Few projects take you around the world quite like this one. Tokyo to meet Nobuo Uematsu, Lisbon and Annecy for Alicia Vikander and animator Arnaud Tribout, each bringing a different piece of an extraordinary collaboration to life.

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Merregnon: Heart of Ice is a new orchestral work recorded with the London Symphony Orchestra, with narration by Alicia Vikander and original animations woven throughout. Think of it as a new Peter and the Wolf, a family concert experience where story and orchestra are inseparable. The composer is Nobuo Uematsu, the legendary mind behind the Final Fantasy soundtracks, writing his first original work for orchestra.

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I directed and edited this making-of documentary, following the creative process from the inside across three countries and three very different artistic worlds.

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