The Sounds Of #LFF2016: Sonic Strand and Beyond

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One more year the BFI London Film Festival arrives to its appointment with London cinephiles. From October the 5th until the 16h, over 240 features and a large programme of shorts and events will take place across our city. Roberawards will be bringing you all the excitement; reviewing the most awaited films of the season and scouting for hidden gems and surprises.

We kickstart our coverage with homemade video and audio playlists inspired by those films of interest for both music and cinema lovers. The Sonic Strand is the one that brings the two areas together. This year its ecclectic programme takes us around the globe, from Chicago in Spike Lee’s latest joing “Chi-raq” to an exploration through that treasure trove that is Today’s African music in “Fonko.” Interesting glances at Japanese glam metal musicians in “We Are X” or at the Israeli/Palestine hip-hop scene in music and politics-infused drama “Junction 48.”

Also featured are some accomplished documentary portraits. Among them, British new shoegaze band Wolf Alice in Michael Winterbottom’s “On The Road“; iconic rock photographer Mick Rock in “Shot! The Psycho-Spiritual Manta of Rock“; Electronica maverick James Lavelle in “The Man From Mo’Wax;” the founder of a legendary LGBT nightclub in “Jewel’s Catch One” and Tinderstick’s frontman Stuart A. Staples co-directing with the man behind many of his band’s videos, David Reeves, “Minute Bodies: The Intimate Life of F. Percy Smith“, the story of the film pioneer.

Elsewhere, Damien Chazelle revitalises the classic musical in the winner of Toronto Film Festival’s coveted audience award “La La Land“; whereas the Treasures strand brings two restored gems of the genre: “King Of Jazz” featuring Bing Crosby and “You Were Never Lovelier” with Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth. We will witness R&B star Janelle Monáe’s big screen debut in the universally acclaimed “Moonlight“; Neneh Cherry teaming-up with Mark Cousins for the half documentary/half fiction film “Stockholm My Love; Israeli born, London Gay Men’s chorus member Sar in “Who’s Gonna Love Me Now?” and the dramatic murder of young jazz musician Lee Morgan in “I Called Him Morgan.

Among the festival’s excellent selection of events, LFF connects will launch the collaboration between experimental electronica producer Forest Swords and archited Liam Young in their Music meets Performance tour “In The Robot Skies,” filmed entirely by drones, plus DJ Yoda will link music and games through his show “DJ Yoda Goes To The Arcades: A History Of Gaming.”

A dazzling selection offering something for everyone. Check our LFF Sonic inspired spotify and video playlists here.

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