Flyway Filmcast – Craig Varian (400 Lonely Things)
Posted by: Matt Gamble in Interview, Movies, Where the Long Tail Ends, podcast
Some quick backstory before the interview, Craig and his recording partner Phil Harrell were roommates during the Flyway Film Festival with Film Junk’s Jay Cheel. We ended up having dinner together on Friday night before the screenings of the opening night films. So it should come as no surprise that the four of us spent the dinner talking about horror films. After that evening, I knew I wanted to get an interview with Craig so he could talk about his rather fascinating concept album Tonight of the Living Dead.
Using only a public domain copy of the film Night of the Living Dead that he downloaded from Archive.org he remixed the score of the film into a wholly new album. Then, he collaborated with Phil to do the same with the visuals of the film. What’s fascinating is that Craig and Phil did this entirely online. Even more amazing? That they had never met in person until they both attended the Flyway Film Festival.
Hope you enjoy both the music and the interview!
400 Lonely Things (Website)
400 Lonely Things (MySpace)
Tonight of the Living Dead (Website)
Tags: 400 Lonely Things, Andrew, Craig Varian, film festival, Film Junk, films, Flyway Film Festival, Horror, horror film, Interview, Jay Cheel, Night of the Living Dead, Phil Harrell, podcast, Row Three, screening, Tonight of the Living Dead
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December 8th, 2009 at 2:03 am
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