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Don McGlashan talks music

Posted by Screen Talker on 11 June 2009

Don McGlashan is one of New Zealand’s foremost singer/songwriters. He was a member of Blam Blam Blam, and the Muttonbirds, and has recorded as a solo artist. He was also a part of the acclaimed musical theatre act The Front Lawn. Through his work with The Front Lawn, McGlashan moved into the film world with the quirky short Walkshort. He has worked as a film composer on An Angel at My Table, No 2, and Dean Spanley.

In this ScreenTalk interview, McGlashan talks about:

• The music video for the Kiwi classic ‘Nature’, shot by Stuart Dryburgh, choreographed by Douglas Wright, and directed by Fane Flaws
• The video for his latest single ‘Bad Blood’, working with director Sally Tran, and the joys of stop-frame animation
• Composing the soundtrack to Dean Spanley, and working with director Toa Fraser
• The difference between working with Fraser on Dean Spanley and Jane Campion on An Angel At My Table
• Working on the classic Front Lawn short film Walkshort

This video is available on YouTube to embed and distribute via a Creative Commons licence.

Credits: Interview by James Coleman, Camera and Editing by Leo Guerchmann.

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