discussion program
introduction
Tales From the Crypt 1: The Kafkagarden Lichtspiel Show
18.10.10 // 17:00 // Goethe-Institut
Marcus Fjellström discusses his audio-visual work.
Tickets: Free
Sound Art
19.10.10 // 17:00 // Goethe-Institut
Discussion on sound art with the makers of “The Hidden” installations. More details coming soon.
Tickets: Free
Music Journalism Workshop
20.10.10 // 15:00 // Kino 18
After a first edition at Unsound 2009, the festival holds a second phase of its music journalism workshop. Andy Battaglia (Pitchfork, Spin, Wall Street Journal, RA ) and Philip Sherburne (Pitchfork, The Wire, NY Times) lead discussions, as well as give exercises and advice. Register at [email protected].
Tickets: Free.
Ableton Workshop with Mike Huckaby
21.10.10 // 15:00 // Kino Pod Baranami
Detroit producer and DJ Mike Huckaby is well known for his highly regarded Ableton workshops. Come learn some tips - gratis!
Tickets: Free
Tales From The Crypt 2: The Art of Darkness
21.10.10 // 17:00 // Cafe Cheder
Why are experimental forms of music often drawn to the dark side? Panelists discuss the art of creating dark sounds for personal compositions, film and computer games. Panelists include Ben Frost, Brian Williams (aka Lustmord), Polish artist Zenial and Raz Mesinai (Badawi), whose film score for Hellraiser 5 was rejected for being “too scary”. The moderator is music journalist Andy Battaglia.
Tickets: Free
Sound Design and Horror Film Workshop with Alan Howarth
22.10.10 // 15:00 // Kino Pod Baranami
A horror sound design workshop with one of the masters in the field, Alan Howarth, who has worked on countless movies including the "Star Trek" series, "Poltergeist", "The Thing", "Raiders of The Lost Arc", "Exterminator 2", "Robocop 2", and many more.
Tickets: Free
Tales From The Crypt 3: Q&A with Goblin
22.10.10 // 17:00 // Cafe Cheder
Members of Goblin discuss the history of their band, including work with horror film directors Dario Argento and George A. Romero. Joel Martin leads the conversation.
Tickets: Free
Tales From The Crypt 4: The Use of Library Music in Exploitation Films
23.10.10 // 13:30 // Kino 18
Speaking with music journalist Philip Sherburne, horror soundtrack expert Joel Martin discusses the use of “library music” in exploitation films, from “Dawn of the Dead” to “Grindhouse”. Martin will focus on De Wolfe Music, which began its recorded library in 1927 with the advent of talkies and now has more than 70,000 tracks. Will include clips and sound from films discussed.
Tickets: Free
Tales From the Crypt 5: Q & A with Alan Howarth, co-produced with Studio for Electroacoustic Music
24.10.10 // 17:00 // Academy of Music Concert
UK horror soundtrack expert Joel Martin speaks with Alan Howarth about working with John Carpenter on seminal horror soundtracks for films such as "Escape From New York", "Halloween" 2,3,4,5,6, "They Live!" and "Prince of Darkness". Also discusses his role as sound designer for the "Star Trek" movies, "The Thing", "Poltergeist", "Raiders of The Lost Arc" and many more.
Alan HowarthTickets: Free
Selected events
20.10 // Kino Pod Baranami // Krakow
Night Of The Living Dirt Midnight Videotape Horror Sessions
24.10 // Academy of Music Concert // Kraków
Don't Go Down There: An Afternoon With Alan Howarth and Black to Comm, co-produced with Studio for Electroacoustic Music: Black to Comm Alan Howarth