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The Swedish film director Ingmar Bergman understood how simple 
musical elements can create a profound impact. For instance, he often 
used the ticking and clanging sounds of old mechanical clocks, which 
feature prominently in many of his films. In 'Cries and Whispers' 
(Viskningar och rop, 1972), these sounds help evoke an atmosphere of 
impending death.In my work, I also wanted to incorporate the 
sound of a clock, represented by the triangle. Another sound that 
resonates throughout many of Bergman's films is the tam-tam. In 'Scenes 
from a Marriage' (Scener ur ett äktenskap, 1973), the only musical 
element is a boat's foghorn signal, which appears at the end, just 
before Marianne awakens from her nightmare. This foghorn sound also 
appears in 'Persona' (1966) when Elisabet visits Alma's room in the 
middle of the night. I sought to reference this moment in my work, with 
the only bowed sounds of the piece played alongside spoken quotes from 
the film.Like Bergman, I aimed to use limited elements to create 
something powerful. As a result, I decided that the string players would
 primarily employ col legno and pizzicato techniques to achieve a 
unified, simple, and delicate sound texture. TR, 2010

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