LICHTMOND 4: THE JOURNEY [2016] [3D Blu-ray + 2D Blu-ray]
A Sensual “Real 3D” Trip Into Fantastic Worlds! The Special Musical Experience!
‘LICHTMOND 4: THE JOURNEY’ “Real 3D” is another out-of-this world sensual trip to fantastic worlds, that is also a special musical experience that you will never forget! The speed of life carried on waves of uncountable emotions. No one has an idea of what lies ahead but remembering what was. Life is a unique journey through evolution and transformation. Partly surrealistic, partly realistic we enjoy the different elements of this new symbolic LICHTMOND world, which tells the story of becoming, changing and passing away in a complex, song accompanied story. Plants and objects are brought to life. A pyramid is the symbol for the small in the large – from a small magic object in the hand of the “Life Giver” up to a huge space ship. Transcendent stairs rise into the sky within an architecture floating in the clouds.
FILM FACT: Since the spring of 2013 LICHTMOND exhibited their first 360° full dome show, which was produced in co-production with Planetarium Hamburg and all senses with a fabulous image and sound quality and is one of the most modern and attractive full dome-productions worldwide. At the Planetarium Hamburg with their demonstration of the “Universe of Light” computer animation totally fascinated more than 32,000 visitors. In the spring of 2017 after extensive renovations, the second LICHTMOND full dome show “Days of Eternity” computer animation will have its premiere at the occasion of the Planetarium Hamburg’s reopening and thereafter it will travel worldwide.
Directors: Giorgio Koppehele and Martin Koppehele
Producers: Giorgio Koppehele and Martin Koppehele
Image Resolution: 1080p
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audio: Dolby Atmos (7.1 TrueHD compatible) (English Poems)
German: 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio (German Poems)
German: 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio (German Poems)
German: 2.0 LPCM Stereo Audio (German Poems)
Running Time: 53 minutes + 26 minutes (Bonus material)
Region: All Regions
Number of discs: 1
Studio: AL!VE! / Blu Phase Media GmbH
Andrew’s Blu-ray Review: ‘LICHTMOND 4: THE JOURNEY’ is a sensual journey into fantastic worlds that encompasses the new spectacular musical experience. Life as ‘LICHTMOND 4: THE JOURNEY’ is a unique journey through evolution that gives you an amazing transformation that is out of this world of space and time. This is exactly what this new ‘LICHTMOND 4: THE JOURNEY’ production is all about and especially produced by the two brilliant successful producers Giorgio Koppehele and Martin Koppehele will be able to give you an experience at first hand that is intensely, as varied and exciting as never before that you will witness this out of this world visual experience.
A UNIVERSE OF FANTASTIC SOUNDS: The unique ‘LICHTMOND 4: THE JOURNEY’ world of sounds and songs is distinctive but still always sounding new and fresh, giving you a visual story that is given a dramatically perfect extra powers, intensity and totally emotionality journey. The magical experience of ‘LICHTMOND 4: THE JOURNEY’ world is a mysterious triangle journey that is enhanced with exotic electronic music and also dramatic rock songs, that gives you totally enhanced amazing voices and moving poetry that is again totally fascinating to all of your physical and visionary senses. A special song-highlight this time around is the amazing cover version of Robert Miles’s instrumental classic “CHILDREN” that was released in the 1990s, which I feel is even better than the original instrumental version. Giorgio Koppehele and Martin Koppehele have created a stunning wonderful version with the distinctive voices of LICHTMOND artists like the stunning Meera Fé and Saskia Philipps. As a bonus and at the time of this Blu-ray release it was released as a radio play single in Germany, as well as in parallel with the amazing sensational Compact Disc album. Another highlight is the renewed cooperation with the Corsican Musical group I Muvrini and Karen Kassulat with the song “True Destination.” Together with Suna (melodies and English lyrics) and Gabi (poems) Giorgio Koppehele and Martin Koppehele created many more musical sound pearls with the LICHTMOND artists Meera Fé (vocals on “Children;” “Flowing like a River;” “Secrets of Life;” “Journey to Happiness;” “True Destination” and “Inner World.” Piano, Esraj, Cello and Oergrom on “Journey to Happiness“ and Piano and Hang on “The World”), Saskia Philipps (vocals on “Children” and “Turn back the Time”) and Thomas E. Killinger (poems). The Spanish Visual Artist team Diego M. Bonati and Javier Sáenz-Messía of the Imago-D Studios has really surpassed themselves with the ‘LICHTMOND 4: THE JOURNEY,’ that turns into an amazing dreamy, immersive “Real 3D” experience, which can also be enjoyed in 2D images, that gives you time to explore lots of amazing individual objects that even looks like a 8K resolution, which leads to a totally unique viewing experience.
GALATICAL HIGH TECH SPHERES: Naturally ‘LICHTMOND 4: THE JOURNEY’ “Real 3D” provides again some exciting special features allowing the producers Giorgio Koppehele and Martin Koppehele to push beyond the limits of technical possibilities, in order to give you an even more brilliant viewing and listening experience. Giorgio Koppehele and Martin Koppehele also say, "This time we did not create a ballad-like anthem like the predecessors, but this time produce an electronic-mystical instrumental experience with pulsating sequences and beats that “push” the boundaries of all the songs on this “Real 3D” Blu-ray disc.
This fourth ‘LICHTMOND 4: THE JOURNEY’ production was by as usual by the two successful producers Giorgio Koppehele and Martin Koppehele who want you to experience an intense, varied and exciting audio and visual experience in “Real 3D” as never before. With this ‘LICHTMOND 4: THE JOURNEY’ they want you to experience something totally special and totally unique. In addition to the usual success of the LICHTMOND image experience this time round, there are a whole series of clever and surprising trips into an experimental “Real 3D” world that will blow you away, which makes the new work a very special visual and listening experience. Thus, as Giorgio Koppehele says, “These new paths we have produced will take you to a totally new "True Destination" of true “Real 3D” dimensions.”
FANTASTIC SOUND UNIVERSE: Unmistakable and yet always new is the unique LICHTMOND audio sound and song world experience, which dramatically blends perfectly with the visual history of power, intensity and emotionality. The magical LICHTMOND triangle of electronics, ethno and rock singing, great voices and poignant poetry is always totally fascinating. Once again the special song highlight this time round is the grandiose cover version of the instrumental classic by Robert Miles "CHILDREN" where Giorgio Koppehele and Martin Koppehele have created a totally wonderful uplifting version with the unmistakable vocals of the LICHTMOND artist Meera Fé. Another highlight is the renewed cooperation with the Corsican vocal acrobats of I MUVRINI and Karen Kassulat with the song "True Destination" and together with the Melodies and English lyrics, Giorgio Koppehele and Martin Koppehele have created a much more musical sound enhancement with the LICHTMOND artists Meera Fé (Vocals and Piano), Saskia Philipps (Singing) and Thomas E. Killinger (Poems and Piano), especially with the Galactic high-tech spheres, that gives the ‘LICHTMOND 4: THE JOURNEY’ and the “Real 3D” Blu-ray disc, has some features that enabled the producers to make the most technically feasible experience to make an even more brilliant viewing and listening experience possible like never before.
PLUS: This new ‘LICHTMOND 4: THE JOURNEY’ “Real 3D” Blu-ray disc also contains a discrete DOLBY ATMOS mix next to our 7.1, 5.1 and 2.0 mixes. The object-based, three-dimensional DOLBY ATMOS mix with additional loudspeakers positioned around your longue pulls the listener in much more and more emotionally into our sound world experience, says Giorgio Koppehele and Martin Koppehele. Please Note: Some Blu-ray players require a firmware update to play the “Real 3D” Blu-ray disc and the latest generation of HDMI cables and maybe 1.4 or even higher are required for an unshakable “Real 3D” image and sound experience. The 3D Blu-ray is also displayed in 2D images. Once again, each “Real 3D” Titles is totally different; each touching in its own way, enigmatic, stimulating, and imaginative and here is what you will experience:
THE JOURNEY – PART 1 [1080p] [1.78:1] [1:45] A trip from the Ball of Energy takes you through a tunnel to the Universal Pyramid.
THE JOURNEY – PART 2 [1080p] [1.78:1] [2:30] A journey through the second tunnel brings you to the bridge Planet System.
FLOWING LIKE A RIVER [1080p] [1.78:1] [6:45] After leaving the Bridge of Tunnel, we land on the Planet of the Rivers of Metal Objects. At the end of the song the Life Giver emerges as a real person. Narrator: Thomas E. Killinger and Vocals: Meera Fé.
NOTHING BUT CHANGE [1080p] [1.78:1] [6:41] On the Seasons Planet, we see the main protagonist, The Season Magic Tree and a rapidly changing landscape. Vocals: Martin Koppehele.
MIND OVER MATTER [1080p] [1.78:1] [6:49] The Life Giver is at work on the Desert Planet. The Life Giver awakens magical plants with the help of the Little Pyramid and the magic Metal Objects. Narrator: Thomas E. Killinger.
SECRETS OF LIFE [1080p] [1.78:1] [6:02] At the beginning and the end of the song will take place in the universe. We follow exotic Dragonflies out of a mineral cave into the surreal and wonderful landscape. Narrator: Thomas E. Killinger and Vocals: Meera Fé.
TRUE DESTINATION [1080p] [1.78:1] [6:51] In the universe we see the “marriage” of two galaxies and the journey of Glass Bowls, containing a kind of DNA as a symbol of life. Vocals: I Muvrini and Karen Kassulat.
THE WORLD [1080p] [1.78:1] [6:44] This song leads us to the Cloud City. The song is very surreal and like a world in a dream. Vocals: Meera Fé.
CHILDREN (Inner Vision) [1080p] [1.78:1] [6:40] From a Supernova we encounter a new Meteorite Planet that is brought to life with the help of terraforming. Vocals: Meera Fé and Saskia Philipps.
THE JOURNEY – PART 3 [1080p] [1.78:1] [2:51] The last song takes on a journey back through the Pyramid with the main objects and it ends with the amazing Energy Ball. Narrator: Thomas E. Killinger.
BONUS:
Trailer: ‘LICHTMOND 4: THE JOURNEY’ [“Real 3D”] [1080p] [1.78:1] [5:35]
Audio: 2.0 LPCM Stereo Audio (English Poem)
5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio (English Poem)
7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio (German Poem)
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Turn Back The Time [Vocals: Saskia Philipps] [2D Image] [1080p] [1.78:1] [5:38]
Audio: 2.0 LPCM Stereo Audio (English Poem)
5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio (English Poem)
7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio (English Poem)
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Journey To Happiness [Vocals: Meera Fé] [2D Image] [1080p] [1.78:1] [6:57]
Audio: 2.0 LPCM Stereo Audio (English Poem)
5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio (English Poem)
7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio (English Poem)
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Relasered XXL [2D Image] [1080p] [1.78:1] [9:30]
Audio: 2.0 LPCM Stereo Audio
5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
3D Blu-ray Image Quality – Blu Phase Media GmbH, Giorgio Koppehele and Martin Koppehele has once again brought you the most spectacular 1080p encoded image ever. ‘LICHTMOND 4: THE JOURNEY’ “Real 3D” Blu-ray is undoubtedly sublime, the computer animations is very easy on the eye experience and looks so natural and life like, you feel you can walk right into your TV screen, it is that realistic. Contrasts are simply perfect, especially from the brightest whites to the deepest blacks. The sensual exotic colours are extremely lively and powerful, seemingly delivering all possible combinations. The sharpness and detail depth is totally amazing and definitely extremely high again in amazing quality as always. The fine resolution of the computer animation during Robert Miles " CHILDREN " simply takes your breath away and is in a class of its own. But of course the rest of the computer animation will also make you feel you wish you could enter that world for real, as you feel you are actually there, that is why “Real 3D” is the best you will ever experience.
3D Blu-ray Audio Quality – Blu Phase Media GmbH, Giorgio Koppehele and Martin Koppehele has once again brought us the sound that they have really surpassed themselves once again. The 2.0 stereo version of ‘LICHTMOND 4: THE JOURNEY’ sounds slightly flat, but 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio and the 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio is so overwhelming spectacular that it is a real pleasure. The individual sounds, keyboard arrangements and the sounds come discreetly out of your six loudspeakers so spectacular and again the "various" sound elements dissipate throughout the entire speakers via your Home Cinema set up will blow you away. The voices you hear are equally spectacular and so immersive and especially intensified by the use of the rear-effect speakers will give you a totally goose bumps of pure enjoyment experience. For example, "Mind over Matter" sounds far-eastern sounds from the upper level. And also the talking voices appearing suddenly and abruptly can be heard in different directions so spectacular to the point that ‘LICHTMOND: THE JOURNEY’ sounds will make you feel you are floating weightless here. However, you will of course have a preferred sound format you will want to hear it in especially with the chanting and poems that are English and German. All in all, whatever is your choice in the sound format is equally spectacular, but even more so in the 7.1 and 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio that will take you on a sound journey that you thought you would never experience in your lifetime. Enjoy.
Finally, ‘LICHTMOND 4: THE JOURNEY’ [2016] has won numerous awards for the “Real 3D” animations that are deservedly so. Once again the visual-arts artists of Diego M. Bonati and Javier Sáenz-Messía are also responsible for the amazing implementation of ‘LICHTMOND: THE JOURNEY’ and leads to quite fantastic three-dimensional impressions. As a viewer, you will experience an endless vortex of the most spectacular visuals, especially with the final sequence of “The Journey Part 3," that will make your jaw drop with total astonishment. Since Giorgio Koppehele and Martin Koppehele are very much into producing “Real 3D” pop-out effects, where the viewer will experience beams of light, amazing star effects, plus other details that fly right out of your TV screen towards you in totally awesome special effects. The centrally filmed objects are beautiful strands of elements, which are moving in the middle of Cubist elements, are already more beautiful and harmonious than ever before. You will experience objects that are large enough, with total superficial special effects that work extremely very well and for example in the case of the pyramid and the moon in "Secrets of Life" that offer fantastic songs that offers up to five depth levels during its “Real 3D” animations. The stroboscope flashes, which shoot out of the light tunnel, are also extremely wonderful visual experience for your eyes. It is all totally grandiose uniqueness, especially with the light and mirror effects, which are so hyper-real that one feels like you want to wander into this amazing world. And the beginning of "Flowing like a River," where planets emerge from the orange eye in a kind of spiral Milky Way, is one of the most spectacular in “Real 3D” you will ever experience. With ‘LICHTMOND 4: THE JOURNEY’ has once again delivered an audio-visual reference title, which blows you away with their sensational sound mixing, great picture and outstanding “Real 3D,” and the excellent surround sound mixing will delight your friends like they will have never experienced before and I know they will want you to take this journey into the unknown world of “Real 3D” again and again, you will find it that spectacular. Very Highly Recommended!
Andrew C. Miller – Your Ultimate No.1 Film Aficionado
Le Cinema Paradiso
United Kingdom
