Thomas Robsahm was only a decade old into this world, when he watched “Let It Be” documentary about the Beatles, released in 1970. It ignited his interest in music documentaries, and he went on to direct “A-Ha – The Movie”.
This movie follows the journey of Norwegian synth-pop trio “A-Ha”. The band released “Take On Me” in 1985 which was a massive hit. The song video featuring the band as both drawings and real life people, in what became one of the decade’s best-known music videos.
Robsahm said, “Maybe they were a bit too good-looking and had too much of a teen image,” he said of members lead vocalist Morten Harket, guitarist Paul Waaktaar-Savoy and keyboardist Magne Furuholme. “And also it was hard for them to get the kind of recognition that you want as a serious musician.”
The only problem, Robsahm noted, was the band was breaking up — again — and there would be no tenth album.
“So then I said, ‘OK, but call me then when you get back together,’ and Furuholme said that would never happen,” Robsahm recounted. “And then of course it did happen five years later.”
The trio, who have had a tumultuous relationship over the years, did not call him.
