Snowtown Movie Scored By Jed Kurzel of The Mess Hall
Ivy League Records is very pleased to announce the soundtrack to acclaimed Australian film SNOWTOWN is OUT NOW on iTunes. Composed by JED KURZEL of THE MESS HALL, the original score plays an integral role in a film that has already been hailed a "masterpiece" by critics.
SNOWTOWN is the debut feature of Jed's brother, director JUSTIN KURZEL, who fans of THE MESS HALL may recognise as the man behind the award-winning clips for 'Keep Walking', 'Pulse' and 'Bell'.
Presented by WARP FILMS AUSTRALIA, SNOWTOWN is based on the crimes of John Bunting, Australia's most notorious serial killer. It recently screened in competitions as part of the 50th Semaine De La Critique (Critics Week) at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival and won the Audience Award at the 2011 Bigpond Adelaide Film Festival.
SNOWTOWN marks JED KURZEL's feature film debut as a composer.
"Right from the beginning Jed and I knew the music had to inform the cut of the film and provide the very intimate perspective of the lead character Jamie Vlassakis. We didn't want the music to be leading you through the film emotionally; it couldn't be there to manipulate what to feel. It had to be much more impressionistic and provide the very tense and claustrophobic pulse of Jamie's descent towards hell.
"Jed came up with the main Snowtown Pulse and it became so influential that it gave us a new beginning and end of the film. I think it is an astonishingly sophisticated score, which not only affects you intellectually but most importantly emotionally. It's a muscular, visceral score and integral to the psychological journey in the film." - Justin Kurzel, Director SNOWTOWN
JED KURZEL's composition career began several years ago with contributions to a number of independent short films. He then wrote the score for the critically acclaimed documentary 'Naked On The Inside', before composing the music for the Griffin Theatre production 'Savage River'. His television debut came with the music for the first series of Claudia Karvan's, 'Spirited' the second series of which is currently in production with Jed again writing the score.
"The eerie ebb and flow of Jed Kurzel's terrific score is used to evocative and nightmarish effect" - Crikey.com
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