Molly Koppel
The artists behind our ABC song
Unmute's ABC song is sung by Molly Koppel and composed by Sune Carlsson Kølster.
The collaboration between singer Molly Koppel and film composer Sune Kølster has spanned the past twelve years, where Molly has collaborated and sung in a number of short films, feature films and TV series - including award-winning films.
"That's why it was important for us to make a melody that can challenge a bit more than the usual alphabet song that most people know."
A brand new ABC song
"With the music for this Unmute, we have created a completely new ABC song. Children are generally really musical and are super easy to learn, therefore it was important for us to make a melody that can challenge a bit more than the usual alphabet song, which most people know. Precisely because we know that children can learn a bit more complex melodies than they are often faced with, and at the same time, our alphabet song, with its distinctive melody, is more personal for the child with the music, the melody can be part of the children's room right from the start. The music will be able to function as a safe and entertaining element when, for example, the small child needs to be changed or played. Later in kindergarten and school age, the poster will give rise to conversation about letters, words, movement and of course song."
Molly Koppel
Molly Koppel is a singer, songwriter and singing teacher. Molly has experience as a singer in everything from theater performances to guest soloist, choir singer, top liner, co-writer and played a sea of concerts in various constellations. In the past six years, she has released several projects under her own name. First the EP "Waves" and most recently the "LIVESESSIONS" project, which explores electronic RnB, soul and catchy pop melodies and moves effortlessly between the electronic and the organic - often with a jazzy twist.
The great interest in music started for Molly, with the singing and songwriting and over the years has also unfolded to include aspects such as booking, communication, strategy and social media. She has worked with digital marketing at a record company, with social media at a music school and worked freelance tailoring PR solutions for artists, as well as being a booker for herself and others.
Sune Kölster
Sune Kølster is a trained film composer from the Southern Danish Academy of Music, and writes and produces music for feature films, series and short films. He has, among other things, provided music for Christian Tafdrup's "Speak No Evil", which earned him both a "Særbodil" and a "CARL award" for best score, as well as a sea of short films, including the winner of the Cannes Semaine De La Crituque “Ikki Illa Meint” by Andrias Høggeni. Sune has a past in the Copenhagen punk scene, as well as extensive experience in Arabic music, and in recent years he has written a lot of chamber music that mixes modern composition with Arabic tonality, and often makes use of his large network of musicians from both the classical, Arabic and underground in his scores. He has also made music for computer games, e.g. the games "What The Golf", "What the Bat" and "What the Car", which have won many awards worldwide.
Visual and auditory stimulation
An ABC poster is a classic in any children's room. Research shows that children learn best through a combination of visual and auditory stimulation, and the effect is even stronger when it happens through play.
It is not without reason that LEGO, with its philosophy of "Learning through Play," is one of the world's biggest toy brands. Unmute's extra layer of music and song reinforces learning through rhythm, rhyme and repetition.
Unmute's ABC poster with song creates the perfect balance where the children are stimulated, but without being overstimulated , as is often seen with YouTube videos and cartoons. At the same time, it provides a good opportunity to get the children away from the screen and engage in a more calm and creative form of learning, which supports their natural curiosity and development.
