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The Piper

When a composer is tasked with finishing her late mentor's concerto, she soon discovers that playing the music summons deadly consequences, leading her to uncover the disturbing origins of the melody and an evil that has awakened.

Director

Erlingur Thoroddsen

Year

Genre

horror, music, mystery

Box Office

N/A

Production

Millennium Media

Awards

3 wins & 2 nominations

Gustafson

Mel

Franklin

Philipp Christopher

Colin

Nancy

Philip

Alice

Katharine

Miss Augustin

Salomé Chandler

Zoe

Aoibhe O'Flanagan

Piper

Piper

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I know it torments you, Catherine. - The Piper

I know it torments you, Catherine.

But imagine what a relief
it would be to unleash it, - The Piper

But imagine what a relief it would be to unleash it,

You don't understand. It's evil.
No one can ever hear it. - The Piper

You don't understand. It's evil. No one can ever h...

Don't be so dramatic.
Why don't you come in and... - The Piper

Don't be so dramatic. Why don't you come in and...

Think of your legacy, of the symphony.
Everything is written on this. - The Piper

Think of your legacy, of the symphony. Everything is written...

Mediocre. An orchestra is a unit,
and it needs to play like one. - The Piper

Mediocre. An orchestra is a unit, and it needs to play like ...

Mediocre. An orchestra is a unit,
and it needs to play like one. - The Piper

Mediocre. An orchestra is a unit, and it needs to play like ...

Miss Walker, I asked you to play rubato, - The Piper

Miss Walker, I asked you to play rubato,

I trust that next time you'll play the same
piece of music as the rest of the orchestra. - The Piper

I trust that next time you'll play the same piece of mu...

It's been a dark week.
The loss of our dear friend Catherine - The Piper

It's been a dark week. The loss of our dear friend Cath...

It's been a dark week.
The loss of our dear friend Catherine - The Piper

It's been a dark week. The loss of our dear friend Cath...

We will no longer be able
to rehearse her concerto tomorrow. - The Piper

We will no longer be able to rehearse her concerto tomorrow.

When you go on your flights of fancy,
it makes the rest of us sound unfocused. - The Piper

When you go on your flights of fancy, it makes the rest of u...

Debussy actually sounds a lot nicer
if you play the notes he wrote. - The Piper

Debussy actually sounds a lot nicer if you play the notes he...

You have got to kiss ass like he does.
Better. You're better. He's just louder. - The Piper

You have got to kiss ass like he does. Better. You're b...

If you don't throw yourself out there,
it's never going to happen. We'll be backstage. - The Piper

If you don't throw yourself out there, it's never ...

Mr. Gustafsson, have you decided
on what we're going to play yet? - The Piper

Mr. Gustafsson, have you decided on what we're going to...

If it were up to me, nothing.
It is not easily replaced. - The Piper

If it were up to me, nothing. It is not easily replaced.

Besides, the score is missing and
Catherine's family are being difficult. - The Piper

Besides, the score is missing and Catherine's family ar...

If I were you, I'd be more
concerned with holding - The Piper

If I were you, I'd be more concerned with holding

Your music, it is good. - The Piper

Your music, it is good.

I'm looking for something robust,
muscular, like Franklin's. - The Piper

I'm looking for something robust, muscular, like Frankl...

I have no doubt you will have your time
in the spotlight, when you are ready. - The Piper

I have no doubt you will have your time in the spotlight, wh...

And a lot of people died.
Mostly kids. - The Piper

And a lot of people died. Mostly kids.

Oh, Stacey doll, clap. - The Piper

Oh, Stacey doll, clap.

It took me weeks
to get the font right, - The Piper

It took me weeks to get the font right,

Isn't that cool? - The Piper

Isn't that cool?

Can you feel the difference? - The Piper

Can you feel the difference?

50th Anniversary Fundraiser - The Piper

50th Anniversary Fundraiser

The hardest thing an artist can do
is destroy their own creation. - The Piper

The hardest thing an artist can do is destroy their own crea...

And there are many people
who've waited a long time to hear it. - The Piper

And there are many people who've waited a long time to ...

The survival of Virgil Hall
depends on this fundraiser. - The Piper

The survival of Virgil Hall depends on this fundraiser.

With Catherine gone, you're in need
of new friends at this symphony. - The Piper

With Catherine gone, you're in need of new friends at t...

Find the concerto
and bring it to me. - The Piper

Find the concerto and bring it to me.

And you'll be surprised
at what doors open for you. - The Piper

And you'll be surprised at what doors open for you.

She's barely been in the grave
a week and here you are, - The Piper

She's barely been in the grave a week and here you are,

Like I told Mr. Gustafsson, - The Piper

Like I told Mr. Gustafsson,

If you really cared about her legacy,
you'd respect her wishes. - The Piper

If you really cared about her legacy, you'd respect her...

Because that concerto was what she was
trying to burn when she set herself on fire. - The Piper

Because that concerto was what she was trying to burn when s...

Concerto for children. - The Piper

Concerto for children.

It's useless. We can't perform
something that doesn't have an ending. - The Piper

It's useless. We can't perform something that does...

Oh, come on. You know as well as I,
you can use this as leverage. - The Piper

Oh, come on. You know as well as I, you can use this as leve...

You help me, I help you, yes? - The Piper

You help me, I help you, yes?

If the first movement
asks existential questions, - The Piper

If the first movement asks existential questions,

Music is a language, too. - The Piper

Music is a language, too.

Abstract, perhaps,
but emotionally resonant. - The Piper

Abstract, perhaps, but emotionally resonant.

And because we surrender ourselves, - The Piper

And because we surrender ourselves,

And it can even scare us. - The Piper

And it can even scare us.

Harmony and discord, cosmos and chaos,
they're cosmic opposites. - The Piper

Harmony and discord, cosmos and chaos, they're cosmic o...

A disruption that can contain
both harmony and discord. - The Piper

A disruption that can contain both harmony and discord.

Yes, but are you familiar with
the deeper implications? - The Piper

Yes, but are you familiar with the deeper implications?

Now, - The Piper

Requires two or more elements
working together. - The Piper

Requires two or more elements working together.

Now, if we apply some discord, - The Piper

Now, if we apply some discord,

In the Middle Ages, they believed
that discord affected the soul. - The Piper

In the Middle Ages, they believed that discord affected the ...

It threw it off its harmonious course
onto an irrational path. - The Piper

It threw it off its harmonious course onto an irrational pat...

You know, certain types of
music were like incantations - The Piper

You know, certain types of music were like incantations

Well, you have really made me feel
so much better about that. - The Piper

Well, you have really made me feel so much better about that...

Hey, there's a voice at the end of the tape,
but I can't make out what it's saying. - The Piper

Hey, there's a voice at the end of the tape, but I can&...

I don't want to listen
to you play anyway. - The Piper

I don't want to listen to you play anyway.

My mom says the ear is the most
important part of playing an instrument. - The Piper

My mom says the ear is the most important part of playing an...

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11,
12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20. - The Piper

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 1...

Lights went out. - The Piper

Lights went out.

I have told her not to scare him
like that, haven't I, Miss Eve? - The Piper

I have told her not to scare him like that, haven't I, ...

You were supposed to be asleep
an hour ago. - The Piper

You were supposed to be asleep an hour ago.

Colin? - The Piper

Hey, hey, hey... - The Piper

Hey, hey, hey...

I don't care if they weep
in fear or piss their pants, - The Piper

I don't care if they weep in fear or piss their pants,

If inspiration is what you seek, - The Piper

If inspiration is what you seek,

If you do not have the
third movement finished - The Piper

If you do not have the third movement finished

Gradual. It should be gradual. - The Piper

Gradual. It should be gradual.

How can you expect us to know that
if we don't even have the full concerto yet? - The Piper

How can you expect us to know that if we don't even hav...

Enjoy your 15 minutes, Melanie. - The Piper

Enjoy your 15 minutes, Melanie.

I trust you are all familiar with
the first two movements by now. - The Piper

I trust you are all familiar with the first two movements by...

I trust you are all familiar with
the first two movements by now. - The Piper

I trust you are all familiar with the first two movements by...

A special thank you to Miss Walker
for making this rehearsal possible. - The Piper

A special thank you to Miss Walker for making this rehearsal...

She assures me that we will have
the third movement by tomorrow. - The Piper

She assures me that we will have the third movement by tomor...

Though with only three days
until the show, - The Piper

Though with only three days until the show,

Is it possible that enough discord in music
can actually have an effect on people? - The Piper

Is it possible that enough discord in music can actually hav...

That's my book. - The Piper

That's my book.

The town of Hamelin
was infested with rats. - The Piper

The town of Hamelin was infested with rats.

One dark night, a stranger arrived
and offered a solution to their problem. - The Piper

One dark night, a stranger arrived and offered a solution to...

The townspeople agreed, - The Piper

The townspeople agreed,

Angered by their betrayal, he told them, - The Piper

Angered by their betrayal, he told them,

I didn't write this. - The Piper

I didn't write this.

When you were a baby, it always
calmed you down when I played for you. - The Piper

When you were a baby, it always calmed you down when I playe...

We hear with our whole body.
Listening is about feeling. Look... - The Piper

We hear with our whole body. Listening is about feeling. Loo...

Can I come out? - The Piper

Can I come out?

I mean, I really dove in.
I know it intimately. - The Piper

I mean, I really dove in. I know it intimately.

Ah, she graces us with her presence. - The Piper

Ah, she graces us with her presence.

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When a composer is tasked with finishing her late mentor's concerto, she soon discovers that playing the music summons deadly consequences, leading her to uncover the disturbing origins of the melody and an evil that has awakened.

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Director: Erlingur Thoroddsen

Writer: Erlingur Thoroddsen

Production: Millennium Media

Genre: horror, music, mystery

Year: 2023

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 4.6

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 08 Mar 2024

Awards: 3 wins & 2 nominations

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