“Ola - en helt vanlig uvanlig fyr” is the second collaboration between director Ragnhild Nøst Bergem and Eivind Hannisdal. The film is now playing in Norwegian cinemas.
In the spring of 2022, Eivind formed a partnership with film director Sascha Taylor Larsen, under the name Oslo Airport. Music video “Donnie Dix” is the result of their first collaboration, where Sascha wrote the lyrics and directed the film, while Eivind wrote and produced the song. The film won best music video at the New York Shorts International Film Festival.
About the film: https://www.switch-magazine.net/donnie-dix/?fbclid=IwAR1c0tfwduxjSsRM-LGVmLhav4VeoWr_mIUAyBb-T3TAx0KNQ7tCVmiNnYM
In 2020, Eivind Hannisdal released his first solo work, “Fantastiske fortellinger for symfoniorkester” (“Fantastic Tales for Symphony Orchestra”). Inspired by romantic and impressionist composers as well as classic film scores, the music is recorded by a 40-piece orchestra gathered by Eivind, the Oslo Session Orchestra. The music is available on Spotify, YouTube, iTunes, and other streaming platforms.
For Christmas 2021, Eivind Hannisdal collaborated with classical ensemble Chestnuts Quintet, to make the album Jul i teateret (“Christmas at the Theater”). Eivind produced and made arrangements for the album, as well as writing music and lyrics for a new Christmas song, “Ho ho, jeg er julenissen” (“Ho ho, I`m Santa Claus”). Music from the album circulated at NRK`s classical radio station in December 2021 and 22.