Co-presented by the Yanai Initiative for Globalizing Japanese Humanities
A short story by Haruki Murakami published in 2013 and made into a film by Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, with an original soundtrack by composer Eiko Ishibashi. Tonight's event will feature Ishibashi performing selections from her Oscar-nominated score, which Pitchfork has called "glorious and entracing... as moving as the film itself."
TRT: 60 min
In person: Eiko Ishibashi
"A profound masterpiece made all the more entrancing by its score. " —Quinn Moreland, Pitchfork
"Gorgeous... moves from rhythmic piano jazz to yearning, intricately patterned ambience." —Andrew Male, Mojo
"A great film soundtrack... Ishibashi's beautifully recorded compositions come together in new configurations each time." —Andrew Ryce, Resident Advisor
"Sublime... Ishibashi sits behind a grand piano and a laptop, switching from piano to flute to laptop and back again, triggering passages of dialogue from the film, activating shimmering drones and digital delay pedals." —John Lewis, The Guardian
"Film, television and theatre scoring have long been parts of Ishibashi’s practice, coexisting with her solo work that’s often improvisatory and electronics based. She brings those experiences to Drive My Car, letting car door slams seep into heart-wrenching strings and eerie electronics. The score draws on a range of sounds, colouring recurring motifs with a blend of smooth, jazzy instrumentals, place-setting found sounds, romantic strings, and lush electronics." —Vanessa Ague, The Quietus
(Available to download after screening date)