Island of the Hungry Ghosts


Pan 02/26/2021 Vinyl (0723849813210)
 

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# Track   Duration
1.Night 
2.The Understorey 
3.Blowholes 
4.The Long Walk 
5.Trapped Air 
6.The Hungry Ghost 
7.Fire & Jungle 
8.The Protester 
9.Ocean & Prayers 
10.Sand Return 
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Island of the Hungry Ghosts

Added on Thursday, January 14, 2021  

Island of the Hungry Ghosts

PAN presents the soundtrack for the documentary Island of the Hungry Ghosts. The album contains the music composed by Aaron Cupples and a selections of Leo Dolgan’s field recordings from the movie.

PAN presents the soundtrack for the documentary Island of the Hungry Ghosts. The album contains the music composed by Aaron Cupples and a selections of Leo Dolgan’s field recordings from the movie.

The soundtrack is available digitally since January 29, 2020.
A vinyl edition is also available.

Island of the Hungry Ghosts is directed by Gabrielle Brady.
The movie, which premiered at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival, where it won the Award for Best International Documentary

'On a small island in the Indian Ocean, one of the planet’s largest land migrations takes place. Forty million crabs make their way through dense jungle to the rugged coast and, finally, to sea. But Christmas Island’s sublime beauty hides another, darker presence: The Australian government runs a high-security detention facility deep within the island’s jungles, where asylum-seekers wait indefinitely to hear whether they can continue on to Australia. Meanwhile, local islanders carry out “hungry ghost” rituals for the spirits of those who died on the island without receiving a proper burial.
Gabrielle Brady’s hypnotic documentary focuses on Poh Lin—a trauma therapist who works with inmates of the detention center. Following Lin as she explores the island and speaks to her clients, Brady brings together the island’s violent past, Lin’s therapy sessions, and the relentless drive of the migrating crabs in a sharply beautiful, haunting meditation on how a place can reflect its own past and present.'
—Jason Gutierrez -

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Island of the Hungry Ghosts

Added on Monday, January 04, 2021  

Island of the Hungry Ghosts

Island of the Hungry Ghosts is a hybrid documentary that moves between the natural, human and spiritual worlds. Located off the coast of Indonesia, the Australian territory of Christmas Island is inhabited by migratory crabs traveling in their millions from the jungle towards the ocean, in a movement that has been provoked by the full moon for hundreds of thousands of years. Poh Lin Lee is a trauma therapist who lives with her family in this seemingly idyllic paradise. Every day, she talks with the asylum seekers held indefinitely in a high-security detention centre hidden in the island's core, attempting to support them in a situation that is as unbearable as it's outcome is uncertain. As Poh Lin and her family explore the island's beautiful yet threatening landscape, the local islanders carry out their 'hungry ghost' rituals for the spirits of those who died on the island without a burial. They make offerings to appease the lost souls who are said to be wandering the jungles at night looking for home. This album presents the original score Aaron Cupples created for the film. Rich in texture and harmonics, the music is characterized by the bespoke instruments and recording techniques employed in it's creation. The soundtrack also features sound recordist Leo Dolgan's vivid field recordings. All captured on Christmas Island, the four pieces recall insect choruses, strange and ominous bird calls, erupting blowholes, fire, ocean, and Buddhist prayers for the dead. 'Drawing on discussions with director Gabrielle Brady, I began to perceive the island itself as the protagonist, with it's own ancient rhythms and cycles set against the transitory human stories it endures. It was my intention to give voice to the island through the score. Imagining what this might sound like, emanating from deep within the landscape, I settled on a handmade long-string instrument. This single 13-foot long wire was tuned, bowed, and electromagnetically oscillated to create slowly evolving textures and deep layers of resonance. From this foundation, the score introduces rhythm inspired by traditional Chinese festival drumming and chanting of Buddhist nuns recorded on Christmas Island by sound recordist Leo Dolgan. Working closely with him, the score is intentionally kept dark in timbre to allow a merging with the intricate nature recordings, which often play simultaneously with the score. Here on this album, we present the music and field recordings separately to allow them to be appreciated unaccompanied in their individual form. As the film's narrative unfolds, harmonic movement and finally melody emerge, bringing a theme to the human stories. Their life rhythms and cycles interwoven with those of the island.' - Aaron Cupples The album is mastered by Rashad Becker, featuring design by N MRE 08.



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