Solo Soprano: Maria Taxidou<br />
Drawings: Ifigeneia Mavridou<br />
Music Composition, Lyrics and Piano: Kostika Çollaku<i> </i><br />
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<i>As we suffer the absence of light, </i><br />
<i>in the darkness devided we stand. </i><br />
<i>Our life like a long dark tunnel </i><br />
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<i>Fly my fearless bird, </i><br />
<i>go to the other side </i><br />
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<i>I have lost my faith, </i><br />
<i>for the answer and light. </i><br />
<i>My years of longing are over though, </i><br />
<i>I see a white spot in the sky. </i><br />
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<i>Come to me my bird </i><br />
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<i>You look so calm, </i><br />
<i>but why are you bleeding? </i><br />
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Photographer: George Iliopoulos, <i><a href="http://www.rainbowstudios.tk/" target="_blank">Rainbow Studios</a></i></div>
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''<b><i>Dandelion</i></b>'' is a concertante work <i>that is still being composed (2014)</i>. It's for solo voices, mixed choir and string orchestra in German text.<br />
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The main subject of the work is the searching for the dividing line which can transform any man into “hero” or “monster”. The only character of the work is a former German soldier that during the WWII his task was to throw the gas into the gas-chambers. The same person, in the morning was completing his cruel tasks and later the night he was spending his time with his wife and his two young children who loved them so much. Now at the age of 84 his past hunts him and he is trying to answer the questions. The work is an inner pursuit of man with nature, God and his fellow mans. A work about the memory of humanity and its insecure future.<br />
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<i>The interviews in the trailer are from the documentary: Auschwitz - Inside the Nazi State</i><br />
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“If only there were evil people somewhere insidiously committing evil deeds and it were necessary only to separate them from the rest of us and destroy them. But the line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being. And who is willing to destroy a piece of his own heart?”<br />
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Kostika Çollakuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08434858560994612402noreply@blogger.com0Thessalonika, Greece40.63935 22.94460700000001940.6058255 22.898852500000018 40.6728745 22.99036150000002tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560846593080388251.post-42848679405007841772011-07-16T00:16:00.006+03:002014-09-23T04:09:31.580+03:00Ange<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Tu entends?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Tu entends cette melodie bizarre?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Je pense que je sais d'ou elle vient</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">je t' attend de me couvrir avec ta chanson</span></span></div>
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Kostika Çollakuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08434858560994612402noreply@blogger.com2Thessalonika, Greece40.580584851626277 22.95318566015623740.252644851626279 22.315522660156237 40.908524851626275 23.590848660156237tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560846593080388251.post-89589319976707796342010-07-19T21:50:00.014+03:002014-04-01T11:41:45.520+03:00Fantasia for Saxophone and Guitar<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Kostika Çollakuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08434858560994612402noreply@blogger.com1Thessalonika, Greece40.580584851626277 22.93945274999998740.252644851626279 22.301789749999987 40.908524851626275 23.577115749999987tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560846593080388251.post-48280553633048927032010-07-08T19:13:00.007+03:002011-12-11T14:59:15.923+02:00Breathe<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><object height="400" width="660"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/mAdigpD-Jdw?fs=1&hl=el_GR&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/mAdigpD-Jdw?fs=1&hl=el_GR&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="660" height="400"></embed></object><br />
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<div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Composer: Kostika Çollaku</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Lyrics: Maria Georgantzeli</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Singer: Ifigeneia Mavridou</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Guitar: Victor Voulgaropoulos</span></div><div id="swiffout"></div></div>Kostika Çollakuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08434858560994612402noreply@blogger.com2Thessalonika, Greece40.634799031388241 22.94494591406248740.306859031388242 22.307282914062487 40.962739031388239 23.582608914062487tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560846593080388251.post-36601143950378588672010-05-01T20:59:00.004+03:002014-09-23T04:24:19.066+03:00Awards<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: small;">Work: ''Goodnight Mr.Renfield''</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Work: Kiwi </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Category: Music for Video Animation</span></div>
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Kostika <span style="font-size: small;"><span class="profileName fn ginormousProfileName fwb">Çollaku also was designated ''<i>Artist of the Year 2009</i>'' on the International Festival <a href="http://www.artsociety.gr/index_en.html" target="_blank">''InterArtia''</a></span></span><br />
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Kostika Çollakuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08434858560994612402noreply@blogger.com0Thessalonika, Greece40.580584851626327 22.95593224218748740.252644851626329 22.318269242187487 40.908524851626325 23.593595242187487tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560846593080388251.post-33625910480956923362009-11-17T15:21:00.039+02:002011-12-11T16:09:18.262+02:00Dracula (1931) - Full Movie<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/6995984?byline=0&portrait=0&color=ffffff" width="660" height="400" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe>Kostika Çollakuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08434858560994612402noreply@blogger.com0Volos, Greece39.3661559667455 22.92846642187498739.0496029667455 22.007239921874987 39.6827089667455 23.849692921874986tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560846593080388251.post-51422774840637751942009-09-20T21:04:00.115+03:002014-09-23T04:53:55.680+03:00Dracula (1931) - Rescored<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #404040; font-size: small;"> From January until June of 2009 Kostika Çollaku
completed his thesis composition for his school composing the soundtrack for
classic movie Dracula – 1931 by Tod Browning. The movie haven’t original score,
except the beginning titles were it was the Swan Lake by P.I. Tchaikovsky. </span></span></div>
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compose a classic background horror music. Throughout the procedure of
composition I had in mind of how a contemporary man living in 2009 sees the
film which is already 80 years old. I used a technique in my composition
inspired by a well-known cinema technique. In cinema we have various camera
shots like</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #595959; line-height: 115%;"> the </span><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #595959; line-height: 115%;">Mid-Shot, the Wide-Shot the Close-Up, the Extreme Close-Up
and more which shows the main character or the actors involving in the movie
from a specific angle, there is one more well-known shot angle thought which is
called the Bird Eye View and the purpose is for the viewer to see from the eyes
of a bird or an unknown observer that is not involving in the movie at all,
like a third eye. So I decided to fit this idea in my composition, getting away
from the two basic techniques in composing for movies.</span></i><span class="st">”</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Composer: <span class="profileName fn ginormousProfileName fwb">Kostika Çollaku</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Solo Soprano: Eleni Komni</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Vocals: Eleni Iosifidi, Tatiana Triantafillidou, Xristina Sarakanidou</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Bass: Aggelos Zorzovilis</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">All the pieces was composed, record and produced by Kostika Çollaku.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You can buy the complete album here: <a href="http://www.audiolife.com/Store/KostikaCollaku1">Buy It Now!</a></span></span></div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Kostika Çollaku<span style="font-size: small;"> performing the opening piece from the album Glassworks by Philip Glass in conservatoire Villarte, Thessaloniki</span></div></div>Kostika Çollakuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08434858560994612402noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560846593080388251.post-21646841182375333052009-08-29T08:06:00.022+03:002012-04-09T18:22:32.687+03:00Wings Of Love<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="100" src="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/v=2/track=735237620/size=venti/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=595959/" style="display: block; height: 100px; position: relative; width: 400px;" width="400">&lt;p&gt;&amp;amp;lt;a href="http://collaku.bandcamp.com/track/wings-of-love"&amp;amp;gt;Wings of Love by Kostika Çollaku&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;&lt;/p&gt;</iframe><br />
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A very minimal solo cello piece with piano accompaniment.<br />
Solo Cello: Victor Voulgaropoulos <br />
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