Apocalypse: The Doll Chronicles (Original Soundtrack) goes beyond the film and into the conceptual with music composed by Contagion EP’s classical composer Franco Esteve

Baleares, Spain -- (ReleaseWire) -- 07/09/2021 -- Award-winning, Puerto Rican artist and composer, Franco Esteve, will release the "Apocalypse: The Doll Chronicles (Original Soundtrack)" digitally July 14th, and on physical media later in the year. The album features the music used in the award-winning short film, as well as the musical concepts developed for a lost version of the film.

"I like to call the film 'the film that never was' because so much of that original footage was lost to dead hard drives," Franco stated, adding, "but so much of the music was created beforehand that it was like the album that never was as well. When deciding upon the music to include in the album, I opted to share some of those concepts I came up with for the original, despite some being underdeveloped, so that fans and listeners could get an idea of the process, of what the film was, and the success of what it became."

"Apocalypse, The Doll Chronicles" is the latest, award-winning entry in Franco Esteve's The Doll Chronicles series of anthological, experimental short films, which explore social issues and situations, and those often particular to women. The main character, Doll, is a woman on the edge of reality, who in this particular film, explores what seems like a desolate, post-apocalyptic landscape, chased by a darkness and a past trauma she must confront to find her future. The experimental short film is conceptual but touches on trauma and child abuse. "Apocalypse, The Doll Chronicles" stars Charlotte March and co-stars Danny Brooks, Marisa Reyes Duran, Bernat Piza Galmes, and Llucia Piza. The film is currently screening at esteemed festivals throughout the world, and will be released on online platforms before the end of the year.

Franco Esteve is an award-winning filmmaker and composer, and soundtrack lovers in particular will be keen to appreciate both the musical story as it pertains to the current iteration of the film and the conceptual music, as it represents what was and could have been, with its melodic dissonance. "While creating the original score, as I thought about the transition of this character from the apocalypse in the sky, in her trauma, in her mind, I thought of the inner screams we carry during trying times and how their wail is no different to air raid alarms, which were the perfect metaphor for her apocalypse in every sense," Franco stated. Nagamag Music Magazine said of the title track in their review, "Unsettling and thought provoking, Apocalypse is an exploration in dissonance and contrast that weaves and twirls as it moves towards its sudden conclusion. A piece worthy of our current, uncertain times."

Franco Esteve will release "Apocalypse: The Doll Chronicles (Original Soundtrack)" digitally on Wednesday, July 14th, 2021 on most, popular, online, digital download stores and streaming services. You can watch the trailer for "Apocalypse, The Doll Chronicles" and other entries in the series on YouTube or Vimeo. Please visit the "Apocalypse: The Doll Chronicles (Original Soundtrack)" at Franco Esteve's official page for more information:
https://www.francoesteve.com/music/apocalypse-the-doll-chronicles-original-soundtrack/

About Franco Esteve
Franco Esteve is a multi-disciplinary artist – a Composer, Filmmaker, Writer, Photographer, and Artist. He expresses himself artistically in many ways and through different media. Born in the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico, with a globe-trotting background, Franco Esteve is as varied as they come. He's won accolades for his photography, films, writing, and his music including Best Original Score and the Indie Fest Award of Merit in 2015 for Consequence: The Doll Chronicles Original Soundtrack and Best Experimental Film at the EdiPlay International Film Festival for Apocalypse, The Doll Chronicles in 2021.

His multicultural upbringing throughout the United States and Europe led to his adoption of the concept of everywhere and nowhere for his views of life, origin, and culture. The same has applied to his professional life as well, covering a multitude of disciplines, feeding his thirst for knowledge and expression. He's strived to transmit and communicate that through his various artistic and musical creations.

To find out more about "Franco Esteve" & the "Apocalypse: The Doll Chronicles (Original Soundtrack) music album, please visit: https://francoesteve.com/music/apocalypse-the-doll-chronicles-original-soundtrack/ & https://francoesteve.com/

Watch the "Apocalypse, The Doll Chronicles" trailer on YouTube: https://youtu.be/5Jee3gStSdU

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Franco Esteve’s New, Classical Crossover Concept Album, “The Hunt,” attempts to give an orchestral soundtrack to life itself

Cala Ratjada, Baleares -- (ReleaseWire) -- 05/15/2019 -- Puerto Rican artist and composer, Franco Esteve, has released a new, modern, classical crossover music album called "The Hunt". The concept album, highly anticipated due to its popular, previously released and well-reviewed singles, "The Wait" and "Quicksand," has been three years in development and represents Franco Esteve's first, strictly classical crossover effort and full, concept album.

While the multi-disciplinary artist and composer is known to create music with a film focused, story-driven approach created to elicit images and feelings in listeners, this latest work, his fourth album and first independent of a film or video project, takes that approach and creates a non-existent film, metaphorically inspired by life.

Esteve is an award-winning filmmaker and composer, and soundtrack lovers in particular will be keen to appreciate the story and personal "movie" that the album is meant to evoke. Jamsphere Magazine, in their review of "Quicksand," the first single from "The Hunt", had this to say about the composer: "To say his music is cinematic is all too obvious and Esteve's ability to create simple and emotive musical narratives is a rare gift to be admired...Esteve's music has a universal appeal that will attract audiences of many cultures and musical tastes." A Huffington Post review has said the following about Franco Esteve's second single from "The Hunt", "The Wait": "(Franco) Esteve has composed a glistening tune that is simultaneously diaphanous and sensitive, yet emancipated and emotive."

"With The Hunt, I wanted to do something different, expressing through classical, orchestral music, the images and feelings one gets from life itself, whether it's the drive of The Hunt, or the insomnia of The Wait, or the sadness of Quicksand and Lament. The Hunt serves as a metaphor for life's experiences and is an indirect soundtrack of it, expressed as individual musical pieces that are easy to digest and absorb."

Esteve sees "The Hunt" as the soundtrack to one's life, taking the story of a hunt and superimposing it and metaphorically representing the hunt in life for health, for happiness, for love, for strength, for success, or even for life itself. "Life has happiness, it has loss, it has calmness, and excitement, and those feelings are expressed in the music and in the choice of instruments and orchestration."

You can listen to the "The Hunt," and find more information at Franco Esteve's website. It is also available on CD and Digital Download on Amazon, iTunes, Bandcamp, and for streaming on Spotify, and on all the main music streaming services and online stores. Please visit the "The Hunt" at Franco Esteve's Official The Hunt Album Page:
https://www.francoesteve.com/music/the-hunt-classical-music-album/

Here is what Franco Esteve says of his creative musical compositions: "For me, composing music is a process of exploration, which is why I'm so drawn to it. There are so many places to visit and explore and express. I think music can act as a live entity within a story, regardless of where or what inspires it."
"The Hunt," is a modern classical crossover music concept album, that explores the hunt that is our lives. It's a story-driven, orchestral soundtrack to life itself. The music and specific instruments and sounds are meant to evoke images and feelings within your mind, projecting your own life's experiences into your own personal film.

About Franco Esteve:
Franco Esteve is a multi-disciplinary artist – a Composer, Filmmaker, Writer, Photographer, and Artist. He expresses himself artistically in many ways and through different media. Born in the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico, with a globe-trotting background, Franco Esteve is as varied as they come. He won the Indie Fest Award of Merit in 2015 – Best Original Score – Consequence, The Doll Chronicles Soundtrack.
His multicultural upbringing throughout the United States and Europe led to his adoption of the concept of everywhere and nowhere for his views of life, origin, and culture. The same has applied to his professional life as well, covering a multitude of disciplines, feeding his thirst for knowledge and expression. He's strived to transmit and communicate that through his various artistic and musical creations.

To find out more about "Franco Esteve" new music album, please visit: https://www.francoesteve.com/music/the-hunt-classical-music-album/ & http://www.francoesteve.com

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