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VARIOUS ARTISTS - 52nd Sydney Film Festival Soundtrack

Compiled, produced and mixed by Paris Pompor and Georgie Zuzak from Groovescooter in collaboration with the Sonic Arcana label, comes the first ever companion release for the Sydney Film Festival - now in it's 52nd year.

This is unlike any soundtrack compendium you've heard before. A seamless journey through various moods and styles, it's more like the eclectic 'Back To Mine' series, than those heavily orchestrated, emotionally manipulative soundtrack collections of yesteryear. Subtitled 'cults classics curios', the album traverses almost four decades of Australian film music; from the most up-to-date post-rock or electronic producers like Decoder Ring and Severed Heads, to the long overlooked vice-funk of cult classic 'The Box', alongside masters like the late Brian May ('Mad Max'). As for curios, there are plenty, but how about the soundtrack that was originally commissioned for pioneering gritty Aus-Hellinic film 'Head On' starring Alex Dimitriades and Paul Capsis. The version here didn't end up being used in the final cut after Melbourne shlock-horror filmmaker, composer and author Philip Brophy was replaced by Ollie Olsen of Max Q fame.

So sit back in your director's chair and let your mind take a windscreen journey through funk, jazz, post-rock, psychedlia, electronics and classic cinematic moods, with the 52nd Sydney Film Festival Music For Film companion CD.

From the Producers

With this 2nd volume of our 'Music For Film' series, the intention again was to collect evocative sounds from innovative Australian composers, and couple them in one seamless mix with masters of the trade - thereby highlighting their talents and also providing a non-linear, jump-cut journey through almost four decades of local cinema. For us, music and sound design is an integral part of the movie experience. Most artists featured here however, also consistently release music outside of celluloid circles; work that excites and captures the imagination. Their output often encourages the inventing of plots which play out on the widescreens of our minds. Their work for film is special then, because it works both in the theatre where the images are provided, and as unaccompanied, listening music. Besides hearing a few classics and discovering some rarities, hopefully for film directors, music supervisors and collectors alike, this CD provides some introductions to a new generation of music makers. Unlike many of the precarious TV/soundtrack compiles of decades past, we've aimed to make it a cohesively enjoyable journey from start through to closing credits.

VARIOUS ARTISTS - 52nd Sydney Film Festival Soundtrack is available through Instinctive Travels, distributed by Creative Vibes

 

 

 

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