The fact that the mere opening beats of a song have the power to vividly transport us back to a specific moment in time and evoke deep emotion is the fertile ground which underpins Director Ray Smiling’s latest sonically infused project. A celebration of the power of music told through three separate vignettes, Play This At My Funeral co-opts the mixtape format, allowing us as to experience the idiosyncratic needle drops that soundtrack the lives of its New York based characters. Finding inspiration from the unlikely source of YouTube comments, Smiling has spent a decade collecting a wide range of music-ignited memories; memories which are mostly formed by place, time and situation rather than lyrical content or the intentions of the original artist. An ongoing project we’re hoping to see more of, we invited Smiling to speak to us about seeking musical and emotional diversity, presenting the reality...
- 8/4/2022
- by Sarah Smith
- Directors Notes
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