The Zen Monkey - Isaac Matus Ft. Mogens Trolle

October 20th, 2019
Here’s Day 4 of The #1minutechallenge , a collaboration with 31 different visual artists ranging from photography to animation. The idea is to make one minute of music/Sound Design a day throughout a month, inspired by pieces by these artists. Today I worked on this gorgeous picture by wildlife bioglogist and photographer @mogenstrolle , from Denmark
Thank you for participating, Mogens!
Some words about the picture by Mogens: “The red-shanked douc (called 'costume monkey' in Danish) is one of the world's most colorful and beautiful primates. It is also the most mild-tempered and peaceful monkey I have ever photographed. Especially when it closes its eyes and shows the light blue eyeshadow it looks positively zen-like. The individual in the photo is the father of a family also containing a couple of females and youngsters. The douc is endangered due to the destruction of the forests where it lives and illegal hunting. The latter results in the monkey normally being very shy and there is only one place in nature where you can get close to it, the Son Tra Peninsula in Vietnam.” I was inspired by the serenity and stillness of this colorful Monkey, using very little notes, and a lot of textures. I also tried to recreate the typical ambience sounds from the jungle, with synths, noise and various audio effects. Happy Sunday!