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The Dublin skyline will appear in a spectacular new online movie wishing the world a happy St. Patrick’s Day today.
A swarm of 500 drones buzzing over some of the capital’s most iconic landmarks earlier this month created a dazzling display of light with images of a Celtic cross, a shamrock, and texts wishing viewers a Happy St. Patrick’s Day. as well as “I Love Ireland” “This is Ireland” shining in the night sky over the River Liffey.
The film, called ‘Orchestra of Light’, was created by the St Patrick’s Festival, Tourism Ireland and the Dublin City Council.
“The film aims to tell a story of Ireland’s global influence and how a small island on the edge of Europe has spread its culture and traditions around the world,” according to a publicist.
“The symbols of our traditional culture of music and dance, a central part of our St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in normal times, are played over the skies over Dublin in the spectacular light show.
“Drones swarm the image of a globe turning green and formations of Celtic art, before wishing the world a Happy St. Patrick’s Day in an explosion of sparkling shamrocks.”
The exhibition is set with music by composer Eimear Noone and her husband Craig Stuart Garfinkle, who collaborated with the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra and the band Picture This, to produce a score with an orchestral remix of the band’s latest single ‘Things Are Different’ .
The film will air on social media around the world today, as well as on the Tourism Ireland website and the database of more than 20,000 travel journalists and writers from around the world.
Niall Gibbons, Executive Director of Tourism Ireland, said: “Although St. Patrick’s Day will be very different this year, our aim is to capitalize on Ireland’s largest exhibition in the world on March 17, to ensure that Ireland remains the priority ‘as a great vacation destination to book, when the time is right.’
Irish independent
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