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The Third Wife

by Aaken / Tôn Thât An

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1.
Opening - River 01:23
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2.
Mountains 02:31
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3.
Trăng thanh gió mát (Wedding Song) - First Night 03:08
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4.
First Night (Part 2) 01:09
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5.
Rivers II - Seasons 01:52
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6.
Night 02:38
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7.
Into - Discovery 02:51
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8.
Under Buddha's Shadow 00:52
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9.
Delicate - Prayer - New Year 03:01
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10.
Pickle - Storm - Long ago... 01:57
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11.
Wedding Preparations 02:40
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12.
Untouched - Birth 03:16
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13.
Butterfly - Funerals 02:55
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14.
Funeral Montage 05:32
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15.
Bèo dạt mây trôi (Xuân's Version) 03:00
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16.
Cello Theme (Night) 02:24
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17.
First Night 03:41
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18.
Rituals 04:03
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19.
Wedding Preparations (first version) 03:31
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20.
The Second Wife 02:10
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21.
Bèo dạt mây trôi (Mây's Version) 01:59
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22.
Cello Theme II 02:24
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23.
Interlude (To the Sea) 01:32
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24.
End Credits 06:21
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about

"There are times in my life when I felt that, for the sake of its own creation, art makes itself known and we artists simply become a conduit in service of a higher truth. This was certainly the case for the music of The Third Wife. I had never worked with An Ton That before this project but there was an instant vibration in our first meeting that made me feel like I could trust him immediately. When An visited the set, I was improvising a scene where the girls would play and sing a lullaby (Bèo dạt mây trôi) to each other. Without meaning to, I had asked the actresses to sing a song that was as personal and dear to An as it was to me. Over the next eight months, serendipitous moments like this would happen over and over. The Third Wife was a mesmerizing, seductive mistress that would not let us be free until she is satisfied. If the landscape of the film was her body, the music was her voice. An’s instinct sometimes would lead him to finish the composition for a scene even before I was done with the editing, the magical specificity of which defies my attempt to rationalize with an explanation. A heart-breaking cello line would match perfectly with a melancholy bird taking flight. Raindrops on the screen would fall inexplicably in rhythm with An’s percussions. Music that An had written for more than ten years before we met would find itself a perfect home inside the film. At some point, I stopped trying to understand and instead felt grateful to have touched the unknown. The Third Wife is the first of the many collaborations we will have. As a director, there is no gift more precious than seeing other artists loving and dedicating their all to the film. As an artist, there is no experience I value more than having the opportunity to be a part of something larger than ourselves."

Ash Mayfair

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released August 8, 2019

Musicians:

Ho Lin Tang: Cello
Allen Yeh: Erhu
Ryan Zen: Bamboo flute
Hong Lee Chuang: Sakuhachi flute
Lisa Liang: Vocal
Edric Chang: Violin
Emily Chang: Cello
Gan Guo: Erhu
Isabelle Thomas: Vocal
Allen Wu: Percussion
Hiroki Nakagawa: Taigu Drums
An Tôn Thất: Piano, cello, percussion, vocals, keyboards, filters

Mai Thu Hường: Vocal on ‘Trăng thanh gió mát’ and ‘Bèo dạt mây trôi (Xuân Version)’
Nguyễn Phương Trà My: Vocal on Bèo dạt mây trôi (Mây version)

Traditional music ensemble on ‘Trăng thanh gió mát’:
Nguyễn Ngọc Anh (flute), Trần Đức Xâm (erhu), Lê Vân Mai (Vietnamese zither), Doãn Bích Ngọc (temple block) Nguyễn Thành Nam (percussion)

Music composed, arranged and produced by An Tôn Thất
Except ‘Trăng thanh gió mát’ (traditional, arr. Sơn Thạch) and ‘Bèo dạt mây trôi’ (traditional, arr. An Tôn Thất)

Recorded at Flying Studio, Taipei and Tokyo
1, 3-14 & 24 mixed by Roman Dymny at UDV Bangkok, Thailand.
2, 15-23 mixed by An Tôn Thất at Flying Studio, Taipei, Taiwan, and Saigon, Vietnam. Mixing assistant: Phạm Lê Đăng Khoa.
Sound design on 23 by Edouard Morin.

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Aaken / Tôn Thât An 台北市, Taiwan

Aaken is the stage name of Tôn-Thât An, a French born Vietnamese singer, composer, songwriter and pianist.

He blends his love for classical music, an indie pop/rock sensitivity, electronic sounds and beats to his Asian roots and a cinematic approach to music.

His field of action spans music for contemporary dance, theatre plays, film score, and many, many songs ... more

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