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Original Scoring for Animation
Zeynep
Zeynep is a short animated film directed and created by Doruk Uzel for which I had the honor of composing an original score for. The animation portrays the story of Uzel's grandmother, the film's namesake, as a young girl, who's family fled from the Soviet Union seeking refuge in Turkey.
After being awoken in the night by her father, the young girls family journeyed from Tsaritsyn (known today as Volgograd) to the port of Sevastopol on the Black Sea. The family would then travel by steam boat to the Turkish city of Samsun, a voyage during which they would suffer the tragic death of the young girls father (the directors great grandfather). Later, having arrived in Samsun, Turkey, the remaining family members would find work in a tobacco factory.
As a whole, the film is a heartfelt and meaningful historical and familial tribute that delves into the nuanced emotions of turmoil, loss, adversity, and innocence.
Zeynep: Original Soundtrack Score
1M01: Tsaritsyn
0:33
1M02: On The Farm
0:16
1M03: Trouble At Home
0:18
1M04: Goodbye
0:28
1M05: Sevastopol
0:41
1M06: Perilous Journey
1:07
1M07: Homesick Pt. 1
0:11
1M07: Homesick Pt. 2
0:15
1M08: Looking Back
0:41
Zeynep: Full Animation
Credits
Director and Lead Animator: Doruk Uzel
Backgrounds Animation Team: Katie Fogarty, Casey Mosetich, Mylee Setzer, Sam Silvers, and Anna Martin
Composer, Recording Session Coordinator, and Conductor: Daniel LeBlanc
Live Instrumentalists: Jamie Berland (Violin) and Luke O'Niell (Violoncello)
Sound Design: Doruk Uzel and Hollie Sullivan
Biography
Daniel LeBlanc is a media composer specializing in musical storytelling. Having graduated from Berklee College of Music with a B.M. in Film Scoring, he primarily works in scoring for multimedia, including film, animation, and games. As a composer, he works in many facets of musical scoring from creating MIDI mock-ups and programming virtual instruments to writing and recording orchestral ensembles and small chamber ensembles and more.
To date, Daniel has gained a variety of credits to his name in multiple facets of musical storytelling. As a composer for film and animation, he has written original scores on several projects, including The Right Thing, Zeynep, No Discussion, Cursed, and more. Additionally, as a composer for video games, he is credited as a contributing composer on the USC-developed video game Cloud and Rain, and is also credited as the lead composer and audio director for the video game Pengwinter, which was recently released for free download on itch.io. Recently, Daniel wrote the original soundtrack to a theatre adaption of Peter Pan produced by Applause Academy in Taunton, MA. The show was performed live in June of 2023.
For more information and to view a selection of his works, please visit Daniel's website at the link provided. Thank you.