As postproduction of the film Ohong Village moved towards the end in 2018, four musicians begun their impromptu creations in Taipei, Taiwan. The film, shot in a remote fishing village, not only portrays the countryside of Taiwan, and also its clash between generations in the face of modern industrialisation. Based on this, the director Lungyin Lim wished to accompany the film’s theme with a crossover musical palette.
The musicians’ backgrounds range across Taiwanese Folk, Electronics, Jazz, and World Music. Within the four-month period of creation, they collaborated in total improvisation against the looping image of the film, and gradually built their desired soundscape in an experimental attempt. The final recorded version here brought together mesmerising carnival tunes of local temples, electronic chimes, and also, a touch of South American flavours shown in the percussions.
