Sounds & Scores: Hereditary (2018)

Sometimes you’re drawn to a film purely because of its sound, it plays a crucial role in cinema. With Sounds & Scores, we celebrate those moments. Together with different artists we curate films that immerse you with their score or soundtrack. On 17 October bitbird is celebrating their 10-year anniversary in the Max, and for the film lovers among us, we will screen a special selection the night after, curated by DROELOE aka Vincent Rooijers. With years of performing at the world’s biggest festivals, DROELOE knows how to craft tracks that feel like stories, with uplifting melodies and stunning visuals. 

This evening brings together the worlds of horror and electronic music.
Prepare for dark, experimental soundscapes that offer a break from nightlife.

Hereditary (2018)
The film follows the Graham family, whose lives are overshadowed by the recent death of their reclusive grandmother. Her strange connection with her granddaughter, Charlie, complicates their grief. When a shocking event disrupts their lives, Annie, the mother, must navigate a path through darkness to protect her family from an unsettling fate.

Composer Colin Stetson left his mark on the horror genre with his score for Hereditary, working closely with director Ari Aster from the start.  Aster approached Stetson years before the movie, inspired by his solo records. For Hereditary, Stetson viewed the music as an additional character in the narrative. He aimed to build tension and keep the audience engaged with unconventional instruments like clarinets and contrabasses, rather than traditional strings and synths. The result is a haunting score enhancing the film's unsettling atmosphere.

The Art of Change (2024)
The Art of Change is a deeply personal audio-visual journey that traverses time and space. Using a “feedback loop” of recorded voice memos addressed to past and future selves, it maps pivotal moments on a multi-sensory life map. The project interweaves tape-recorded messages from various life stages within the music, narrating a woman’s story as she communicates with herself across time. The journey unfolds through past, present, and future, depicting archetypal experiences familiar to many: the majestic solitude of a large tree in the wilderness, the challenge of an insurmountable mountain peak, the mundanity of an ordinary office building, and the yearning to escape, along with more abstract, imaginary places. The Art of Change reflects on life’s steps and their echo across time and space. Entirely painted and animated in VR using Quill, it offers a pioneering musical journey. Through virtual space, seamless transitions, and increasingly complex environments, this immersive project redefines how we appreciate music. This night we will screen the regular version.

Melkweg often hosts different types of programmes at the same time, such as concerts, club nights and films. Please note that there may occasionally be some noise pollution from other programmes during the screening.