Umut Fırtına Kıral
Composer | Sound Designer | Drummer



In collaboration with my longtime friend and photographer Tolga Ünsün, I composed 22 musical miniatures for his series Normandie.
The images evoke a particular sense of stillness—moments suspended between presence and absence, where time seems to slow and settle.
Responding to this atmosphere, I wrote a collection of short pieces for various constellations of instruments, from solo voices to larger ensembles and electronics.
Lasting between 30 seconds and two minutes, these miniatures are not intended as accompaniment.
Rather, they seek to inhabit the same space as the photographs: silence, memory, and the subtle movement within stillness.
Coming soon.
Sound design for Foundation Louis Vuitton.
In collaboration with Balkan Karisman. '26
Waltz At Dawn '21
Composition and sound design for Evren Kayar's jewellery campaign.
Sound design for visual artist Balkan Karisman's series Elevations. '21
Elevations #1
Elevations #3
Elevations #2
Elevations #4
Sound design for visual artist Balkan Karisman's series Orbital Iterations. '21
Orbital Iterations no.1
Orbital Iterations no.2
Orbital Iterations no.3
Sound design for visual artist Balkan Karisman's series Invisible Cities. '21


