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Secret Sonic Cinémathèque
Projectionist Andrew Edgar hosts musicians Robyn Bromfield, Diarmuid MacDiarmada & Andrew Mooney to preform prepared, semi-improvised and completely improvised scores along to silent films. Past guests and collaborators include Fergus Cullen, Rian Trench, Gavin Prior, Brian Conniffe, Oli Ryan and Fionn Wallace.
The Red Spectre (1907)
Live Score: Samhain 2016
Robyn Bromfield, Fergus Cullen, Diarmuid MacDiarmada & Andy Mooney perform a semi-improvised score (guided by Fergus) along to silent film Legend of a Ghost (1908). This was performed live at A4 Sounds on the Northside of Dublin in celebration of Samhain 2016, as part of the inaugural Secret Sonic Cinémathèque event.
Fall Of The House Of Usher
(1928)
Live Score: Samhain 2016
Robyn Bromfield, Fergus Cullen, Diarmuid MacDiarmada & Andy Mooney perform a semi-improvised score (guided by Robyn) along to silent film Fall Of The House Of Usher. This was performed live at A4 Sounds on the Northside of Dublin in celebration of Samhain 2016, as part of the inaugural Secret Sonic Cinémathèque event.
Legend Of A Ghost (1908)
Live Score: Samhain 2016
Robyn Bromfield, Fergus Cullen, Diarmuid MacDiarmada & Andy Mooney perform a semi-improvised score (guided by Andy) along to silent film Legend of a Ghost (1908). This was performed live at A4 Sounds on the Northside of Dublin in celebration of Samhain 2016, as part of the inaugural Secret Sonic Cinémathèque event.
The Electric Hotel (1908)
Live Score: Samhain 2016
Robyn Bromfield, Fergus Cullen, Diarmuid MacDiarmada & Andy Mooney perform a semi-improvised score (guided by Diarmuid) along to silent film The Electric Hotel. This was performed live at A4 Sounds on the Northside of Dublin in celebration of Samhain 2016, as part of the inaugural Secret Sonic Cinémathèque event.
Ghosts Before Breakfast (1928)
Live Score: Samhain 2016
Robyn Bromfield, Fergus Cullen, Diarmuid MacDiarmada & Andy Mooney perform an improvised score along to silent film Ghosts Before Breakfast. This was performed live at A4 Sounds on the Northside of Dublin in celebration of Samhain 2016, as part of the inaugural Secret Sonic Cinémathèque event.
Emak Bakia (1926)
Live Score: Bealtaine 2017
Robyn Bromfield, Fergus Cullen, Diarmuid MacDiarmada & Andy Mooney perform a semi-improvised score (with Diarmuid at the helm) along to Man Ray's avant-garde 1926 film Emak Bakia. This was performed live at A4 Sounds in Dublin for Bealtaine 2017, as part of the Secret Sonic Cinémathèque series of events. Man Ray's experimental film displays influence from dada and surrealism, and mixes a variety of photographic techniques, abstract imagery, and stop-motion animation. The title means "leave me alone" in the Basque language.
La Maison Ensorcelée (1908)
Live Score: Bealtaine 2017
Robyn Bromfield, Fergus Cullen, Diarmuid MacDiarmada & Andy Mooney perform a semi-improvised score (guided by Robyn) along to the 1908 silent short film La Maison Ensorcelée. This was performed live at A4 Sounds in Dublin for Bealtaine 2017, as part of the Secret Sonic Cinémathèque series of events. The film was directed by Segundo de Chomón, and utilises stop-motion animation techniques and features what's considered to be one of the earliest appearances in a film of the trope of a "haunted house".
Chinkoroheibei Tamatebako (1936)
Live Score: Bealtaine 2017
Robyn Bromfield, Fergus Cullen, Diarmuid MacDiarmada & Andy Mooney perform a semi-improvised score (with Fergus at the helm) along to a 1936 Japanese animated short film, Chinkoroheibei Tamatebako. This was performed live at A4 Sounds in Dublin for Bealtaine 2017, as part of the Secret Sonic Cinémathèque series of events. Chinkoroheibei Tamatebako was directed by Noburô Ôfuji, one of the notable directors of early 20th century anime, and one of the first Japanese directors to garner international recognition for his work.
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