here's a short little song i wrote for an animation about cats kneading :D thank you to amelia bothe for commissioning this, it was a super fun songwriting experience :')

please check out the official video, it's super cute! here's the link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEph7LI7iCk

Amelia's social: 
youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT5OiJgXRIReyg4N71fzy1A
instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pixus.art/

I Knead You

This is my interpretation of a ballade by the Norwegian rock musician Åge Aleksandersen (b. 1949). The lyrics, in Norwegian language, was inspired by the birth of Aleksandersen's daughter.  It describes a parent looking at a sleeping child in the evening, wondering what the future might bring. "Lys og varme" means "light and warmth". 

This is a beloved song in Norway and is often used in weddings and on other important occasion. 

Recorded at my apartment in Oslo, March 2022.

Lys og varme

My version of　”Toki ni wa Mukashi no Hanashi o" ( 時には昔の話すを) from the Hayao Miyazaki anime "Porco Rosso" (く紅の豚). It's a slow version, played in my home studio on a Yamaha Grand, with an added flute part (both instruments played by me).

時には昔の話すを Toki ni wa Mukashi no Hanashi o

As a young teenager, I discovered a wonderful vinyl record with a cute cover - "Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano" (1975), featuring Claude Bolling (composer/pianist)and the famous flautist Jean-Pierre Rampal. At that time I played the accordion only, but decided to teach myself piano and flute, partly inspired by the track "Irlandaise".  This is a my recent piano interpretation of that jolly jazz waltz. Enjoy!

Irlandaise - jazz waltz

norah jones - don't know why (cover)

Photo in cover art by "jayneandd": https://www.flickr.com/photos/jayneandd/4876028771/

Moment Of Truth (Violin version)

This romantic piece was written by Edvard Fliflet Bræin (1924-1976), a  
Norwegian composer and conductor, when he was only 22 years old. In Norwegian language the title is "Ut mot havet", which translates roughly as "Towards the ocean". 

The piece was written in Kristiansund, a small town at the west coast of Norway with a spectacular view of the ocean. The Norwegian lyrics describes a sentimental scene in which a sailor is leaving on a ship, while his sweetheart is waving goodbye on the shore. 

Performed on my Yamaha grand at home in Oslo, September 2019.

Towards the Ocean - Version 2

This is a slow, dreaming piano piece I composed and performed at home in 2020. It is called "Dorian Meditation", because it starts out in G dorian mode, and modulates to E flat major in the second part. 

You can download the score from the Musescore site:
https://musescore.com/user/34532/scores/5980271

Dorian Meditation

When classical music meets traditional Japanese music something incredible can be born. Enjoy Rokudan - originally written for Koto, the Japanese harp - in the version of Mayuzumi Toshiro on the classical concert harp!

Performer: Sophie Steiner

live recording, 3.10.2019, Nagoya, Japan

Sophie Steiner

Rokudan

URUさんの「あなたいることで」歌ってみました。ノルウェーからよろしくお願いします。

In my opinion, URU is one of contemporary Japan's greatest singer-songwriter talents and this is my favorite among URUs songs. "Anata Iru Koto de" means "because you exist" in Japanese. It is a truly beautiful love song. 

Recorded in Oslo, Norway, October 2020, in my living room. I'm neither a guitar player or a singer, but I did my best. Enjoy  - and please listen to the original and other cover versions on YouTube.

URU あなたいることで Anata Iru Koto de

大好きな曲「５００マイル」を歌ってみました。ギターとアコーディオンを弾きました。歌声は悪いですが楽しかったです。聞いて下さい。

This is my interpretation of the Japanese version of HedyWest's classic song "500 miles". I think the Japanese lyrics is better than the English one, but I have included a little bit of English at the end. Sorry for the clumsy singing (I'm not a singer), but I hope the guitar and accordion playing turned out ok. Recorded at my apartment in Oslo, Norway, February 2021.

500マイル 弾き語り

Hi, 

My name is Rolf Lunheim. I'm an amateur musician based in Oslo, Norway. My main instruments are piano, accordion and the flute. You may also check out my YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/@themusicalpolarbear472/featured

時には昔の話すを Toki ni wa Mukashi no Hanashi o

Lunheim

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