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I do like spending time with people a lot, but I also see myself as a good companion when I’m alone. This started when I was just a young and very small girl, I remember being easily entertained by having a small stool and a cd of one of the classics of classical music that I got from my father. I would get up that stool and pretend I was the conductor of that orchestra that was playing through the speakers. Just waving my hands like I knew what I was doing. At that moment if somebody asked me what I wanted to become in life, I would say I’d be a conductor. When I didn’t have the possibility to play that cd, I would imagine how the orchestra would sound but then I made my own harmonies and melodies in my head. Later on I realized that was when my love for composing started.
That was in the 90’s. And now we’re here. Still thankful for having that little companion of a creator in me. Letting me make new music and constantly developing as a composer and songwriter. Thinking in possibilities and believing in the imaginative mind.
My life as it is now is partly making songs as an artist and partly as a composer for documentaries, short-film and media. It’s all about creating new music, that’s what I still enjoy the most.
As a film composer I worked on a Dutch nature documentary series ‘WAD’ (about the islands of The Netherlands) by Ruben Smit, that aired on Dutch national television in April/May 2020. I worked with that same director in the past for another documentary called ‘De Schatkamer van de Veluwe’. A beautiful part of The Netherlands, close to where I grew up.
As a nature and Norway lover I recently went to an island near the city of Bodø. For one because I enjoy traveling on my own, doing things that are unplanned and sometimes impulsive. But also this trip was even better because I went to that island to get inspired and write new music. I came back with a bunch of new songs and one of them is called ‘Old Boat’ that will be released in March!
The reason I go to such a beautiful place is that it feels like I’m in my own film, live and playing only at that moment. And with a movie comes a soundtrack. When I travel, hike or just am in nature, I always have music in my ears, to connect the music with that live film that’s playing right in front of me.
That’s one of the reasons I made the short film ‘Andras’ with filmmaker Jonathan J. Smit, filmed in Iceland. I asked him to make this film on four of my songs of my album ‘Still Here’.
As a nature and Norway lover I recently went to an island near the city of Bodø. For one because I enjoy traveling on my own, doing things that are unplanned and sometimes impulsive. But also this trip was even better because I went to that island to get inspired and write new music. I came back with a bunch of new songs.
So I release my music, as a film for you and everyone to see, not only my eyes. Not only playing just one time, but able to see it at any time.
Listen to Sofia Dragt’s songs on Spotify. Click here if you wish to see the lyrics to the songs. For music videos, news and upcoming shows please scroll down.
My album ISA is out today!✨
All inspired and created in Ísafjördur, Iceland. I’ve shared a few tracks already, but I love to share with you my instrumental pieces, the first and last part of the album are a sort of ‘Tuesday Tunes’ recorded on the old Steinway I had in my working space.
Another track called ‘Vegg’ was inspired by a hike where I could only see a wall of clouds. And then there’s a piece called ‘Twilight Cafe’ with sounds of the downstairs cafe.
Let me take you to that beautiful place through my music💚
Check it here!
Also available on Bandcamp!
Thanks again to everyone involved🙏
ArtsIceland Residency, Arnór Einarsson (video The Train Goes On), Nienke Broeren (boot percussion), Melissa Scharroo (Capribee, artcovers), Coenraad Dingemans (mastering).
Written, performed, produced and mixed by Sofia Dragt.
De nieuwe documentaire ‘Grutto!’ door Ruben Smit is nu te zien in de bioscoop!
Ik mocht hiervoor de gehele soundtrack maken en was verantwoordelijk voor de compositie, productie en mixing van de muziek.
Luister naar de soundtrack hier!
Dank aan Xander Nichting (violin), Gied van Oorschot (Cello) Guido Nijs (flute) and Nick Jongejan (banjo).