Sounds Like Australia
Vložit
- čas přidán 16. 11. 2014
- From the Film Australia Collection. Made by Film Australia 1987. Directed by Jamie Robertson. Kevin Peek, composer and guitarist with Sky, teams up with Mars Lasar, composer and ‘Fairlight’ whiz, to take an unusual and experimental voyage of discovery into the untapped potential of the Australian continent. With cinematography by Jim Frazier, this beautifully crafted film interweaves the sounds of nature and song recordings of rare Australian birds-the Victoria’s Riflebird, Lyrebird and Emu among others-with synthesized music that celebrates the Australian landscape and its wildlife. Superbly photographed, Sounds Like Australia breaks new ground in bringing music and the natural world together. Narrated by Robyn Williams. Developed by Peter Vogel and Kim Ryrie in 1979 the Fairlight CMI went on to be a dominant device in late 70s and early 80s music and film production. It was used by such artists as Peter Gabriel, Kate Bush, Elton John and Jean Michel Jarre.
Buy this film on DVD: shop.nfsa.gov.au/product_info.... - Krátké a kreslené filmy
What a delight it was to find this documentary, at long last. I remember seeing it ages ago and I've tried to find it again ever since. I even emailed Mars Lasar to ask him if he knew if it was possible to buy a copy, VHS in those days. I got a reply from him - thank you! - but even he didn't have access to this wonderful documentary at the time.
The sounds are still simply wonderful. A unique, inspiring film.
How wonderful it is to see and hear this again.
Mika Latokartano Hi Mika. Thank you for the positive feedback. It is an interesting film and I'm glad you found it here on the NFSA channel.
+Mika Latokartano Hi Mika. Mars has now found this on our channel too. See his comment above and a link to his website.
This was great to watch, being old Sky fans :-) And it confused both of our cats a lot!
lilmisshorngirl Thanks for the feedback. Yes cats watching animals on TV is interesting enough but throw in a sampler and some bird calls....
Awesome music! I've heard of Mars Lasar. I've never heard of either Kevin Peek or Robyn Williams.
The narrator's script is hilarious!
Good lord this is ticking a lot of boxes - I love the use of bioacoustics in music (particular Australian species) and I really dig seventies prog rock! Also very interested in the use of the Fairlight, that great Aussie invention. If you'll excuse the plug, these are exactly the sorts of themes my band, The Cambrian Explosion, explored on our album, The Forgotten Music of Felix Ookean (cambrianexplosion.bandcamp.com/album/the-forgotten-music-of-felix-ookean)
I found this just amazing. Thanks a lot for sharing! #Fairlight #CMI #sampling
45:22 The song starts here.
NFSA Films, was this ever available in LP/CD format??
R L I'm not sure if the recording was ever released. If it was it would have been independent of the film and Film Australia. I'll try and find out though. Thanks for the feed back.
+R L Mar Lasar has just left a link to his website in these comments - I don't think the soundtrack for this is available but he said he used some of these sounds in some of his other work which he has available. Check it out.
nice old soundtrack of our tragical life pollute at all in stink citiies