One of the most ambitious music documentaries of all-time is available for your viewing pleasure, with Now Sound: Melbourne’s Listening being released online.
You don’t have to look too far to see that Melbourne is a pretty good place for live music.
In addition to being named the live music capital of the world, Melbourne’s has more music venues per capita than any other city, and you’re never short of a live gig when you’re in the Victorian capital.
Understandably, with such a vibrant live scene, it makes sense that some of those right there in the thick of it would want to pay tribute to its brilliant, thriving nature.
Such was the case for Tobias Willis and Marcus Rimondini who spent a few years documenting the city’s live scene, eventually releasing their findings by way of the feature-length documentary, Now Sound: Melbourne’s Listening.
Debuting at the Melbourne International Film Festival last year, co-producer Marcus Rimondini explained to Tone Deaf that he was inspired to make such a documentary after seeing the reception that our local acts were scoring around the world.
“I think 2015 was a pivotal year,” Rimondini explained back in September. “Courtney Barnett broke out, bands like Dick Diver and Twerps were finally getting recognised overseas and unique sounds like NO ZU and Roland Tings were quickly emerging.”
“It felt like a lot of late ’00s indie sounds from overseas, that had influenced Australia musicians at the time.”
“Those artists were now in 2015 all hitting their stride at the same time,” he continued. “There was so much strong local music in 2015, that I couldn’t even find time for international music.”
Now, after receiving widespread acclaim upon its release, music fans from all over can now view the film in the comfort of their own home.
Teaming up with OzFlix, Tobias Willis and Marcus Rimondini from KEWL have announced that Now Sound: Melbourne’s Listening is now available for purchase and renting.
“Throughout the whole process, we have been blown away by the unwavering support from our community for the film,” the pair explained. “At times it has been very challenging to keep afloat but we have never felt alone.”
“This documentary would not have been possible without the hundreds of people that have contributed on screen and behind the scenes.”
If you’re keen on seeing one of the most immersive documentaries on Aussie music in years, be sure to head along to OzFlix now, where for the cost of seeing a local band at a pub, you can rent or buy Now Sound, and revel in the brilliance of Melbourne’s live scene.
Check out the trailer for Now Sound: Melbourne’s Listening:
