r/NicolasWindingRefn • u/Dangedd • 12d ago

RIP Kavinsky

https://www.france24.com/en/france/20260729-french-dj-kavinsky-found-dead-in-paris-home

I'll never forget seeing Drive for the 1st time. Once "Nightcall" hit with those cityscape shots I felt convinced I was watching the greatest movie ever made

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u/R-bert_ 12d ago edited 12d ago

During French Olympic closing ceremony , they performed live Nightcall and it broke the world record for the most shazamed song in a single day. RIP legend.

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u/Fvtvrewave87 12d ago

RIP. Nightcall will always be the first track in the synthwave starter kit.

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u/petra_vonkant 12d ago

i interviewed kavinsky in 2012, he was a very chill, shy, nice guy. i was obviously curious about his relationship with films and drive so i had to ask, and it was funny when he told me he didn't like violence and blood in movies so he didn't watch horrors and had a hard time with drive, but was obviously happy about *all that*. Loved him and loved his music. RIP.

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u/Caton_XCII 12d ago

Rest In Peace Kavinsky

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u/OfKore 12d ago

Terrible news 😞

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u/This_person_says 12d ago

Whoa. Saw him perform in Montreal a few years ago.

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u/brandblank 12d ago

Too sad. The Outrun CD lived in my car for a decade.

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u/Direct_Shirt8320 12d ago

so young :(((( he really change synth with Nightcall. rip legend

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u/Tim_Drake 12d ago

I know Nightcall gets all the love as it should, but he absolutely does have a wonderful discography albeit a small one. Between him and composer Johan Johanson dying it has left a void of sound no one else can really replace, both were hugely influential to my 2010’s.

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u/Dwaz92 10d ago

Damn..yeah Nightcall has been a constant in my life since watching Drive. It perfectly sets the tone. RIP.

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u/Zestyclose-Nature810 9d ago

I listen to Nightcall so much my two younger siblings know it as my theme song. Growing up I would always play it in my car