Jim Guthrie Helms 'Indie Game: The Movie' Soundtrack
Published May 02, 2012
As buzz continues to build for the Canadian-made Indie Game: The Movie, Hot Docs Live is bringing the film to 35 Canadian cities for a one-day screening on Thursday (May 3). A hit at SXSW and Sundance, where it won an award for Best Documentary Editing and got optioned by producer Scott Rudin for a HBO TV series, Indie Game directors James Swirsky and Lisanne Pajot chronicle the lives of four independent videogame designers, respectively struggling for a chance to express their artistic visions.Another kind of indie artist who can totally relate to the film's story is Toronto musician Jim Guthrie, who's written the soundtrack for Indie Game: The Movie.
If the Juno-nominated singer-songwriter has seemed low-key in recent years, it's because he has been busy reinventing himself, moving from modest rock clubs to a home studio where he has been scoring films and videogames, such as Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP. At the recent Canadian Video Game Awards in Vancouver in April, the game surprised some by winning five awards, including a Best Original Music honour for Guthrie.
So, after reaching the widest worldwide audience of his career with Sworcery, which Guthrie pressed on high-grade vinyl himself, it's no surprise that he's continued to work in the gaming field with Indie Game: The Movie.
The upcoming soundtrack will be out on double vinyl and as a digital release on May 15, and you can get pre-order info here.
While the film itself continues to be a hot property, with companies like Pixar and Kickstarter requesting private screenings for their employees, 2012 could well be the year of Indie Game: The Movie.
For a list of all the participating cinemas screening Indie Game: The Movie and to buy tickets, head here.