The miners hymns, the cathedral, durham the independent. This elegy, in film and music, to the coal mining history of north east england, is the product of an exceptional creative collaboration between renowned filmmaker bill morrison decasia and acclaimed musician and composer johann johannsson. British film institute northern regional film and television archive yorkshire film archive archive material transferred by. Jun 28, 2011 johann johannssons the miners hymns is the instrumental soundtrack to bill morrisons dolefully spare documentary about the history of coal mining in northern england. Morrison has dug into the archives of the likes of the british film institute to cull primarily blackandwhite images so rich, so alive with dirty faces, shadows and the occasional pit pony that they resurrect a world that for. The miners hymns a film by bill morrison music by jhann jhannsson this elegy, in film. Review the miners hymns bfi british film institute. Bbc radio 4 soul music, series, gresford, the miners hymn. Mar 31, 2011 watch an exclusive trailer for bill morrisons the miners hymns us filmmaker bill morrisons collaboration with icelandic composer johann johannsson mixes new and archive footage to examine. Johann johannsson copenhagen dreams music from the film. In his previous work, like the highwater trilogy tff 06 and release tff. Filmmaker bill morrison is one of the leading international artists working within the genre of found footage filmmaking. It is such an emotional tune, especially when you hear the story behind it. Written by a former miner, robert saint, to commemorate the gresford pit disaster in 1934 it.
Review in his book, london under, peter ackroyd notes that the world beneath our feet can move the imagination to awe and to horror. In 2010, johann collaborated with filmmaker bill morrison on the miners hymns 2011, a film and. Morrison wouldnt want to clog up these beautiful images with banal information, say about death rates and strikes, but the absence of such directorial input gives the material an ahistorical quality that. The miners hymns by bill morrison uk, 2011 the good life by eva mulvad dk, 2011 for ellen by so yong kim us, 2012 free the mind by phie ambo dk, documentary 2012 white black boy by camilla magid dk, documentary 2012 mystery by lou ye cn, 2012 mccanick by john c. At a fastmoving 52 minutes, the miners hymns makes for enthralling if also somewhat frustrating viewing. Collaged from archive film footage and drawing on the regions brass music. Johann johannsson the miners hymns mp3 album download. The miners hymns a film by bill morrison music by johann johannsson. The miners hymns is the score for morrisons film of the same name. Since then, the miners hymns has become a phenomenon. Mar 15, 2014 in 2012 alex ross of the new yorker, among others, called it the best film score of the year.
Mar 30, 2011 johann johannsson the cause of labour is the hope of the world the miners hymns duration. Some of his works in film include the original scores for denis villeneuves prisoners. This video is a trailer for the miners hymns, a homage in film and music to the coal mining history of north east england. The illfated coal mining communities in north east england are the subject of this inspired documentary by multimedia artist bill morrison. Released in 2007 containing music from the miners hymns 2012. Using rarelyseen footage from the british film institute, the bbc, and other archives, the miners hymns celebrates social, cultural, and political aspects of the extinct industry.
Johann gunnar johannsson was an icelandic composer who wrote music for a wide array of. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cooki. Johann johannsson robert houssart niall thompson tony thompson thomas glendinning. The miners hymns 2010 bill morrison, documentary, drama april 4, 2018 the illfated coal mining communities in north east england are the subject of this inspired documentary by multimedia artist bill morrison. Mar 05, 2014 the 30th anniversary of the uk miners strike is marked by performances of miners hymns, a work which explores the regions coalfield heritage through archive film and original music. The film shows the pitched battles between miners and police that took place during. They were, in truth, created in the coal pits of county durham, in northeast england. The miners hymns 2012 bill morrison creates a portrait of a vanished way of life in a community in northeastern england. The film also shows the pitched battles between miners and police that took. Collaged from footage excavated from the bfi national archives and local archives by artistfilmmaker bill morrison, the film is a powerful and poignant evocation of a recent past that is widely forgotten. Its director, us multimedia artist bill morrison, uses contemporary and archive film footage to create a poetic and elegiac memorial to the industrial and political culture of the durham miners before their jobs and communities were. Official selection, 2012 doxa documentary film festival, vancouver. The miners hymns 2012 stream and watch online moviefone. The miners hymns video 2010 movies, tv, celebs, and more.
Jan 21, 2017 the haunting melancholy of gresford, the miners hymn, is the music explored in this weeks programme. The illfated coal mining communities in north east england are the subject of this. Watch an exclusive trailer for bill morrisons the miners hymns. Mar 07, 2014 the miners hymns is a magnificent film about the economic and political struggles of those mining communities. Aug 04, 2011 bill morrison and composer johann johannssons the miners hymns made its first appearance last year in durham cathedral, a setting that appears at the end of this film, which is constructed from archive footage of durham miners lives from the 1900s through to the pit closures and strikes of the 1970s. Using rarelyseen footage from the british film institute, the bbc, and other archives, the miners hymns celebrates social, cultural, and political aspects of the. Their story is told entirely without words, yet the film is far from silent. The miners hymns 2010 bill morrison, documentary, drama. Jun 06, 2007 the miners hymns soundtrack from 2012, composed by johann johannsson.
The miners hymns, presented in durham cathedral last week, was a wonderfully. The miners hymns, an album by johann johannsson on spotify. The premiere performances of the miners hymns formed part of the 75th anniversary celebrations of the bfi national archive. The hard, weathered faces that stare out of the past in the miners hymns at times look as if they were carved from granite. Johann johannsson the miners hymns original soundtrack. May 31, 20 the iras are a mysterious but august film society that has voted on the best films of the year since 1976. Watch the trailer for bill morrisons the miners hymns here. Bill morrisons archive collage film the miners hymns, an elegiac testament to the lost industrial culture of the durham coalfields, takes in sweeping helicopter shots, lunaresque landscapes and pitched battles with police cavalry, not to mention the stygian sights of halfnaked termite men hacking blankly away at the underbelly of the earth. From the middle of the 19th century until the 1990s, durham was the site of hundreds of collieries with atmospheric names like akleyheads pit and yew tree drift.
Documentary filmmaker bill morrison uses a collage of archive footage, spanning several decades, to reconstruct the lost mining communities of north east england. The miners hymns at film forum by manohla dargis the new york times, 2712 a miner himself of a type, mr. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Miners hymns is not only showing what happened, or what was recorded.
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