Filmmaker deconstructs HEILUNG's Anoana music video. Can't stop gushing!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 ก.พ. 2024
- Ooooooh. Man. I love this song AND this video, so much. It's just an absolute treat for the eyes and ears. I haven't really taken a deep dive into what is undoubtedly a deep and rich lore of the song Anoana... Would love to uncover it together! Let me know what you know.
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I understand this song is based on amulets that were found, and believed to be, protection incantations, "bracteates" of the Germanic Migration period. Kai is chanting some of these incantations which have never successfully been translated. Heilung's music often has a historical basis though I know Kai (shaman background before Heilung) also goes on 'trips' to aid with the music's construction. In the case of Maria's lyrics, there seems to be a general consensus that Anoana is the 'Landawariar' or guardian of the land. Part of Maria's song is kulning, or ancient Scandinavian cattle calling.
As for Maria and Kai's headresses, they are based on real finds. Not just ancient images such as that found on the Gundestrup Cauldron, but also in relation to the Bad Durrenberg burial. That shaman, a 9000 year old 30-40 year old woman, was buried with a 8 month baby who based on their genetics, were fourth or fifth degree related. She had an antler headdress and was buried in a sitting position with the baby nested between her legs and the entire burial filled with red ochre. Based on the many grave goods archaeologists believe she was probably a religious leader. She undoubtedly had a striking position among her people, probably furthered by her genetic malformation of her vertebrae, which caused heath issues which most likely included an involuntary eye twitch when she tilted her head. Additionally she had her front top teeth filed to the pulp. Not but 3 feet away another pit was discovered and dated to 600 years after her burial which contained two more deer headdresses pointed towards her grave further supporting her importance hundreds of years after her death. It may be that Anoana just might be the Bad Durrenberg shaman.
Heilung isn't just a 'rock band' but rather 'amplified history'. Their concerts are 'rituals'. I don't know how they do it, but they get to a place of something primal and human which links all people together. It transcends genre. Sadly, they seem rather stuck in the metal stereotype though their music is any thing but that in my opinion. I haven't met anyone who wasn't moved by their music.
Thank you so much for sharing this, what a beautiful story!
A female child born under the eclipse is a landawariar, a healer and protector of nature. In the end she merges with her spirit animal.
The bison is actually a Musk Ox
you are werry wrong. They openly express that they use logic and intuition to try to recreate our past.
@@perfrchandersen4853 I am wrong? I'm confused by this statement. Was this intended for me? Did I argue against logic and intuition?
I don't think she was fighting the animal; it was her spirit animal, and she was just waiting for the right time to merge with it. When she met it as a child, it was too soon, and she had to wait, and we see the moment when she and the beast are ready.
My interpretation; YMMV.
Love this interpretation!
Ever since the video came out, I've been trying to understand the ending scene and your explanation makes total sense to me. Now it makes me think that she had been calling out to the creature that she saw as a little girl; like a companion or her animal spirit, the one that would complete her, turning Anoana in the Warrior of the Land, she just wasn't ready, like you said, that's why (in my opinion) she got no response from it when she greeted the animal by shaking her head/antlers, the creature didn't recognised her as a part of it
My interpretation was quite similar. As I guess many others I thought of it as her finally merging fully with nature. But your explanation makes definetely sense, and it's even more how to say, .....grand. It's herself merging with her animal part. Beautiful
So the animal in the end is not a bison, it's a muskox. Muskoxen are not agressive but they are a threatened, protected species so it's still not likely that the girl was hugging a real one. ;)
Oh, of course!! *facepalm* Thanks for pointing that out!
Muskoxen are held in captivity ( not in Alaska, but other states and countries allow it) as their fine undercoat is very valuable and traditionaly spun and knitted into extremely light warm clothing. Finding a private farm with muskoxen would not be that difficult. As far as the aggression, the herd bulls regularly ram each other in much the same manner that sheep do. If agitated they are certainly not above smacking a human around. All wild animals will fight if cornered. You would not be guaranteed to be safe to approach a herd. Given the Choice they will run, if being outpaced, they will circle and present their formidible head gear to the attackers. Also when pursued the herd bull will drop out and face the pursuers to help distance the heard. All things I have read in print from the university large animal program, and then observed in the wild from a herd on Nunivak island.
The high pitched singing part that Maria Franz sings is actually called Kulning which from ancient Scandinavian Nordic herding calls that women used to call in cows, sheep, and other livestock from distances. I love how Heilung incorporates history into their songs rather rituals that they perform at their concerts. I must say the best thing about Heilung is their live performances. You get to FEEL the drums and the atmosphere of the whole production. They are currently on tour and if you get a chance to see Heilung, GO SEE IT! :)
I am desperate to see them live, their live performances seem unreal!
@@manondereeper Yes absolutely! They are touring now!. You can check Heilung's website to check tour dates
If you're curious about the theme of the song...
Birthing a child during an eclipse is a special event in Old Norse culture - the child is thought to have a special relationship with animals, assuming their form and giving life to the dead. The drum beating ceremony during the eclipse is a warning to two Nordic wolves that would chase the Sun and moon. If the wolf, Skoll, caught the Sun or if the wolf, Mani, caught the moon during solar or lunar eclipses, it was thought to be a sign that Ragnarok approached (The End Times in a nutshell). The drums served as a means to scare the wolves off and away from ever catching the Sun or moon.
The sun is rising on Anoana's last day as a mortal. She and the bison are old friends,in collusion with this final transformatIon. Anoana is the protector of nature, and a shape changer
Yep. "Landawariar"-Protector of the land.
Not a bison, but a muskox.
The photos were taken in the polar summer, the sun doesn't set for three months, it just touches the horizon and rises again! Ana is the mother of all Nordic gods! Greetings Nephilim
A muskox. Also an error by Heilung because muskoxen were not present in Europe in the medieval period, having died out around 7,000 BC. They were reintroduced to Norway in 1932 (hunted to extinction) then again in 1947.
@@nephilim2582 "Ana is the mother of all Nordic gods" - umm no! Why would you think that?
Muskoxen are survivors of the last Ice Age. Note the similarity of coat with that of the woolly rhinoceros or woolly mammoth. Of these types, only the muskox suvived. Their insulating belly underfur, quiviut, is hand-combed out and is among the most (possibly the most) expensive fur in the world. Usually woven to make sweaters.
And Heilung is just a brilliant concoction.
Thanks for explaining that! When I heard Ms Reeper referring to a 'bison,' I was thinking: "hold on a minute, I've seen bison, and that's no bison!" Wrong continent...wrong side of the Atlantic Ocean.
Whereas Musk oxen are found all around the high arctic, from Northern Canada and Alaska, northern Greenland and northern Scandinavia and Siberia.
Both of the singers (woman in white, man singing) are present at the little girl's birth in the hut. But the little girl and the woman she transitions into are the same, and they merge with their spirit animal.
The beach and coast shots are made in the north of Norway, Lofoten peninsula to be exact.
Not in Lofoten.Its from Andøya.
As you watch this, what you are seeing is the tribe retelling the story of Anoana's life while they are under an eclipse. For bonus points, pay very close attention anytime you see someone holding antlers and what they are doing with them.
I normally wouldn't watch a reaction video from a film makers point of view but it said Heilung so I thought what the hell. As always Heilung and the reactor did not disappoint. I saw you got choked up and it choked me up and this is what happens every damn time I listen to them, even YEARS later. They are truly an amazing gift. The live version of this is also AMAZING.
Glad you enjoyed! Yes I think it helped that I already knew the song so well. And it still gets me every single time! There's few tracks that have made me cry on multiple occasions. There's just something so deeply stirring about it.
14:14 "a little inconsistency there". Only if you assume it's a regular sunset. But they're filming way up North, e.g. like at Lofoten (Norway). Sun may behave quite out of the ordinary for ppl not used to these latitudes. Could also be the combination of the "midnight sun" and a bokeh type lens effect, cuz that's what I see here. Cheers from Amsterdam!
Excellent point! That's also possible! This is why I love thinking about how it was made because these are the everyday challenges filmmakers are up against... And sunlight is a big one! :>
@@manondereeper My pleasure. I now see that I forgot to thank you for a very enjoyable reaction, so.. ty 😁
@@BrendonChase_2015 So glad you enjoyed it!
Saw the band in Dallas last year and the entire concert is just as visually stunning
Scandanavian lore birth of this girl is with auspices signs of one destined to be a shaman she have been raised with this bent . Notable shamans travel in the spirit world morphed into their totem animal I think the final scene may depict the mature shaman melding into her spirit animal to travel in the spirit world
Or... the sun wasn't higher and the clouds just shifted on the narrow depth shot. I mean either one is plausible
This song always brings me to tears, in a wonderful way, it really tugs at my heart
I really do appreciate the acknowledgement of the visual imagery you provide. Most, if not all of the videos commenting on the music and vocals never mention the stunning and downright visceral impact the images make. As a visual artist and photographer myself I concur with all your insightful comments. Thank you.
Agreed! That's what I missed myself in those videos too! ^_^ Thanks so much!
.. why does you think that she is fighting the animal ( not bison but a moskus .. probly on Dovrefjel, Norway) - to me is that she melt together with the animal - to become one with it. In mythology / prhistoric religion the dears or the animals with horn and cloves are female deaties. From Egypt : Hathor to the whole continent off Eurpåa and Asia you find that these horn and cloved animals are conected to fre female power.
I Think that the maledomiated word we live in has tryed to wipe out ths power that is strongly connectet to all beeins. We nead to bring that back
Great breakdown of the video
I was also confused (as are others) as to why you think she is fighting the animal? It seemed pretty obvious to me that she was merging with the animal, becoming one with the nature
The main singer is Maria Franz. She's the one in white you see on the beach.
Why didn't this win a Grammy for best video?
I am pretty sure this video was shot in norway.
Yes
I think the end scene is supposed to represent her becoming one with nature, merging with the bison as the end of her life journey. Could be wrong though!
I am confused how a Filmmaker, watching this video so intently DIDN'T mention the dead bird come back to life and fly away after the girl held it in her hands and closed her eyes as if praying for resurrection! 😊😊👱♀👱♀👗👗👠👠❤❤
Because I totally missed it! You're right, that's amazing!!! 🤯
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Great review. Blessed Be )O(
I love this song and video. Yeh brings on the emotions. And thanks to other commenters for filling in the details of the story. It has always sort of rolled around in my head ‘what does this mean’ ‘why this’ ‘why that’? I too thought the charge at the end was a resolution to a conflict or tension.
I’ve done lots of photography and am in awe of getting shots like at sunset where every second counts. No room for screwups or retakes.
Thanks for your insights.
Good Luck with your other projects!
HEILUNG WAS FIRST DIDCOVERED BT THE METAL NUSIC SCENE AND WHAT GOT THEM NOTICED. THEY WERE AWARDED BEST LIVE PERFORMANCE IN 2017 FOR WHEN THEY PERFORMED AT "CASTLEFEST", A MUSIC FESTIVAL IN THE NETHERLANDS. THEY HAVE BECOME PERFORMERS AROUND THE WORLD WITH THEIR "RITUALS" YOU NEED TO LOOK FOR ALL THEIR VIDEOS WITH THEIR ATMOSPHERIC PRESENTATIONS.
i believe this was filmed at Bad Wolf Beach in Norway i may be wrong though....also its a musk ox not a bison
Oh, I just looked it up - stunningly beautiful location if that's where it was shot, definitely looks a lot like it!
I loved your reaction to the Anoana video from Heilung
I never noticed that inconsistency in the sunrise near the end of the video before
I'm a metal fan, I think Heilung's appeal is they are like bronze age metal. Frankly, I think they are more metal than modern day metal bands.
That said, I don't think anyone understands the lyrics without a translator...the lyrics-like almost all of HEILUNG-are in proto Germanic (pre Viking).
Anoana is the middle name of the actress who played the little girl. This needed an MTV video music award nomination.
agreed....
but i think it would stand no chance, as it´s meaning and beauty will go far over the heads of the jury.....
Sorry, this is not a bison. It is a musk ox. Living in north scandinavia..
Why the window with You isn't on the left side of the screen with You looking towards video not away from? I think it will look more natural😁
This actually has started bothering me too but all the buttons on the YT video controls are on the left and I found that's distracting too when my little box is on that side! Compromise lol. I may try it some time and see how that works!
This video was shared on the Discord of "The Charismatic Voice" (another TH-cam reactor) by another one of her fans. I found it intriguing. So I clicked! WOW! What a unique (at least to me) perspective you have in the TH-cam reaction scene. I very much enjoyed. I 'liked'. And I subscribed!!!! Now I'm looking forward to exploring more of your content!!!
Well please thank them for sharing! 🙏😁 I love The Charismatic Voice as well!! I'm so glad you enjoyed the video!
@@manondereeperyou should watch her teatime interview with Maria of Heilung
The stroy told by this song is that Anoana is born under the black sun and therfore has supernatural powers. It is hers to be protector of nature.
This languages no Scandinavian would be able comprehend its a died out old norse/viking language.... and thats even cooler
i have to say, that the live version give me much more chills than the video... and by the way, i am a metal head too, but love that sort of music so much too...^^
Heilumg is so good. Another metal adjacent music experience is "Song of Women" by Hu band and Lzzy Hale. Im a big enough man to say it gets me in the feels every time
Hi 👋 from the UK 🇬🇧 something you might like to check out the band is called Nightwish it's a symphonic metal band from Finland with a Dutch singer floor jansen
Check out their video called noise
Nightwish noise official music video ( i think you will find yourself stopping to comment to this a lot 😊)
Hi Richard! Thank you for stopping by! Hello from The Netherlands, lol - I'm very familiar with our Floor! Noise is actually on my list for the next time I'm recording - I'm looking forward to checking it out!
Did you notice that the newborn has antler nubs.
It's about Birth and Rebirth. The Cycle of Life. The female Singer represents the Soul and the Spirit, the male the Body. With a new Birth, in the morning of theDay, the Circle beginns. At midday you life, grow up and learnand in the Evening? Well, then you die...
But Death in this case is not the End! Thats important! It's just a new beginning - represented by the Baby on the Fur and the Spirit of the Mother moving on. It's Shamanism.
Look at the Scene in the birthing Hut. The Rays of Sunlight, the Spirit of the Female Singer as it enters the Child and the alignment of the Circle ... ;)
btw: Sorry for Mistakes, but English is not my native Tounge ...
and ther is alot more of this kind of musik
1.Ankluz
2.wardruna
3.eivør pálsdóttir
4.SKÁLD
5.Peter Gundry | Composer
6.Heldom
7.Myrkur
8.Hüetære
9.Gealdýr
10.Danheim
11.Munknörr
12.Jonna Jinton
13.Kaatii
14.nytt land
15. Sowulo
16.nebala
17.Eldrvak
18.JötunnBlót
19.Eolya
20.FORNDOM
21.Rúnahild
22.A Tergo Lupi
23.Kati Rán
24.Noiduin
25.Bjorth
26.Eihwar
27.Vígundr
Thank you for all these suggestions!
@@manondereeper hope you find things you like
Or it's a sunrise?!
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Maria is a pagan shaman ! .......btw, the band makes their costumes and many of their instruments.......Heilung="Healing".......
10 years..........
Have you seen the live video of Anoana really good 👍
if you are a film maker i think yopu will like and i would like to suggest look up jonna jinton she really good think you would like what she dose
She's my favorite content creator.
@@sanjuro66 yeah she is really really good
I know her - she's really great, very talented!
Heilung is telling a story, all their music and videoes are werry eazy to understand, when you get the story they are telling and the story is a prediction of the re awakening of scandinavia and nature., even magic. They are singing to the earth and to the mountains, and they are predicting special and magical people starting to come to life.
you should take a close look onto eivor from the faroe islands. absolut stunning artist, vocally unrivaled, a classically trained sopran with a masters degree in traditional nordic vocal techniques. she also made music for the last kingdom and god of war.
she recently signed at seasons of mist.
how big is your boat? from what i see i'd guess something around 32 foot?
Thanks for recommendaing Eivor, I will take a look! I'm on a 38 foot boat! ^_^
@@manondereeper falling free live at the old theater in tórshavn is a good start. or the last kingdom main theme live.
i have sailed a 36 foot yacht from iceland to the faroe islands last month.
looks cozy in your boat!
@@soleywolfgangsdottir I have seen a little bit of what that trip is like on Erik Aanderaa's channel, absolutely amazing! Good for you for making the trip - it's such a beautiful area! I hope to be able to visit there some time! And yes our boat is very very cosy ^_^
@@manondereeper erik is a legend, indeed! i'm also focussing on this area and heavy weather conditions.
@@soleywolfgangsdottir That's SO COOL! I love it!! Are you planning on filming any of it? Totally fine if not and that you're just focusing on being safe. I'm always amazed at how he manages to sail his boat alone AND make such amazing videos. Unreal.
it's worth checking out their live stuff i would suggest their concert Lifa live at Castle fest. and their other music video Norupo
its an odd folk metal sound folk but heavy on the sounds.
She is Anoana, not Maria!
I would like to suggest to you the videos for "One Last Song" by Lord of the Lost, "Bláfjall" by Sólstafir and "Charlie Watts" by Skynd
I really like your reaction. Heilung is one of my favourite as well and "Anoana" got a beautiful video!
If you like to extend on metal, you might want to check out the Rammstein videos. Especially the younger ones like "Zeit" and "Adieu" are fantastic. However, the one I'd like the most for its epic proportions is "Deutschland" (th-cam.com/video/NeQM1c-XCDc/w-d-xo.htmlsi=fzrAQ4IetbEf6iZl)... For all fairness though, I'd like to mention that the Rammsteins lead singer Till Lindemann has faced some serious aligations. And although legally nothing stuck, the witness accounts still leave a very bad taste. Still, Music and Videos are great, so I leave it you to decide.
Thank you!! Glad you enjoyed. And yes it's part of the reason why I haven't done any Rammstein.
i think this is not a bison it is a jak
Hi. Nice deconstruction :) Check out Meshuggah " They Move Below " and Wardruna...Eivør...Kalandra.. U live on sailboat ?
Other comments answer my question.. 38 feet :) Leprous is altso a great band to check out.
AND..Night in paradise MV || Tae goo x Jae yeon || Apocalypse. Great music and fantastic movie.!
Yes I live on a sailboat when I'm in my home country! ^_^ Thank you for these great suggestions, I'm going to check them out. Love Meshuggah!
it tells the story of the no fear and their children
and at the same time the failure of religiun
Well in a way its experimental archology, while the scientists find certain materials its a question for what was it really used. That parts of it might simply be instruments was an idea. And even that it probably wasn't bound to todays standards. Since a lot of it is based on experimentation and speculation it will be imposdible to find true or false results but zhey are finding results how those systems might have worked.
Lifa/ Othan
live from 6 years ago is my favorite track by this group of wackos.
Want something
cosmically/comically horrific?
Check out the band PORTAL
live track of Glumurphonel
Pretty sure that is Kvalvika in Lofoten and that is the midnight sun so there is no sunset...oh , that creature with the horn is a Hulder, my grandfather fucked one those when he was a shepard in Etnnedal in Norway.in the 1930's. Thats what he told me and I choose to believe him, he grabbed her hair and tore it off and had the scalp mounted on his wall as evidence, My grandfather rocks.
Come on...
i would call Heilung a pagan based folk band .
thanks for the video.. but could you watch the full video first with the audience.. then rewind to the start and talk about the video.. it was so off putting having you start and stop rewind repeat all the time.. again thanks for the video.. :)
Too many interruptions. :(
what films where you involved in making , in the 10+ years ?