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BALLYGOWAN
IRISH SPRING WATER Among the many wonderful projects that Ronan
Hardiman has been involved with since Lord
of the Dance, Feet of Flames,
and his terrific solo albums, Solas
and Anthem, is the composing
of the score for the Ballygowan
Irish Spring Water television and cinema advertisement. This epic production
involved a full orchestra plus a 50-piece choir! View the video and hear the fantastic
music at Ronan's official site: RonanHardiman.com The
Ballygowan site is at: Ballygowan.ie Directed
by Colum Maguire for Russell Avis Productions, the commercial was
shot over a period of 4 days, at locations in the Wicklow Gap and Kilruddery Estate
in Bray, Co. Wicklow, and builds on the success of The Children of Lir
-- which emphasised the purity and heritage of Ballygowan. The storyline
moves on from that Irish Legend of 'The Children of Lir' to a less familiar but
classical saga of purity/good over evil. In a dramatic mythological landscape,
a beautiful girl on horseback is pursued by an evil band led by Irish Actor Eoin
McCarty. The girl is cornered by the demons but saves herself through a magical
transformation using the purity of Ballygowan. A large number of horses
were used in shooting this commercial including two stunt horses specially trained
in falling and rearing. Costume design was by Joan Bergin, Creative
concept Michael Creagh and Jean Donovan of McConnells and the Agency
Producer was Dave Murphy. Post Production was carried out by Screen
Scene. Music by the Maestro!
Feature: Bernadette
Price
Original Web Design: Alexander
Servas
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