The indie band Guillemots are to perform a one-off “film rescoring” as part of this year’s Soundtrack Film Festival.
The Mercury-nominated four-piece will provide an improvised score to the as-yet unnamed movie at the Coal Exchange on 18 November.
Soundtrack Festival’s Marcus Lawry said: “Guillemots are not your average band, and they have form in live rescores, which ticked our box immediately”.
The festival takes the form of a series of events showcasing the innate relationship between film and music. “I believe a great score needs to enhance the message that the director is trying to convey to the audience”, said Lawry.
Super Furry Animals' Gruff Rhys performs at a past Soundtrack Festival (photo courtesy Marcus Lawry)
Festival organisers are keeping quiet about which film will be rescored, but the films previously rescored by Guillemots — David Lynch’s nightmarish Eraserhead and Park Chan Wook’s ultra-violent revenge thriller Oldboy – may provide some indication as to what to expect.