From the Official Website…
“Splice Here: A Projected Odyssey is a love letter to film; told through the eyes of documentarian and projectionist, Rob (Bert) Murphy. A decade ago when film projectors were being ripped out of cinemas and replaced by digital counterparts it was pretty clear that film was facing its death knell. Like many others Rob felt digital was a poor substitute so (without knowing exactly what he was starting) he picked up a camera and began recording what he thought was the end of an era. The resulting ten year adventure has now crossed three continents and explored every facet of film preservation through the secret world of the projectionist underground. We discover how the digital revolution has not just changed the way we see movies, but is becoming a very real threat to how we will remember them.”
We are exctied to have picked up an ARIA Award nomination in the category ‘Best Original Soundtrack or Musical Theatre Cast Album’ for our soundtrack for Splice Here: A Projected Odyssey, AND and AACTA Award nomination for ‘Best Original Score in a Documentary’!
I composed this score with Burkhard Dallwitz for director Rob Murphy for his MIFF feature documentary about the rise, fall and re-birth of projected film. We wrote in multiple musical styles and genres, from old-school 50s and 60s orchestral vibes conjuring sweeping vistas and Hitchcockian set-pieces, through to modern neo-classical, country and plenty more in between. It shouldn’t work together as an album but it really does. It was creatively a very satisfying experience!
Congratulations to all the other nominees. Our album is available to stream everywhere!
Splice Here is now screening in select cinemas nationally, and has screened at the Melbourne International Film Festival, and the Cinefest OZ, Widescreen Weekend and Doc NYC Film Festivals!
Splice Here was scored by Zeitgeist Music, a collaborative partnership between Burkhard Dallwitz, Brett Aplin and Dmitri Golovko allowing the delivery of the highest quality scores under increasingly tight and often overlapping post-production schedules of high profile productions.
Year:
2022
Director:
Rob Murphy
Producer:
Rob Murphy, Ros Walker, Joanna Donahoe-Beckwith
Editor:
Rob Murphy
Co-composers:
Burkhard Dallwitz
Prod Company:
Picture Start
Broadcaster:
Limited cinematic release
LINKS:
- View the trailer
- Official Splice Here website
- ARIA Awards announcement
- The secret society of projectionists keeping celluloid films alive - Sydney Morning Herald
- An Interview with Rob Murphy - Senses of Cinema
- Splice Here A Projected Odyssey: An Interview with Rob Murphy - Senses of Cinema
- DOC NYC Review: Splice Here: A Projected Odyssey is an Essential Ode to the Art of Celluloid Exhibition
- Filmink Interview with Rob
- Jim Schembri Interview with Rob
- ScreenHub Interview
