Minoes
Soundtrack for the family film by Vincent BalIn 2001 Flat Earth Society went into the studio to record the soundtrack of Minoes (Zonk! 004), a film based on the book by Annie M.G. Schmidt. Vincent Bal was responsible for the direction and Peter Vermeersch was responsible for the music with Flat Earth Society. The film was released in Dutch cinemas on December 6, 2001 and was shown all over the world. In 41 short fragments of music, FES masterfully illustrates the experiences of a cat that has become human. Peter Vermeersch was nominated for this soundtrack for the "Discovery Of The Year" prize at the Ghent Film Festival. The film Minoes was awarded the Golden Calf in the Netherlands. This soundtrack was also nominated with the World Soundtrack Award for best soundtrack debut.
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Focus Knack, Belgium
Asking Peter Vermeersch to compose the score for this cat movie, turned out to be a very good idea of director Vincent Bal. The music is as mobile and unpredictable as a kitten.
Filmkrant, The Netherlands
You not only see Minoes slip and slide over the roof on her high heels, you also hear her doing so by the sound of a warm ‘walking bass’ and drumsticks softly tickling the cymbals. The guitars sound suitably horny, the bass clarinet spins cosy as a top cat on an electric blanket. And as the icing on a delicious cake, every now and then Vermeersch allows himself a musical joke.
