Amarelo Banana - TheGoldenAura

AMARELO BANANA

Type : mixing, mastering, auralize, collective, scoring

Year : 2025

André and I working @ TGAlab

AMARELO BANANA

Stem mixing and mastering

André invited me to do the stem mixing and mastering of Amarelo Banana album and it was genuinely hard. That’s why I was so happy to welcome him into my studio. We needed time in front of the monitors, side by side, to speak the same language about what mattered and what didn’t, letting me understand the intention behind the extremes and the aesthetic boundaries he was protecting.

I approached the album with a simple goal, to preserve the film’s universe in audio form while giving the listener the same emotional path through it. I wanted to maintain the cinematic scale, but making sure the feeling stayed readable even without images.

Transients needed to be controlled with all those percussive instruments but the low end was the point where the work was mainly focused on. The bass in André’s work is part of the drama, it is weight and gravity. He loves bass but I worked to keep the rumble powerful and intentional without letting it collapse the mix, smear the transients or steal clarity. The aim was to keep it strong but just more controlled, more dimensional and more alive. Believe me, it was no easy task. André’s signature style rich reverbs, rumbling low-end, and a fearless fully-committed mix with tracks already heavily processed… Shaping the stems into a more nuanced and balanced sonic experience took an effort that only friendship could carry us through this mission.

Thank you André !

Synopsis : “After another sleepless night, a man comes across a strange community living in his building and discovers the elaborate illusion they have created.”

Résumé :

Amarelo Banana is the original soundtrack composed by André Aires for the animated short film of the same name, written and directed by Alexandre Sousa and produced by AIM Creative Studios, with CUB Animation as co-producer. The film follows an insomniac man who, after another sleepless night, stumbles upon a strange community living inside his own building and discovers the elaborate illusion they have constructed to endure (and escape) an oppressive urban reality. It’s a 2D animated short, and depending on the festival/distribution version the runtime is listed around 12–13 minutes (for example 12’38” in Annecy’s official selection listing, and 12’42” on the producer page).

Prizes:

Amarelo Banana was selected for Annecy 2025 in the Midnight Specials category, a slot known for bolder, darker, more atmospheric work. In September 2025, it received the Méliès d’argent, Best European Short at MOTELX in Lisbon, which places it in the Méliès competition circuit that culminates in Sitges. Beyond those highlights, the Portuguese Short Film Agency’s listing shows the film circulating through a strong international festival route (including events such as Fantastic Fest, Court Métrange, Anim’est, IndieCork, and Sitges).

Festival Selections :

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