LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ SUMA RECORDS) - Former
Savage Garden frontman
Darren Hayes continues his defiant musical journey by releasing 'This Delicate Film We've Made'; a DVD album in surround sound with extraordinary animated visuals.
Hayes commissioned two animators and almost 18 months of their time to create a collection of short animated and filmed music video pieces to accompany songs from his latest album.
With music remixed and re-mastered in 5.1 surround sound - Hayes describes the DVD as 'the way the album was always meant to be seen'.
Buzz for the DVD has already begun with director Richard Cullen's video for 'Who Would Have Thought' being short listed for a BIMA award (British Interactive Media Association) at the London ceremony on November 27, 2008 presented by Digital Arts Magazine.
Richard Cullen, who is Hayes' partner, has most recently worked on animated visuals for George Michael's Stadium shows and the upcoming Keane arena tour. He began his career as a director of theatre and eventually lectured in film at Greenwich University before going on to creating visuals for music videos and concert tours. Director Damian Hale has had a long history of creating music videos and concert tours, most famously for U2 and Janet Jackson.
Darren even directed one video himself, for the intensely personal 'Neverland'. The song, which touches Hayes' painful childhood experience of growing up with domestic violence was a true hands on affair. Darren made props, designed costumes and called the shots on the London set.
The DVD marks the final release in support of Hayes' double Album 'This Delicate Thing We've Made' which he released on his label 'Powdered Sugar' in 2007.
PRODUCTION CREDITS
- Directed by Richard Cullen with Damian Hale and Darren Hayes
- Animations written and directed by Richard Cullen (of Pixelfing) and Damian Hale (of Onedotzero) Neverland written and directed by Darren Hayes with Richard Cullen
- Concepts and stories by Darren Hayes and Richard Cullen
- Music written and produced by Darren Hayes with Justin Shave and Robert Conley
- Mixed in surround sound by Ash Howes
A FEAR OF FALLING UNDER
WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT
WAKING THE MONSTER
HOW TO BUILD A TIME MACHINE
NEVERLAND
STEP INTO THE LIGHT
CASEY
SETTING SUN
WORDS
A HUNDRED CHALLENGING THINGS A BOY CAN DO
MAYBE
A CONVERSATION WTIH GOD
