Backwater Records presents ... Roger Eno , live score to Charlie Chaplin ’ s The Gold Rush ( U )
Mon 1st July
Backwater Records presents ... Roger Eno , live score to Charlie Chaplin ’ s The Gold Rush ( U )
£ 10 Ipswich Film Theatre – 7.30pm
rogereno . com
Roger Eno is a composer and sound artist who cannot be easily categorised . His work has been experienced at Snap : Art at Aldeburgh Festival and Ambicon in California already this year . Roger ’ s powerful and versatile body of work easily lends itself to , and is frequently used in , TV , theatre and film .
“ Film scoring is an art form that has developed since the era of the silent cinema in a role of subservience and accompaniment . Its main attributes are its invisibility , and the slightest tiny musical element can alter a film ’ s journey and your experience of it .”
The Gold Rush was among Chaplin ’ s personal favourites , a comic fable set in the Alaskan Gold-fields . It is the film he wished to be best remembered for . 88 years on , ‘ The Gold Rush ’ is stil influencing film-makers today . The seamless blend of action , comedy and sentiment lends itself particularly well to Roger ’ s skills as a translator of visuals to music .
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