!AITSA - ‘The ancient knowledge of indigenous peoples challenges high-tech science in a near-cosmic tale from a South African desert where the world’s largest radio telescope is being built with antennae aimed at the far corners of the universe.’
Notes from Simon:
Scoring this film was a deeply personal process, and a pivotal one. With Director Dane Dodds’ wholehearted trust—and many years of ‘tuning me up to the project’—I was able to approach the creation process with clarity and openness. In the end, despite the early formations already being present, I decided to create the music separately from the film footage, in a flurry of productivity. Serendipitously, everything generated aptly resonated with the film’s core themes. Edit and music then became true collaborators, with
@maasenfilm &
@danedodds masterfully weaving all kinds of magic.
The entire score was created solely from a handful of lithophone field recordings, sourced during rock gong excursions with the ‘force field’ that is
@neilrusch &
@amy.rusch (and
@bee_bee_lee_ ). This extreme limitation led to a remarkably original result. More on this at some point in the future.
The film has gone on to collect awards from around the globe, notably at
@bigskydocfest ,
@durbaninternationalfilmfest ,
@parnufilmfestival @planetinfocus and has won three awards at
@worldfilmfestivalincannes , including Best Composer.
Producer:
@clarasolvsteen , Dane Dodds
Director: Dane Dodds
Production House:
@_med_cine
Executive Producer:
@enostabell
Cinematographer:
@fire.water.fire , Dane Dodds
Editor: Marte Aasen
Music: Simon Kohler
VFX:
@brunoedelman
Preliminary Stereo Mix and SFX: Simon Kohler
5.1 Mix and SFX:
@davidhoustonsound
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