If you thought Richie Hawtin was done EXploring the intersection of museums and music, you’d be wrong. The second wave Detroit techno artist continues to prove he’s exactly that — an artist — by taking on a commission from the Centre Pompidou in Paris to compose an alternative score for Brumes d’automne, a French silent movie from 1928 directed by the Russian-born filmmaker Dimitri Kirsanoff. The new soundtrack will premiere at the museum on September 19.
This marks the fourth time Hawtin has created a piece for the art world in as many years. In 2011, the electronic musician collaborated with the Indian-British sculptor Anish Kapoor on an installation in the Grand Palais in Paris. Last year, he worked with his brother on concept pieces entitled Contained at Art Basel in Miami. In addition, he performed as Plastikman at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City, which led to an album this year by the name of Ex.
This new project was the brainchild of Bertrand Bonello, a French film director with a background in classical music. He, too, will be contributing an alternative score to the film, along with Singaporean composer Diana Soh, whose musical interest is currently directed at exploring performance interactivity. In Bonello’s own words: “The original music is by Paul Devred. What would we see differently if the music was different?” For now, you’ll have to head to Paris to find out.
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