At first I thought about switching off the comment function, as this movie concerns a sensitive topic for me. But I know that from myself: Sometimes I just want to comment on a work, and then it's a shame if I can't. Of course, this short film is not primarily about the music, but about the whole thing. And of course it's not about beauty (which is only one facet of the arts). I'm not a professional and I don't have the professional means to make a movie. But I hope I have succeeded in creating the expression I wanted. I do not explain the content and I ask for your understanding. I'm reproducing the spoken text below in case anyone wants to translate it for themselves using a translator app. What's so bad about a lie? They are like souls with holes in them, windowless openings in old walls through which the cold wind blows. They claim I would only leave scorched earth behind. Torn hearts. Living ruins. It's not my fault. It was never my fault. I am their dream with face cut up in an empty mirror. Unbaked clay, molded, filled with their desires. What's so bad about a lie? Poisonous saliva drips from my masks. Their love becomes a shroud. Waste they are, on which I live. Envious ones. What's so bad about my lie?
Never heard something so terribly beautiful, fascinating and captivating as your music!!! You can touch the soul!!! You are amazing and brilliant ❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️ Thank you so much 🙏🏻
Ohhhhhh Stefan! I love the artistry in this prodection! Deep meaning, deep lesson, and such cool melding of the music and cinematography! Yeah! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Fear, sorrow, envy, desolation… a moving work, remarkable for its heartfelt emotion and painting on a canvas of truth. Thank you for sharing this journey, dear Stefan!
This is such a poignant and meaningful piece of art. It can be so difficult to bare your soul like this, so I really appreciate you sharing your work. Fantastic music and text. Thank you.
My dearest Stefan, a very lovely Wednesday morning greetings from me. Your video is good enough, don't have to be a professional to shoot a movie. It's a beautiful video and sad to see how a beautiful earth can be torn apart by doings. I may not be able to understand the depth of the story but I can kind of envisage it from your content. I loved the music accompaniment composed by you, they're very touching and beautiful. I wish you a pleasant night and may you have a blessed week ahead my dear friend. Much love and hugs from me 🙏💖🤗
Good afternoon, my dearest Janet 🙂 You are right, there is so much destruction in the world by some people. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your empathetic listening and your words. 🙏❤ Have a lovely evening and a wonderful rest of the week, my dearest friend. ✨ Much love and hugs to you! ❤🤗
@@stefan.kraus-composer Good morning to you my dearest Stefan ❤️. You are most welcome, it's my pleasure. Yes it's true. Many thanks for your kind wishes to me, I'm most grateful. I've received your love and hugs gratefully 💖🤗🙏
Dear Stefan,This video, more than a composition, is a masterpiece of images, music, and incredible sensations! It’s a video that should make us reflect and try to stop everything that is happening in the world while we still have time! I offer you my heartfelt congratulations and wish you a good evening. Best, Roberto ❤
Certain expressions of art is to convey beauty and art is also to confront and provoke towards the change that results in a beautiful outcome. This entire presentation accomplishes this and was very well done!
Stefan - this is a very powerful piece -- I am not sure I understand it other than the feeling that it gives me of the vast wasting of humanity that is always going on -- year after year without end or reason. But maybe that is not what you are talking about -- in any case you have brilliantly created a mood and a cinematic moment of power and beauty. And, the narrator's voice is also exceptionally good
Dear Joey, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts! ❤ Your thoughts on this show how much sensitive concern there is for the planet and the people on it. Thank you for that. We put a lot of heart and soul into the work and are very grateful that it touched the viewers. 🙏
Your creation is very beautiful, intense and emotional, dear Stefan, I appreciated everything about this wonderful work, congratulations! I wish you a lovely evening, Cristina
Very interesting. I like how you used a bit of Bach Cello suite around 57 second mark to transition into something more dark and sad. Although the words are bit abstract for me to fully comprehend (I've never been good with poetry), the sentiment is definitely there.
Thank you very much for listening and commenting! Yes, Bach, there is a bit of irony in it because the speaker "washes her hands of innocence". Bach always composed to the glory of God...
My dear Stefan, this silences a soul in a powerful way, as each facet of this work … the words, the voice, the music and the footage come together creating an amalgamation of the harsh reality of “what’s so bad about a lie.” Bravo for this amazing piece of work that cannot help us but reflect …
This is incredible, Stefan! You've always been great at making gripping music, but this is really the whole package. Those words cut deep and that final window shot fading into black is haunting. Really makes one reflect.
En fait, c'est un univers fermé et secret, une sombre vérité. Que se cache t'il derrière ces murs rempli de brisure et d'inconfort. Seul toi en porte la clef. 😘
Amazing piece of work Stefan. The powerful words, haunting music and moody black and white film footage all benefit from each other symbiotically. You should indeed be writing scores for major films, my friend :)
When I was young, that was my dream, dear Marty. Today I think others can do it much better. But for the moment, your words are something like an answer to my dream. Thank you from the bottom of my heart, my friend! 🙏🏼❤️✨
If others can do it better, I don't know who they are! You make music at the very highest level. I think your orchestrations are always amazing and it's like you know every instrument in the orchestra inside out. I think your video and the music were awesome and whatever people think of youtube it's great that we have the opportunity to make our own musical and artistic contributions and sometimes for very little investment other than our own time. Who needs movie deals anyway! Great work Stefan and keep the masterpieces coming!!!😄👍
@@martycli9299 What a compliment, Marty! I'm blushing... Thank you from the bottom of my heart! ❤️ Yes, I'm also very grateful that RUclips gives us this opportunity. Thanks again and have a nice evening! 😊
Lieber geschätzter Komponist Stefan. Ich habe dieses neue Stück gehört! Ich konnte Stefans Leidenschaft für dieses Meisterwerk spüren. Ich lerne sowohl Deutsch als auch Englisch, also lese ich den Text mit einer Übersetzungs-App. Sie werden meine Worte nicht mehr brauchen. Großartige Musik und Zusammenarbeit mit dem Erzähler. Wir freuen uns einfach, dass Stefan wieder neue Wege geht! Ein Meisterwerk und neues Werk der Besten der Besten. Herzlichen Dank! Lieber Stefan, ich wünsche dir einen schönen Tag🍀*!
Von Herzen Danke, lieber Ken! ❤ Es ist ein dunkles Werk, das ist mir bewusst. Und du hast Recht, es steckt Leidenschaft darin, es gemacht zu haben. Ich freue mich sehr, dass du dich darauf eingelassen hast. 🙏 Ich wünsche auch dir noch einen schönen restlichen Tag, lieber Ken, und eine gute Nacht! 🍀✨
Ein sehr expressives Stück mit Klängen, die mich an expressionistische Werke erinnern. Für mich eine anspruchsvolle Untermalung des sensiblen Themas, welches zum Nachdenken anregt. Sehr beeindruckend!
Wow Stefan.... this is brilliant... love the beautiful and thought provoking prose and the music is a perfect fit! I can infer much from the imagery... our political zeitgeist Excellent work, really enjoyed this awesome vid, ciao
A very strong piece of work, dear Stefan! Thank you for that. Thank you also for being brave. It's the courage you once gave me a big slice of. I am very touched right now.
What a haunting production, and I understand how it isn't easy to publish something so deep and personal. The words cut to the soul, and are set perfectly to a very captivating musical score.
That means a lot to me, dear Ellen. It's really good to receive such sensitive words, especially given my insecurity. Thank you from the bottom of my heart! ❤️
Excellent film, Stefan!!!! The strings and piano set the dialog with perfect emotions. Someday, I want to learn your philosophy on key centers in composition.
Question? Did you write the text? Very thought provoking subject and you captured the essence of it with your composition and video presentation. Very effective in communicating the trap of lies. Those that go down that dark hole get deeper and deeper into it and sometimes can't escape back to telling truth. Thanks for sharing your work which is compelling and wonderfully executed, Stefan.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart, Donna! ❤ It wasn't easy for me to publish this. I'm very grateful that you appreciate it. Yes, I wrote the text.
Ich mag diese "leicht verstörende Atmosphäre" sehr. Ein faszinierendes und bewundernswertes Werk, Hut ab ! Marcus Kraus - Runaway Heart ? Ein toller Popsong 🙂
Ganz lieben Dank, lieber Christian!! Dass mein Bruder auch Musik macht, hat er mir bislang verheimlicht 😂 Aber ich hab natürlich gleich reingehört. Cooler Song!
Grossartig, so eine intensive Stimmung, mit den Aufnahmen vom Nordseehotel, dem du dich dank Drohne ungefährdet nähern konntest, das Video unterstützt die aufgewühlte Stimmung der Musik sehr gut. Nur die Sprecherin klingt ein bisschen künstlich, ist das KI oder ein Voice Plugin? Da würde eine natürliche Stimme besser passen, glaube ich.
Ich bin leider sehr schlecht darin lyrische Texte zu interpretieren, aber in seiner Gesamwirkung mit Musik und Film sehr stimmig. Hat mir gut gefallen, Stefan. Da war doch ein Bach- Zitat aus der ersten Cello Suite? LG Stefan
@@StefanNiggl Ganz lieben Dank, Stefan! Richtig, ein Zitat von Bach, der seine Werke ja mit S.D.G. unterschrieb, zur Stelle, wo die Erzählerin ihre Hände in Unschuld wäscht wie Pilatus. Eine kleine, versteckte Ironie. Liebe Grüße an dich!
At first I thought about switching off the comment function, as this movie concerns a sensitive topic for me. But I know that from myself: Sometimes I just want to comment on a work, and then it's a shame if I can't.
Of course, this short film is not primarily about the music, but about the whole thing. And of course it's not about beauty (which is only one facet of the arts).
I'm not a professional and I don't have the professional means to make a movie. But I hope I have succeeded in creating the expression I wanted. I do not explain the content and I ask for your understanding.
I'm reproducing the spoken text below in case anyone wants to translate it for themselves using a translator app.
What's so bad about a lie?
They are like souls with holes in them,
windowless openings in old walls through which the cold wind blows.
They claim I would only leave scorched earth behind. Torn hearts. Living ruins.
It's not my fault. It was never my fault.
I am their dream
with face cut up
in an empty mirror.
Unbaked clay,
molded,
filled with their desires.
What's so bad about a lie?
Poisonous saliva drips from my masks.
Their love becomes a shroud.
Waste they are,
on which I live.
Envious ones.
What's so bad about my lie?
Never heard something so terribly beautiful, fascinating and captivating as your music!!! You can touch the soul!!! You are amazing and brilliant ❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️ Thank you so much 🙏🏻
Wow, dear Cinzia, again such big words for my little music. I am very happy! Thank you from the bottom of my heart! ❤🙏❤
Ohhhhhh Stefan! I love the artistry in this prodection! Deep meaning, deep lesson, and such cool melding of the music and cinematography! Yeah! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
I'm very happy about your words, dear Dino!! 😃 Thank you with all my heart!! 🙏❤
Woow a very awesome video and music Stefan, you are a great composer, thanks
Thank you with all my heart, Alan!! From all of us!
Warm greetings to you!
Das war sehr beeindruckend und beklemmend ✨
Fantastische Musik, Atmosphäre und dazu der Text..
Danke von Herzen, liebe Cornelia! ❤️
Mein Bruder hat so gut erfasst, welche Bilder mir vorschwebten. Ohne ihn wäre das nicht gelungen.
Excellent song and video!
Thank you!!
Sehr tiefgehend lieber Stefan... die Musik ist vom Text nicht mehr wegzudenken... Eine wundervolle Symbiose ist hier gelungen.
Von Herzen Danke, lieber Daniel! ❤️
Hi dear friend
Doing good job 👍💯
Stay blessed and connected 💕🙏😘😚❤️💖
Thank you! 🙏🏼 My best wishes to you! 🙂
Wonderful 😊
Thank you!! 😊
Very sad emotional music, the soul is crying with this music
Thank you so much for listening, Marianna!
WOW! Lefts me speechless. Which is not often the case 🙂
Thank you with all my heart, dear Rolf! ❤️
Fear, sorrow, envy, desolation… a moving work, remarkable for its heartfelt emotion and painting on a canvas of truth. Thank you for sharing this journey, dear Stefan!
That means a lot to me, dear friend Jean-Jacques. Thank you from the bottom of my heart! ❤🙏
This is such a poignant and meaningful piece of art. It can be so difficult to bare your soul like this, so I really appreciate you sharing your work. Fantastic music and text. Thank you.
That means a lot to me. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!! ❤
Awesome 👏👏👏👏👏
Thank you so much! 🙏😊
My dearest Stefan, a very lovely Wednesday morning greetings from me. Your video is good enough, don't have to be a professional to shoot a movie. It's a beautiful video and sad to see how a beautiful earth can be torn apart by doings. I may not be able to understand the depth of the story but I can kind of envisage it from your content. I loved the music accompaniment composed by you, they're very touching and beautiful. I wish you a pleasant night and may you have a blessed week ahead my dear friend. Much love and hugs from me 🙏💖🤗
Good afternoon, my dearest Janet 🙂 You are right, there is so much destruction in the world by some people. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your empathetic listening and your words. 🙏❤ Have a lovely evening and a wonderful rest of the week, my dearest friend. ✨ Much love and hugs to you! ❤🤗
@@stefan.kraus-composer Good morning to you my dearest Stefan ❤️. You are most welcome, it's my pleasure. Yes it's true. Many thanks for your kind wishes to me, I'm most grateful. I've received your love and hugs gratefully 💖🤗🙏
Dear Stefan,This video, more than a composition, is a masterpiece of images, music, and incredible sensations! It’s a video that should make us reflect and try to stop everything that is happening in the world while we still have time! I offer you my heartfelt congratulations and wish you a good evening. Best, Roberto ❤
Wow, dear Roberto, now I'm a little speechless. Thank you with all my heart! ❤️🙏🏼 I wish you a good evening too, my friend! My best wishes to you!
Certain expressions of art is to convey beauty and art is also to confront and provoke towards the change that results in a beautiful outcome.
This entire presentation accomplishes this and was very well done!
Your words mean a lot to me, dear Chad. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!!
Heeeeeeeey Stefan, a very powerful video, perfect blend of haunting music, imagery and poetry!!! Thank you for sharing 💜
Thank you so much, Angela! ❤🙏 It means a lot to me!
Wow!. Excellent job very professional my friend Stefan!. You are a great artist! A big hug! 🙂🎹💯👏👏👏🎼🎶👍
@@ArmandoOrozcoPiano Thank you so much, dear Armando! 🙏🏼❤️ A big hug for you too! 😃
Stefan - this is a very powerful piece -- I am not sure I understand it other than the feeling that it gives me of the vast wasting of humanity that is always going on -- year after year without end or reason. But maybe that is not what you are talking about -- in any case you have brilliantly created a mood and a cinematic moment of power and beauty. And, the narrator's voice is also exceptionally good
Dear Joey, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts! ❤ Your thoughts on this show how much sensitive concern there is for the planet and the people on it. Thank you for that. We put a lot of heart and soul into the work and are very grateful that it touched the viewers. 🙏
Your creation is very beautiful, intense and emotional, dear Stefan, I appreciated everything about this wonderful work, congratulations!
I wish you a lovely evening,
Cristina
Thank you so much, Cristina! Your words are very comforting to me because I was very unsure.
I hope you have a lovely evening too!
Dear Stefan, you're a complete and great artist! 👏👏👏👏👏👏
@@CristinaSI think you overestimate me, dear Cristina, but I thank you from the bottom of my heart! ❤️🙏🏼❤️
I'm just being honest, dear Stefan , really!
Have a lovely day,
Cristina
@@CristinaS Thank you, dear Cristina!
Have a lovely day too!
Very interesting. I like how you used a bit of Bach Cello suite around 57 second mark to transition into something more dark and sad. Although the words are bit abstract for me to fully comprehend (I've never been good with poetry), the sentiment is definitely there.
Thank you very much for listening and commenting!
Yes, Bach, there is a bit of irony in it because the speaker "washes her hands of innocence". Bach always composed to the glory of God...
Es ist ein sehr beeindruckendes und auch sehr bedrückendes Kunstwerk....
Film und Musik sind wieder eine wunderbare Einheit! 👏👏👏🙏
Von Herzen Danke, liebe Juliane! 🙏🏼❤️
Hab eine gute Nacht! ✨
My dear Stefan, this silences a soul in a powerful way, as each facet of this work … the words, the voice, the music and the footage come together creating an amalgamation of the harsh reality of “what’s so bad about a lie.” Bravo for this amazing piece of work that cannot help us but reflect …
@@katskeysandcaptures Your words mean a lot to me, dear Kat! Thank you from the bottom of my heart!! ❤️🙏🏼❤️
This is incredible, Stefan! You've always been great at making gripping music, but this is really the whole package. Those words cut deep and that final window shot fading into black is haunting. Really makes one reflect.
@@ellybargmusic That really means a lot to me, Elly! Thank you from the bottom of my heart!! ❤️
En fait, c'est un univers fermé et secret, une sombre vérité. Que se cache t'il derrière ces murs rempli de brisure et d'inconfort. Seul toi en porte la clef. 😘
C'est peut-être comme ça... Merci du fond du cœur, chère Annie ❤️
Amazing piece of work Stefan. The powerful words, haunting music and moody black and white film footage all benefit from each other symbiotically. You should indeed be writing scores for major films, my friend :)
When I was young, that was my dream, dear Marty. Today I think others can do it much better. But for the moment, your words are something like an answer to my dream. Thank you from the bottom of my heart, my friend! 🙏🏼❤️✨
If others can do it better, I don't know who they are! You make music at the very highest level. I think your orchestrations are always amazing and it's like you know every instrument in the orchestra inside out. I think your video and the music were awesome and whatever people think of youtube it's great that we have the opportunity to make our own musical and artistic contributions and sometimes for very little investment other than our own time. Who needs movie deals anyway! Great work Stefan and keep the masterpieces coming!!!😄👍
@@martycli9299 What a compliment, Marty! I'm blushing... Thank you from the bottom of my heart! ❤️ Yes, I'm also very grateful that RUclips gives us this opportunity. Thanks again and have a nice evening! 😊
Lieber geschätzter Komponist Stefan. Ich habe dieses neue Stück gehört! Ich konnte Stefans Leidenschaft für dieses Meisterwerk spüren. Ich lerne sowohl Deutsch als auch Englisch, also lese ich den Text mit einer Übersetzungs-App. Sie werden meine Worte nicht mehr brauchen. Großartige Musik und Zusammenarbeit mit dem Erzähler. Wir freuen uns einfach, dass Stefan wieder neue Wege geht! Ein Meisterwerk und neues Werk der Besten der Besten. Herzlichen Dank! Lieber Stefan, ich wünsche dir einen schönen Tag🍀*!
Von Herzen Danke, lieber Ken! ❤ Es ist ein dunkles Werk, das ist mir bewusst. Und du hast Recht, es steckt Leidenschaft darin, es gemacht zu haben. Ich freue mich sehr, dass du dich darauf eingelassen hast. 🙏 Ich wünsche auch dir noch einen schönen restlichen Tag, lieber Ken, und eine gute Nacht! 🍀✨
Ein sehr expressives Stück mit Klängen, die mich an expressionistische Werke erinnern. Für mich eine anspruchsvolle Untermalung des sensiblen Themas, welches zum Nachdenken anregt. Sehr beeindruckend!
@@JulianoPianoMusic Ich freue mich sehr über deine Beschäftigung damit! Ganz lieben Dank, Juliano! ❤️
Wow Stefan.... this is brilliant... love the beautiful and thought provoking prose and the music is a perfect fit!
I can infer much from the imagery... our political zeitgeist
Excellent work, really enjoyed this awesome vid, ciao
@@DeepsongProductions I am honored by your words, John! Thank you from the bottom of my heart!
Have a wonderful Sunday! Greetings!
@@stefan.kraus-composer
Very welcome... you too, enjoy!
A very strong piece of work, dear Stefan! Thank you for that. Thank you also for being brave. It's the courage you once gave me a big slice of. I am very touched right now.
Thank you with all my heart, dear Christine! That means a lot to me!
What a haunting production, and I understand how it isn't easy to publish something so deep and personal. The words cut to the soul, and are set perfectly to a very captivating musical score.
That means a lot to me, dear Ellen. It's really good to receive such sensitive words, especially given my insecurity. Thank you from the bottom of my heart! ❤️
Excellent film, Stefan!!!! The strings and piano set the dialog with perfect emotions. Someday, I want to learn your philosophy on key centers in composition.
@@chrisdurhammusicchannel Thank you so much, Chris!!!
Maybe I'll make a little video about my composing sometime 😅
❤️
Thank you, Peter! 🙏❤
@@stefan.kraus-composer You're welcome
Simply sublime 💖💛💝
Thank you so much, dear Jean-Pierre! ❤❤🙏
Very powerful. Made me think of many things, much too emotional for anything but this brief comment.
That means a lot to me, Rose. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!!
Question? Did you write the text? Very thought provoking subject and you captured the essence of it with your composition and video presentation. Very effective in communicating the trap of lies. Those that go down that dark hole get deeper and deeper into it and sometimes can't escape back to telling truth. Thanks for sharing your work which is compelling and wonderfully executed, Stefan.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart, Donna! ❤ It wasn't easy for me to publish this. I'm very grateful that you appreciate it.
Yes, I wrote the text.
Ich mag diese "leicht verstörende Atmosphäre" sehr. Ein faszinierendes und bewundernswertes Werk, Hut ab !
Marcus Kraus - Runaway Heart ? Ein toller Popsong 🙂
Ganz lieben Dank, lieber Christian!!
Dass mein Bruder auch Musik macht, hat er mir bislang verheimlicht 😂 Aber ich hab natürlich gleich reingehört. Cooler Song!
Awesome !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you so much, dear Ivanov!!!
Das ist ja in Husum.
Interessante Kombi aus Text, Musik und Video 👍
Stimmt 😊 Ich danke dir!!
Nice work.
@@AndiKnittel Thank you so much!
Grossartig, so eine intensive Stimmung, mit den Aufnahmen vom Nordseehotel, dem du dich dank Drohne ungefährdet nähern konntest, das Video unterstützt die aufgewühlte Stimmung der Musik sehr gut. Nur die Sprecherin klingt ein bisschen künstlich, ist das KI oder ein Voice Plugin? Da würde eine natürliche Stimme besser passen, glaube ich.
Ganz lieben Dank! Es ist eine KI-Stimme. Natürlich ist echt immer besser, aber ich habe niemanden "zur Hand", der so etwas kann.
Ich bin leider sehr schlecht darin lyrische Texte zu interpretieren, aber in seiner Gesamwirkung mit Musik und Film sehr stimmig. Hat mir gut gefallen, Stefan.
Da war doch ein Bach- Zitat aus der ersten Cello Suite?
LG Stefan
@@StefanNiggl Ganz lieben Dank, Stefan! Richtig, ein Zitat von Bach, der seine Werke ja mit S.D.G. unterschrieb, zur Stelle, wo die Erzählerin ihre Hände in Unschuld wäscht wie Pilatus. Eine kleine, versteckte Ironie.
Liebe Grüße an dich!