Hennessy’s orchestral manoeuvres of the mind
The cognac brand releases a sumptuous short film about a musician’s meanderings through his thoughts and memories directed by Oscar-winner Damien Chazelle and scored by Justin Hurwitz.
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- Agency DDB/Paris
- Production Company Superprime
- Director Damien Chazelle
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Credits
powered by
- Agency DDB/Paris
- Production Company Superprime
- Director Damien Chazelle
- Executive Producer Rebecca Skinner
- Executive Producers Greg Panteix
- DP Linus Sandgren
- Production Designer Florencia Martin
- Production Company Unit + Sofa
- Line Producer Tereza Kalova
- Local Production Designer Henry Boraros
- Post Production The Mill/Los Angeles
- Creative Director Franck Lambertz
- Head of Production Lionel Juglair
- Editor/Partner Shane Reid
- Color Grading Company 3/Los Angeles
- Sound Production Company Barking Owl
- Composer Justin Hurwitz
- Producer William Green
- Producer Bertille Muguet
- Post Producer Bastien Adam
- Editor Sophie Reine
- Chief Creative Officer Alexander Kalchev
- Creative Director Alexis Benbehe
- Creative Director Pierre Mathonat
- Art Director Mathieu Masse
- Producer Quentin Moenne Loccoz
- Post Producer Jerome Deplatiere
- Managing Director Xavier Mendiola
Credits
powered by
- Agency DDB/Paris
- Production Company Superprime
- Director Damien Chazelle
- Executive Producer Rebecca Skinner
- Executive Producers Greg Panteix
- DP Linus Sandgren
- Production Designer Florencia Martin
- Production Company Unit + Sofa
- Line Producer Tereza Kalova
- Local Production Designer Henry Boraros
- Post Production The Mill/Los Angeles
- Creative Director Franck Lambertz
- Head of Production Lionel Juglair
- Editor/Partner Shane Reid
- Color Grading Company 3/Los Angeles
- Sound Production Company Barking Owl
- Composer Justin Hurwitz
- Producer William Green
- Producer Bertille Muguet
- Post Producer Bastien Adam
- Editor Sophie Reine
- Chief Creative Officer Alexander Kalchev
- Creative Director Alexis Benbehe
- Creative Director Pierre Mathonat
- Art Director Mathieu Masse
- Producer Quentin Moenne Loccoz
- Post Producer Jerome Deplatiere
- Managing Director Xavier Mendiola
Damien Chazelle is the latest director to explore Hennessy X.O’s Odyssey series in a campaign created by DDB/Paris and produced by Superprime and Loveboat.
Titled Life is the greatest Odyssey, the film marks the third instalment of the brand’s Odyssey, following successful collaborations with directors Sir Ridley Scott (2019) and Nicolas Winding Refn (2016).
Inspired by the idea that a drop of brandy can trigger magical musings, the director of Whiplash, La La Land, First Man, and Babylon crafts a tale packed with visual flourishes and surprises that follows a musician journeying through his reflections and recollections.
The film boasts a lush score created by Chazelle’s long-time collaborator, the Oscar-winning composer Justin Hurwitz.
Alexander Kalchev, CCO at DDB Paris explains the film is “an homage to the greatness of a human life. In a way, X.O takes the form of Proust’s madeleine, taking us on a multi-sensorial journey through the past, present and future. Telling this story took hundreds of extras, hand-made sets designed by the wonderful Florencia Martin and the poetic beauty of Damien Chazelle’s delicate direction.”
