VENUE: An Grianán Theatre Join filmmaker, actor, and YouTuber John D Ruddy as he explores the vast sound design of Star Wars, breaking down scenes, discovering some very surprising origins of the iconic sound effects, and indeed learning about the man who started it all, Ben Burtt. The workshop will also involve an interactive recording …
SOUNDS LIKE STAR WARS – The Sound Design of a Galaxy Far Far Away Read More »
VENUE: An Grianán Theatre. The Strand Cinema is acclaimed DJ and producer Phil Kieran’s breathtakingly ambitious live fusion of electronic music with classical orchestration and projected film – a love letter to the legendary Belfast movie palace, and a show to remember. Accompanied by members of the Ulster Orchestra, the music comes from Kieran’s The …
THE STRAND CINEMA: Phil Kieran and the Ulster Orchestra. Read More »
Shindig Houseband’s Movie Madness: After a triumphant DJ set at last year’s event, local legend DJ Dano returns along with the Shindig Houseband to bring this year’s Sound! Festival to a close… This time out, he’ll be joined by the legendary Shindig House Band, who will – as ever – be bringing the party with …
Closing Party: Shindig House Band’s Movie Madness and Súil Amháin Read More »
Following last year’s triumphant screening of Buster Keaton’s Sherlock Jr with live score, we asked the BBC’s Stephen McCauley to pick another silent movie gem and curate the live soundtrack – and he went with one of the all-time classics. In Charlie Chaplin’s first feature-length feature film, Chaplin’s Little Tramp rescues an orphan from the streets …
The Kid with Live Musical Accompaniment from Gemma Doherty (Saint Sister) Read More »
Beautifully written and eerily haunting, Sinéad Gleeson’s fiction debut, Hagstone, takes in the darker side of human nature and the mysteries of the natural world. On a wild and rugged island, artist Nell lives alongside a mysterious commune of women, and a sound that only some people can hear. Atmospheric and elemental, Hagstone blends landscape and folklore and is hugely influenced by …
THE SUNDAY GATHERING: with Sinéad Gleeson: Hagstone and the Sounds of Folk Horror. Read More »
Filmmaker Jonathan Demme captures the frantic energy and artsy groove of Talking Heads as they perform hits such as ‘Psycho Killer’ and ‘Take Me to the River’ at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre in 1983… We celebrate the 40th anniversary of – in our modest opinion – the Greatest Concert Movie of all time (sorry, Last Waltz) with …
This screening will be introduced by writer/director Paul Duane, and composer Ian Lynch. Anna and Aleks are song collectors – tracking down and recording obscure Irish folk songs to sell them to a network of rich collectors. Via their mysterious ‘mentor’ Agnes, they hear about a woman, Rita, who is rumoured to have songs that …
Evening Screening: ALL YOU NEED IS DEATH (dir. Paul Duane) Read More »
Ian Lynch is a founder member of Irish trad quartet Lankum, winners of the 2024 Choice Music Prize and RTÉ Folk Music Award for Best Album for their Mercury Prize nominated third LP False Lankum. Ian also records and performs as One Leg One Eye, and hosts the popular podcast Fire Draw Near. Paul Duane’s …
Mahito, a young 12-year-old boy, struggles to settle in a new town after his mother’s death. However, when a talking heron informs Mahito that his mother is still alive, he enters an abandoned tower in search of her, which takes him to another world… Studio Ghibli presents this semi-autobiographical fantasy from the mind of animation …
Join instrument inventor Ed Devane in making a variety of new motor-controlled instruments using reeds, whistles, percussion, and who knows what else! This will be followed by a short improvised audiovisual performance by Ed and the workshop participants. Ed Devane is an experimental musician, instrument designer and workshop facilitator based in Donegal. Ed started out …
