Mihály Víg
Encyclopedia
Mihály Víg is a Hungarian
composer
, poet, songwriter, guitarist and singer; co-founder of bands Trabant
(1980–1986) and Balaton (1979–present), also known for collaborations with film director
Béla Tarr
on films including Damnation, Sátántangó
(where he also played the lead role), Werckmeister Harmonies
and The Man from London
.
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
, poet, songwriter, guitarist and singer; co-founder of bands Trabant
Trabant (Hungarian band)
Trabant was a circle of young songwriters and amateur musicians coworking as a band between 1980 and 1987. Most of the music and words were written by Mihály Víg and , while minor contrubutions came from , Károly Hunyady, Gábor Lukin, and József Dénes "Dönci". The two main voices were visual...
(1980–1986) and Balaton (1979–present), also known for collaborations with film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
Béla Tarr
Béla Tarr
-Life:Tarr was born in Pécs, but grew up in Budapest. Both of his parents were close to theatre and film: his father was a scenery designer, while his mother has been working as a prompter at a theater for more than 50 years now...
on films including Damnation, Sátántangó
Satantango
Sátántangó is a film directed by Hungarian filmmaker Béla Tarr. Shot in black-and-white, completed in 1994, it runs 7 hours and 12 minutes. It is based on the novel Sátántangó by Hungarian novelist László Krasznahorkai, who has been providing Tarr with stories since his 1988 film Kárhozat...
(where he also played the lead role), Werckmeister Harmonies
Werckmeister Harmonies
Werckmeister Harmonies is a 2000 Hungarian film directed by Béla Tarr, based on the novel The Melancholy of Resistance , by László Krasznahorkai...
and The Man from London
The Man From London
The Man from London is a 2007 film by Hungarian director Béla Tarr. It is an adaptation by Tarr and his collaborator-friend László Krasznahorkai of the 1934 French language novel L'Homme de Londres by prolific Belgian writer Georges Simenon...
.
Discography
- Film music from the films of Béla Tarr (2001)
- Balaton 1985. 04. 27. magnetic tapeMagnetic tapeMagnetic tape is a medium for magnetic recording, made of a thin magnetizable coating on a long, narrow strip of plastic. It was developed in Germany, based on magnetic wire recording. Devices that record and play back audio and video using magnetic tape are tape recorders and video tape recorders...
only - Balaton II. (concert and home-made recordings, 1992)
- A fény közepe a sötétség kapujában (1996)
- 1979-2009 (compilation, 2009)
- 1987.03.27 - Inota (concert recording)