OUR HEAVENLY BODIES
LIVE SCORE BY COUPLER
Thursday, March 29 - 7:00p
In 1925, German director Hanns Walter Kornblum set out to create a film unlike any that had come before. His aim was a film that would serve as both a summation of all the astronomical knowledge available at the time and a dreamy investigation of what wonders might await humanity at the advent of space travel. With the help of 15 special effects technicians and nine cameramen, Kornblum’s film is a technical marvel, one that revels in the beauty and mysteries of the universe, reminiscent of Carl Sagan’s COSMOS more than 50 years later. Digital restoration by Filmmuseum München.
The film will be accompanied with a live score by the Nashville-based group Coupler. Founded in 2012 by Lambchop veteran Ryan Norris, its core is Norris along with Rodrigo Avendaño and Rollum Haas. “Much like Lambchop, Norris is making music that mixes a number of styles without ever really sounding like any of them…full of intriguing arrangements and process-based developments that are impossible to ignore.” (Tiny Mix Tapes) “…waves of ambient drones that slowly morph into a plundering groove reminiscent of krautrock pioneers Kraftwerk and Cluster...like an electronic flower unfolding...” (The Nashville Scene)