NUIT DE CHINE - GRAND PALAIS (PARIS)
In 2014, China and France celebrate the 50th anniversary of France recognizing China.
Henri Scars Struck was commissioned by the French and Chinese governments to compose and perform original music at a National Commemoration “Nuit De Chine” that was held on January 27th 2014 at Le Grand Palais in Paris.
Henri performed on piano along with Jungling Wang on guzheng (Chinese harp) before 5,000 dignitaries and their guests. Other performers at the celebration included Bartabas, National Ballet of China and Opéra National de Paris.
The artistic directors for the event were Thierry Dreyfus and Patrick Bouchain.
Photo & video credits: Mathias Wendzinski - Arter
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CARBONE BALMAIN BEAUTY
Behold, a new fragrance experience by @BalmainBeauty ~ CARBONE Featuring @dovecameron
Honored to have been entrusted by #BALMAINBEAUTY @hansdorsinville to create the original #Music universe for this #fragrance and #Campaign #OriginalMusic #musiccomposition
Director: @carlijnjacobs / Styling: @imruh /Set Design: @ibbynjoya / Movement: @jorgedorsinville / Hair: @cyndiaharvey / Make Up: @lucyjbridge
Music: @struckbymusic @theothersideofthebrain / Post Production: @Consulatenyc / Ingredients: nicholasalancope
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@balmain @olivier_rousteing #LesEternels #EsteeLauder @esteelaudercompanies #Fragrance #Experience #Luxury @othersideofthebrand
ÉBÈNE - BALMAIN BEAUTY
Presenting ÉBÈNE…..” the revival of Pierre Balmain’s 1983 Africa-inspired fragrance, envisioned through the lens of Olivier Rousteing’s discovery of his origins.” Our seventh collaboration with “Les Éternels” collection @balmainbeauty to create the original #Music universe
for this #Fragrance #Campaign #Experience #Luxury
Director: @carlijnjacobs / Talent: @maamuor / Music: @struckbymusic @TheOtherSideofTheBrain / Movement: @jorgedorsinville
Styling: @imruh / Set Design: @ibbynjoya / Hair: @cyndiaharvey / Make Up: @lucyjbridge / Post Production: @Consulatenyc
Ingredients: nicholasalancope / Production: @northsix / Casting: @establishmentny @bitton @twodadstwokids
#EBENE #Eternal #EbonyWood #Precious #MyrrhOil #TreeOfLife #Origin #Roots
#WoodyAmber
BEHIND THE SCENES WITH HENRI SCARS STRUCK - COMPOSING FOR A FILM AND A FASHION SHOW
How does one visualize a day's in a man's life through sound ?
Henri Scars Struck is featured in this movie, composing, arranging and producing a music piece that was commissioned for a film by the Joseph Abboud brand.
Henri recorded the music at the legendary Avatar recording studios with an all female string orchestra. The film was then screened on September 5th 2012 at the New York Public Library in parallel with Joseph Abboud's SS2013 Menswear fashion show where the music was performed live.
Special thanks to violin virtuoso Eugenia Choi @eugeniachoi / Power Station Studios: https://powerstation.nyc/
Copyright The Other Side Of The Brain
DANNY SAYS - DOCUMENTARY FILM
DANNY SAYS is a documentary on the life and times of Danny Fields. Since 1966, Danny Fields has played a pivotal role in music and “culture” of the late 20th century: working for the Doors, Lou Reed, Nico, Judy Collins and managing groundbreaking artists like the Stooges, the MC5 and the Ramones.
DANNY SAYS follows Fields from Harvard Law dropout, to the Warhol Silver Factory, to Director of Publicity at Elektra Records, to “punk pioneer” and beyond. Danny’s taste and opinion, once deemed defiant and radical, has turned out to have been prescient. DANNY SAYS is a story of marginal turning mainstream, avant garde turning prophetic, as Fields looks to the next generation.
Original Score by Henri Scars Struck
YVES SAINT LAURENT - 40 YEARS RETROSPECTIVE
From the YSL Museum: “At 6:00 p.m. on January 22, 2002, a retrospective fashion show covering forty years of Yves Saint Laurent’s career was held at the Centre Pompidou. In the square outside the museum, a large crowd watched the epic show on a giant screen. The most famous models of the time celebrated the couturier’s work by wearing his most important designs. The fashion show ended with a series of tuxedos, the couturier’s most iconic piece.
The final haute couture show of Yves Saint Laurent was a defining moment for the legendary designer and is considered to be one of the most important statements in fashion. Struck was responsible for the music soundtrack.
Apart from working with Pierre Bergé, Henri had the privilege of collaborating with Catherine Deneuve and Laetitia Casta as Saint Laurent took his bow as Catherine Deneuve and Laetitia Casta sang Barbara’s song “Ma plus belle histoire d’amour, c’est vous.”
The widely acclaimed show, orchestrated by artistic director Thierry Dreyfus, ran for 90 minutes and incorporated in excess of 380 unparalleled signature dresses/suits.
HENRI SCARS STRUCK WORK FOR LE MÉRIDIEN / STARWOOD HOTELS - A FILM BY KIKI ALGEIER
In 2007, Henri Scars Struck composed a ground-breaking 24-hour soundtrack exclusively for Le Méridien Hotels (Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide) in support of the launch of their new program ”Unlocked Art.”
The auditory experience was implemented in 120 properties throughout the world and involved music for two moments critical to the guest experience – as they enter the hotel; and as they ride the elevator to their room.
The soundtrack was divided into four sections of 6 hours: morning (waters), afternoon (forest), evening (markets & cafes) and night (crickets & campfire). This soundtrack incorporates rich natural sounds and original music compositions influenced by different cultures from around the globe.
This program earned many awards such as “Best Innovative Concept in Full Service Hotels” at the 2009 Worldwide Hospitality Awards.
DEEPAK CHOPRA’S PODCAST DAILY BREATH
Won the Webby Awards 2020 for best podcast in category "Health & Wellness" - 16 millions download and growing !!!
Original Music by Henri Scars Struck for The Other Side Of The Brain - Apple Podcast Link / Spotify Podcast Link /
Deepak unplugs us from our noisy world for a few minutes, to stop, breathe, relax and reset your mind #JustBreathe
“Welcome to Daily Breath, where we pause the hectic world around us, refocus ourselves and expand our minds. I invite you to join me for a few short minutes each day to explore impactful ideas and themes that directly relate to all of our lives. Together we will delve into topics such as happiness, gratitude, love, sex, the true self, physical well-being, death and more. This is a space to build mindfulness into your daily routine and to end your week peacefully with a complete 10-minute meditation every Friday. Join us and BREATHE…”
#Mindfulness #ResetYourMin #Meditation #Wellness @deepakchopra @theothersideofthebrain @part2pictures @cadence13
TEASER - WE KNOW YOU’VE GOT SOUL - HENRI SCARS STRUCK INSTALLATION AT THE CROW MUSEUM OF ASIAN ART (DALLAS)
Inspired by the Sacred Scriptures and the many myths and legends about the journey of the Soul, music composer Henri Scars Struck creates for SOLUNA and the Crow Museum of Asian Art, a multi-room sonic experience that takes you from this life and its gravity on Earth and beyond, till the Soul finds Eternal Rest.
The Soul begins its odyssey from Gallery 1 – with the exhibition of exquisite paintings and photography of landscapes and mountainous terrain by Arnold Chang and Michael Cherney – to the passage of death and to Galleries 2 and 3, where good and evil deeds confront each other during the period of mourning, judgement and penitence before being released to the majesty of the last gallery, where the Soul finds peace in Eternity. This last room features haunting music and the voices of 62 persons in 32 languages talking spontaneously to their departed.
For some, this installation could be a way to meditate upon their purpose and actions in this life and the hereafter, asking themselves “what would we change today if we knew that an afterlife exists?” At the very least, Struck will trigger your memories via a succession of music and sounds, some of which might make you smile in contemplation, and will afford you the time to breathe for a few minutes or for several hours, at the final Gallery of "Divine Pathways,” where cushions are provided for personal reflection.
HENRI SCARS STRUCK IS COMMISSIONED TO WRITE MUSIC FOR A RARE DALI EXHIBITION (SPAIN)
Henri Scars Struck was invited to compose and produce an original soundtrack for a rare Dali sculpture exhibition that is happening now in Barcelona, Spain at the Le Méridien Ra Hotel.
Until today, with 34 sculptures, there has never been such an extensive installation of the master’s three dimensional work. These original pieces from a private collection are displayed throughout the gardens, the Capilla (Chapel) and the Lobby areas of the hotel.
This film contains excerpt of the music and a few images of the sculptures.
At the entrance of the exhibition, each visitor is provided with headphones that have been loaded with the 45 minute composition, based on the order of the installation. While walking from one sculpture to another, the score is a natural accompaniment to the visitor’s exploration throughout.
MAX MARA - THE CUBE - INCEPTION PART 1
INCEPTION - Directed by Sandro Suppnig for Max Mara and featuring Zachary Catazaro and Miriam Miller from the New York City Ballet
Original music composed and produced by Henri Scars Struck
Styling: Jaime Kay Waxman; Edit: Nuno Xico; Production: Creative Chaos Inc. Post Production: nhb studios. Special Thanks to Sara Mearns Christopher Wheeldon and Estelle Leeds.
MAX MARA - THE CUBE - TRANSFORMATION PART 2
TRANSFORMATION - Directed by Sandro Suppnig for Max Mara and featuring Zachary Catazaro and Miriam Miller from the New York City Ballet
Original music composed and produced by Henri Scars Struck
Styling: Jaime Kay Waxman; Edit: Nuno Xico; Production: Creative Chaos Inc. Post Production: nhb studios. Special Thanks to Sara Mearns Christopher Wheeldon and Estelle Leeds.
THIERRY DREYFUS’ INSTALLATION AT NOTRE DAME DE PARIS - NUIT BLANCHE 2010 (PARIS)
Thierry Dreyfus takes over Notre-Dame de Paris to reveal it at night and invite us to look at the city differently. Lightly, by slowing down time.
"At night, urban lighting should offer the city a different landscape than the one we pass through during the day. Light at night must catch the eye, create a surprise that becomes evident, as in our dreams, a poetry without words; open an intimate path, where the night invites us to take in what we no longer see during the day.
By turning off all the lights of Notre-Dame, I want to make it breathe. A monochrome space, plain and soothing, the interior becomes a lung of light that slowly vibrates through the stained-glass windows, revealing their colors and presence in the heart of the night. A call to beauty in the twilight; a call to dreams accompanied, between the concert sections, by a composition for solo piano written by Henri Scars Struck. Through this night vision, the memory of Notre-Dame will, I hope, remain in your eyes. From the next day, You will look at it with tenderness, and perhaps with regret... in any case, differently." - Thierry Dreyfus
In the 6 hours of the night, 50,000 guests came to the installation in what would be the last secular artistic event in the Cathedral before the fire.