A documentary about the life of Kalervo “Kassu” Halonen (b. 1953) opens up a tremendous contribution that this great composer have give to the Finnish light music. However, the most interesting are the events of the past year. At the age of 66, the Melody Master has found a new turn in his life and is excited to fulfill his long-standing dream of composing a symphony.
Information
| Original name |
Melodian mestari – Kassu Halonen |
| Original language |
Finnish |
| Genre |
Music documentary |
| Production year |
2022 |
| Production country |
Finland |
| Running time |
55 min |
| Trailer |
https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/693849409 |
Crew
| Direction |
Tommi E. Virtanen (also scriptwriter) |
| Script |
Tommi E. Virtanen |
| Performers |
Kassu Halonen
Vesa Aaltonen
Martin Alvarado
Renne Angelvuo
Juha Björninen
Jari Eskola
Miia Hämäläinen
Kisu Jernström
Marjo-Riitta Kervinen
Janne Louhivuori
Anssi Nykänen
Vexi Salmi
Jari Sillanpää
Hannele Sinagra
Dan Tigerstedt
|
| Cinematography |
Jarkko M. Virtanen, Joni Juutilainen, Kerttu Hakkarainen, Marko Kyllönen, Johannes Niva, Henri Sorsa, Tommi E. Virtanen |
| Sound recording |
Jukka Nurmela, Joonatan Hietanen, Joonas Juntunen, Rasmus Pietilä, Samuli Rosenberg, Tommi E. Virtanen |
| Sound design |
Jukka Nurmela |
| Composer |
Aarne Riikonen /TÖI-studio |
| Editing |
Antti Tuomikoski |
| Graphic |
Vilunki 3000 |
| Production manager |
Oona Saari, Illume Oy |
Screenings and awards
TV-screenings
- 25.04.2022 TV1
- 23.04.2022 TV1
- 20.04.2022 Yle Teema
- 19.04.2022 Yle Teema
- 18.04.2022 Yle TV1
- 14.04.2022 Yle Teema
Production
- Jouko Aaltonen, Illume Oy
