LICHTMOND 2: UNIVERSE OF LIGHT [2012] [3D Blu-ray + 2D Blu-ray] [German Release] LICHTMOND Immerses You into Virtual Landscapes, Sounds, Images and Voices That Touches Your Soul!
‘LICHTMOND 2: UNIVERSE OF LIGHT’ is the logical development of the successful second multimedia Blu-ray disc, that has the collaboration of the music legend Alan Parsons, resulting award-winning computer animation music project. The audience goes on a poetic journey through music and image worlds, into the story of the birth of the second sun and the emergence of life on Earth 2. The audience experiences breath-taking pictures and beautiful songs that give a unique “SENSEphony.” LICHTMOND is above all sensuous, where the music touches your innermost soul. One immerses in landscapes consisting of sound, images and voices, captured by their beauty, poetry and purity. This music calls for surrender, the laws of daily life for the moment override. The audience experiences an unspoilt world full of suns, stars and fantastic creatures, beautiful and enchanting like a painting! ‘LICHTMOND 2: UNIVERSE OF LIGHT’ was from the outset where the producers made the principle of having “Infinite Convergence” to generated such totally incredible “Real 3D” depth. Overpowering 7.1 and 5.1 surround sound enhances the intense impressions and makes LICHTMOND a multimedia art work sensation. Narration by Thomas E. Killinger.
FILM FACT: The “Real 3D” animations of the visual “dream worlds” were created in collaboration with the Spanish artist Diego M. Bonati, Imago D. Studios. The technical quality of the productions of LICHTMOND the project is a reference for 3D surround sound, and highest image quality. LICHTMOND has already been produced for the 4K high definition television format UHD.
Producers: Giorgio Koppehele and Martin Koppehele
Image Resolution: 1080p
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 (Anamorphic)
Audio: German: 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
German: 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
German: 2.0 LPCM Stereo Audio
English: 2.0 LPCM Stereo Audio (English Poems)
Subtitles: None
Running Time: 53 minutes
Region: All Regions
Number of Discs: 1
Studio: AL!VE! / Blu Phase Media GmbH
Andrew’s Blu-ray Review: ‘LICHTMOND 2: UNIVERSE OF LIGHT’ is their second “Real 3D” Blu-ray disc that has had the award-winning animation music project collaboration with the music legend Alan Parsons. The need for beautiful music, touching voices and sensuality will be fulfilled by this second ‘LICHTMOND 2: UNIVERSE OF LIGHT’ animation music Blu-ray in “Real 3D” and 2D. The audience will be taken on a poetic trip through worlds of music and images – right into the story of the birth of the second sun and the evolution of life on “Earth 2.” Overwhelming the 3D Surround 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio and the 5.1 DTS-HD Audio Surround sound enlarges the intense impressions and makes a multimedia artistic synthesis that visually appears out of LICHTMOND “Real 3D” images, that are truly breath-taking, plus really sensual beautiful songs, the results is a unique “SENSEphony.”
‘LICHTMOND 2: UNIVERSE OF LIGHT’ is very beautiful, with insightful love poems, catchy ambient music and chill-out songs weaved into enthralling tapestries of sound as well as captivating and fascinating “Real 3D” animated imagery that is the magic world of LICHTMOND. The viewer is whisked away to an enchanting universe of fantasy the minute you enter its world of fantasy will make you experience an incredible journey through a parallel universe, where hovering trees, unknown species of animals and stunning landscapes come to life and accompanied by magic sounds that LICHTMOND will unravel via a truly new experience of a musical audio-visual trip.
But what actually is ‘LICHTMOND 2: UNIVERSE OF LIGHT,’ well it can be best described most accurately as a project with the aim of a truly awesome 3D sensual holistic listening and viewing experience. The music touches your soul. People get immersed into landscapes consisting of sensual sounds, images and voices. That is captured by beauty, poetry and purity. This kind of music claims devotion – the regularity of daily life will stop for a moment. The audience experiences an untouched world full of suns, stars and fantastic creatures, beautiful and charming like a landscape painting! The seven members of LICHTMOND created an almost entirely synthetic aims for total relaxation with this second concept Blu-ray disc and especially with great pride with the collaboration of a true artist like Alan Parsons, the former sound engineer of the legendary Pink Floyd album “The Dark Side of the Moon.” In fact, there are some fragments, especially when the guitar is used in giving us the tone is on par with the legendary Pink Floyd. The effective duration of 52 minutes is equal to something like a universal concept album.
Designing the whole of LICHTMOND 2: UNIVERSE OF LIGHT’ was always a combination with fanciful animated computer images in “Real 3D.” The music and images are matched perfectly to each other on this 3D Blu-ray disc that goes really well together. ‘LICHTMOND 2: UNIVERSE OF LIGHT’ is really special and exciting at the same time, especially the awesome technical capabilities with the stunning “Real 3D” images and awesome surround sound range. ‘LICHTMOND 2: UNIVERSE OF LIGHT’ spherical ambient music and stunning visual effects are a totally awesome experience and is very pleasing to your audio pleasure.
Alan Parsons says about ‘LICHTMOND 2: UNIVERSE OF LIGHT,’ that the “SENSEphony” begins with insightful love poems combined with catchy ambient pop music and culminates in the song “Precious Life" which Alan Parsons wrote together with the brothers Giorgio and Martin Koppehele and their wives Suna and Gabi Koppehele and Alan Parson even sang the lead vocals on this particular song. Alan Parson is a true music legend. It's not surprising that through this special guest a producer dream came true for the brothers Koppehele. Alan Parsons also says, “I think it's possible that ‘LICHTMOND 2: UNIVERSE OF LIGHT,’ could be the next Tangerine Dream or Kraftwerk project, as they have the potential, they have also got the right sound, and would produce incredible images!”
‘LICHTMOND 2: UNIVERSE OF LIGHT’ is neither a feature film nor a documentary, but a quite extraordinary, backed by ambient music and spherical optical effects show that will leave you a consistently impressive impression and you will I know you definitely want to view this “Real 3D” Blu-ray disc with many viewings, as again the “Real 3D” is totally awesome and spectacular, as there will be a lot to take in on your first viewing and each time you put on this “Real 3D” Blu-ray disc, you will see things you missed the first time you viewed this Blu-ray disc and what will also blow you away, is the when you hear the German person travel all round your speakers, which the first you hear it, is a really spooky experience and it will impress your friends even more, to the point of other friends informing of their awesome experience of truly spectacular 3D visual and ambient surround sounds.
LICHTMOND 2: UNIVERSE OF LIGHT MUSIC TRACK LISTING
Solar Dust Part 1 [2:20]
Music: Giorgio Koppehele, Suna Koppehele, Martin Koppehele and Gabi Koppehele
Lyrics: Gabi Koppehele and Suna Koppehele
Solar Dust Part 2 [4:08]
Music: Giorgio Koppehele, Suna Koppehele, Martin Koppehele and Gabi Koppehele
Lyrics: Gabi Koppehele and Suna Koppehele
Soul Affinity [5:06]
Vocals and Piano: Meera Fé
Music: Giorgio Koppehele, Martin Koppehele, Gabi Koppehele and Meera Fé
Lyrics: Gabi Koppehele and Suna Koppehele
Distant Dream [6:19]
Vocals: Saskia Philipps
Music: Giorgio Koppehele, Suna Koppehele, Martin Koppehele and Gabi Koppehele
Lyrics: Gabi Koppehele and Suna Koppehele
Universe of Light [6:02]
Music: Giorgio Koppehele, Suna Koppehele, Martin Koppehele and Gabi Koppehele
Lyrics: Gabi Koppehele and Suna Koppehele
Magic Forest [5:17]
Music: Giorgio Koppehele, Suna Koppehele, Martin Koppehele and Gabi Koppehele
Lyrics: Gabi Koppehele and Suna Koppehele
State of Mind [6:02]
Featuring: I Muvrini and Karen Kassulat
Vocals and Piano: Meera Fé
Music: Karen Kassulat, I Muvrini, Giorgio Koppehele, Suna Koppehele
Lyrics: Gabi Koppehele and Suna Koppehele
Moments of Joy [6:13]
Featuring: I Muvrini and Karen Kassulat
Vocals: I Muvrini and Karen Kassulat
Choir: Suna Koppehele, Meera Fé, Saskia Philipps and Gabi Koppehele
Music: Karen Kassulat, , Giorgio Koppehele, Suna Koppehele, Martin Koppehele and Gabi Koppehele
Guitar: John Themis
Keyboards, Synthesiser, Bass, Drums, Strings, Piano, Organ and Percussion: Martin Koppehele, Gabi Koppehele and Suna Koppehele
Lyrics: Karen Kassulat, I Muvrini, Giorgio Koppehele, Suna Koppehele, Martin Koppehele and Gabi Koppehele
Dancer: Penélope Guisasola
Arranged, Produced for the 7.1 + 5.1 Surround Mixes: Giorgio Koppehele and Martin Koppehele for Avenue Music
Precious Life [6:14]
Featuring: Alan Parsons and the SubClones
Vocals: Alan Parsons, SubClones, Suna Koppehele, Meera Fé and Giorgio Koppehele
Choir: Alan Parsons, SubClones, Suna Koppehele, Giorgio Koppehele and Martin Koppehele
Music: Suna Koppehele, Martin Koppehele, Gabi Koppehele, Alan Parsons and SubClones
Keyboards: Alan Parsons
Bass and Additional Drums: SubClones
Lyrics: Suna Koppehele, Martin Koppehele, Gabi Koppehele, Alan Parsons and SubClones
Lunar Dust [3:12]
Music: Giorgio Koppehele, Suna Koppehele, Martin Koppehele and Gabi Koppehele
Lyrics: Gabi Koppehele and Suna Koppehele
3D Blu-ray Image Quality – The blu phase media GmbH presentation of ‘LICHTMOND 2: UNIVERSE OF LIGHT’ on this out of this world 3D Blu-ray disc, is that you get to view stunning awesome 1080p visual images that will give you a truly spectacular visual experience, and equally impressive is the stunning 1.78:1 aspect ratio and can be either viewed in “Real 3D” and optional 2D images, but for me the “Real 3D” wins every time. The “Real 3D” visual presentation consists of a virtual "dream world" with many brilliant abstract representations, where the colours shine brilliant and strong, and the contrast is totally perfect for this Blu-ray format and the sharpness is exceptional and in the “Real 3D” image it offers you such stunning 3D effects that are so life like and gives the audience a greater depth effect feel to the images. With this "dream world" many of the shots offers greater clarity with the objects in the background, and again the “Real 3D” effects are really stunning and is totally perfect for this 3D Blu-ray format presentation and that has spectacular outstanding properties and sometimes what emerge from your television screen, feels like it is coming towards you, making you feel it is totally life like.
3D Blu-ray Audio Quality – The blu phase media GmbH ‘LICHTMOND 2: UNIVERSE OF LIGHT’ is presented on this Blu-ray disc in an equally stunning and awesome German: 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio Surround, German: 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, German: 2.0 LPCM Stereo Audio and English: 2.0 LPCM Stereo Audio. The soundtracks with the German recorded voice poems can only be heard in 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio and 2.0 LPCM Stereo Audio. But if you want to hear the recorded voice poems in English, then you have to select the English: 2.0 LPCM Stereo Audio soundtrack. For me the focus is with the 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio surround sound track and provides a very powerful surround sound effects that feels very real, the intensively in events involving from the first scene to all speakers. ‘LICHTMOND 2: UNIVERSE OF LIGHT’ defines a crystal-clear and consistently amazing surround sound ambient effects, for example, migrate the guitars and voices from one speaker to another. The music is totally perfectly mixed, which includes the targeted use of the basses. But for a purely technical perspective, the tone is a total revelation!
Blu-ray Special Features and Extras:
Special Feature: You can select the Credit items from the main menu, which is however only reached directly via the last chapter.
BONUS: You have a brilliant designed six-page booklet with acknowledgments of the band, as well as an in-depth information from Producers Giorgio Koppehele and Martin Koppehele about the concept of LICHTMOND. On top of all that there are quite a few amazing beautiful colour photographs relating to ‘LICHTMOND 2: UNIVERSE OF LIGHT.’
Finally, in terms of picture and sound quality, ‘LICHTMOND 2: UNIVERSE OF LIGHT’ is definitely worthy reference image quality for this “Real 3D” Blu-ray disc, which is also excellently well suited as a presentation material for your Home Cinema Theatre systems, that will really impress your friends if they have never witnessed “Real 3D” and will show them what “Real 3D” is really like and far superior to what you will witness at the cinema, as at time you feel you can touch objects in front of you and feel you can actual walk into the “Real 3D” images, they are that spectacular. If you have never witness a “Real 3D” LICHTMOND Blu-ray disc, then I whole heartedly recommend ‘LICHTMOND 3D: MOONLIGHT’ [2010] [3D Blu-ray] which of course was their first 3D Blu-ray release and definitely one to start you on your journey in finding out what “Real 3D” is all about and you will be amazed what beautiful 3D image delights awaits you. Unfortunately, if you read other reviews of ‘LICHTMOND 2: UNIVERSE OF LIGHT’ on any Amazon web sites, because they say this is not a patch on the LICHTMOND 3D: MOONLIGHT’ 3D Blu-ray release, well this is a complete load of old rubbish, as ‘LICHTMOND 2: UNIVERSE OF LIGHT’ is totally awesome and goes into a totally different direction to make it totally unique and a very special presentation. If you want to really impress your guests in showing off what “Real 3D” at its best, then go to Chapter 9 “Precious Life,” as this is a video compilation of what you view on ‘LICHTMOND 2: UNIVERSE OF LIGHT’ 3D Blu-ray disc, as it will take them to a “Real 3D” world that they probably have never experienced before and will make viewing 2D a very passé experience. On top of all that, if ever you are feeling the blues and stressed out, put on any LICHTMOND “Real 3D” Blu-ray disc, and all your worries will disappear and lift your spirits 100%, which I can category guarantee you! Very Highly Recommended!
Andrew C. Miller – Your Ultimate No.1 Film Aficionado
Le Cinema Paradiso
United Kingdom
