Snowstar Records

Remy van Kesteren

an alternative soundtrack to the motion picture The Red Turtle

CD / Vinyl / Digital
(20-167 / 20-168 / 20-169)
Released: 30 Oct 2020

Dutch harpist Remy van Kesteren releases his own unique soundtrack for Oscar nominated movie ‘The Red Turtle’. The movie was released back in 2016, and was very well received with an Oscar nomination for ‘Best Animated Feature Film of the Year’ and winning the 'Un Certain Regard - Special Jury Prize' at Filmfestival de Cannes. The film was directed by Dutch animator, director and illustrator Michael Dudok de Wit, who also won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for ‘Father and Daughter’ (2000). Michael Dudok De Wit made the artwork and wrote liner notes for this special release.

The original soundtrack for The Red Turtle was made by Laurent Perez del Mar.