Wiwek Makes Feature-Length Film Score Debut

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Expectations can often confine artists to a singular sound, but Wiwek's journey reveals depth and versatility that's been simmering just beneath the surface.

Known for igniting dancefloors with his high-energy "jungle terror" sound—a genre which he pioneered—the Dutch producer has now taken a bold step beyond the club scene by scoring his first feature-length film, Electric Child.

Swiss director Simon Jaquemet, who had previously woven Wiwek's electrifying tracks into his films, approached the DJ at a serendipitous moment just as he was contemplating a creative pivot into the world of film.

"For his new one, he got the idea to use my music and asked me to score the whole movie," Wiwek reflects in a press release shared with EDM.com. "It was during a time when I was actually thinking of writing music for films, so it came at the right moment. When I first got the script, I got hooked and started making ideas immediately. Over the years, it developed with the first images and, lastly, the writing part of the whole movie."

Pushing the boundaries of his own creativity, Wiwek says he immersed himself in the art of ambient music to craft haunting, expansive soundscapes.

"It was a big challenge because I am used to working alone, with one mind, and now I had to support the vision of the director," he explains. "I really loved doing it and getting this experience. It gave me a whole new dimension in the producing world as I know it. Dance music is my number one passion, but to be able to expand my creativity to this world now is something I am very grateful for."

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Electric Child is set to debut on August 9th at Switzerland's Locarno International Film Festival. The film follows a computer scientist who "bargains with the AI life form that lives in his supercomputer simulation, offering its freedom in exchange for a cure to his son's rare, deadly neurological disease," per IMDb.

You can find out more about Electric Child here.