2012 has started at the same amazing pace as 2011 for Scala & Kolacny Brothers, with a tour of Northern Spain, dates in Belgium, Germany, Italy and Ireland, an upcoming trip to Korea as well as TV appearances at ITV's Dancing On Ice (UK) and at the famous San Remo Festival... But 2011 was the breakout year for Scala & Kolacny Brothers as they conquered the United States and Canada with a major tour, in support of their first North American CD release, including headlining stages at SXSW and Coachella. This success was immediately followed by a first record release in the U.K., a sold out show at London's Union Chapel in June and a triumphant “special guest” performance at the Latitude Festival, where they played the prestigious Sunday noon slot. In June the group headlined at the Heineken Dia De La Musica in Madrid, in November the album ‘Scala & Kolacny Brothers’ was released in Italy, where it immediately hit the top 10 (!) and in December the group returned to 4 sold out shows in Berlin, as well as a Radio Eins very special-alternative-Christmas-songs special. 2011 has brought Scala & Kolacny Brothers the status of international phenomenon and it all seemed to start with a simple email.
When the email arrived in May 2010, the Kolacny brothers thought it was some kind of joke. “Yeah”, the brothers thought, “right.” But the request was genuine. And the film turned out to be The Social Network. It transpired that the director, David Fincher, is a huge fan.
The song in question is a hauntingly beautiful acoustic reworking of Radiohead¹s Creep. In July 2010, two months after the brothers received the email, the Social Network trailer was released. The powerful music was center stage, heightening a growing sense of unease like a chorus of fallen angels.
Like the film itself, the trailer has been a huge global hit more than 250m people have seen in the Cinema, on TV or online. Thanks in part to the subsequent buzz on social media, traffic to the brothers’ website went through the roof: their interpretation of Creep is an internet phenomenon, watched in various forms well over 25m times.
A record-label bidding war erupted in America but the brothers chose to sign with Atco, a subsidiary of Warner, with whom they had been negotiating. They released an eponymous album in in the US in March in the US and in the UK and most of the rest of Europe - 6 June 2011 (on Wall Of Sound). Italy followed in November of this year and the album was re-released in December in the UK, with two additional titles. In 2011 Scala & Kolacny Brothers also released 2 acclaimed video clips, for their versions of Use Somebody (directed by Inti Calfat) and Everlong (directed by Mark Woollen, who also directed the The Social Network trailer).
In September Scala & Kolacny Brother’s version of U2’s With Or Without You, was featured in the trailer for Season 2 of the British hit drama series Downton Abbey (broadcast in the USA on PBS where Scala & Kolacny Brothers also have their new special ‘Live From Bruges’ airing from December). And in December Scala’s version of Last Christmas was used in the trailer for the Downton Abbey Christmas special, while the group performed at Downton Abbey’s VIP Christmas special launch party in London.
But even with numerous TV shows (including 'the Simpsons'!) using Scala & Kolacny Brother’s music in 2011, it was the Social Network trailer which shone a spotlight on the unique musical project that is Scala & Kolacny Brothers an indie-rock choir, comprising of the two Kolacny brothers, Steven and Stijn, and Scala, their all-girl choir. Steven plays the piano, Stijn conducts the choir. The brothers usually work with 20-30 singers, aged 16-26, at a time, but these days have more than 200 girls on their books, ensuring plenty of cover for their increasingly busy schedule.
Scala & Kolacny Brothers take rock and indie songs and reinvent them as elegiac hymns to breathtaking effect with the piano often the sole accompaniment to the voices. On occasion they also use drum machines, sequencers and synthesizers, and also often perform with a full rock band.
The new album includes versions of Smells Like Teen Spirit (Nirvana), Champagne Supernova (Oasis), With or Without You (U2), Use Somebody (Kings of Leon), Everlong (Foo Fighters) and more. Creep also features, as do three original compositions Seashell, Masquerade and Our Last Fight.
Rock and indie music works best because “the beating heart of the songs is often very black and very emotional, and the female voices of the choir add a certain melancholic touch”, says Stijn. “Sometimes they bring out whole new dimensions in the songs our version of Nothing Else Matters could be
classical music; its sound is nothing to do with Metallica anymore.” Other influences range from Sigur Ros to Nirvana and include the dark electro-pop of Goldfrapp and Depeche Mode, and the brooding mini-symphonies of Massive Attack.
Tausend Tränen Tief
Scala & Kolacny Brothers Lyrics
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In mir
tausend Tränen tief
erklingt ein altes Lied
es könnte viel bedeuten
in den Tag hinein
will es bei Dir sein
von neuen Möglichkeiten
Komm zu mir in der Nacht
wir halten uns umschlungen
bis der Tag erwacht
küss mich dann
wie zum ersten Mal
Mit dir
in ein and´res Blau
wir teilen einen Traum
ein Bild aus anderen Zeiten
so wie Du ein Teil von mir
bin ich ein Teil von Dir
ich kann es spüren
wie wir uns berühren
Komm zu mir in der Nacht
wir halten uns umschlungen
bis der Tag erwacht
küss mich dann
wie zum ersten Mal
ein Lied von zwei Menschen
wie Liebe sich anfühlt
wir fließen im Rhythmus
der Sonne entgegen
Alles ist irdisch
die Welt liegt im Dunkeln
wir schweben im ganzen
die Nacht gehört uns
In mir tausend Tränen tief
erklingt ein altes Lied
es könnte viel bedeuten
The lyrics of Tausend Tränen Tief by Scala & Kolacny Brothers talk about a deep feeling of love and connection between two people. The first verse describes the singer's emotions, saying that within them there are "a thousand tears deep" and an "old song" playing, that could mean a lot. The singer wants to be with their loved one and sing this song for them alone, about new possibilities.
The second verse is an invitation for the loved one to come and be with the singer at night, where they will hold each other until the day wakes up. The singer wants to be kissed "as if for the first time". Then the melody and the lyrics shift to a dreamlike state, where they both share a dream and a vision of a different world in another time. The singer feels connected to the loved one, saying "as you are a part of me, I am a part of you".
The last verse again invites the loved one to come to the singer during the night, where they will float and fly together towards the rhythm of the sun. The singer describes this moment as earthly and dark, but at the same time light and full of hope. The song ends by repeating the first verse, stating that "within them a song plays deep".
Overall, the lyrics convey a longing for deep connection and intimacy with another person. The writer wants to be completely present in the moment, sharing a dream with their loved one and forgetting the rest of the world, at least for the duration of the night.
Line by Line Meaning
In mir tausend Tränen tief
Buried deep within me there are a thousand tears that are waiting to be shed.
erklingt ein altes Lied
An old song echoes through me.
es könnte viel bedeuten
It could mean many different things.
in den Tag hinein
Through the day, into the night.
will es bei Dir sein
It wants to be with you.
singt es für Dich allein
It sings for you alone.
von neuen Möglichkeiten
Of new possibilities.
Komm zu mir in der Nacht
Come to me in the night.
wir halten uns umschlungen
We embrace each other tightly.
bis der Tag erwacht
Until the day awakens.
küss mich dann
Kiss me then.
wie zum ersten Mal
As if it were the first time.
Mit dir in ein and´res Blau
With you, into another blue.
wir teilen einen Traum
We share a dream.
ein Bild aus anderen Zeiten
A picture from another time.
so wie Du ein Teil von mir
Just as you are a part of me.
bin ich ein Teil von Dir
I am a part of you.
ich kann es spüren
I can feel it.
wie wir uns berühren
As we touch.
wir fließen im Rhythmus
We flow to the rhythm.
der Sonne entgegen
Towards the sun.
Alles ist irdisch
Everything is earthly.
die Welt liegt im Dunkeln
The world lies in darkness.
wir schweben im ganzen
We float as a whole.
die Nacht gehört uns
The night belongs to us.
Contributed by Lauren L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@minimalsilence9768
Schon erstaunlich wie vielfältig die Musik sein kann , wie " unsere geliebten Radiostationen " in Deutschland welche auch "Vielfalt" besitzen und so etwas nie spielen geschweige das Orginal von Blumfeld oder Koze Remix.
Einfach genial gemacht. Danke.
@TheYogsothoth79
Scala ist echt der Hammer. Bitte kauft euch die alben, damit sie weitermachen können. Big Up
@TattoomodelHardCandy
Gänsehaut <3
@violetaabolina5531
Greatest song!!!!!
@tinus192
toll!