Visual Storytelling
video · music · sound · photography · graphics
Hi, I'm Alrik.
I’m a Norwegian multi-creative based in Japan, working across music, video, photography and design.
Alrik - Showreel
Selected projects 01: Naka cho Brewery
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Crowdfunding Campaign for Craft Residency
FILM · DIRECTION · EDITING
A crowdfunding film supporting the renovation of an old brewery in Naka-cho, Tokushima, with the aim of creating an artist residency for traditional crafts. The space would serve as a home for woodblock printing, indigo dyeing and other forms of craftsmanship.
02
Traditional Fabric Weaving
FILM · WEBSITE · PHOTOGRAPHY
TAFU is a brand founded by a weaver who relocated to Kito, Tokushima, and has taken up the ancient Tafu weaving craft, helping to preserve it for a new generation. I created the website, along with the video and photography used to showcase the fabric and the traditional process behind its making.
VISIT WEBSITESelected projects 02: TAFU
Selected projects 03: Uzushio Summit
Event trailer
My role:
EDITING · ORIGINAL MUSIC
Event video
My role:
FILMING · EDITING · ORIGINAL MUSIC
03
Regional development summit
TRAILER · EVENT FILM · TRAVEL FILM · ORIGINAL MUSIC
A collection of three films created around the Uzushio Summit in Tokushima. The project included an opening film and an event coverage film featuring original music,
04
Citrus harvesting in Kito, Tokushima
PHOTOGRAPHY
Photography for the Tokyo-based media company Media do, documenting its CEO's annual yuzu harvest in his hometown of Kito, Tokushima. The photographs were created for a story to be used on the company's website and focus on the people, harvest and experience.
Selected projects 04: Yuzu Harvest
Selected projects 05: Gojikaru!
05
Stories from Tokushima
MUSIC · VIDEO
A VBR series of films created for Shikoku Hoso's TV program Gojikaru, exploring interesting people, places and stories around Tokushima. I composed the original music and sound, and contributed to planning, direction and editing alongside filmmaker Tyler Walkey.
I compose original music for films, videos and other visual projects, shaping the score around the mood, rhythm and story of the image.
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ORCHESTRAL · CINEMATIC · DRAMATIC
An orchestral score for a sailing film, accompanying the tense journey through a narrow passage before the tide makes the route impossible.
Track 02 / 04
02
80S ROCK · ADVENTURE · ENERGY
An 80s rock-inspired score for a video exploring Tokushima's Super Forest Road and its off-road motorcycle culture.
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Track 03 / 04
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RHYTMIC · SYNTH-DRIVEN · CONTEMPORARY
An upbeat, rhythm-driven score accompanying the creation of Prism Lab, a patisserie project by a world champion pastry chef.
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PIANO · ATMOSPHERIC · INTIMATE
A quiet piano score accompanying a reflection on walking through the countryside across the seasons.
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More music
A selection of other tracks and works.
A collection of graphic design, visual identity and photography — from commissioned projects to personal experiments.
VISUAL WORK - Photograpy & Design
Alrik - a bit awkward in front of the camera, quite comfortable behind!
Alrik - a bit awkward in front of the camera, quite comfortable behind...
I'm a Norwegian creative based in Japan, working across music, film, photography and design. I started out in music, but I've always enjoyed drifting between different creative disciplines. This creative restlessness used to feel like a curse, but over time it’s matured into something quite useful.
These days I might be composing music for a film one day, filming a traditional craft the next, or perhaps working on visual content for a small business. A lot of my work has been connected to people, places and stories in rural Japan, and I enjoy finding ways to capture what makes them interesting, whether that's through sound, images, film or design. I’ve found that my Scandinavian roots sit quite naturally alongside the Japanese culture and landscape I’ve come to know.
I like being involved from the early ideas through to the finished work, and I'm happiest when I can bring several of my skills together.
I would love to hear about it!
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